Dave Rader Notable

b. December 26, 1948 · San Francisco Giants 1971–1976, St. Louis Cardinals 1977, Chicago Cubs 1978, Philadelphia Phillies 1979, Boston Red Sox 1980

Dave Rader played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1971 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1980.

Across 846 games he batted .257, with 619 hits and 254 runs. He finished with 30 home runs, 107 doubles and 8 stolen bases.

He played 771 games behind the plate, with 3,391 putouts and 63 errors. He turned 41 double plays.

He was born in Claremore, OK, USA on December 26, 1948. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year	1	1972

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1971	SFG	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1972	SFG	133	459	44	119	14	1	6	41	29	31	1	.259
1973	SFG	148	462	59	106	15	4	9	41	63	22	0	.229
1974	SFG	113	323	26	94	16	2	1	26	31	21	1	.291
1975	SFG	98	292	39	85	15	0	5	31	32	30	1	.291
1976	SFG	88	255	25	67	15	0	1	22	27	21	2	.263
1977	STL	66	114	15	30	7	1	1	16	9	10	1	.263
1978	CHC	116	305	29	62	13	3	3	36	34	26	1	.203
1979	PHI	31	54	3	11	1	1	1	5	6	7	0	.204
1980	BOS	50	137	14	45	11	0	3	17	14	12	1	.328
Career	—	846	2405	254	619	107	12	30	235	245	180	8	.257

On this day & linked events

1948

Born December 26, 1948

Claremore, OK, USA

1971

Major-league debut: Dave Rader

Dave Rader made a major-league debut on September 5, 1971.

1980

Final major-league game: Dave Rader

Dave Rader played a final major-league game on October 5, 1980.

Image: Philadelphia Phillies, public domain