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Rudy Minarcin

Rudolph Anthony Minarcin (Buster)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 25, 1930 in North Vandergrift, PA
High School: Vandergrift (Vandergrift, PA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1955
Teams (by GP): Redlegs/RedSox 1955-1957

Final Game: September 27, 1957
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1948	18	PHI-min	C	7	7	.500	3.44	17						123.0	120	72	47		69								1.537	8.8		5.0			VDG · MATL
1949	19	PHI-min	A	6	11	.353	4.81	14	14					161.0	179	100	86		97								1.714	10.0		5.4			UTI · EL
1950	20	CIN-min	AA	13	7	.650	2.86	40	17					173.0	136	64	55		78								1.237	7.1		4.1			TUL · TL
1951	21	-min	AAA	16	12	.571	3.20	33	31		17	4		242.0	198	95	86		106		111	5	2	4			1.256	7.4		3.9	4.1	1.05	BFL · IL
1954	24	CLE-min	AAA	11	2	.846	3.60	28	22		7	1		145.0	146	70	58	11	65		75	4	0	6			1.455	9.1	0.7	4.0	4.7	1.15	TTO,INA · IL,AA
1955	25	CIN	NL	5	9	.357	4.90	41	12	11	3	1	1	115.2	116	73	63	17	51	7	45	3	0	4	506	86	1.444	9.0	1.3	4.0	3.5	0.88
1956	26	CIN-min	AAA	15	12	.556	2.92	40	30		15	4		234.0	208	93	76	14	90		112	9	1	10			1.274	8.0	0.5	3.5	4.3	1.24	HAV · IL
1956	26	BOS	AL	1	0	1.000	2.79	3	1	2	0	0	0	9.2	9	4	3	2	8	0	5	1	0	0	45	171	1.759	8.4	1.9	7.4	4.7	0.63
1957	27	BOS	AL	0	0		4.43	26	0	15	0	0	2	44.2	44	30	22	5	30	4	20	1	0	2	205	90	1.657	8.9	1.0	6.0	4.0	0.67
1958	28	-min	AAA	8	10	.444	4.66	34	23		8	2		172.0	185	95	89	19	87	10	69	3	1	3			1.581	9.7	1.0	4.6	3.6	0.79	TTO · IL
1959	29	-min	AAA	1	0	1.000		6																									TTO · IL
3 Seasons				6	9	.400	4.66	70	13	28	3	1	3	170.0	169	107	88	24	89	11	70	5	0	6	756	90	1.518	8.9	1.3	4.7	3.7	0.79
162 Game Avg.				5	7	.400	4.66	57	11	23	2	1	2	139	138	88	72	20	73	9	57	4	0	5	619	90	1.518	8.9	1.3	4.7	3.7	0.79

BOS (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	4.14	29	1	17	0	0	2	54.1	53	34	25	7	38	4	25	2	0	2	250	100	1.675	8.8	1.2	6.3	4.1	0.66
CIN (1 yr)				5	9	.357	4.90	41	12	11	3	1	1	115.2	116	73	63	17	51	7	45	3	0	4	506	86	1.444	9.0	1.3	4.0	3.5	0.88

AL (2 yrs)			AL	1	0	1.000	4.14	29	1	17	0	0	2	54.1	53	34	25	7	38	4	25	2	0	2	250	100	1.675	8.8	1.2	6.3	4.1	0.66
NL (1 yr)			NL	5	9	.357	4.90	41	12	11	3	1	1	115.2	116	73	63	17	51	7	45	3	0	4	506	86	1.444	9.0	1.3	4.0	3.5	0.88

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1955	25	CIN	NL	115.2	12	73	68	4	.8	-5	-0.7	$
1956	26	BOS	AL	9.2	1	4	7	0	1.9	3	0.3	$
1957	27	BOS	AL	44.2	0	30	25	1	.5	-5	-0.6	$
3 Seasons				170.0	13	107	100	5	.8	-7	-1.0	$

BOS (2 yrs)				54.1	1	34	32	1	.7	-2	-0.3	$
CIN (1 yr)				115.2	12	73	68	4	.8	-5	-0.7	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1948	18	PHI-min	C	26	59	59		27	3	0	1						.458	.458	.559	1.017		33						VDG · MATL
1949	19	PHI-min	A	36	50	50		9	3	0	0						.180	.180	.240	.420		12						UTI · EL
1950	20	CIN-min	AA	40	58	58		11	0	1	0						.190	.190	.224	.414		13						TUL · TL
1951	21	-min	AAA	34	99	85	9	19	3	0	0	11	0		10	13	.224	.305	.259	.564		22		0	4			BFL · IL
1954	24	CLE-min	AAA	28	61	51	17	11	2	0	0	3	0		9	13	.216	.333	.255	.588		13		0	1	0		TTO,INA · IL,AA
1955	25	CIN	NL	41	31	28	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	.179	.226	.179	.404	7	5	0	0	0	1	0	1
1956	26	CIN-min	AAA	40	87	73	5	12	2	2	1	5	0		8	12	.164	.247	.288	.535		21		0	6	0		HAV · IL
1956	26	BOS	AL	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	198	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1957	27	BOS	AL	26	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1958	28	-min	AAA	34	64	58	5	10	1	0	0	2	0		5	11	.172	.238	.190	.428		11		0	1	0	0	TTO · IL
1959	29	-min	AAA	6	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0						TTO · IL
3 Seasons				70	38	32	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	6	.188	.289	.188	.477	28	6	0	0	0	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	88	74	5	14	0	0	0	5	0	0	12	14	.188	.289	.188	.477	28	14	0	0	0	2	0

BOS (2 yrs)				29	7	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.250	.571	.250	.821	122	1	0	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				41	31	28	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	.179	.226	.179	.404	7	5	0	0	0	1	0

AL (2 yrs)				29	7	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.250	.571	.250	.821	122	1	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				41	31	28	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	.179	.226	.179	.404	7	5	0	0	0	1	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1955	25	CIN	NL	31	-4	0	-1	0	0	2	1	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$	1
1956	26	BOS	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1957	27	BOS	AL	4	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
3 Seasons				38	-4	-1	-1	0	0	2	1	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$

BOS (2 yrs)				7	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$
CIN (1 yr)				31	-4	0	-1	0	0	2	1	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1955	CIN	NL	25	P	41	12	3	115.2	37	8	28	1	2	.973	2.80	0.88	.950	2.04	2.02	3	3	50%	1
1956	BOS	AL	26	P	3	1	0	9.2	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	2.79	1.00	.950	1.96	1.90	1	0	0%	0
1957	BOS	AL	27	P	26	0	0	44.2	9	2	7	0	1	1.000	1.81	0.35	.963	1.99	2.00	0	0		0
	3 Seasons			P	70	13	3	170.0	49	10	38	1	3	.980	2.54	0.69	.952	2.02	2.01	4	3	43%	1
	3 Seasons			TOT	70	13	3	170.0	49	10	38	1	3	.980	2.54	0.69	.952	2.02	2.01	4	3	43%	1

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Fielding % as P s c a p y 1957 AL 1.000 (1st)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1957 AL 1.000 (1st)

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Transactions

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.
November 17, 1949: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1949 rule 5 draft.
September 9, 1956: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Cincinnati Redlegs.

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