1946
Born December 29, 1946
Rockford, IL, USA
Ken Rudolph Notable
b. December 29, 1946 · Chicago Cubs 1969–1973, San Francisco Giants 1974, 1977, St. Louis Cardinals 1975–1976, Baltimore Orioles 1977
Ken Rudolph played for four clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1969 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1977.
Across 328 games he batted .213, with 158 hits and 55 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 23 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He played 280 games behind the plate, with 1,169 putouts and 27 errors. He turned 18 double plays.
He was born in Rockford, IL, USA on December 29, 1946. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | CHC | 27 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .206 |
| 1970 | CHC | 20 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .100 |
| 1971 | CHC | 25 | 76 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .197 |
| 1972 | CHC | 42 | 106 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 1 | .236 |
| 1973 | CHC | 64 | 170 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 1 | .206 |
| 1974 | SFG | 57 | 158 | 11 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 0 | .259 |
| 1975 | STL | 44 | 80 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .200 |
| 1976 | STL | 27 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .160 |
| 1977 | BAL/SFG | 22 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .241 |
| Career | — | 328 | 743 | 55 | 158 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 64 | 52 | 121 | 2 | .213 |
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