He pitched well at AA ball Memphis going 9-4 in 1971 posting a 1.48 ERA. He was promoted to AAA Tidewater in 1972 making 21 appearances going 1-2 with three saves & a 2.72 ERA.
That June he was called up to the Mets staff to pitch out of the bullpen. Rauch made his debut on June 29th 1972 relieving Gary Gentry at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Two days later he took a 9th inning loss at Montreal, walking the Expos Ron Fairly with the bases loaded after relieving Tug McGraw.
His lone highlight came on September 10th at Shea Stadium in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. He earned his only career save that day, after putting out the 9th inning fire in relief of pitcher Brent Strom.

That November, Rauch was traded along with Brent Strom to the Cleveland Indians for reliever Phil Hennigan. Rauch pitched in the minor leagues through 1975 never making it back to the majors again.
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