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Rudy
York		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 209
 
Born: August 17, 1913 in Usa, AL, RAGLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1940    1942   
All-Star Selections 1937    1938    1942    1943    1944    1946    1947   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1934 20 CLE AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1935 21 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1936 22 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7
1937 23 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 8 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8
1938 24 CLE AL $ 5,000,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8
1939 25 CLE AL $ 5,000,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8
1940 26 CLE AL $ 5,021,429   7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8
1941 27 CLE AL $ 15,000,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8
1942 28 CLE AL $ 15,000,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8
1943 29 CLE AL $ 15,000,000   8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8
1944 30 CLE AL $ 15,000,000   8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7
1945 31 CLE AL $ 15,000,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7
1946 32 CLE AL $ 15,000,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7
1947 33 NYA AL $ 8,000,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 6
1948 34 CLE AL $ 8,000,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1949 35 CLE AL $ 8,000,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1950 36 MON NL $ 5,000,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 15,000,000   8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1934 20 CLE AL 48 173 23 44 10 1 7 29 0 0 27 28 .254 .353 .445 .798 27.8 3.5
    AAA   103 357 71 114 18 2 31 92 10 2 74 37 .319 .436 .641 1.078 94.2  
1935 21 CLE AL 147 552 73 128 24 6 18 83 0 0 53 69 .232 .297 .395 .692 65.1 6.8
1936 22 CLE AL 141 509 64 127 20 5 14 67 5 5 58 66 .250 .326 .391 .717 61.6 6.4
1937 23 CLE AL 154 520 96 162 25 5 29 110 6 1 85 61 .312 .403 .546 .949 109.7 26.8
1938 24 CLE AL 146 522 61 128 24 2 21 97 6 1 73 75 .245 .336 .420 .756 70.7 8.2
1939 25 CLE AL 147 520 81 155 23 3 31 98 4 1 60 56 .298 .368 .533 .900 97.2 19.3
1940 26 CLE AL 115 412 79 133 32 0 21 70 3 3 67 43 .323 .416 .553 .969 86.7 20.2
1941 27 CLE AL 92 312 62 94 22 3 19 64 2 1 44 32 .301 .385 .574 .959 65.2 13.3
1942 28 CLE AL 124 438 84 138 29 5 25 89 0 0 64 55 .315 .403 .575 .978 89.8 21.8
1943 29 CLE AL 153 530 105 158 27 0 21 101 1 0 88 59 .298 .395 .468 .862 96.7 18.5
1944 30 CLE AL 151 516 92 155 35 3 18 87 2 2 84 50 .300 .397 .484 .882 90.7 15.3
1945 31 CLE AL 116 401 68 101 23 1 16 62 0 0 61 64 .252 .348 .434 .782 59.3 11.0
1946 32 CLE AL 150 505 83 138 22 2 22 83 0 0 82 61 .273 .372 .455 .828 84.0 16.6
1947 33 NYA AL 147 546 90 156 23 5 17 64 1 0 68 85 .286 .364 .440 .803 86.4 13.9
1948 34 MON NL 86 304 48 79 15 2 5 44 1 1 41 45 .260 .346 .372 .717 39.9 5.5
    AAA   26 57 7 19 2 0 2 8 2 1 12 8 .333 .449 .474 .923 12.3  
1949 35 CLE AL 135 378 62 115 21 1 7 58 0 0 51 59 .304 .383 .421 .804 60.2 9.3
1950 36 MON NL 27 53 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 13 .151 .250 .208 .458 3.0 0.0
    AAA   31 105 12 33 6 0 4 24 3 2 15 25 .314 .400 .486 .886 19.7  
17 Years Sim 2079 7191 1177 2019 376 45 291 1206 31 15 1013 921 .281 .367 .467 .834 1194.0 216.5
3 Years AAA 160 519 90 166 26 2 37 124 15 5 101 70 .320 .427 .592 1.018 126.1  
162 Game Average 560 91 157 29 3 22 93 2 1 78 71 .281 .367 .467 .834 93.0  
Career Highs 154 552 105 162 35 6 31 110 6 5 88 85 .323 .416 .575 .978 109.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4944 795 1380 256 26 206 836 19 9 663 638 .279 .362 .466 .829 837.8
vs LH   2247 382 639 120 19 85 370 12 6 350 283 .284 .378 .468 .847 400.9
Home 1048 3579 560 978 172 17 131 546 12 8 518 480 .273 .364 .441 .805 585.2
Away 1031 3612 617 1041 204 28 160 660 19 7 495 441 .288 .371 .493 .864 653.6
RISP   1978 0 557 101 8 75 858 0 0 356 254 .282 .382 .454 .836 360.2
Pinch Hitting   218 39 59 14 0 7 54 1 0 27 24 .271 .344 .431 .775 33.3
Close/Late   872 155 229 49 5 36 138 0 0 142 113 .263 .366 .454 .820 148.4
Mar/Apr 339 1140 176 308 53 6 43 164 4 1 165 158 .270 .360 .440 .801 185.9
May 362 1262 199 351 55 4 57 213 5 5 170 146 .278 .362 .464 .825 213.0
June 323 1102 209 327 64 15 42 193 5 1 163 136 .297 .386 .496 .883 206.8
July 320 1090 159 289 45 5 49 201 5 1 147 137 .265 .349 .450 .800 176.8
August 381 1324 220 377 80 7 40 197 6 3 203 180 .285 .377 .446 .823 225.7
Sep/Oct 354 1273 214 367 79 8 60 238 6 4 165 164 .288 .369 .504 .873 230.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1934 20 CLE AL 1B 48 48 423.7 528 44 3 61 .995 12.15 0 0 .000 0 0.5
1935 21 CLE AL 1B 141 139 1223.0 1515 123 14 171 .992 12.05 0 0 .000 0 2.0
    C 4 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1936 22 CLE AL C 86 78 697.3 207 25 0 2 1.000 2.99 12 3 .250 1 5.7
    1B 50 50 448.3 603 48 3 62 .995 13.07 0 0 .000 0 0.9
1937 23 CLE AL C 147 132 1202.3 366 39 5 1 .988 3.03 29 9 .310 1 5.9
    1B 3 0 5.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1938 24 CLE AL C 140 128 1179.3 369 47 4 2 .990 3.17 37 12 .324 4 7.0
    CF 1 1 9.0 3 0 1 0 .750 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 1 0 4.0 5 0 0 1 1.000 11.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1939 25 CLE AL C 143 130 1169.7 476 58 8 1 .985 4.11 63 22 .349 1 7.3
    1B 2 0 8.0 13 0 0 0 1.000 14.63 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1940 26 CLE AL C 112 104 947.7 419 44 2 0 .996 4.40 57 21 .368 4 6.3
    1B 3 0 6.0 6 2 0 1 1.000 12.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1941 27 CLE AL C 91 79 729.7 342 35 2 1 .995 4.65 30 11 .367 2 4.0
    1B 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 1 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1942 28 CLE AL C 122 113 1037.0 478 45 3 0 .994 4.54 46 18 .391 1 8.0
    1B 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1943 29 CLE AL C 151 129 1202.7 518 41 6 0 .989 4.18 53 17 .321 3 6.1
1944 30 CLE AL C 145 129 1182.7 549 46 3 1 .995 4.53 53 21 .396 8 7.2
1945 31 CLE AL C 99 99 887.0 420 41 3 0 .994 4.68 56 21 .375 1 6.3
    1B 12 0 24.0 28 0 0 0 1.000 10.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1946 32 CLE AL C 142 128 1167.3 501 56 7 1 .988 4.29 61 22 .361 3 6.8
    1B 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1947 33 NYA AL C 103 101 899.3 440 46 1 0 .998 4.86 42 17 .405 2 6.6
    1B 32 28 244.0 301 28 2 33 .994 12.14 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    3B 9 9 90.0 9 14 2 0 .920 2.30 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1948 34 MON NL C 83 80 710.3 370 24 4 0 .990 4.99 27 6 .222 6 3.2
1949 35 CLE AL C 109 89 824.3 358 35 2 1 .995 4.29 44 15 .341 1 5.1
    1B 13 3 36.0 42 4 0 3 1.000 11.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1950 36 MON NL 1B 16 11 91.3 113 7 1 9 .992 11.83 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    C 6 1 17.7 13 0 0 0 1.000 6.63 1 0 .000 0 0.2
  C 1683 1520 13862.3 5828 582 50 10 .992 4.16 611 215 .352 38 85.8
  1B 325 279 2522.3 3164 256 23 342 .993 12.20 0 0 .000 0 4.4
  3B 9 9 90.0 9 14 2 0 .920 2.30 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 1 1 9.0 3 0 1 0 .750 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   2019 1809 16484.6 9004 852 76 352 .992 5.38 611 215 .352 38 90.3
Career Highs   151 139 1234.3 1517 123 14 171 .997 12.15 63 22 .405 8  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1943 29 CLE AL 7 29 5 8 1 0 1 4 1 0 3 4 .276 .333 .414 .747
Career Post-Season Batting 7 29 5 8 1 0 1 4 1 0 3 4 .276 .333 .414 .747
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1940-9-.308*
 On-Base Pct
1937-6-.403
1940-5-.399*
1942-8-.403
1943-8-.395
1944-10-.397
 Slugging Pct
1937-4-.546
1939-4-.533
1940-5-.528*
1942-5-.575
1944-10-.484
 OPS
1937-4-.949
1939-6-.900
1940-5-.927*
1942-4-.978
1943-9-.862
1944-9-.882
 XR
1937-6-109.7
1939-10-97.2
1943-10-96.7
 Runs
1943-8-105
Total Bases
1939-9-277
 Homeruns
1935-8-18
1937-2-29
1938-8-21
1939-1-31
1942-6-25
1943-8-21
1946-10-22
 RBIs
1937-4-110
1938-10-97
1939-8-98
1943-8-101
 Stolen Bases
1936-10-5
1938-9-6
 Caught Stealing
1936-4-5
 Walks
1937-6-85
1943-9-88
Strikeouts
1935-10-69
1938-10-75
1947-5-85
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 74    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 57    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Dick Dietz (934)
  2. Bill Delancey (934)
  3. Ernie Lombardi (914)
  4. Ron Blomberg (889)
  5. Bill Freehan (859)
  6. Dolph Camilli (853)
  7. Bobby Hofman (849)
  8. Joe Torre (846)
  9. Rico Carty (837)
  10. Ken Boyer (837)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1934
Had first career hit (double) on 8/1/1934, off Bill Walker (CIN)
Hit first career homerun on 8/18/1934, off Bunny Hearn (OAK)
Injured on 9/19/1935 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 6/1/1936 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 9/6/1936 with a Concussion, out for one week
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 5/1/1937
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1937, hitting .361 with 8 HR, 34 RBI
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,000,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,000,000 through salary arbitration
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 6/26/1939
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1939, hitting .333 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
2/1/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,021,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/21/1940 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1940, hitting .684 with 2 HR, 3 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1940
10/17/1940: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $15,000,000 per year, for 6 years
Injured on 4/19/1941 with a Fractured Ulna, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 3/31/1942 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1942, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Detroit on 9/30/1942
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1942
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Injured on 6/11/1945 with a Fractured Cheekbone, out for 6 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 5/2/1946
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/10/1947 to a 3-year deal worth $8,000,000 per year
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Traded from New York (A) to Montreal on 2/1/1948 (Going to MON: C Rudy York, 2B Alex Kampouris. Going to NYA: CF Jim Russell)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1948, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Traded from Montreal to Cleveland on 7/31/1948 (Going to MON: P Bill Donovan. Going to CLE: C Rudy York, P Bill Sayles)
Had 2000th career hit on 9/20/1949, off Mike Garcia (BOS)
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/10/1950 to a 1-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
 
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