Born on August 16, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland, Don Rudolph (Frederick Donald Rudolph) played for the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 6 year career. Rudolph broke into the bigs on September 21, 1957 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 3.62 ERA in 176.2 innings pitched in 1962, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Don Rudolph's best season was 1962, when he posted a 3.62 ERA and struck out 68 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1957
CHI
A
5
0
1
0
2.25
2
3
3
0
0
0
12
6
2
2
0
0
0
1958
CHI
A
7
0
1
0
2.57
2
2
2
0
0
1
7
4
0
5
1
0
0
1959
CIN
N
5
0
0
0
4.91
8
4
4
0
0
0
7.1
13
1
3
1
0
0
1959
CHI
A
4
0
0
0
.00
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
2
1
0
0
1959
Total
9
0
0
0
3.48
8
4
4
0
0
1
10.1
17
1
5
2
0
0
1962
WAS
A
37
23
8
10
3.62
68
84
71
6
2
0
176.1
187
13
42
2
1
3
1962
CLE
A
1
0
0
0
.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1962
TOT
A
38
23
8
10
3.62
68
84
71
6
2
0
176.2
188
13
42
2
1
3
1963
WAS
A
37
26
7
19
4.55
70
98
88
4
0
1
174
189
28
36
3
2
6
1964
WAS
A
28
8
1
3
4.09
32
36
32
0
0
0
70.1
81
10
12
5
0
0
Total
NL
5
0
0
0
4.91
8
4
4
0
0
0
7.1
13
1
3
1
0
0
Total
AL
119
57
18
32
3.98
174
223
196
10
2
3
443
472
53
99
12
3
9
Total
124
57
18
32
4.00
182
227
200
10
2
3
450.1
485
54
102
13
3
9
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1957
CHI
A
P
5
0
12
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1.000
1958
CHI
A
P
7
0
7
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1.000
1959
CIN
N
P
5
0
7.1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1959
CHI
A
P
4
0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1959
Total
P
9
0
10.1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1962
WAS
A
P
37
23
176.1
6
32
2
0
0
1
0
2
1
.950
1962
CLE
A
P
1
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1962
TOT
A
P
38
23
176.2
6
32
2
0
0
1
0
2
1
.950
1963
WAS
A
P
37
26
174
9
27
0
2
0
2
2
3
1
1.000
1964
WAS
A
P
28
8
70.1
4
10
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1.000
Total
P
124
57
450.1
20
75
2
4
0
4
2
9
3
.979
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1957
CHI
A
5
2
0
1
0
0
.500
.500
1.000
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1958
CHI
A
7
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1959
CIN
N
5
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1959
CHI
A
4
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1959
Total
9
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1962
WAS
A
37
57
5
10
0
2
.175
.230
.246
2
1
3
18
1
1
0
0
1
1962
CLE
A
1
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1962
TOT
A
38
57
5
10
0
2
.175
.230
.246
2
1
3
18
1
1
0
0
1
1963
WAS
A
37
45
3
8
1
4
.178
.224
.289
2
0
3
10
0
5
0
0
1
1964
WAS
A
28
15
0
1
0
0
.067
.125
.067
0
0
1
6
0
0
0
0
1
Total
NL
5
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total
AL
119
119
8
20
1
6
.168
.219
.252
5
1
7
34
1
6
0
0
3
Total
124
120
8
20
1
6
.167
.217
.250
5
1
7
35
1
6
0
0
3
Transactions[]
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Lou Skizas to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Del Ennis (May 1, 1959).
Selected by Cleveland Indians from Cincinnati Reds in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 27, 1961).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with Steve Hamilton to Washington Senators in exchange for Willie Tasby (May 3, 1962).