Back When There Was Baseball: Doug Rau

Back When There Was Baseball: Doug Rau

From Back When There Was Baseball by Rex Naylor

March 12, 2026 · 58 min

About this episode

Doug Rau discusses his baseball career, including his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers and notable moments in the World Series.

Doug Rau joins us this week. Doug had a good collegiate career at Texas A&M which earned him a #1 draft pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the secondary phase of the June 1970 draft. He had an 81-60 record with a career ERA of 3.35 from 1972-1981. However, Doug may be best known for his infamous mound visit during Game 4 of the 1977 World Series as manager Tommy Lasorda was mic'd. He was a very effective pitcher until arm problems curtailed his career. Doug was part of 3 World Series teams, however the Dodgers lost all 3 (1974 to the Oakland A's and 1977-1978 to the New York Yankees). Join us as we travel Back When There Was Baseball with our guest Doug Rau.

People in this episode

Host: Rex Naylor

Guest: Doug Rau

Topics covered

  • baseball history
  • sports
  • World Series
  • pitching
  • draft history

Keywords

  • Doug Rau
  • Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Texas A&M
  • World Series
  • pitcher
  • 1970 draft
  • Tommy Lasorda

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas A&M

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