P Rudy Finkel #35
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P RUDY FINKEL #35 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
7 7 2-3 0 5.13 33.1 43 3 12 18 1.65 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/04/1974 @ TH Win, 7-5 X 4.0 3 3 3 1 0
08/28/1974 @ DAV Loss, 4-7 X 4.2 10 5 3 4 1 Loss
08/22/1974 WSB Loss, 2-3 X 8.0 7 3 2 3 11 Loss
08/16/1974 @ ARL Win, 8-4 X 9.0 7 4 4 4 7 Win
08/12/1974 GRE Loss, 4-6 X 5.0 5 6 5 3 6 Loss
08/06/1974 NOR Win, 6-2 X 9.0 6 2 2 5 6 Win
08/02/1974 @ TAM Loss, 1-4 X 7.0 4 4 4 4 2 Loss
07/29/1974 MAD Win, 6-3 X 5.1 4 2 2 1 2 Win
07/23/1974 @ MIA Loss, 5-6 X 8.0 9 3 1 1 9
07/18/1974 @ WSB Loss, 4-9 X 4.0 9 7 7 1 2 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/29/1947
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 66 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 8th Pick in Round 1
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 7 7 2 3 0 5.13 33.1 43 23 19 3 12 18 0 0.0 0 1 14.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.39 11.61 4.86 3.24 4.69 1.65 115 0.2 .357        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 44 14 1 1 2 9 3 5 0 1 0 .318 .362 .523 .884      
vs. RHB 88 29 2 2 1 14 9 13 1 2 2 .330 .400 .432 .832      
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 0 1 0 13.50 4.0 6 7 6 1 2 2  
May 3 3 0 1 0 5.02 14.1 21 9 8 2 4 9  
July 2 2 2 0 0 1.74 10.1 6 2 2 0 2 6  
August 1 1 0 1 0 5.79 4.2 10 5 3 0 4 1  
Postseason 1 1 0 0 0 6.75 4.0 3 3 3 1 1 0  
Last Year 1 1 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 0 4 3  
2 Years Ago 5 0 1 0 0 2.79 9.2 14 3 3 0 7 4  
Career 109 9 12 9 18 3.42 213.1 216 88 81 8 122 153  
Home 4 4 1 2 0 4.43 20.1 21 12 10 2 5 12  
Road 3 3 1 1 0 6.23 13.0 22 11 9 1 7 6  
Grass 7 7 2 3 0 5.13 33.1 43 23 19 3 12 18  
Night 7 7 2 3 0 5.13 33.1 43 23 19 3 12 18  
As Starter 7 7 2 3 0 5.13 33.1 43 23 19 3 12 18  
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 18 18 8 7 0 3.01 137.1 110 51 46 8 51 119 7 38.9 2 12 66.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 10.62 7.21 7.80 3.34 3.18 1.17 84 3.0 .271        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 176 39 3 2 2 18 20 47 2 2 0 .222 .298 .295 .593      
vs. RHB 325 71 13 5 6 33 31 72 0 5 1 .218 .289 .345 .633      
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 0 1 0 5.14 7.0 5 5 4 1 5 4  
May 3 3 3 0 0 0.67 27.0 18 2 2 0 6 24  
June 5 5 3 1 0 2.23 40.1 30 10 10 1 18 35  
July 4 4 0 2 0 4.68 25.0 28 15 13 1 3 24  
August 5 5 2 3 0 4.03 38.0 29 19 17 5 19 32  
Last Year 4 4 1 0 0 4.91 29.1 39 18 16 2 13 20  
2 Years Ago 8 0 2 1 2 6.57 12.1 17 9 9 0 9 8  
Career 30 22 11 8 2 3.57 179.0 166 78 71 10 73 147  
Home 9 9 5 3 0 2.40 71.1 53 21 19 2 24 68  
Road 9 9 3 4 0 3.68 66.0 57 30 27 6 27 51  
Grass 18 18 8 7 0 3.01 137.1 110 51 46 8 51 119  
Day 4 4 3 1 0 2.61 31.0 23 9 9 2 9 25  
Night 14 14 5 6 0 3.13 106.1 87 42 37 6 42 94  
As Starter 18 18 8 7 0 3.01 137.1 110 51 46 8 51 119  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1965 Jackson - R 17 14 14 4 7 0 5.16 75.0 90 49 43 10 49 42 0 0 1.85 .311 5.92 0.3 92
1966 Jackson - R 18 12 12 5 5 0 3.38 64.0 68 37 24 4 23 45 1 1 1.42 .305 4.04 1.7 144
1966 Spokane - A 18 5 5 2 2 0 4.78 26.1 33 14 14 3 2 21 0 0 1.33 .353 3.41 0.4 74
1967 Jackson - R 19 11 11 4 5 0 4.05 66.2 83 31 30 1 26 56 0 0 1.63 .381 2.68 1.7 82
1967 Spokane - A 19 4 4 4 0 0 0.87 20.2 18 3 2 0 11 17 0 0 1.40 .305 2.66 0.6 443
1968 Jackson - R 20 14 14 5 5 0 5.73 75.1 95 48 48 7 43 78 0 0 1.83 .395 4.20 1.0 70
1968 Spokane - A 20 1 1 0 0 0 5.40 5.0 9 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 2.20 .450 3.40 0.1 73
1968 Gary - A 20 1 1 1 0 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 4 6 0 0 2.00 .500 2.55 0.1 88
1969 La Crosse - R 21 15 0 1 3 4 2.79 19.1 24 8 6 0 15 18 0 0 2.02 .400 3.87 0.3 176
1969 Yakima - A 21 11 0 2 2 2 5.48 21.1 25 13 13 1 14 18 0 0 1.83 .364 3.83 0.2 81
1969 Rockford - A 21 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.43 .000 3.09 0.0 999
1970 La Crosse - R 22 15 0 1 3 5 3.24 25.0 22 9 9 0 23 22 0 0 1.80 .306 4.26 0.2 143
1970 Yakima - A 22 9 0 0 0 1 3.86 14.0 16 6 6 1 7 18 0 0 1.64 .429 3.03 0.2 105
1970 Rockford - A 22 32 0 3 3 3 5.15 50.2 57 30 29 3 37 46 0 0 1.86 .344 3.73 0.1 69
1971 Rockford - A 23 61 0 5 3 15 2.26 107.1 92 29 27 2 57 75 0 0 1.39 .284 3.13 1.1 159
1972 Yakima - A 24 14 0 2 1 1 1.37 26.1 19 4 4 0 10 31 0 0 1.10 .292 1.82 0.9 300
1972 Roanoke - A 24 8 0 2 1 2 6.57 12.1 17 9 9 0 9 8 0 0 2.11 .370 3.40 0.0 51
1972 Total - A 24 22 0 4 2 3 3.03 38.2 36 13 13 0 19 39 0 0 1.42 .324 2.32 0.9 117
1972 Rockford - A 24 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 5.1 7 2 2 0 5 2 0 0 2.25 .350 4.54 -0.0 113
1972 Lincoln - A 24 2 0 1 0 0 2.08 4.1 7 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2.08 .412 2.81 0.1 182
1972 Total - A 24 5 0 1 0 0 2.79 9.2 14 3 3 0 7 4 0 0 2.17 .378 3.76 0.0 136
1972 Amarillo - AA 24 32 0 4 3 7 4.42 55.0 58 29 27 6 30 40 0 0 1.60 .301 4.93 0.1 108
1972 Omaha - AAA 24 7 0 0 0 0 2.89 9.1 10 4 3 0 6 4 0 0 1.71 .312 3.58 0.0 118
1973 Roanoke - A 25 4 4 1 0 0 4.91 29.1 39 18 16 2 13 20 0 0 1.77 .378 3.54 0.5 76
1973 Lincoln - A 25 1 1 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 1.60 .267 4.51 0.0 222
1973 Amarillo - AA 25 18 18 6 4 0 5.73 86.1 96 56 55 8 37 62 0 0 1.54 .324 4.57 1.5 87
1973 Toledo - AAA 25 6 6 2 1 0 3.71 34.0 31 17 14 3 21 17 0 0 1.53 .264 4.69 0.2 110
1974 Roanoke - A 26 18 18 8 7 0 3.01 137.1 110 51 46 8 51 119 7 2 1.17 .271 3.18 3.0 123
1974 Lincoln - A 26 7 7 2 3 0 5.13 33.1 43 23 19 3 12 18 0 0 1.65 .357 4.69 0.2 78
Total HL 109 9 12 9 18 3.42 213.1 216 88 81 8 122 153 0 0 1.58 .317 3.56 107.5
Total UL 6 6 2 1 0 3.71 34.0 31 17 14 3 21 17 0 0 1.53 .264 4.69 109.8
Total SEL 30 22 11 8 2 3.57 179.0 166 78 71 10 73 147 7 2 1.34 .300 3.25 102.4
Total COW 44 10 10 5 4 3.33 113.2 120 43 42 5 46 107 0 0 1.46 .348 2.94 119.0
Total LSA 50 18 10 7 7 5.22 141.1 154 85 82 14 67 102 0 0 1.56 .315 4.71 94.1
Total GSL 51 51 18 22 0 4.64 281.0 336 165 145 22 141 221 1 1 1.70 .347 4.26 89.1
Total UMVA 30 0 2 6 9 3.05 44.1 46 17 15 0 38 40 0 0 1.89 .348 4.09 155.9
Total CL 7 0 0 0 0 2.89 9.1 10 4 3 0 6 4 0 0 1.71 .312 3.58 117.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Jackson - R P 14 14 1 9 0 11 1 .909 75.0 1.20 -1.5 .785
1966 Spokane - A P 5 5 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 26.1 1.71 -0.4 .810
1966 Jackson - R P 12 12 6 7 0 17 4 .765 64.0 1.83 -1.6 .835
1967 Spokane - A P 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 20.2 0.87 +0.7 .000
1967 Jackson - R P 11 11 6 3 0 9 0 1.000 66.2 1.21 +1.2 1.054
1968 Gary - A P 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.1 1.031
1968 Spokane - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.5 1.019
1968 Jackson - R P 14 14 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 75.1 1.67 -1.0 .869
1969 Rockford - A P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Yakima - A P 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 21.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1969 La Crosse - R P 14 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 19.1 1.40 +0.2 1.090
1970 Rockford - A P 32 0 5 0 0 6 1 .833 50.2 0.89 +0.9 .000
1970 Yakima - A P 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 14.0 0.64 +0.4 1.035
1970 La Crosse - R P 15 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 25.0 1.44 -0.4 .791
1971 Rockford - A P 61 0 5 12 2 18 1 .944 107.1 1.43 +2.0 1.125
1972 Omaha - AAA P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.1 0.96 +0.0 .996
1972 Amarillo - AA P 32 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 55.0 0.82 -1.1 .814
1972 Rockford - A P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 +0.0 1.029
1972 Lincoln - A P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.0 1.029
1972 Roanoke - A P 8 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 12.1 2.19 +0.1 1.042
1972 Yakima - A P 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 26.1 0.00 -0.4 .000
1973 Toledo - AAA P 6 6 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 34.0 1.06 -0.4 1.025
1973 Amarillo - AA P 18 18 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 86.1 1.36 +0.7 1.028
1973 Lincoln - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Roanoke - A P 4 4 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 29.1 3.07 +0.4 1.048
1974 Roanoke - A P 18 18 5 15 1 20 0 1.000 137.1 1.31 +0.1 .886
1974 Lincoln - A P 7 7 2 4 0 7 1 .857 33.1 1.62 -0.0 .612
TOTAL P 326 116 46 104 5 158 8 .949 1016.0 1.33 -0.5 .921
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of high school (Emerson Prep; Washington, DC) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick).
03/16/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
04/11/1966 Named the #37 prospect in the FABL
07/07/1966 Named the #62 prospect in the FABL
08/30/1966 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Gulfport Sailors with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/01/1966 Wins the GSL Pitcher of the Month Award.
04/10/1967 Named the #55 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1967 Named the #68 prospect in the FABL
09/04/1967 Injured (dead arm),out for 4 days.
03/26/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his pitch movement at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
04/10/1968 Named the #68 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1968 Named the #94 prospect in the FABL
10/22/1968 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Chicago Cougars, along with RP Manny Espinosa, in exchange for 2B Walt Dugan.
08/25/1969 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
12/10/1969 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Chicago Cougars.
06/10/1972 Released by the Chicago organization.
06/14/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Minneapolis Millers organization.
09/10/1972 Wins the 1972 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
09/09/1973 Wins the 1973 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
05/20/1974 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Savannah Privateers with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/25/1974 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Norfolk Navigators with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/27/1974 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
09/06/1974 Wins the 1974 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
09/07/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
Monday, November 24th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82