- Ernie Rudolph
Infobox MLB retired
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name=Ernie Rudolph
position=pitcher
birthdate=February 13 ,1909
deathdate=death date and age|2003|1|13|1909|2|13
bats=Left
throws=Right
debutdate=June 16
debutyear=1945
debutteam=Brooklyn Dodgers
finaldate=July 6
finalyear=1945
finalteam=Brooklyn Dodgers
stat1label=Record
stat1value=1-0
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=5.19
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=3
teams=
* Brooklyn Dodgers (1945)
highlights=Ernest William Rudolph (
February 13 ,1909 -January 13 ,2003 ) was aMajor League Baseball pitcher who appeared in seven games, all in relief, for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945. The 36-year-oldrookie right-hander stood 5'8" and weighed 165 lbs.Rudolph is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during
World War II . He made hismajor league debut on June 16, 1945 against the Boston Braves atBraves Field . His lone major league win came eleven days later in a 6-5 victory over theChicago Cubs atEbbets Field .Season and career totals for 7 games include a 1-0 record, 2
games finished , and an ERA of 5.19 in 8.2innings pitched .Rudolph died in his hometown of
Black River Falls, Wisconsin at the age of 93.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rudoler01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Prudoe101.htm Retrosheet]
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