Ken Rudolph

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1946)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Ken Rudolph

|position=Catcher

|image=Ken Rudolph 1973.jpg

|caption=Rudolph with the Cubs in 1973

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1946|12|29}}

|birth_place=Rockford, Illinois, U.S.

|death_date=

|death_place=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 20

|debutyear=1969

|debutteam=Chicago Cubs

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 7

|finalyear=1977

|finalteam=Baltimore Orioles

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.213

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=6

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=64

|teams=

• Chicago Cubs (1969–1973)
• San Francisco Giants (1974)
• St. Louis Cardinals (1975–1976)
• San Francisco Giants (1977)
• Baltimore Orioles (1977)

}}Kenneth Victor Rudolph (born December 29, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. A catcher, he appeared in 328 Major League games played between {{baseball year|1969}}–{{baseball year|1977}} for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants and Baltimore Orioles. Rudolph threw and batted right-handed, stood {{convert|6|ft|1|in}} tall and weighed {{convert|180|lb}}.

In 328 games over 9 seasons, Rudolph posted a .213 batting average (158-for-743) with 55 runs, 6 home runs and 64 RBI.

Rudolph was the head varsity baseball coach at Arcadia High School (Arizona) until 2013.[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.163812750449624.1073741826.112913202206246&type=3&paipv=0&eav=AfbHyxFHsmeeottwJiSdgs6qo-Y74BIQz9ZAqy_e523Y0l6c_YiZ8-aJSnBiPPOv1Y4&_rdr Ken Rudolph Day at Arcadia Titans Field] - Ken Rudolph Retirement Ceremony. Facebook April 11, 2013.