Rudy York Stats

Rudy York was born on Sunday, August 17, 1913, in Ragland, Alabama. York was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 22, 1934, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rudy York baseball stats page.
"The booming bat of 24 year old Rudy York, Detroit's late entry into the home run race, spoke in tones heard 'round the baseball world this afternoon as one of Babe Ruth's proudest and supposedly invincible records went crashing into discard." - Sportswriter Shirley Povich in the Washington Post (08/31/1937)

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Rudy York
 
 
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Birth Name:   Preston Rudolph York
Nickname:   Rudy
Born On:   08-17-1913
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ragland, Alabama
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-05-1970
Place of Death Data Died In:   Rome, Georgia
Cemetery:   Sunset Memorial Gardens, Cartersville, Georgia
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   209
First Game:   08-22-1934 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-20-1948
Draft:   Not Applicable
Rudy York

Rudy York Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Rudy York

Rudy York Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1934 Tigers 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 0 - 0 - .167 .286 .167
1937 Tigers 104 375 72 115 18 3 35 2 103 41 - 52 1 - 0 - .307 .375 .651
1938 Tigers 135 463 85 138 27 2 33 4 127 92 - 74 0 - 2 - .298 .417 .579
1939 Tigers 102 329 66 101 16 1 20 1 68 41 - 50 4 - 2 8 .307 .387 .544
1940 Tigers 155 588 105 186 46 6 33 0 134 89 - 88 4 - 4 12 .316 .410 .583
1941 Tigers 155 590 91 153 29 3 27 2 111 92 - 88 4 - 1 16 .259 .360 .456
1942 Tigers 153 577 81 150 26 4 21 0 90 73 - 71 3 - 0 16 .260 .343 .428
1943 Tigers 155 571 90 155 22 11 34 1 118 84 - 88 5 - 1 22 .271 .366 .527
1944 Tigers 151 583 77 161 27 7 18 0 98 68 - 73 0 - 1 18 .276 .353 .439
1945 Tigers 155 595 71 157 25 5 18 0 87 60 - 85 0 - 0 23 .264 .331 .413
1946 Red Sox 154 579 78 160 30 6 17 2 119 86 - 93 3 - 1 16 .276 .371 .437
1947 Red Sox 48 184 16 39 7 0 6 0 27 22 - 32 0 - 0 10 .212 .296 .348
1947 White Sox 102 400 40 97 18 4 15 0 64 36 - 55 1 - 0 12 .243 .305 .420
1948 Athletics 31 51 4 8 0 0 0 0 6 7 - 15 0 - 0 2 .157 .259 .157
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,603 5,891 876 1,621 291 52 277 12 1,152 792 - 867 25 - 12 155 .275 .362 .483
Rudy York

Rudy York Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1934 Tigers C 2 - - 6 3.0 6 4 2 0 0 2 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1937 Tigers 1B 2 - - 13 6.5 13 11 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1937 Tigers 3B 41 - - 120 2.9 111 45 66 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .925 0.00 -
1937 Tigers C 54 - - 226 4.2 217 190 27 9 6 12 - - .960 0.00 -
1938 Tigers 1B 1 - - 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1938 Tigers C 116 - - 481 4.1 476 406 70 5 10 10 - - .990 0.00 -
1938 Tigers LF 14 - - 27 1.9 22 21 1 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .815 0.00 -
1939 Tigers 1B 19 - - 152 8.0 152 151 1 0 17 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1939 Tigers C 67 - - 326 4.9 321 283 38 5 5 6 - - .985 0.00 -
1940 Tigers 1B 155 - - 1,512 9.8 1,497 1,390 107 15 101 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1941 Tigers 1B 155 - - 1,524 9.8 1,503 1,393 110 21 111 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1942 Tigers 1B 152 - - 1,578 10.4 1,559 1,413 146 19 117 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1943 Tigers 1B 155 - - 1,513 9.8 1,498 1,349 149 15 105 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1944 Tigers 1B 151 - - 1,577 10.4 1,560 1,453 107 17 163 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1945 Tigers 1B 155 - - 1,596 10.3 1,577 1,464 113 19 142 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1946 Red Sox 1B 154 - - 1,451 9.4 1,443 1,327 116 8 154 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1947 Red Sox 1B 48 - - 433 9.0 431 395 36 2 45 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1947 White Sox 1B 102 - - 1,008 9.9 1,003 932 71 5 106 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1948 Athletics 1B 14 - - 83 5.9 82 77 5 1 10 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 1,263 0 0 12,444 9.9 12,322 11,359 963 122 1,072 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
C Totals 239 0 0 1,039 4.3 1,020 883 137 19 21 30 n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
3B Totals 41 0 0 120 2.9 111 45 66 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .925 0.00 --
LF Totals 14 0 0 27 1.9 22 21 1 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .815 0.00 --
13 Years 1,557 - - 13,630 8.8 13,475 12,308 1,167 155 1,098 30 n/a n/a .989 0.00 --
Rudy York

Rudy York Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1934 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1937 Tigers 3 2 .600 - - n/a 10.7 7.2 3.6 - - -
1938 Tigers 1 2 .333 - - n/a 14.0 6.3 3.6 - - -
1939 Tigers 5 0 1.000 - - n/a 16.5 6.6 4.8 - - -
1940 Tigers 3 2 .600 - - n/a 17.8 6.7 4.4 - - -
1941 Tigers 3 1 .750 - - n/a 21.9 6.7 5.3 - - -
1942 Tigers 3 3 .500 - - n/a 27.5 8.1 6.4 - - -
1943 Tigers 5 5 .500 - - n/a 16.8 6.5 4.8 - - -
1944 Tigers 5 3 .625 - - n/a 32.4 8.0 5.9 - - -
1945 Tigers 6 6 .500 - - n/a 33.1 7.0 6.8 - - -
1946 Red Sox 3 2 .600 - - n/a 34.1 6.2 4.9 - - -
1947 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 30.7 5.8 6.8 - - -
1947 White Sox 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 26.7 7.3 6.3 - - -
1948 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 8.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 38 26 .594 - - n/a 21.3 6.8 5.1 - - -
Rudy York

Rudy York Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1934 Detroit Tigers 19 Undetermined - -
1937 Detroit Tigers 20 Undetermined - -
1938 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined Stats -
1939 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined - -
1940 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined - Stats
1941 Detroit Tigers 4 $20,000.00 Stats -
1942 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined Stats -
1943 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined Stats -
1944 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined Stats -
1945 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined n/a Stats
1946 Boston Red Sox 3 Undetermined Stats Stats
1947 Boston Red Sox 3 Undetermined Stats -
1947 Chicago White Sox 3 Undetermined Stats -
1948 Philadelphia Athletics 6 Undetermined - -




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