{"id":11817,"date":"2017-03-11T09:35:23","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T15:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=11817"},"modified":"2017-02-01T18:10:18","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T00:10:18","slug":"37-rudy-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/37-rudy-law\/","title":{"rendered":"#37 – Rudy Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Rudy Law<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong>\u00a037<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong>\u00a0CF<\/p>\n

Years With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a01982-1985<\/p>\n

Rudy Law was acquired by the White Sox from the Dodgers at the end of spring training in 1982 for Cecil Espy and Bert Geiger.\u00a0 Law split center field duties with veteran Ron Leflore, appearing in 91 games in the middle of the outfield.\u00a0 He hit .318 with a .361 OBP, stealing 36 bases along the way.<\/p>\n

Law took over as the everyday center fielder in 1983, helping the White Sox claim their first division title.\u00a0 His 77 stolen bases remain a team record, and he finished the year with a .283 average.\u00a0 During the ALCS against the Orioles, he\u00a0led the White Sox with a\u00a0.389 average.\u00a0 His season was good enough to earn him 2 votes for MVP, tied for 21st place.<\/p>\n

1984 saw Law, and the White Sox, fail to repeat their performance from the previous year.\u00a0 While he set a career high with 6 home runs, his average dropped to .251 and his stolen base total cratered to 29.\u00a0 Sadly, he also set a career high with 17 caught stealings, 5 more than 1983 despite nearly half as many attempts.<\/p>\n

Law’s 1985\u00a0production was more of the same, but, having moved to left field, fell noticeably short of expectations.\u00a0 His average raised slightly to .259 and again he only managed 29 stolen bases with 31 extra base hits.<\/p>\n

A hot spring training showing by John Cangelosi in 1986 left Law as the odd man out in the outfield, and he was released on April 1, ending his White Sox career.<\/p>\n

Law’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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Career Batting<\/b><\/caption>\n
BA<\/span><\/th>\nAt Bats<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRBI<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nDoubles<\/span><\/th>\nTriples<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nSB<\/span><\/th>\nGIDP<\/span><\/th>\nErrors<\/span><\/th>\nGames<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0.250<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.275<\/span><\/td>\n1714<\/span><\/td>\n280<\/span><\/td>\n472<\/span><\/td>\n139<\/span><\/td>\n131<\/span><\/td>\n159<\/span><\/td>\n70<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n171<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/td>\n523<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n