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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Vance Rudderham Relief Pitcher
Retired (1979, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.87 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 32-45 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
SV 38 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 08-30-1942
K 612 Drafted Round 3, Pick 35
(1963)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(122 games)
IP 858.0
WHIP 1.50 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1979
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L D  Endurance D    Ldrship B-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity B+   Mentor Val B+
Speed C  Bunt D  Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 65% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1963 NYN
0
 0
1
0
0
0
0
 0
1.2
 1 1 1 0 0
1
0.60
5.40
1965 CHN
0
 0
9
0
0
0
1
 0
10.0
 10 3 3 0 5
8
1.50
2.70
1966 CHN
2
 9
71
0
0
0
6
 6
93.0
 106 61 59 2 31
60
1.47
5.71
1967 CHN
2
 3
49
0
0
0
4
 4
48.2
 60 41 40 1 27
33
1.79
7.40
1968 CHN
3
 1
39
0
0
0
5
 0
50.1
 44 16 16 0 25
29
1.37
2.86
1969 CHN
5
 11
52
0
0
0
5
 5
89.2
 102 56 53 0 35
69
1.53
5.32
1970 CHN
0
 1
18
0
0
0
3
 0
29.1
 21 7 6 0 9
21
1.02
1.84
1971 CHN
4
 4
62
0
0
0
2
 5
93.0
 99 49 47 1 36
64
1.45
4.55
1972 CHN
1
 6
32
0
0
0
1
 2
59.1
 71 42 39 2 25
35
1.62
5.92
1973 CHN
0
 3
32
0
0
0
2
 1
41.2
 57 39 38 2 21
39
1.87
8.21
1974 CHN
4
 3
62
0
0
0
2
 4
128.0
 134 71 65 3 49
101
1.43
4.57
1975 CHN
2
 0
22
0
0
0
2
 1
35.1
 34 14 14 0 15
20
1.39
3.57
1976 CHN
2
 0
9
0
0
0
0
 0
20.0
 20 10 7 1 6
15
1.30
3.15
1977 CHN
4
 2
30
0
0
0
4
 0
53.1
 51 25 24 0 23
38
1.39
4.05
1978 CHN
3
 2
79
0
0
0
1
 5
104.2
 122 59 52 2 46
79
1.61
4.47
2102
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
32
 45
567
0
0
0
38
 33
858.0
 932 494 464 14 353
612
1.50
4.87
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Vance Rudderham has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-08-31Vance Rudderham of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1977-08-12Vance Rudderham of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1976-04-26Vance Rudderham of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1971-08-21Vance Rudderham of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1971-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Vance Rudderham to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Robin Goulait to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Jack Stanage to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Lee Sudhoff to the minors.
1971-03-29Vance Rudderham has signed with the Chicago Cubs for $1.3M per year for 8 years.
1967-07-16Vance Rudderham of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1966-09-20Vance Rudderham of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1966-08-12Vance Rudderham of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1966-06-11The Chicago Cubs have promoted Vance Rudderham to the major league team.
1966-06-11The Chicago Cubs have sent Vance Rudderham to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Jim Jacobs to the minors.
1965-09-10The Chicago Cubs have promoted Vance Rudderham to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Archie Baldwin to the minors.
1965-07-20The Chicago Cubs have sent Vance Rudderham to the minors.
1965-03-29The Chicago Cubs have promoted Vance Rudderham to the major league team.
1964-07-02A trade has been completed between the New York Empires and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Kimera Weaver, Frank Lewis, Bobby Roque, Jim Jacobs, Vance Rudderham, Draft Pick 1965 Round 2 NYN (Willie Miller) from the New York Empires in exchange for George Tauscher.
1964-04-01The New York Empires have promoted John Clarkson to the major league team. The New York Empires have sent Vance Rudderham to the minors.
1964-03-31The New York Empires have promoted Vance Rudderham to the major league team.
1964-03-30The New York Empires have promoted Domingo Moore to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Bert Haddix to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Kimera Weaver to the major league team. The New York Empires have sent Vance Rudderham to the minors. The New York Empires have sent Razor Pezzullo to the minors. The New York Empires have sent Jim Jacobs to the minors.
1964-03-28The New York Empires have promoted Pat McGuire to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Vance Rudderham to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Hank Kolloway to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Jim Jacobs to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted John Clarkson to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Bill Davis to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Chris Terry to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Razor Pezzullo to the major league team.
1963-10-03The New York Empires have sent Vance Rudderham to the minors.
1963-09-29The New York Empires have promoted Luis Tappe to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Alex Werley to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Vance Rudderham to the major league team.