Dave Roberts (pitcher)

Dave Roberts
Pitcher
Born: (1944-09-11)September 11, 1944 Gallipolis, Ohio, U.S.
Died: January 9, 2009(2009-01-09) (aged 64) Short Gap, West Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 6, 1969, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
May 16, 1981, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	103–125
Earned run average	3.78
Strikeouts	957
Teams
San Diego Padres (1969–1971) Houston Astros (1972–1975) Detroit Tigers (1976–1977) Chicago Cubs (1977–1978) San Francisco Giants (1979) Pittsburgh Pirates (1979–1980) Seattle Mariners (1980) New York Mets (1981)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1979)

David Arthur Roberts (September 11, 1944 – January 9, 2009) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1969 to 1981 for eight teams. He was second in the National League (NL) with a 2.10 earned run average (ERA) in 1971 for the San Diego Padres, after which he was traded to the Houston Astros, where he spent the four most productive years of his career. Roberts was also a member of the 1979 World Series winning Pittsburgh Pirates team. Over his major league career he won 103 games.

Roberts was one of the best Jewish pitchers all-time in major league history through 2010, ranking fourth in career games (445; behind only Scott Schoeneweis, Ken Holtzman, and John Grabow), fourth in wins (103) and strikeouts (957) behind Sandy Koufax, Holtzman, and Steve Stone, and seventh in ERA (3.78).^[1]