1877
Born February 23, 1877
Newport, KY, USA
Rudy Hulswitt Notable
b. February 23, 1877 · Louisville Colonels 1899, Philadelphia Phillies 1902–1904, Cincinnati Reds 1908, St. Louis Cardinals 1909–1910
Rudy Hulswitt played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1899 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1910.
Across 644 games he batted .253, with 564 hits and 208 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 64 doubles and 49 stolen bases.
He played 590 games at shortstop, with 1,787 assists and 294 errors. He turned 179 double plays.
He was born in Newport, KY, USA on February 23, 1877, and died on January 16, 1950. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | LOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | PHI | 128 | 497 | 59 | 135 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 49 | 12 | .272 |
| 1903 | PHI | 138 | 519 | 56 | 128 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 58 | 28 | 34 | 10 | .247 |
| 1904 | PHI | 113 | 406 | 36 | 99 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 37 | 8 | .244 |
| 1908 | CIN | 119 | 386 | 27 | 88 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 7 | .228 |
| 1909 | STL | 82 | 289 | 21 | 81 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 7 | .280 |
| 1910 | STL | 63 | 133 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | .248 |
| Career | — | 644 | 2230 | 208 | 564 | 64 | 32 | 3 | 203 | 136 | 172 | 49 | .253 |
On this day & linked events
1950
Died January 16, 1950
1899
Major-league debut: Rudy Hulswitt
Rudy Hulswitt made a major-league debut on June 16, 1899.
1910
Final major-league game: Rudy Hulswitt
Rudy Hulswitt played a final major-league game on August 25, 1910.
Image: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, public domain