Dick Rudolph

Richard Rudolph
(Baldy)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9½", Weight 160 lb.
• School Fordham University
• Debut September 30, 1910
• Final Game September 11, 1927
• Born August 25, 1887 in New York, NY USA
• Died October 20, 1949 in Bronx, NY USA

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Biographical Information

In 1948, Dick Rudolph was elected to the International League Hall of Fame. Rudolph won three 1-0 decisions in a month in 1916, a feat not duplicated until Carl Hubbell in 1933; after that, no one else would do so until 2012 when Félix Hernández turned the trick.

Notable Achievements

• 15 Wins Seasons: 3 (1914-1916)
• 20 Wins Seasons: 2 (1914 & 1915)
• 25 Wins Seasons: 1 (1914)
• 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 6 (1913-1917 & 1919)
• 300 Innings Pitched Seasons: 3 (1914-1916)
• Won a World Series with the Boston Braves in 1914

Further Reading

• Dick Leyden: "Dick Rudolph", in Bill Nowlin, ed.: The Miracle Braves of 1914: Boston's Original Worst-to-First World Series Champions, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2014, pp. 154-156. ISBN 978-1-933599-69-4

Related Sites

• Dick Rudolph at the SABR Bio Project