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Joe Rudi Joe Rudi
Full name: Joseph Oden Rudi
Born: September 7, 1946, Modesto, California
First Game: April 11, 1967; Final Game: October 3, 1982
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 200
OF on TSN AL All-Star Team (1972, 1974 and 1976)
AL Gold Glove as OF (1974 to 1976)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1967 KC  A Daily Splits   19    43    4    8   2   0   0    1    3   0    7   0   0   0   0   1   1    0   0  .186  .239  .233  -0.6 1967 KC  A
1968 OAK A Daily Splits   68   181   10   32   5   1   1   12   12   3   32   2   2   0   0   5   3    1   1  .177  .236  .232  -2.1 1968 OAK A
1969 OAK A Daily Splits   35   122   10   23   3   1   2    6    5   1   16   0   2   0   0   6   3    1   1  .189  .220  .279  -1.2 1969 OAK A
1970 OAK A Daily Splits  106   350   40  108  23   2  11   42   16   1   61   2   5   2   0   5  11    3   1  .309  .341  .480   0.9 1970 OAK A
1971 OAK A Daily Splits  127   513   62  137  23   4  10   52   28   2   62   1  10   4   0   7  15    3   2  .267  .304  .386  -0.8 1971 OAK A
1972 OAK A Daily Splits  147   593   94  181  32   9  19   75   37   6   62   2  15   6   0  13  15    3   4  .305  .345  .486   2.1 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A Daily Splits  120   437   53  118  25   1  12   66   30   4   72   2   7   7   0   3  13    0   0  .270  .315  .414   0.0 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits  158   593   73  174  39   4  22   99   34   6   92   5   2   5   0   6  10    2   3  .293  .334  .484   1.5 1974 OAK A
1975 OAK A Daily Splits  126   468   66  130  26   6  21   75   40  12   56   3   3   1   0   5  11    2   1  .278  .338  .494   0.4 1975 OAK A
1976 OAK A Daily Splits  130   500   54  135  32   3  13   94   41  10   71   3   3  10   1   6  14    6   1  .270  .323  .424   0.4 1976 OAK A
1977 CAL A Daily Splits   64   242   48   64  13   2  13   53   22   4   48   4   2   2   0   4   2    1   0  .264  .333  .496   0.9 1977 CAL A
1978 CAL A Daily Splits  133   497   58  127  27   1  17   79   28   4   82   2   3   6   0   7  10    2   1  .256  .295  .416  -0.4 1978 CAL A
1979 CAL A Daily Splits   90   330   35   80  11   3  11   61   24   3   61   1   4   2   0   4   7    0   0  .242  .294  .394  -0.9 1979 CAL A
1980 CAL A Daily Splits  104   372   42   88  17   1  16   53   17   2   84   5   2   3   0   9  10    1   0  .237  .277  .417  -0.6 1980 CAL A
1981 BOS A Daily Splits   49   122   14   22   3   0   6   24    8   1   29   2   1   2   0   4   2    0   0  .180  .239  .352  -0.8 1981 BOS A
1982 OAK A Daily Splits   71   193   21   41   6   1   5   18   24   0   35   1   4   1   0   1   2    0   0  .212  .301  .332  -1.4 1982 OAK A
Total            Splits 1547  5556  684 1468 287  39 179  810  369  59  870  35  65  51   1  86 129   25  15  .264  .311  .427  -2.6 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1971 OAK A Daily Splits    2     7    0    1   1   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .250  .286 1971 OAK A
1972 OAK A Daily Splits    5    20    1    6   1   0   0    2    1   0    3   0   0   1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .318  .350 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A Daily Splits    5    18    1    4   0   0   1    3    3   1    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .333  .389 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits    4    13    0    2   0   1   0    1    3   2    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .313  .308 1974 OAK A
1975 OAK A Daily Splits    3    12    1    3   2   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .250  .417 1975 OAK A
Total            Splits   19    70    3   16   4   1   1    6    8   3    7   0   1   1   0   0   1    0   0  .229  .304  .357 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1972 OAK A Daily Splits    7    25    1    6   0   0   1    1    2   1    5   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .321  .360 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A Daily Splits    7    27    3    9   2   0   0    4    3   0    4   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .400  .407 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits    5    18    1    6   0   0   1    4    0   0    3   0   1   0   0   0   1    0   0  .333  .333  .500 1974 OAK A
Total            Splits   19    70    5   21   2   0   2    9    5   1   12   1   2   0   0   0   1    0   1  .300  .355  .414 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1972 AL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    1   1   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000 1972 AL   
1974 AL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1974 AL   
1975 AL    Daily Splits    1     3    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333 1975 AL   
Total            Splits    3     6    0    2   1   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .500 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1967 KC  A Daily  1B    9    8    7    63.2    63    0    1    1   0  .984
1967 KC  A        LF    6    5    1    29       6    1    0    0   0 1.000
1967 KC  A        OF    6    5    1    29       6    1    0    0   0 1.000     6    0    0 
1968 OAK A Daily  OF   56   50   26   406      77    1    1    0   0  .987    55    1    1 
1968 OAK A        LF   55   50   26   402      77    1    1    0   0  .987
1968 OAK A        CF    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1968 OAK A        RF    1    0    0     3       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1969 OAK A Daily  OF   18   18   10   153.2    40    2    0    0   0 1.000    18    0    0 
1969 OAK A        LF   18   18   10   153.2    37    2    0    0   0 1.000
1969 OAK A        1B   11   10    9    94.1    94    7    3   10   0  .971
1970 OAK A Daily  OF   63   62   27   497.1   106    5    2    1   0  .982    58    1   12 
1970 OAK A        LF   58   49   22   408.1    94    4    1    1   0  .990
1970 OAK A        1B   28   23   21   207.2   196   13    2   16   0  .991
1970 OAK A        RF   12   12    4    81      10    0    1    0   0  .909
1970 OAK A        CF    1    1    1     8       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1971 OAK A Daily  OF  121  117  107  1057.2   249    5    1    1   0  .996   115    0    9 
1971 OAK A        LF  115  109  104   991.2   231    3    1    0   0  .996
1971 OAK A        RF    9    8    3    66      16    1    0    0   0 1.000
1971 OAK A        1B    5    4    3    34      31    2    1    0   0  .971
1972 OAK A Daily  OF  147  147  136  1314.2   247    9    2    1   0  .992   147    0    0 
1972 OAK A        LF  147  147  136  1314.2   248    9    2    1   0  .992
1972 OAK A        3B    1    0    0     0.2     0    0    0    0   0     -
1973 OAK A Daily  OF  117  115   99   991     231    6    2    2   0  .992   117    0    0 
1973 OAK A        LF  117  115   99   991     233    5    2    2   0  .992
1973 OAK A        DH    1    0    0                                      -
1973 OAK A        1B    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1974 OAK A Daily  OF  140  132  109  1136.1   234    7    4    0   0  .984   140    0    0 
1974 OAK A        LF  140  132  109  1136.1   238    7    4    0   0  .984
1974 OAK A        1B   27   23   12   185.1   182   11    1   21   0  .995
1974 OAK A        DH    2    2    2                                      -
1975 OAK A Daily  1B   91   86   59   713     732   36    7   64   0  .991
1975 OAK A        LF   44   36   24   317      72    1    0    1   0 1.000
1975 OAK A        OF   44   36   24   317      72    1    0    1   0 1.000    44    0    0 
1975 OAK A        DH    2    2    1                                      -
1976 OAK A Daily  OF  126  126  111  1101     258    6    3    2   0  .989   125    2    0 
1976 OAK A        LF  125  125  110  1086     246    6    3    2   0  .988
1976 OAK A        1B    2    0    0     8.2    12    1    0    2   0 1.000
1976 OAK A        DH    2    2    0                                      -
1976 OAK A        CF    2    1    1    15      13    0    0    0   0 1.000
1977 CAL A Daily  OF   61   61   60   542.1   131    3    0    0   0 1.000    61    0    0 
1977 CAL A        LF   61   61   60   542.1   130    3    0    0   0 1.000
1977 CAL A        DH    3    3    2                                      -
1978 CAL A Daily  OF  111  109   98   947     231    4    2    1   0  .992   111    0    0 
1978 CAL A        LF  111  109   98   947     231    4    2    1   0  .992
1978 CAL A        DH   11   11   10                                      -
1978 CAL A        1B   10    8    6    82      61    6    0    8   0 1.000
1979 CAL A Daily  OF   80   77   72   692.1   174    5    2    2   0  .989    69    0   12 
1979 CAL A        LF   69   66   62   592.1   142    4    1    2   0  .993
1979 CAL A        RF   12   11   10   100      31    1    1    0   0  .970
1979 CAL A        1B    5    4    3    34      33    2    0    3   0 1.000
1979 CAL A        DH    3    3    3                                      -
1980 CAL A Daily  OF   90   87   81   767.1   220    5    2    1   0  .991    90    0    0 
1980 CAL A        LF   90   87   81   767.1   220    5    2    1   0  .991
1980 CAL A        1B    6    4    1    27      24    0    0    4   0 1.000
1980 CAL A        DH    3    3    3                                      -
1981 BOS A Daily  DH   21   18   18                                      -
1981 BOS A        1B    5    5    5    44      47    1    0    2   0 1.000
1981 BOS A        OF    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
1981 BOS A        RF    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
1982 OAK A Daily  1B   49   45   27   393     398   20    4   37   0  .991
1982 OAK A        OF   13    7    4    68.1    18    0    1    0   0  .947     3    0   10 
1982 OAK A        RF   10    6    3    55.1    14    0    1    0   0  .933
1982 OAK A        LF    3    1    1    13       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1982 OAK A        DH    3    1    1                                      -
Total             OF 1194 1149  965 10024    2294   60   22   12   0  .991  1159    4   45 
Total             LF 1159 1110  943  9691.2  2208   55   19   11   0  .992
Total             1B  249  220  153  1887.2  1873   99   19  168   0  .990
Total             DH   51   45   40                                      -
Total             RF   45   37   20   308.1    72    2    3    0   0  .961
Total             CF    4    2    2    24      15    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             3B    1    0    0     0.2     0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1971 OAK A Daily  OF    2    2    2    16       0    0    0    0   0     -     2    0    0 
1971 OAK A        LF    2    2    2    16       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1972 OAK A Daily  OF    5    5    5    46       0    0    0    0   0     -     5    0    0 
1972 OAK A        LF    5    5    5    46      12    0    0    0   0 1.000
1973 OAK A Daily  OF    5    5    5    46       0    0    0    0   0     -     5    0    0 
1973 OAK A        LF    5    5    5    46      11    0    0    0   0 1.000
1974 OAK A Daily  OF    4    4    4    36       0    0    0    0   0     -     4    0    0 
1974 OAK A        LF    4    4    4    36       5    0    0    0   0 1.000
1975 OAK A Daily  1B    2    2    2    17      21    2    0    0   0 1.000
1975 OAK A        LF    1    1    1     8       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1975 OAK A        OF    1    1    1     8       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
Total             OF   17   17   17   152       0    0    0    0   0     -    17    0    0 
Total             LF   17   17   17   152      32    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             1B    2    2    2    17      21    2    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1972 OAK A Daily  OF    7    7    7    62       0    0    0    0   0     -     7    0    0 
1972 OAK A        LF    7    7    7    62      20    0    0    0   0 1.000
1973 OAK A Daily  OF    7    7    7    66       0    0    0    0   0     -     7    0    0 
1973 OAK A        LF    7    7    7    66      20    2    0    1   0 1.000
1974 OAK A Daily  OF    5    3    3    29       0    0    0    0   0     -     5    0    0 
1974 OAK A        LF    5    3    3    29      11    0    0    0   0 1.000
1974 OAK A        1B    2    2    0    15      17    0    0    1   0 1.000
Total             OF   19   17   17   157       0    0    0    0   0     -    19    0    0 
Total             LF   19   17   17   157      51    2    0    1   0 1.000
Total             1B    2    2    0    15      17    0    0    1   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1972 AL    Daily  OF    1    0    0     3.1     0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
1972 AL           LF    1    0    0     3.1     0    0    0    0   0     -
1974 AL    Daily  OF    1    0    0     5       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
1974 AL           LF    1    0    0     5       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1975 AL    Daily  OF    1    1    0     6       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
1975 AL           LF    1    1    0     6       5    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             OF    3    1    0    14.1     0    0    0    0   0     -     3    0    0 
Total             LF    3    1    0    14.1     6    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

TransactionsTransactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Kansas City Athletics (June 13, 1964).

Claimed on first-year waivers by Cleveland Indians from Kansas City Athletics (May 3, 1965).

Traded by Cleveland Indians with Phil Roof to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for
Jim Landis and Jim Rittwage (December 1, 1965).

Granted free agency (November 1, 1976).

Signed by California Angels (November 17, 1976).

Traded by California Angels with Frank Tanana and Jim Dorsey to Boston Red Sox in
exchange for Fred Lynn and Steve Renko (January 23, 1981).

Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).

Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 4, 1981).

Released by Oakland Athletics (October 28, 1983).


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