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Ken Rudolph
Kenneth Victor Rudolph
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 29, 1946 in Rockford, IL
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1969
Final Game: September 7, 1977
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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 Awards
1969 22 CHC NL 27 40 34 7 7 1 0 1 6 0 0 6 11 .206 .325 .324 .649 74 11 1 0 0 0 0 2/7
1970 23 CHC NL 20 43 40 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .100 .122 .125 .247 -36 5 1 0 2 0 1 2
1971 24 CHC NL 25 86 76 5 15 3 0 0 7 0 0 6 20 .197 .265 .237 .502 36 18 3 1 3 0 0 2
1972 25 CHC NL 42 116 106 10 25 1 1 2 9 1 2 6 14 .236 .283 .321 .604 65 34 4 1 3 0 0 2
1973 26 CHC NL 64 182 170 12 35 8 1 2 17 1 4 7 25 .206 .239 .300 .539 45 51 6 1 2 2 0 2
1974 27 SFG NL 57 181 158 11 41 3 0 0 10 0 0 21 15 .259 .350 .278 .628 75 44 6 1 1 0 5 2
1975 28 STL NL 44 83 80 5 16 2 0 1 6 0 0 3 10 .200 .229 .263 .491 34 21 4 0 0 0 0 2
1976 29 STL NL 27 51 50 1 8 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 .160 .176 .220 .396 12 11 2 0 0 0 0 2
1977 30 TOT 22 30 29 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .241 .267 .276 .543 50 8 0 0 0 0 1 2
1977 30 SFG NL 11 16 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .200 .450 23 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
1977 30 BAL AL 11 14 14 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .286 .286 .357 .643 79 5 0 0 0 0 0 2
9 Seasons 328 812 743 55 158 23 2 6 64 2 6 52 121 .213 .267 .273 .540 47 203 27 4 11 2 7
162 Game Avg. 162 401 367 27 78 11 1 3 32 1 3 26 60 .213 .267 .273 .540 47 100 13 2 5 1 3
CHC (5 yrs) 178 467 426 35 86 14 2 5 41 2 6 26 82 .202 .252 .279 .531 43 119 15 3 10 2 1
SFG (2 yrs) 68 197 173 12 44 3 0 0 10 0 0 22 18 .254 .342 .272 .614 70 47 6 1 1 0 6
STL (2 yrs) 71 134 130 6 24 5 0 1 11 0 0 4 17 .185 .209 .246 .455 26 32 6 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 11 14 14 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .286 .286 .357 .643 79 5 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 317 798 729 53 154 22 2 6 62 2 6 52 117 .211 .267 .272 .538 47 198 27 4 11 2 7
AL (1 yr) 11 14 14 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .286 .286 .357 .643 79 5 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1969 CHC NL 22 C 11 6 60.0 43 39 3 1 0 .977 -1.0 -20.0 -1 6.30 3.82 .988 7.06 6.25 0 2 3 0 0%
1969 CHC NL 22 LF 3 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.00 0.67 .950 1.70 1.30
1969 CHC NL 22 OF 3 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.00 0.67 .950 2.00 1.73
1970 CHC NL 23 C 16 9 93.0 73 67 6 0 1 1.000 2.0 25.8 2 7.06 4.56 .986 6.85 5.94 1 4 2 5 71%
1971 CHC NL 24 C 25 24 214.0 169 153 16 0 1 1.000 8.0 44.9 8 7.11 6.76 .988 6.34 5.63 1 0 3 13 81%
1972 CHC NL 25 C 41 32 283.2 208 178 23 7 2 .966 2.0 8.5 2 6.38 4.90 .988 6.61 5.87 4 7 13 15 54%
1973 CHC NL 26 C 64 52 443.0 296 259 28 9 4 .970 3.0 8.1 3 5.83 4.48 .987 6.34 5.58 2 11 28 20 42%
1974 SFG NL 27 C 56 53 443.2 279 253 25 1 4 .996 0.0 0.0 0 5.64 4.96 .985 6.12 5.37 4 7 35 11 24%
1975 STL NL 28 C 31 15 162.2 107 93 11 3 1 .972 -2.0 -14.8 -2 5.75 3.35 .985 6.03 5.24 3 7 14 6 30%
1976 STL NL 29 C 14 8 93.0 67 61 2 4 1 .940 -1.0 -12.9 -1 6.10 4.50 .987 5.96 5.16 0 7 7 4 36%
1977 TOT 30 C 22 9 92.2 78 66 10 2 4 .974 2.0 25.9 2 7.38 3.45 .986 6.25 5.30 1 0 7 6 46%
1977 SFG NL 30 C 11 5 47.0 37 30 5 2 3 .946 1.0 25.5 1 6.70 3.18 .986 6.49 5.54 0 0 2 3 60%
1977 BAL AL 30 C 11 4 45.2 41 36 5 0 1 1.000 1.0 26.3 1 8.08 3.73 .985 6.01 5.06 1 0 5 3 38%
9 Seasons C 280 208 1885.2 1320 1169 124 27 18 .980 13.0 8.3 13 6.17 4.62 .987 6.33 5.55 16 45 112 80 42%
1 Season LF 3 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.00 0.67 .950 1.70 1.30
1 Season OF 3 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.00 0.67 .950 2.00 1.73
9 Seasons TOT 283 209 1894.2 1322 1171 124 27 18 .980 13.2 8.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 13 6.15 4.58 .966 6.31 5.51 16 45 112 80 42%

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Transactions

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1965 amateur draft.

March 19, 1974: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Prall.

October 14, 1974: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Elias Sosa to the St. Louis Cardinals for Marc Hill.

March 31, 1977: Purchased by the San Francisco Giants from the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 27, 1977: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the San Francisco Giants.

January 6, 1978: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

February 2, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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