Rudy Arias

Rodolfo Árias Martínez

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.

• Debut April 10, 1959
• Final Game August 26, 1959
• Born June 6, 1931 in Las Villas, Cuba
• Died January 12, 2018 in Miami, FL USA

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Biographical Information

The Chicago White Sox signed Rudy Arias as an amateur free agent in 1953, after he had played for several amateur teams in Cuba in the early 1950s. He was assigned to the Kitty League Madisonville Miners for his first stint in professional baseball. He was up for the job as he went 16-10, pitching 220 innings in 37 games. He gave up 183 hits, 89 earned runs for a 3.64 ERA. This was to be the best of his eleven-year pro career. It took Rudy until 1959 to get his chance in the major leagues. He was up with the Chicago White Sox for the entire season, going 2-0, pitching 44 innings in 34 games for a 4.09 ERA. The White Sox reached the 1959 World Series, which they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers; Rudy was on the postseason roster but did not get a chance to pitch. This was to be his only chance at being a major league pitcher.

Arias spent eleven years in professional baseball, all but the season in 1959 in the minors. He appeared in nine different leagues with thirteen different teams. Overall, Rudy built an 82-68 record, pitching 1,367 innings in 328 games. He gave up 1,383 hits, 561 bases on balls and 635 earned runs. This added up to a lifetime 4.32 ERA. His last season on record was in 1966 with the Mexican League Petroleros de Poza Rica.

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition
SABR Minor League Database
baseball-reference.com

Related Sites

• Rudy Arias at the SABR Bio Project