- Joe Rudi
Infobox MLB retired
name=Joe Rudi
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1946|9|7
city-state|Modesto|California
debutdate=April 11
debutyear=by|1967
debutteam=Kansas City Athletics
finaldate=October 3
finalyear=by|1982
finalteam=Oakland Athletics
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.264
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=179
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=810
teams=
* Kansas City / Oakland Athletics (by|1967-by|1975, by|1982)
* California Angels (by|1977-by|1980)
*Boston Red Sox (by|1981)
highlights=
* 3x All-Star selection (1972, 1974, 1975)
* 3xWorld Series champion (1972, 1973, 1974)
* 3xGold Glove Award winner (1974, 1975, 1976)Joseph Oden Rudi (born
September 7 ,1946 inModesto, California ) is a formerleft fielder inMajor League Baseball who played for the Kansas City & Oakland Athletics (1967-76, 1982), California Angels (1977-80) andBoston Red Sox (1981). He batted and threw right-handed. He currently works in real estate in Baker City, OR. He is also an Amateur Radio Operator, call sign NK7U.Playing With The A's
Rudi batted a career-high .309 in 1970 and had a career-best 181 hits in 1972. That year, he helped the Athletics reach the World Series and made a great game-saving catch in Game 2 that would be the highlight reel for many Major League Baseball films. With
Tony Perez on first and Oakland leading 2-0 in the ninth inning, Rudi raced to the left-field fence and made a leaping, backhanded catch ofDenis Menke 's smash to save a run. Earlier in the game, Rudi had a solo home run.In 1974 he had a career best 22 home runs and 99 runs batted in and hit a home run in Game 5 of the
1974 World Series off Mike Marshall that would turn out to be the game winner and Series clincher. Rudi's Athletics became the first team since the 1949-1953 New York Yankees to win 3 straight World Championships.In a 16-year career, Rudi was a .264 hitter with 179
home run s and 810 RBI in 1547 games. He won American League Gold Gloves in 1974, 1975 and 1976, and played in theMLB All-Star Game in 1972, 1974 and 1975.ee also
*
Top 500 home run hitters of all time
*List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
*List of Major League Baseball triples champions External links
* [http://www.nk7u.com/ Joe's Ham Radio Contest Station]
* [http://www.teamrudi.com/ Joe's Real Estate Site]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Rudi_Joe.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/pp/rudijoe/ Baseball Page]
*baseball-reference|id=r/rudijo01
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