Doug Rader

Full Name: Douglas Lee Rader	Primary Position: 3B
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/208	First Game: July 31, 1967
Birthdate: July 30, 1944	Final Game: October 2, 1977
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois	MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Doug Rader (Douglas Lee Rader) was born on July 30, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on July 31, 1967 for the Houston Astros. In 1967, his rookie year, he hit .333 with 2 home runs and 26 RBI. Rader played for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Doug Rader's best season was 1970, when he slugged 25 home runs and knocked in 87 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1967	HOU	N	47	162	24	54	2	26	.333	.360	.481	10	4	7	31	2	1	0	2	3
1968	HOU	N	98	333	42	89	6	43	.267	.328	.393	16	4	31	51	1	2	2	3	8
1969	HOU	N	155	569	62	140	11	83	.246	.325	.359	25	3	62	103	6	1	1	7	17
1970	HOU	N	156	576	90	145	25	87	.252	.322	.436	25	3	57	102	4	4	3	7	23
1971	HOU	N	135	484	51	118	12	56	.244	.303	.378	21	4	40	112	3	2	5	2	10
1972	HOU	N	152	553	70	131	22	90	.237	.309	.425	24	7	57	120	5	2	5	8	18
1973	HOU	N	154	574	79	146	21	89	.254	.310	.409	26	0	46	97	3	3	4	6	10
1974	HOU	N	152	533	61	137	17	78	.257	.334	.415	27	3	60	131	4	0	7	7	14
1975	HOU	N	129	448	41	100	12	48	.223	.296	.364	23	2	42	101	5	2	5	3	11
1976	SD	N	139	471	45	121	9	55	.257	.335	.378	22	4	55	102	3	5	3	3	12
1977	TOR	A	96	313	47	75	13	40	.240	.323	.435	18	2	38	65	3	4	2	2	11
1977	SD	N	52	170	19	46	5	27	.271	.392	.441	8	3	33	40	1	1	0	1	5
1977	Total		148	483	66	121	18	67	.251	.348	.437	26	5	71	105	4	5	2	3	16
Total	NL		1369	4873	584	1227	142	682	.252	.322	.401	227	37	490	990	37	23	35	49	131
Total	AL		96	313	47	75	13	40	.240	.323	.435	18	2	38	65	3	4	2	2	11
Total			1465	5186	631	1302	155	722	.251	.322	.403	245	39	528	1055	40	27	37	51	142

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1967	HOU	N	1B	36	33	288.1	263	18	8	26	0	.972
1967	HOU	N	3B	7	7	66.2	7	15	0	1	0	1.000
1968	HOU	N	1B	5	5	40	47	3	3	4	0	.943
1968	HOU	N	3B	86	85	751.2	83	168	19	14	0	.930
1969	HOU	N	3B	154	153	1341.1	126	307	25	34	0	.945
1969	HOU	N	1B	4	1	14	14	0	1	2	0	.933
1970	HOU	N	3B	154	154	1371	147	357	18	39	0	.966
1970	HOU	N	1B	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1971	HOU	N	3B	135	130	1177	93	275	21	28	1	.946
1972	HOU	N	3B	152	151	1357.1	119	340	20	31	0	.958
1973	HOU	N	3B	152	152	1357.2	134	296	25	24	0	.945
1974	HOU	N	3B	152	152	1343.2	128	347	17	28	0	.965
1975	HOU	N	3B	124	121	1074.1	111	257	11	24	0	.971
1975	HOU	N	SS	2	1	10.1	3	2	0	1	0	1.000
1976	SD	N	3B	137	136	1192.2	109	318	20	22	0	.955
1977	TOR	A	DH	35	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	TOR	A	OF	1	1	9	5	0	0	0	0	1.000
1977	TOR	A	1B	7	7	53	54	3	2	1	0	.966
1977	TOR	A	3B	45	43	391.2	38	103	5	2	0	.966
1977	TOR	A	RF	1	1	9	5	0	0	0	0	1.000
1977	SD	N	3B	51	47	424	43	104	6	9	0	.961
1977	Total		3B	96	90	815.2	81	207	11	11	0	.963
Total			DH	35	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			SS	2	1	10.1	3	2	0	1	0	1.000
Total			1B	53	46	396.1	380	24	14	33	0	.967
Total			OF	1	1	9	5	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	1349	1331	11849	1138	2887	187	256	1	.956
Total			RF	1	1	9	5	0	0	0	0	1.000

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Houston Astros (1965).
Traded by Houston Astros to San Diego Padres in exchange for Joe McIntosh and Larry Hardy (December 11, 1975).
Sold by San Diego Padres to Toronto Blue Jays (June 8, 1977).
Released by Toronto Blue Jays (March 18, 1978).

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