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Name Team Age
Rudy Coca Retired (1965, Age 37) Died (2000, Age 72)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21
(1950)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League 0 12 years (64 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- A- C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C- C+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  A  C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 10/15/1928
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (96.5 %) B- (53.9 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 BOS 36 66 6 15 4 0 2 8 5 12 0 0 1 .659 .280 .379 .227
1951 BOS 24 90 10 22 5 0 5 22 5 19 1 0 0 .755 .289 .467 .244
1952 BOS 51 154 19 37 4 0 5 16 10 40 0 0 3 .655 .291 .364 .240
1953 BOS 136 529 83 144 18 5 36 94 34 101 0 0 4 .853 .323 .529 .272
1954 BOS 123 483 76 136 15 5 33 87 36 80 0 0 4 .872 .334 .538 .282
1955 CHN 135 532 82 155 20 5 22 73 41 101 0 2 8 .817 .345 .472 .291
1956 CHN-PIT 65 193 25 41 5 0 14 35 8 42 0 1 2 .702 .246 .456 .212
1957 PIT 121 415 59 100 16 2 22 76 30 94 5 0 3 .745 .297 .448 .241
1958 PIT 136 511 64 134 24 3 24 69 30 110 5 4 7 .763 .301 .462 .262
1959 PIT 101 202 18 38 6 1 7 32 18 44 1 0 0 .587 .256 .332 .188
1960 PIT 130 409 53 109 12 3 17 57 29 92 0 1 3 .749 .314 .435 .267
1961 PIT 113 458 72 121 17 1 24 69 35 88 1 2 2 .779 .317 .463 .264
1962 PIT 112 422 54 103 13 1 23 66 30 97 2 8 3 .738 .295 .443 .244
1963 PIT 109 416 51 102 13 1 27 83 27 80 3 2 7 .765 .289 .476 .245
1964 PIT 100 393 46 82 14 6 12 51 22 82 1 2 7 .616 .250 .366 .209
1965 PIT 35 125 16 27 7 1 3 13 8 35 0 0 3 .629 .269 .360 .216
Total 1527 5398 734 1366 193 34 276 851 368 1117 19 22 57 .757 .302 .455 .253
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Rudy Coca has retired from the Pittsburgh Playboys
1965-05-30Rudy Coca of the Pittsburgh Playboys is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1961-08-31Rudy Coca of the Pittsburgh Playboys is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1957-07-11Rudy Coca of the Pittsburgh Playboys is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1956-06-27Rudy Coca of the Pittsburgh Playboys is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1956-04-11A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Playboys and the Chicago Nittany Lions. The Chicago Nittany Lions receive Bull Mitchum, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (PIT), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (CHN) from the Pittsburgh Playboys in exchange for Rudy Coca.
1955-03-25The Chicago Nittany Lions have renamed Shane Sparks to Rudy Coca.
1955-03-25The Chicago Nittany Lions have renamed Will Smith to Shane Sparks.
1955-03-25The Chicago Nittany Lions have renamed Fahim Ferdous to Will Smith.
1955-03-25The Chicago Nittany Lions have renamed Rudy Coca to Fahim Ferdous.
1954-06-03Rudy Coca of the Boston Bangers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1953-04-02The Boston Bangers have promoted Rudy Coca to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Rusty Shackleford to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Howard Gardner to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Hank Hill to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have designated Frank Spiezio for assignment. The Boston Bangers have designated Dick Hehl for assignment. The Boston Bangers have sent Mike Smith to the minors. The Boston Bangers have sent Bill Goodman to the minors.
1952-06-04The Boston Bangers have promoted Mike Smith to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Bill Goodman to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have sent Hank Hill to the minors. The Boston Bangers have sent Rudy Coca to the minors.
1952-04-01The Boston Bangers have promoted Rudy Coca to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Jack Silvestri to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Shawn McGlone to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Gary Jones to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Andy Jaxitout to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have sent Bill Butler to the minors. The Boston Bangers have sent Nate Grove to the minors. The Boston Bangers have designated Dick Hehl for assignment. The Boston Bangers have sent Adrian Arroyo to the minors. The Boston Bangers have sent German Callahan to the minors.
1951-05-03The Boston Bangers have promoted Lincoln Franklin to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Nate Grove to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Adrian Arroyo to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have sent Gary Jones to the minors. The Boston Bangers have sent Rudy Coca to the minors. The Boston Bangers have sent Andy Jaxitout to the minors.
1951-04-01The Boston Bangers have promoted Rudy Coca to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Chad Lange to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Gary James to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have promoted Ray Jefferson to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have sent Harry Bamberger to the minors. The Boston Bangers have sent Lefty McNaughton to the minors.
1950-05-16The Boston Bangers have promoted Harry Bamberger to the major league team. The Boston Bangers have sent Rudy Coca to the minors.
1950-04-01The Boston Bangers have renamed Jack Carlsen to Rudy Coca.