Joe Rudi Trades and Transactions

The Joe Rudi trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Joe Rudi has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"What makes him (Joe Rudi) such an outstanding player is that he's one of those rare individuals who maintains an even pace all season long. He's such a consistent, dependable man. A great player." - Boston Red Sox Manager Darrell Johnson in Baseball Digest (September 1975)

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Joe Rudi

Joe Rudi Autograph on a 1983 Fleer (#532)

Joe Rudi Autograph on a 1983 Fleer (#532)
 

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Birth Name:   Joseph Oden Rudi
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   09-07-1946  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Modesto, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Downey High School (Downey, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-11-1967 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-03-1982
Draft:   Not Applicable
Joe Rudi

Trades & Transactions

06-13-1964: Signed as an amateur free agent by Kansas City Athletics.
05-03-1965: Claimed on first-year waivers by Cleveland Indians from Kansas City Athletics.
12-01-1965: Traded by Cleveland Indians (with Phil Roof) to Kansas City Athletics for Jim Landis and Jim Rittwage.
11-01-1976: Granted free agency.
11-17-1976: Signed by California Angels.
01-23-1981: Traded by California Angels (with Frank Tanana and Jim Dorsey) to Boston Red Sox for Fred Lynn and Steve Renko.
11-13-1981: Granted free agency.
12-04-1981: Signed by Oakland Athletics.
10-28-1983: Released by Oakland Athletics.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Joe Rudi trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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