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Bob Rauch
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 673 of 1252 players
Robert John Rauch
Born: June 16, 1949 at Brookings, S.D.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.04 Weight: 200

Bob Rauch was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on February 11, 2012, and June 16, 2016.

First Mets game: June 29, 1972
Last Mets game: October 2, 1972

Share your memories of Bob Rauch HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY: Johhnyd I remember a a youth of 9 in '72, Bob Murphy called him "big" Bob Rauch and of course, touted him as the next Koufax. True to Met folklore, he blew the game. It is now 2000, and Murph is now telling me about Joe McEwing. Nothing has changed. johnmn55 January 28, 2003 I never liked Yogi as a manager. He put Rauch in in a tie game in the ninth inning in Montreal in '72. He walked four consecutive batters in the bottom of the ninth to walk in the winning run! What an inglorious moment! mets May 30, 2003 Rauch was another in a long procession of players the Mets acquired from the Dodger farm system. Will Hunter, Tim Harkness, Darrell Griffith, Larry Burright and Bill Sudakis and not one of them amounted to anything. David F November 4, 2006 Two things are forever burned into my memory about this guy--his name, which is eerily (and appropriately) close in spelling to 'raunch' and that he is one of the ugliest guys to ever play for the Mets (his photo in the '72 yearbook could stop a clock). Frank the Met March 20, 2021 For some strange reason, I have always associated Bob Rauch and Brent Strom with each other. When I think of one, I think of the other. Two obscure Mets who both came up in mid-1972 and finished their Met careers at the end of that year. They both stunk with the Mets and were lousy in games the Mets needed, as the team faded from first place to third to end the year out of contention. Zack G Minasian August 17, 2021 Was with Bob Rauch (Mets 1972) in 1968 with the Ogden Dodgers. Working on a book project. If anyone knows his whereabouts or contact information please contact me at zackminasian@gmail.com. Thank you Larry’s Bad (Bob) Memories, 50 yrsLater. July 8, 2022 Big Bad Bob! Yes, literally, with the second adjective not meant to be ironic. The only apprehension I have about this posting: Who’s going to read it? Who cares about arguably the worst “pitcher” in Mets history? Is there something wrong with me? How will I redeem the time and effort spent on this? I could be up walking & exercising instead of reclining wasting energy better spent on almost(?) anything else! What reminded me of him was the anniversary of the most incompetent display (I won’t call it a “performance”) I’ve ever seen by a Met: Sunday afternoon, July 2, 1972 at old Jarry Park in Montreal. The very next game, July 4, Tom Seaver delivers a true-and-memorable performance (only Mets fans can be treated to the Jekyll & Hyde of pitching, actually Hyde & then Jekyll!) I’m still hearing the voice of Bob Murphy: “Whoa-hooa, Big Bob Rauch (pronounced “Rock” to my recollection) getting ready in the Mets bullpen, the hard-throwing right-hander from the heartland of sunny Brookings, South Dakota!” (Something like that.) He never was ready! What I resent is, as a then-diehard Mets lover -and formerly proud one- the bad memories this guy leaves on my conscience. Kids follow sports so they can store the good memories. I should sue this loser for psychological child abuse, but to summarize the regrets I expressed at the outset of this commentary: I point the blame at myself. Get a life, Larry! Flitgun Frankie May 2, 2023 I don't actually remember Bob Rauch, even from yearbook pictures. He's one of the few Mets of that time that doesn't ring a bell. But there's an old video on YouTube (posted 8 years ago) titled "Mets Camera Day 1972" and I recognize almost every one, but there's a tall skinny guy wearing #44 walking with Rube Walker who I don't recognize at all, so I look up who wore #44 for the Mets in 1972 and it's Bob Rauch. So at least there's a film record of his being on the Mets. One other very short term Met is in the film—Lute Barnes. But I do remember him. Anyway, Rauch looks like he's joking around with the fans, so at least he seems like a pleasant guy.

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