Don Rudolph

Don Rudolph
Pitcher
Born: August 16, 1931(1931-08-16) Baltimore, Maryland
Died: September 12, 1968(1968-09-12) (aged 37) Granada Hills, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 21, 1957 for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1964 for the Washington Senators
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	18-32
Earned run average	4.00
Strikeouts	182
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1957-1959) Cincinnati Reds (1959) Cleveland Indians (1962) Washington Senators (1962-1964)

Frederick Donald Rudolph (August 16, 1931 — September 12, 1968) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. During a six-year baseball career, the left-hander pitched from 1957-1964 for four different teams.

Rudolph was the Opening Day pitcher for the Washington Senators in 1963 in a 3-1 defeat by the Baltimore Orioles in a game played at District of Columbia Stadium.^[1]

He was married to exotic dancer Patti Wiggin.^[2]

Rudolph was killed in a truck accident at age 37.

See also

• List of Texas Rangers Opening Day starting pitchers

References

1. ^ Apr 8, 1963, Orioles at Senators Play by Play and Box Score, Baseball-Reference. Accessed October 20, 2008.
2. ^ Rocky Mountain News, May 2, 1961 (part of the Brown Corpus)

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Rudolph, Don
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	August 16, 1931
Place of birth	Baltimore, Maryland
Date of death	September 12, 1968
Place of death	Granada Hills, California