Preston Rudolph York was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout, and manager.
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40 Facts About Rudy York
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Rudy York played in Major League Baseball as a catcher and a first baseman between 1934 and 1948, most notably as a member of the Detroit Tigers.
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Seven-time All-Star, Rudy York broke Babe Ruth's record by hitting 18 home runs in a single month – a feat he accomplished as a rookie in 1937.
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Rudy York was the starting first baseman and leading slugger for the Detroit team that won the 1945 World Series.
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Rudy York played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Rudy York was the batting coach for the Boston Red Sox for four years from 1959 to 1962, including one game in July 1959 in which he acted as the team's interim manager.
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Rudy York was born in 1913 in Ragland, Alabama, but the family moved to Georgia when Rudy York was a young boy.
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Rudy York's maternal great-grandmother Elizabeth Jane Barrett was a full-blooded Cherokee.
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Rudy York joined his mother working at the mill and became the star player on the ATCO baseball team from 1930 to 1933.
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Rudy York continued to work his way through the minor leagues in 1934, playing for Beaumont and the Fort Worth Cats of the Texas League.
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Rudy York was briefly called up to the Detroit Tigers late in the season, appearing in three games in which he had one hit in six at bats.
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Rudy York appeared in 104 games, beginning at third base for 41 games and then moving to catcher for 54 games.
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Defensively, Rudy York was not as strong; his 12 passed balls led the league, and his nine errors in just 54 games at catcher ranked third in the league.
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In 1938, Rudy York returned as the Tigers' catcher for 116 games and played 14 games in left field.
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The move proved successful as Greenberg and Rudy York each played 154 games and ranked highly among the league's batters in several key batting statistics: first and second in RBIs ; first and second in total bases ; first and second in doubles ; and first and third in home runs.
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Williams struck out Rudy York looking, making Rudy York the only man Ted ever whiffed in a big-league game.
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In 1942, Rudy York held out during spring training when the Tigers asked him to take a salary cut.
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Rudy York slumped badly at the plate for the first half of the 1943 season, drawing boos from the fans.
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Rudy York's fielding became as bad as his batting and he appeared to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
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Rudy York took an unmerciful booing all through 1942, and the booing increased with the start of the present season.
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Rudy York was selected to his fifth All-Star team and finished third in the voting for the American League Most Valuable Player award.
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In 1944, Rudy York was selected to the All-Star team for the sixth year, and Rudy York ranked among the American League leaders with 18 home runs, 98 RBIs, and 256 total bases.
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Rudy York ranked among the league leaders in several defensive categories, both positive and negative, with 17 errors at first base, 163 double plays turned at first base, 1,453 putouts at all positions, and a 10.
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In 1946, Rudy York started 154 games at first base for Boston and finished among the American League leaders with 1,326 putouts, 116 assists at first base, 154 double plays turned at first base, and 119 RBIs.
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Rudy York hit two grand slams in a game against the St Louis Browns on July 27,1947, as part of a 10 RBI day.
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The combination of Rudy York, Ted Williams, and Bobby Doerr helped lead Boston to the American League pennant.
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Rudy York was unconditionally released by the White Sox in January 1948.
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Rudy York appeared in his last major league game on September 20,1948.
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Rudy York played for a semi-pro baseball team in 1952 and then obtained work outside baseball with the Georgia Forestry Commission in 1953.
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Rudy York returned to baseball as a scout for the New York Yankees in 1956.
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In January 1958, Rudy York returned to the Boston Red Sox for a six-year association.
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Rudy York was first hired as a coach for the Memphis Chicks, the Bosox' Double-A affiliate.
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However, Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey decided not to let Rudy York go and assigned him to the coaching staff of the Reading Red Sox for the 1963 season.
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Rudy York developed lung cancer and underwent surgery and radiation therapy in November 1969.
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Rudy York died in February 1970 at Floyd County Hospital in Rome, Georgia, at age 56.
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Rudy York was posthumously inducted in the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.
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Rudy York was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.
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