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Rudy York

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Full name Preston Rudolph York
Born August 17, 1913, Ragland, Alabama
Died February 5, 1970, Rome, Georgia
Buried at Sunset Memory Gardens, Cartersville, Georgia (Section 221- Lot D- Space 2)
First Game: August 22, 1934; Final Game: September 20, 1948
Managed First Game: July 3, 1959; Managed Final Game: July 3, 1959
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 209
Named first baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1943)
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1934 DET A Daily Splits 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 -0.1 1934 DET A 1937 DET A Daily Splits 104 375 72 115 18 3 35 101 41 3 52 0 1 0 8 8 3 2 .307 .375 .651 1.2 1937 DET A 1938 DET A Daily Splits 135 463 86 138 27 2 33 126 92 2 74 2 0 0 10 10 1 2 .298 .417 .579 3.4 1938 DET A 1939 DET A Daily Splits 102 329 66 101 16 1 20 68 41 3 50 2 0 4 0 5 8 5 0 .307 .383 .544 1.3 1939 DET A 1940 DET A Daily Splits 155 588 105 186 46 6 33 134 89 10 88 4 4 0 11 12 3 2 .316 .410 .583 2.5 1940 DET A 1941 DET A Daily Splits 155 590 91 153 29 3 27 111 92 7 88 1 4 0 9 16 3 1 .259 .360 .456 -1.2 1941 DET A 1942 DET A Daily Splits 153 577 81 150 26 4 21 90 73 8 71 0 3 0 16 16 3 3 .260 .343 .428 0.6 1942 DET A 1943 DET A Daily Splits 155 571 90 155 22 11 34 118 84 9 88 1 5 0 13 22 5 5 .271 .366 .527 4.6 1943 DET A 1944 DET A Daily Splits 151 583 76 161 27 7 18 98 68 1 73 1 0 0 11 18 5 3 .276 .353 .439 1.4 1944 DET A 1945 DET A Daily Splits 155 595 71 157 25 5 18 87 60 8 85 0 0 0 10 23 6 6 .264 .331 .413 -0.5 1945 DET A 1946 BOS A Daily Splits 154 579 78 160 30 6 17 119 86 4 93 1 3 0 9 16 3 2 .276 .371 .437 1.8 1946 BOS A 1947 BOS A Daily Splits 48 184 16 39 7 0 6 27 22 1 32 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 .212 .296 .348 -0.8 1947 BOS A 1947 CHI A Daily Splits 102 400 40 97 18 4 15 64 36 2 55 0 1 0 2 12 1 0 .243 .305 .420 -0.3 1947 CHI A 1947 TOT A 150 584 56 136 25 4 21 91 58 3 87 0 1 0 7 22 1 0 .233 .302 .397 -1.1 1947 TOT A 1948 PHI A Daily Splits 31 51 4 8 0 0 0 6 7 0 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .157 .259 .157 -0.7 1948 PHI A Total (13 Years) Splits 1603 5891 876 1621 291 52 277 1149 792 58 867 12 21 4 0 109 173 38 26 .275 .362 .483 13.2 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1940 DET A Daily Splits 7 26 3 6 0 1 1 2 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .333 .423 1940 DET A 1945 DET A Daily Splits 7 28 1 5 1 0 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .258 .214 1945 DET A 1946 BOS A Daily Splits 7 23 6 6 1 1 2 5 6 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .261 .433 .652 1946 BOS A Total ( 3 Years) Splits 21 77 10 17 2 2 3 10 13 4 15 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .221 .341 .416 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1938 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1938 AL 1941 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1941 AL 1942 AL Daily Splits 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1942 AL 1943 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1943 AL 1946 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1946 AL Total ( 5 Years) Splits 5 13 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .308 .538 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1934 DET A Daily Splits C 2 1 1 10 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1.000 1937 DET A Daily Splits C 54 54 50 454 190 27 9 6 0 12 29 11 2 .960 1937 DET A 3B 41 40 37 353.2 45 66 9 5 0 .925 1937 DET A 1B 2 0 0 9 11 2 0 0 0 1.000 1938 DET A Daily Splits C 116 114 106 984.1 406 70 5 10 0 10 39 34 2 .990 1938 DET A LF 14 14 6 104.1 20 1 5 0 0 .808 1938 DET A OF 14 14 6 104.1 21 1 5 0 0 .815 14 0 0 1938 DET A 1B 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 1.000 1939 DET A Daily Splits C 66 61 55 538 283 38 5 5 0 6 26 20 0 .985 1939 DET A 1B 20 18 17 167 151 1 0 17 0 1.000 1940 DET A Daily Splits 1B 155 155 155 1375.1 1390 107 15 101 1 .990 1941 DET A Daily Splits 1B 155 155 155 1381.2 1393 110 21 111 0 .986 1942 DET A Daily Splits 1B 152 152 152 1363.1 1413 146 19 117 0 .988 1943 DET A Daily Splits 1B 155 155 154 1407.2 1349 149 15 105 0 .990 1944 DET A Daily Splits 1B 151 150 150 1343 1453 107 17 163 0 .989 1945 DET A Daily Splits 1B 155 155 152 1390.2 1464 113 19 142 1 .988 1946 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 154 154 151 1367.2 1327 116 8 154 0 .994 1947 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 48 48 48 422.1 395 36 2 45 0 .995 1947 CHI A Daily Splits 1B 102 102 101 906.2 932 71 5 106 0 .995 1947 TOT A 1B 150 150 149 1329 1327 107 7 151 0 .995 1948 PHI A Daily Splits 1B 14 7 7 82.1 77 5 1 10 0 .988 Total (12 Years) Splits 1B 1264 1251 1242 11219.2 11359 963 122 1072 2 .990 Total ( 4 Years) C 238 230 212 1986.1 883 137 19 21 0 30 94 66 4 .982 Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 41 40 37 353.2 45 66 9 5 0 .925 Total ( 1 Year ) LF 14 14 6 104.1 20 1 5 0 0 .808 Total ( 1 Year ) OF 14 14 6 104.1 21 1 5 0 0 .815 14 0 0 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1940 DET A Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 60 60 2 0 4 0 1.000 1945 DET A Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 65.2 67 8 1 3 0 .987 1946 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 61 59 5 1 2 0 .985 Total ( 3 Years) Splits 1B 21 21 21 186.2 186 15 2 9 0 .990 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1941 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 6 6 2 0 1 0 1.000 1942 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 9 11 3 0 2 0 1.000 1943 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 6 4 0 0 1 0 1.000 1946 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 4 Years) Splits 1B 4 2 1 26 26 5 0 4 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

                       Managerial Record

Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1959 BOS A 1 0 1 .000 1 6 7- 3 7- 3 8 8 5

              Coaching Record

Year Team Position START END 1959 BOS A Hitting 4-12 9-27 1960 BOS A Hitting 4-18 10- 2 1961 BOS A Hitting 4-11 10- 1 1962 BOS A Hitting 4-10 9-30 Total ( 4 Years)

Transaction Information

Signed as a free agent by Detroit Tigers (July, 1933).

Traded by Detroit Tigers to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Eddie Lake (January 3, 1946).

Traded by Boston Red Sox to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jake Jones (June 14, 1947).

Released by Chicago White Sox (February 2, 1948).

Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (February 12, 1948).

Released by Philadelphia Athletics (October 4, 1948).

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