Rudy York

Preston Rudolph York (August 17, 1913 - February 5, 1970) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers (1934, 1937-45), Boston Red Sox (1946-47), Chicago White Sox (1947) and Philadelphia Athletics (1948). York was born in Ragland, Alabama. He batted and threw right-handed.

Facts

• On April 23, 1947, Yankees Allie Reynolds pitched a two-hit shutout against Boston. The only hits were delivered by York.
• In a unusual pitching emergency, Ted Williams pitches two innings in a 12-1 loss to the Tigers at Fenway Park, on August 24, 1940. On three pitches, Williams strikes out York, who had driven in five Detroit runs.