Joe Rudi was born on September 7, 1946, in Modesto, California. He was a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, California Angels, and Boston Red Sox. He began his career with the A's in 1967 and quickly became a key player on the team. Rudi’s greatest successes came in the 1970s when he became one of the most feared hitters and most reliable fielders in the game. More about Joe Rudi
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Over his 16-year career, Rudi played in 1,707 games, hit .264 with 1,468 hits, 319 doubles, 61 triples, 179 home runs and 810 RBI. His best season was in 1972, when he hit .305 with 24 homers, 99 RBI and 90 runs scored, while catching everything hit to him in left field. He earned three Gold Glove awards for his outstanding defensive play. In addition, Rudi was a clutch hitter in the postseason. He helped the A's win three World Championships ('72, '73, '74), and was named the World Series MVP in 1972 after his catch in the ninth inning of Game Two helped preserve a 2-0 victory.In total, we tracked 706 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Joe Rudi (2021 TOPPS HERITAGE HIGH NUMBER JOE RUDI WORLD SERIES AUTOGRAPH #48/99) was sold in December 2022 for $149.99 while the cheapest item (Joe Rudi Signed Card) found a new owner for $0.15 in October 2022. The month with the most items sold (14) was December 2022 with an average selling price of $13.99 for an autographed item of Joe Rudi. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2013 with $50.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2008. In average, an autographed item from Joe Rudi is worth $8.00.
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In the loop: Joe Rudi, Dana Holgorsen, Reggie Evans, Gary Maffett (05/05/12): Former Iowa Oak left fielder Joe Rudi signed autographs in Des Moines last Sunday while recalling the Dubuque flood of 1965. "It was so bad there that we had to play in backyard fields," the former major-leaguer said.