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Dick Rudolph

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)
Born: August 25, 1887 in New York, NY
Died: October 20, 1949  in Bronx, NY
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY
School: Fordham University (New York, NY)
Debut: September 30, 1910 ( 3,435th in major league history)
vs. BSN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv
Last Game: September 11, 1927
vs. CIN 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Full Name: Richard Rudolph
Nicknames: Baldy
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View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Notable Events and Chronology for Dick Rudolph

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July 21, 1914

1914 – Dick Rudolph throws a three-hitter to give the Braves their second straight whitewash of the Pirates, winning, 6 – 0. Rudolph will end the year with 27 victories, tied with Grover Cleveland Alexander; one of his credited wins is a game in which he started and left after three innings. The Braves move ahead of the Reds and Phils into 4th place.

August 17, 1914

The Braves sweep two from the Reds, winning 11 – 1 behind Dick Rudolph and 5 – 3 with Bill James on the mound.

October 13, 1914

Boston Braves complete a remarkable sweep of the Philadelphia A’s to win the World Series

August 18, 1915

The new Braves Field opens in Boston. An estimated 46,500 jam the park to see the Braves and Dick Rudolph beat the Cards, 3 – 1.

June 10, 1918

The Braves’ Dick Rudolph fires the second one-hitter in two days‚ beating Rube Bressler and the visiting Reds‚ 3 – 0. Hal Chase has the lone hit.

February 9, 1920

Major leagues announce a rule change banning all “freak deliveries” by pitchers

December 17, 1920

The American League votes to allow pitchers who used the spitball in 1920 to continue using it as long as they are in the league.

Biography

 
With Bill James and Lefty Tyler, spitballer Dick Rudolph rotated in a trio that pitched the 1914 Braves from last place on July 4 to the pennant. Rudolph paced the staff with 27 wins (tying him for the NL lead with Grover Alexander) and added two more in the World Series as the Braves swept the Athletics in four games. Rudolph was one of those allowed to continue using the spitter after 1919, though he was never successful again. After baseball, Rudolph became a’Xh)”mortician.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

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