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Barry Zito League
3-28-2103
Rudy Kerns Shortstop
Retired (1972, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .295 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .803 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
H 2095 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 11-10-1935
HR 140 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(72 games)
RBI 736
SB 359 Salary $1.85M Final Contract Year 1972
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity C+   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A+ WS Rings 3
1B F  (1.1%) LF C- (28.0%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 6
2B D  (14.4%) CF F  (1.7%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 9
3B D- (5.6%) RF D  (16.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1957 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1957 RHP 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .667 .333 .333 .000 .333
1958 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1958 RHP 4 5 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 .400 .600 .200 .400
1959 LHP 61 124 41 7 5 0 17 9 15 .844 .376 .468 .137 .331
1959 RHP 105 287 68 18 3 4 43 32 38 .674 .312 .362 .125 .237
1960 LHP 72 133 41 6 1 1 18 17 14 .782 .391 .391 .083 .308
1960 RHP 129 433 123 19 8 8 44 40 58 .766 .345 .420 .136 .284
1961 LHP 62 154 55 9 1 5 26 13 16 .934 .408 .526 .169 .357
1961 RHP 124 397 107 15 6 6 45 50 57 .734 .351 .383 .113 .270
1962 LHP 53 123 37 8 3 2 12 18 15 .858 .394 .463 .163 .301
1962 RHP 119 409 115 13 7 10 45 48 74 .776 .355 .421 .139 .281
1963 LHP 49 120 36 7 2 4 20 15 20 .867 .375 .492 .192 .300
1963 RHP 90 314 95 12 5 8 33 35 45 .823 .374 .449 .146 .303
1964 LHP 63 144 35 3 4 4 14 18 14 .734 .331 .403 .160 .243
1964 RHP 123 423 134 18 9 7 40 56 65 .850 .398 .452 .135 .317
1965 LHP 50 120 35 4 1 5 10 19 17 .855 .388 .467 .175 .292
1965 RHP 125 452 134 28 8 5 38 55 81 .802 .375 .427 .131 .296
1966 LHP 67 167 57 2 4 8 27 18 20 .944 .399 .545 .204 .341
1966 RHP 119 419 125 25 7 12 52 56 63 .859 .382 .477 .179 .298
1967 LHP 58 152 44 6 1 2 10 14 22 .731 .349 .382 .092 .289
1967 RHP 117 388 127 17 7 8 36 53 54 .879 .410 .469 .142 .327
1968 LHP 59 120 33 8 1 2 11 15 19 .766 .358 .408 .133 .275
1968 RHP 127 445 134 27 4 8 33 55 78 .812 .378 .434 .133 .301
1969 LHP 49 110 33 6 1 2 6 13 28 .801 .374 .427 .127 .300
1969 RHP 127 424 127 21 2 9 36 71 61 .824 .402 .422 .123 .300
1970 LHP 50 97 39 8 3 1 14 14 14 1.055 .477 .577 .175 .402
1970 RHP 119 436 128 18 9 7 40 45 55 .785 .360 .424 .131 .294
1971 LHP 43 95 26 3 1 1 6 12 17 .710 .352 .358 .084 .274
1971 RHP 127 453 122 23 2 7 41 60 75 .730 .355 .375 .106 .269
1972 LHP 20 46 10 1 0 2 4 3 7 .664 .294 .370 .152 .217
1972 RHP 43 118 31 4 0 2 13 16 18 .698 .351 .347 .085 .263
Total LHP 758 1707 522 78 28 39 195 198 239 .832 .379 .453 .147 .306
Total RHP 1599 5406 1573 259 77 101 541 672 824 .793 .370 .423 .132 .291
Total 1742 7113 2095 337 105 140 736 870 1063 .803 .372 .430 .136 .295
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Rudy Kerns has retired from the Colorado Renegades
1972-03-30The Colorado Renegades have promoted Rudy Kerns to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have sent Ches Beasley to the minors.
1972-03-30Rudy Kerns has signed with the Colorado Renegades for $1.85M per year for 1 year.
1971-03-29The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Rudy Kerns to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Mike Thies to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jack Schweitzer to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Bill Rondon to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Bill Franco to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Buster Fanzone to the major league team.
1971-03-29Rudy Kerns has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $2.45M per year for 1 year.
1970-09-14Rudy Kerns of the Colorado Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1969-09-30Rudy Kerns of the Colorado Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1967-11-01Rudy Kerns now holds the league record for career on-base percentage.
1967-11-01Rudy Kerns now holds the league record for career batting average.
1967-09-21Rudy Kerns of the Colorado Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1964-03-29The Colorado Renegades have promoted Rudy Kerns to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Bill Garfield to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Doug Meara to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Bobby Dotter to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Lee Brill to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Hal Davison to the major league team.
1964-03-29Rudy Kerns has signed with the Colorado Renegades for $4.7M per year for 7 years.
1963-06-11Rudy Kerns of the Colorado Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1962-04-30Rudy Kerns of the Colorado Renegades is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1958-09-26The Colorado Renegades have promoted Rudy Kerns to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Archi Darwin to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Jack Kaiser to the major league team.
1957-10-03The Colorado Renegades have sent Rudy Kerns to the minors.
1957-10-01The Colorado Renegades have promoted Rudy Kerns to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Eric Ross to the major league team.
1957-03-29The Colorado Renegades have sent Tyson Murphy to the minors. The Colorado Renegades have sent Mike Bowman to the minors. The Colorado Renegades have sent Mike Prough to the minors. The Colorado Renegades have sent Denny Hamrick to the minors. The Colorado Renegades have sent Kevin Middleton to the minors. The Colorado Renegades have sent Phil Guerrero to the minors. The Colorado Renegades have sent Rudy Kerns to the minors. The Colorado Renegades have sent Hal Grube to the minors. The Colorado Renegades have sent Jack Kaiser to the minors. The Colorado Renegades have sent Dutch Peterson to the minors.
1957-03-29The Colorado Renegades have promoted Rudy Kerns to the major league team.
1953-09-28The Colorado Renegades have promoted Pedro Klopp to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Oscar Geraghty to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have sent Rudy Kerns to the minors.
1953-09-27The Colorado Renegades have auto-promoted Rudy Kerns to the major leagues.
1953-09-27The Colorado Renegades have promoted Kermit Aleno to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have sent Rudy Kerns to the minors.
1953-09-26The Colorado Renegades have auto-promoted Rudy Kerns to the major leagues.
1953-08-29The Colorado Renegades have promoted Tex Barr to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have sent Rudy Kerns to the minors.
1953-08-25The Colorado Renegades have auto-promoted Rudy Kerns to the major leagues.