Rudy York

Positions: First Baseman and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 209lb (185cm, 94kg)

Born: August 17, 1913 in Ragland, AL us

Died: February 5, 1970 in Rome, GA

Buried: Sunset Memory Gardens, Cartersville, GA

Debut: August 22, 1934 (Age 21-005d, 6,480th in MLB history)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 20, 1948 (Age 35-034d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Preston Rudolph York

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.3

AB

5891

H

1621

HR

277

BA

.275

R

876

RBI

1149

SB

OBP

.362

SLG

.483

OPS

.845

OPS+

123

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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	IBB	Pos	Awards
1933	19	DET-min	C,A	27	85	85		24	5	2	1						.282	.282	.424	.706		36						SHV,BMT · DIXL,TL
1934	20	DET-min	A																									BMT · TL
1934	20	DET	AL	3	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.167	.286	.167	.452	19	1		0	0	0	/2H

1935	21	DET-min	A	148	521	521		157	29	8	32						.301	.301	.572	.873		298						BMT · TL
1936	22	DET-min	AA	157	619	619		207	25	21	37						.334	.334	.622	.956		385						MLW · AA
1937	23	DET	AL	104	417	375	72	115	18	3	35	101	3	2	41	52	.307	.375	.651	1.026	151	244		0	1	3	25/H3	MVP-23
1938	24	DET	AL	135	557	463	86	138	27	2	33	126	1	2	92	74	.298	.417	.579	.995	140	268		2	0	2	*27/H3	AS
1939	25	DET	AL	102	376	329	66	101	16	1	20	68	5	0	41	50	.307	.387	.544	.931	129	179	8	2	4	2	2H3	MVP-33
1940	26	DET	AL	155	686	588	105	186	46	6	33	134	3	2	89	88	.316	.410	.583	.993	145	343	12	4	4	8	*3	MVP-8
1941	27	DET	AL	155	687	590	91	153	29	3	27	111	3	1	92	88	.259	.360	.456	.816	106	269	16	1	4	7	*3	AS,MVP-23
1942	28	DET	AL	153	653	577	81	150	26	4	21	90	3	3	73	71	.260	.343	.428	.771	109	247	16	0	3	8	*3/H	AS,MVP-27
1943	29	DET	AL	155	661	571	90	155	22	11	34	118	5	5	84	88	.271	.366	.527	.893	153	301	22	1	5	9	*3	AS,MVP-3
1944	30	DET	AL	151	652	583	76	161	27	7	18	98	5	3	68	73	.276	.353	.439	.792	121	256	18	1	0	1	*3/H	AS,MVP-23
1945	31	DET	AL	*155*	656	595	71	157	25	5	18	87	6	6	60	85	.264	.331	.413	.745	110	246	23	0	0	7	*3	MVP-32
1946	32	BOS	AL	154	669	579	78	160	30	6	17	119	3	2	86	93	.276	.371	.437	.808	120	253	16	1	3	4	*3	AS,MVP-11
1947	33	TOT	AL	150	644	584	56	136	25	4	21	91	1	0	58	87	.233	.302	.397	.699	95	232	22	0	1	3	*3	AS
1947	33	BOS	AL	48	206	184	16	39	7	0	6	27	0	0	22	32	.212	.296	.348	.644	74	64	10	0	0	1	3
1947	33	CHW	AL	102	438	400	40	97	18	4	15	64	1	0	36	55	.243	.305	.420	.725	105	168	12	0	1	2	3
1948	34	PHA	AL	31	58	51	4	8	0	0	0	6	0	0	7	15	.157	.259	.157	.415	12	8	2	0	0	0	H3
1949	35	CLE-min	D	27	104	76	15	18	5	0	4	14	3		28	24	.237	.442	.461	.903		35			0			UNC · KITL
1950			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Out of Baseball)
13 Yrs				1603	6723	5891	876	1621	291	52	277	1149	38	26	792	867	.275	.362	.483	.845	123	2847	155	12	25	54
162 Game Avg.				162	679	595	89	164	29	5	28	116	4	3	80	88	.275	.362	.483	.845	123	288		1	3	5

DET (10 yrs)				1268	5352	4677	738	1317	236	42	239	933	34	24	641	672	.282	.369	.503	.873	128	2354		11	21	47
BOS (2 yrs)				202	875	763	94	199	37	6	23	146	3	2	108	125	.261	.353	.415	.769	109	317	26	1	3	5
PHA (1 yr)				31	58	51	4	8	0	0	0	6	0	0	7	15	.157	.259	.157	.415	12	8	2	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				102	438	400	40	97	18	4	15	64	1	0	36	55	.243	.305	.420	.725	105	168	12	0	1	2