1931
Born August 16, 1931
Baltimore, MD, USA
Don Rudolph Notable
b. August 16, 1931 · Chicago White Sox 1957–1959, Cincinnati Redlegs 1959, Cleveland Indians 1962, Washington Senators 1962–1964
Don Rudolph played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1957 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1964.
He went 18 and 32 with a 4.00 earned run average, pitching 450.3 innings in 124 games. He struck out 182 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 124 games he batted .167, with 20 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 5 doubles.
He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on August 16, 1931, and died on September 12, 1968. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CHW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1958 | CHW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | CHW/CIN | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | CLE/WSA | 38 | 57 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .175 |
| 1963 | WSA | 37 | 45 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .178 |
| 1964 | WSA | 28 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .067 |
| Career | — | 124 | 120 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 0 | .167 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 |
| 1958 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2.57 |
| 1959 | CHW/CIN | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10.1 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3.48 |
| 1962 | CLE/WSA | 8 | 10 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 176.2 | 188 | 71 | 42 | 68 | 3.62 |
| 1963 | WSA | 7 | 19 | 37 | 26 | 1 | 174.0 | 189 | 88 | 36 | 70 | 4.55 |
| 1964 | WSA | 1 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 70.1 | 81 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 4.09 |
| Career | — | 18 | 32 | 124 | 57 | 3 | 450.1 | 485 | 200 | 102 | 182 | 4.00 |
On this day & linked events
1968
Died September 12, 1968
Image: Pete Luther, public domain