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  Joe Rudi | BaseballLibrary.com
Rudi was an underrated superstar for the mighty A's of the early 1970s, overshadowed on his own team with better stats and more dynamic personalities.
Rudi broke into the ML with the Kansas City Athletics in 1967, but never hit better than.189 while playing infrequently in his first three seasons.
Rudi then signed with the Angels as a free agent after the 1976 season, but was hampered by injuries for most of his four seasons with California.
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  Joe Rudi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Oden Rudi (born September 7, 1946 in Modesto, California) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics (1967-76, 1982), California Angels (1977-80) and Boston Red Sox (1981).
In a 16-year career, Rudi was a.264 hitter with 179 home runs and 810 RBI in 1547 games.
Always a great competitor, Joe is now winning Ham Radio contests at NK7U.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Rudi   (164 words)

  
 NetShrine Discussion Forum - Whither Joe Rudi?
He's mostly forgotten now, but Joe Rudi was one of the most popular and celebrated ballplayers of the 1970s.
A member of the A's amazing three-World Championships run from 1972-74, Rudi was generally recognized as one of the top players on the team, and finished 2nd in MVP voting in both 1972 and 1974.
Joe Rudi attracted attention because of conservative sportswriters attempts to lionize "solid guys" vs. hippies, womanizers, and militant fl athletes that threatened the sports establishment of the early 1970s.
www.netshrine.com /vbulletin2/printthread.php?t=2122   (784 words)

  
 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? / Joe Rudi / Keeping his mitts off / No regrets in leaving the A's, or later on, baseball entirely
Joe Rudi, a major contributor to the A's three world championships and five division titles 30 years ago, also was part of baseball's early free- agent exodus, which particularly hurt Oakland.
Rudi, the left fielder who from 1971-75 averaged.284 and 75 RBIs a season, signed his free-agent deal in 1977 with the Angels for a total of $2.5 million over five years.
Rudi was hired as a coach when Tony La Russa took over the A's in mid-1986 but gave it up after the '87 season.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/21/SP104284.DTL&type=printable   (659 words)

  
 Modesto Nuts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Rudi was born in Modesto on September 7, 1946.
Rudi was an often overlooked member of the great Oakland A's teams of the 1970's even though he was an integral part of their success.
While Joe Rudi was making a name for himself at the major league level, there was another player who was coming up in the A's organization who would eventually become arguably the greatest lead-off hitter to ever play the game.
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 Joe Rudi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Joseph Oden Rudi (born September 7, EHandler: no quick summary.
(Rudi was a.264 hitter with 179 home run home run quick summary:
In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/joe_rudi.htm   (527 words)

  
 Mistaken Identity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Joe Cartwright was riding along on a loose rein, his mind miles away as he thought about his up-coming date with Callie Burns, in a couple of days’ time, when he was escorting her to the Governor’s Ball, which was being held in Virginia City.
Joe had felt sorry for the younger boy, as he seemed out of place in his family and they had the added bond that they had both lost their mothers when young.
Joe loved to be out in falling snow, and Ben had to make him promise not to stay out too long, for it was very cold and Joe was still weak.
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 Bakercityherald.com
Rudi and his family moved to Baker City in the mid-1970s, and he continued to play baseball for 10 more years.
Rudi signed with the Kansas City Athletics in 1964 and spent 15 years with the A's (first in Kansas City, then when the club moved to Oakland), four years with the then-California Angels and one year with the Boston Red Sox.
Rudi smiles too, and says he should have brought another photograph, one that shows him plastered against the back wall, making a catch to foil a home run during a World Series game.
www.bakercityherald.com /news/story.cfm?story_no=2690   (1056 words)

  
 ESPN.com: MLB - The early days of free agency
As for Rudi, an All-Star outfielder with the Oakland A's, he wasn't quite sure what was going on.
Rudi said that Finley did as much as he could to make his life miserable after his departure from Oakland.
Grich and Rudi, two of the original class of free agents, can't believe what free agency means today.
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Joe Rudi clubbed a 3 run HR over the Monster, giving the Angels the lead, and as it turned out, the game.
Joe Rudi beat the Sox; Joe Rudi spoiled my chance at seeing a first-game win; Joe Rudi ruined my birthday; Heck, Joe Rudi made the 2nd piece of pizza I had on the way out of the ballpark taste terrible!
Joe Rudi's spirit possessed him for a single swing of the bat, and destroyed a generation of Sox fans in the process.
www.woolner.com /redsox/joerudi.txt   (592 words)

  
 Joe Rudi | The BASEBALL Page
Joe Rudi is best remembered for his amazing catch in the 1972 World Series and his part in a crazy scheme by Charlie Finley to sweep his stars out of Oakland.
Rudi was never a superstar, but he was an All-Star and a fine ballplayer who hit 179 homers and won three Gold Gloves in a 16-year career.
Rudi hit.180 for the Red Sox in 1981 and finished his abysmal 30-somethings by hitting.212 with the A's in '82.
www.thebaseballpage.com /players/rudijo01.php   (324 words)

  
 Bucketfoot Baseball Newsletter - True Colors
On August 22, 1908, Connie Mack spent $325 to purchase the contract of Joe Jackson from the Greenville, South Carolina, club of the Carolina Association.
Shoeless Joe, however, didn't change his mind about the big city of Philadelphia, and the next time Jackson played baseball in Philadelphia it was as a member of the Chicago White Sox.
Joe Rudi played in 19 games for the Kansas City Athletics in 1967.
www.bucketfoot.com /archive/truecolors.html   (1166 words)

  
 Joe Rudi Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Joe Rudi was born on Saturday, September 7, 1946, in Modesto, California.
Rudi was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 11, 1967, with the Kansas City Athletics.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Rudi baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=rudijo01   (306 words)

  
 HABLA Biorhythm: Joe Rudi
Rudi always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field.
He also has a strong and accurate arm, and isn't afraid to look for the force at second or third.
Rudi doesn't have great speed, though he reads righthanders' moves well enough to steal a couple bases each season without getting caught very often.
members.tripod.com /da_sakane/www/players/r/rudijoe.htm   (103 words)

  
 Athletics in the Hall of Fame: Joe DiMaggio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Joe was the American Leauge batting champion 1939 and 1940.
Specifically, he refused to work the base lines; reserved the right to decline invitations to banquets, supermarket openings and other functions he did not wish to attend; and wanted most of his goodwill time to be spent at the park so his free time would be left open.
It was DiMaggio who taught Joe Rudi to turn his back on a fly ball, resulting in one of the most famous defensive plays in World Series history.
www.whitecleats.org /hof/joed.html   (842 words)

  
 Bucs Dugout :: A Pittsburgh Pirates Blog
Rudi played in the postseason every year from 1971 to 1975, and he posted a career postseason line of.264/.329/.386, giving him a.713 OPS.
Rudi's postseason lines were worse than his regular season lines.
Joe Rudi would be long forgotten by just about everyone if not for those catches, and perhaps for hitting the go-ahead HR in the series clincher in 1974.
www.bucsdugout.com /story/2007/4/24/11444/0261   (3833 words)

  
 Archived Weblog Entry - 10/07/2003: "Cooperstown Confidential; October 2, 2003; by Bruce Markusen"
Rudi’s six-RBI performance was particularly impressive since he was still fighting to recover from a persistent, recurring virus.
The player in the middle is supposed to be Rudi, who is being congratulated by two teammates after hitting a home run against the California Angels.
We know that the photograph for the Rudi card was taken during a Sunday afternoon game at the Oakland Coliseum, because Sunday afternoons were the only time the A’s wore their all-white uniforms during the regular season.
baseballguru.com /archives/entries/00000592.htm   (6193 words)

  
 Modesto Nuts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Joe Rudi was born in Modesto, CA on September 7, 1946 just after the first full season of the existance of the Modesto Reds!
Rudi's number 26 is only one of two numbers retired at John Thurman Field.
Rudi played for his hometown Modesto Reds in 1966 with future Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson and Rollie Fingers.
www.modestonuts.com /pagebank/?id=1192   (371 words)

  
 ARRLWeb: Surfin': Joe Rudi, NK7U and Red Sox Mania
Joe Rudi, NK7U, was one of the key players on the Oakland A's world championship teams of 1972, 1973, and 1974.
Near the end of Joe's career, he played one year (1981) with the Red Sox, but it was not a good year for Joe or the Sox and so it goes.
I did meet Joe at the Dayton Hamvention a few years ago and he was surprised that I came all the way from Connecticut to go to Dayton.
www.arrl.org /news/features/2004/10/22/1/?nc=1   (940 words)

  
 Portland NORML News - Saturday, August 22, 1998
Rudi, who played with the Oakland A's championship teams of the 1970s, now lives in Baker City.
The lawsuit claims that Joshua Pearce went with Joe Rudi's son, Shawn, to a nearby cabin and drank with Matthew J. Bobbitt of Corvallis, Jeffrey A. Tubbin of Sandy and Aaron Johnson of Moscow, Idaho.
Joe Gfroerer, director of population surveys at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, insisted the survey data are correct.
www.pdxnorml.org /980822.html   (7519 words)

  
 Halos Heaven :: The #1 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fan Community Blog
All of these were compiled in a mere 1,568 Plate Appearances, as Joe spent many days on the disabled list during his 4 years with the Angels.
Rudi pulled up and the crowd was begging him to sign a few, but he drove on.
FYI, Rudi is back here in his hometown of Modesto selling real estate (it's weird seeing his picture and name on a yard sign) and giving private hitting lessons at a baseball complex not far from my home.
www.halosheaven.com /story/2005/12/24/221653/07   (400 words)

  
 Baseball Prospectus - Aim For The Head: Memory Lane
Joe Rudi clubbed a three-run HR over the Monster, giving the Angels the lead, and as it turned out, the game.
Joe Rudi pushed the ball between Buckner's legs; Joe Rudi paralyzed Schiraldi with fear; Joe Rudi knocked the ball off Henderson's glove over the fence; Joe Rudi whispered the words into Clemens' ear before he got ejected.
No matter what happens--however close they get, Joe Rudi will hit a three-run HR to spoil their chances, and dash your hopes.
www.baseballprospectus.com /article.php?articleid=2548&mode=print&nocache=1167105341   (1104 words)

  
 Joe Rudi : Broker
Joe is a former Oakland A's pro-baseball great, and is as comfortable in the Real Estate arena as he is on the baseball field.
Joe has also been involved with Real Estate Investments and the Note and Mortgage business for over 30 years.
Joe is active in youth activities in Baker City as a volunteer baseball coach.
www.nelsonrealestateinc.com /agent_detail.cfm?AgentID=20   (80 words)

  
 Whither Joe Rudi? - NetShrine Discussion Forum
I'll always remember that catch he made in the WS and the photo of it with his face to the wall and "Rudi 26" on the back of his jersey.
I just think of Rudi as another good player who probably got more credit than he deserved because he was on a great team; Hank Bauer, Dave Henderson, Roy White, Tino Martinez.
Joe Rudi was the most overrated player ever to have an underrated reputation.
www.netshrine.com /vbulletin2/showthread.php?p=25619   (859 words)

  
 Whaddya Know Joe? quiz -- free game
As a 1990 Hall of Fame inductee, this Joe played most of his career with Houston when they carried the Colt.45s name, and the Big Red Machine of the Cincinnati Reds.
This Joe played most of his career with the Braves, but also played with the Reds and Angels.
This Joe was a player-manager for 13 of his 15 managing seasons, mostly with the Red Sox.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=229519   (459 words)

  
 Non-Graded - Joe Rudi Cloth Sticker Topps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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 Ancestors of Maria Santa Intrieri
Family story says that the family was living in Pennsylvania and had the first 5 children (1 had died) when Antonio witnessed a murder.
He immediately packed up the family and headed for Canada, at the same time changing the family name from "Rudi" to "Gidaro" - his mother's maiden name.
Maria married Antonio (Tony) Rudi/Gidaro, son of Vincenzo Rudi and Raffaela Gidaro, on 1 Mar 1903 in Strongoli, Italy.
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 FIRE JOE MORGAN: I know I'm Going to Make Fun of Someone
He cited, from his playing days, Joe Rudi, a career.264 hitter who had a reputation of elevating his level every postseason for the Athletics, at least as measured by the intangibles of timely hits and key defensive plays.
I was not familiar with Joe Rudi's postseason stats, so I looked them up on my Computational Machine.
Kovacevic goes out of his way to mention that Rudi was a career.264 hitter.
www.firejoemorgan.com /2007/04/i-know-im-going-to-make-fun-of-someone.html   (2944 words)

  
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