- Rudy Pemberton
Infobox MLB retired
name=Rudy Pemberton
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1969|12|17
city-state|San Pedro de Macorís|Dominican Republic
debutdate=April 26
debutyear=by|1995
debutteam=Detroit Tigers
finaldate=June 2
finalyear=by|1997
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.336
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=3
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=23
teams=
*Detroit Tigers (1995-96)
*Boston Red Sox (1997)Rudy Héctor (Pérez) Pemberton (born
December 17 ,1969 inSan Pedro de Macorís ,Dominican Republic ) is a former backupoutfielder inMajor League Baseball , playing mainly as aright fielder from by|1995 through by|1997 for theDetroit Tigers (1995) andBoston Red Sox (1997). Listed at 6' 1", 185 lb., he batted and threwright-handed .Pemberton spent six years in the Tigers minor league system before joining the big team in 1995, hitting a .300
batting average (9-for-30) in 12 games. He entered the baseball record books with the 1996 Red Sox, after hitting 21 hits in 41at bat s for a .512batting average , to collect the highest BA for any player who had 30 or more at-bats in a major league season.In a three-season career, Pemberton was a .336 hitter (45-for-134) with three
home run s and 23 RBI in 52 games, including 22 runs, 13 doubles, one triple and threestolen base s.Following his majors career, Pemberton played with the Oklahoma City 89ers (1996),
Pawtucket Red Sox (1996),Birmingham Barons (1999) andMemphis Redbirds (1999), being named the Triple-A All-Star outfielder during the 1996 season. In 11 minor league seasons he hit .336 with 113 home runs with 509 RBI in 930 games. The following is a list of major league players with the highest BA with 30 or more AB during a regular season.ee also
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List of players from Dominican Republic in Major League Baseball External links
* [http://dcbb.blogspot.com/2005/09/modern-rudy-pemberton.html Capitol Punhisment]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Ppembr001.htm Retrosheet]External links
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