Born: (1946-09-07) September 7, 1946 (age 77) Modesto, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1967, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1982, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average
.264
Home runs
179
Runs batted in
810
Teams
Kansas City / Oakland Athletics (1967–1976)
California Angels (1977–1980)
Boston Red Sox (1981)
Oakland Athletics (1982)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1972, 1974, 1975)
3× World Series champion (1972–1974)
3× Gold Glove Award (1974–1976)
Athletics Hall of Fame
Joseph Oden Rudi (born September 7, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder between 1967 and 1982, most prominently as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.[1]
A three-time All-Star, Rudi excelled as an offensive and as a defensive player, winning three Gold Glove Awards and was the 1972 American League leader in hits with 181.[1][2] He also played for the California Angels and the Boston Red Sox.[1] In 2022, Rudi was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]
^ abcd"Joe Rudi at Baseball Reference". Baseball Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
^Gregory, Jerry. "The Best Fielders of the 1970s". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
^"Athletics Hall of Fame". mlb.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Joseph Oden Rudi (born September 7, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder between...
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Gloves with the Baltimore Orioles alongside winning partner Bobby Grich, and Joe Morgan paired with Dave Concepción for four combination wins with the Cincinnati...
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fielding percentage for a left fielder at 99.07%, behind only the AL's JoeRudi and then-active players Gary Roenicke and Brian Downing, who also primarily...
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a 1–0 lead in the second inning, and the A's tied it in the third on a JoeRudi sacrifice fly. The score remained at 1–1 until the 11th,inning although...
players, Athletics' owner Charlie Finley attempted to sell Fingers and JoeRudi to the Boston Red Sox for $1 million each and Vida Blue to the New York...
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amassed over the years in the minors (such as Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, JoeRudi, Bert Campaneris, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers, and Vida Blue) became...
for the cycle July 9, 1971 Succeeded by Dave Kingman Preceded by César Tovar American League Triples Leader 1971 Succeeded by Carlton Fisk & JoeRudi...
Tommy Davis's groundout. Back-to-back home runs leading off the sixth by JoeRudi and Sal Bando off of McNally put the A's up 3–1. In the bottom half, the...
Steve Renko were traded to the Angels for Frank Tanana, Jim Dorsey, and JoeRudi. Lynn was limited to 76 games in his first year with the Angels, 1981,...
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addition, he led the American League with nine triples (tied with Oakland's JoeRudi), and was the last catcher to lead the AL in this statistical category...
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