Randy Louis Lerch is a former professional baseball pitcher

Pitcher

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 who played in the major leagues for the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

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, Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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, Montreal Expos

Montreal Expos

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, and San Francisco Giants

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 from 1975 to 1986.

His career win-loss record was 60-64 with 507 strikeouts and a 4.53 ERA

Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...

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On September 30, 1978, Lerch achieved a rare bit of notoriety for a pitcher by hitting two home runs in a 10-8 win that clinched the National League East Division championship for the Phillies.

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