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David Arthur Roberts (September 11, 1944 – January 9, 2009) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for eight teams from 1969 to 1981. He was second in the National League (NL) with a 2.10 earned run average (ERA) in 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. Over his major league career he won 103 games. Born in Gallipolis, Ohio, Roberts changed organizations 11 times in his pro baseball career. "The way I look at it," he said, "either I'm a bum or everybody wants me." He 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). ==Minor league career== Roberts was approached by 14 teams after graduating from high school before being signed in June 1963 as an undrafted amateur free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies because they reportedly wanted to have a player of Jewish faith in the organization to attract the Jewish fan base. He played as a farmhand for the Phillies, Kansas City A's and Pittsburgh Pirates (who claimed him on waivers in April 1964), before being taken by San Diego with the 39th pick in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft. In the minor leagues from 1963–69, he was 65–32 with a 3.00 ERA. Roberts was 1968 Pitcher of the Year for the International League Columbus Jets, after going 18–5. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dave Roberts (pitcher)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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