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| Name | Team | Age |
| Rudy Ford | Retired (1976, Age 36) | Died (2014, Age 74) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 29 (1959) |
CF | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Nomar Garciaparra League | 0 | 7 years (129 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 6/23/1940 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (1B) |
| (98.9 %) | (95.9 %) | (73.6 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1964 | AHP | 14 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | .622 | .244 | .378 | .244 |
| 1964 | HHP | 8 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .709 | .286 | .423 | .231 |
| 1964 | LHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1964 | RHP | 22 | 70 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | .664 | .264 | .400 | .243 |
| 1965 | AHP | 26 | 95 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 15 | .796 | .354 | .442 | .326 |
| 1965 | HHP | 19 | 58 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | .528 | .270 | .259 | .207 |
| 1965 | LHP | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| 1965 | RHP | 45 | 147 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 28 | .708 | .327 | .381 | .286 |
| 1970 | AHP | 65 | 180 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 37 | .610 | .294 | .317 | .217 |
| 1970 | HHP | 57 | 157 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 33 | .731 | .304 | .427 | .261 |
| 1970 | LHP | 29 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | .531 | .281 | .250 | .212 |
| 1970 | RHP | 111 | 285 | 69 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 61 | .691 | .302 | .389 | .242 |
| 1971 | AHP | 40 | 142 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 28 | .642 | .290 | .352 | .225 |
| 1971 | HHP | 47 | 169 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 42 | .788 | .356 | .432 | .272 |
| 1971 | LHP | 54 | 118 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 33 | .744 | .354 | .390 | .288 |
| 1971 | RHP | 69 | 193 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 37 | .709 | .310 | .399 | .228 |
| 1972 | AHP | 22 | 76 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23 | .454 | .244 | .211 | .184 |
| 1972 | HHP | 28 | 95 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 29 | .575 | .260 | .316 | .189 |
| 1972 | LHP | 18 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | .420 | .182 | .238 | .143 |
| 1972 | RHP | 43 | 129 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 34 | .554 | .275 | .279 | .202 |
| 1973 | AHP | 24 | 73 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | .790 | .325 | .466 | .288 |
| 1973 | HHP | 30 | 80 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | .553 | .290 | .263 | .188 |
| 1973 | LHP | 13 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .563 | .300 | .263 | .263 |
| 1973 | RHP | 51 | 134 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 34 | .680 | .307 | .373 | .231 |
| 1974 | AHP | 32 | 107 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 19 | .695 | .331 | .364 | .262 |
| 1974 | HHP | 15 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | .671 | .283 | .388 | .224 |
| 1974 | LHP | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .661 | .375 | .286 | .286 |
| 1974 | RHP | 47 | 149 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 26 | .689 | .313 | .376 | .248 |
| 1975 | AHP | 14 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | .744 | .340 | .404 | .298 |
| 1975 | HHP | 21 | 71 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | .560 | .278 | .282 | .197 |
| 1975 | LHP | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .421 | .211 | .211 | .211 |
| 1975 | RHP | 34 | 99 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 20 | .672 | .318 | .354 | .242 |
| 1976 | AHP | 16 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | .391 | .161 | .231 | .154 |
| 1976 | HHP | 22 | 72 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | .447 | .211 | .236 | .167 |
| 1976 | LHP | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .524 | .190 | .333 | .190 |
| 1976 | RHP | 36 | 103 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | .403 | .189 | .214 | .155 |
| Total | AHP | 253 | 817 | 198 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 92 | 60 | 170 | .645 | .294 | .350 | .242 |
| Total | HHP | 247 | 777 | 175 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 98 | 71 | 179 | .645 | .294 | .351 | .225 |
| Total | LHP | 148 | 285 | 67 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 74 | .596 | .288 | .309 | .235 |
| Total | RHP | 458 | 1309 | 306 | 57 | 12 | 28 | 161 | 110 | 275 | .655 | .295 | .360 | .234 |
| Total | 500 | 1594 | 373 | 65 | 14 | 31 | 190 | 131 | 349 | .645 | .294 | .351 | .234 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Rudy Ford has retired from the Tampa Bay Fighting Manatees |
| 1972-04-15 | Rudy Ford of the Tampa Bay Fighting Manatees is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1970-04-01 | The Tampa Bay Fighting Manatees have promoted Rudy Ford to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Fighting Manatees have promoted Billy Rogalski to the major league team. |
| 1965-06-20 | The Toronto Terrors have designated Rudy Ford for assignment. |
| 1964-08-03 | The Toronto Terrors have promoted Rudy Ford to the major league team. |
| 1964-06-12 | The Toronto Terrors have demoted Rudy Ford to the minor leagues. |
| 1964-06-08 | The Toronto Terrors have promoted Rudy Ford to the major league team. The Toronto Terrors have sent Jack Melendez to the minors. |
| 1964-05-16 | The Toronto Terrors have promoted Red Smith to the major league team. The Toronto Terrors have sent Rudy Ford to the minors. |
| 1964-05-16 | The Toronto Terrors have promoted Rudy Ford to the major league team. The Toronto Terrors have sent Chris George to the minors. |
| 1964-04-01 | The Toronto Terrors have acquired Rudy Ford from the waiver wire. |
| 1963-04-01 | The New York Crimes have waived Rudy Ford. |