Doug Rau pitched 9 seasons in the Major Leagues compiling an 81-60 record with a 3.35 ERA. He was a starter for the Los Angeles through their 1970s heyday, playing for managers Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda and with great Dodger players like Steve Garvey, Dusty Baker, Rick Monday and many, many more. In this episode Rau reflects on growing up in rural Texas west of Houston, achieving All-American status at Texas A&M, and spending the 1970s, or most of those years, in the Dodger rotation.
Episodes Referenced:
133 - We Weren't Rained Out, We Were Rained In w/ Roger Metzger.
149 - You Gotta Be Smart to Play This Game w/ Bill Bonham
Errata: Dick Allen hit 3 home runs off Doug Rau during Rau's career, not 4.
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