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Ryan Ludwick

Ryan Ludwick Notable

b. July 13, 1978 · Texas Rangers 2002–2003, Cleveland Indians 2003–2005, St. Louis Cardinals 2007–2010, San Diego Padres 2010–2011, Pittsburgh Pirates 2011, Cincinnati Reds 2012–2014

Ryan Ludwick played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Texas Rangers in 2002 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2014.

Across 1,065 games he batted .260, with 923 hits and 454 runs. He finished with 154 home runs, 201 doubles and 17 stolen bases.

He played 956 games in the outfield, with 1,682 putouts and 12 errors.

He was an All-Star in 2008.

He was born in Satellite Beach, FL, USA on July 13, 1978. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 2008
Player of the Week 2 2008, 2009
Player of the Month 1 2009
Silver Slugger 1 2008

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2002 TEX 23811019 601 97242 .235
2003 CLE/TEX 471621740 817 2612482 .247
2004 CLE 1550311 202 42140 .220
2005 CLE 194189 004 57130 .220
2007 STL 1203034281 22014 5226724 .267
2008 STL 152538104161 40337 113621464 .299
2009 STL 13948663129 20122 97411064 .265
2010 SDP/STL 13649063123 27217 69481210 .251
2011 PIT/SDP 13949056116 23013 75511241 .237
2012 CIN 12542253116 28126 8042970 .275
2013 CIN 38129731 502 1210290 .240
2014 CIN 1123572887 2009 4531940 .244
Career 10653549454923 2018154 58733988817 .260

On this day & linked events

1978

Born July 13, 1978

Satellite Beach, FL, USA

2002

Major-league debut: Ryan Ludwick

Ryan Ludwick made a major-league debut on June 5, 2002.

2014

Final major-league game: Ryan Ludwick

Ryan Ludwick played a final major-league game on September 27, 2014.

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