Don Rader
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Donald Russell Rader
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 164 lb.
- School University of Oregon
- Debut July 25, 1913
- Final Game October 1, 1921
- Born September 5, 1893 in Wolcott, IN USA
- Died June 26, 1983 in Walla Walla, WA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Don Rader was close to being the first major leaguer from the University of Oregon. Byron Houck and Curt Coleman had broken in the previous year. Rader, who was at Oregon in 1912-13, came to the majors as a 19-year-old in 1913 and hit .333 in 4 games.
He didn't come back until age 27, eight years later, when it was the lively ball era, when he hit .281 in 9 games.
He is mentioned in The Tour to End All Tours: The Story of Major League Baseball's 1913-1914 World Tour, regarding a game in Oregon when he filled in for Germany Schaefer.
