Dave Rader (baseball)
| Dave Rader | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: December 26, 1948 Claremore, Oklahoma |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 1971, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 5, 1980, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .257 | ||
| Home runs | 30 | ||
| Runs batted in | 235 | ||
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David Martin Rader (born December 26, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1971 through 1980, with the San Francisco Giants (1971–1976), St. Louis Cardinals (1977), Chicago Cubs (1978), Philadelphia Phillies (1979) and Boston Red Sox (1980). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Rader was selected by the San Francisco Giants as their number one pick in the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft. He became the Giants' starting catcher in 1972, posting a .259 batting average in 127 games. Rader finished as runner-up to Jon Matlack for the 1972 National League Rookie of the Year Award, and won The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award.
The next season he posted career-highs in home runs (9), runs (59), runs batted in (41) and fielding percentage (.991) but hit for only a .229 batting average in 148 games. In 1974 and 1975 he averaged .291 each season. In October 1976, Rader was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals where he served as a reserve catcher working behind Ted Simmons during the 1977 season.
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