Rudy Paynich
Rudolph John Paynich
Born: March 29, 1926
Bisbee, AZ US
Deceased: July 31, 2004
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Career: 1944-1957
Rudy Paynich compiled a career record of 120 wins and 115 losses and a 3.51 ERA in his 382-game pitching career with the Erwin Cubs, San Diego Padres, Portsmouth Cubs, Shelby Cubs, Macon Peaches, Hagerstown Owls, Pensacola Fliers, West Palm Beach Indians, Oklahoma City Indians, Fort Worth Cats, Los Angeles Angels and Montreal Royals. He began playing during the 1944 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | APPY1 | Erwin Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1944 | AA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 15 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3.09 | 30 | 16 | 198.0 | 211 | 99 | 68 | 88 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| 1946 | B | TRIS5 | Shelby Cubs | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.74 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 65.0 | 60 | 40 | 27 | 35 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Owls | 7 | 3 | .700 | 5.09 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 76.0 | 91 | 58 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1947 | B | SEAL3 | Pensacola Fliers | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.80 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 120.0 | 141 | 81 | 64 | 57 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1948 | C | FLIN | West Palm Beach Indians | 15 | 10 | .600 | 2.37 | 28 | 201.0 | 175 | 66 | 53 | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | B | SEAL3 | Pensacola Fliers | 14 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | B | FLIN | West Palm Beach Indians | 15 | 17 | .469 | 3.14 | 43 | 287.0 | 275 | 126 | 100 | 4 | 106 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 11 | 14 | .440 | 4.25 | 43 | 30 | 212.0 | 224 | 119 | 100 | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.67 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 179.0 | 160 | 82 | 73 | 11 | 73 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.49 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 173.0 | 191 | 93 | 67 | 8 | 58 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 5 | 12 | .294 | 3.21 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 168.0 | 165 | 66 | 60 | 13 | 73 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.91 | 33 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 205.0 | 243 | 98 | 89 | 8 | 62 | 5 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.63 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 124.0 | 142 | 56 | 50 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 120 | 115 | .511 | 3.51 | 382 | 138 | 0 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 2037.0 | 2124 | 1006 | 794 | 46 | 801 | 11 | 518 | 25 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | AA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 30 | 76 | 72 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .236 | .247 | .236 | .483 | 17 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Owls | 14 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .240 | .269 | .400 | .669 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1946 | B | TRIS5 | Shelby Cubs | 12 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .080 | .148 | .080 | .228 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | B | SEAL3 | Pensacola Fliers | 31 | 50 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .163 | .234 | .209 | .443 | 9 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | B | SEAL3 | Pensacola Fliers | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | C | FLIN | West Palm Beach Indians | 30 | 79 | 79 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .127 | .127 | .253 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | B | FLIN | West Palm Beach Indians | 48 | 113 | 113 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .195 | .195 | .221 | .416 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 43 | 76 | 76 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .276 | .329 | .605 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | (+) Fort Worth Cats | 38 | 60 | 60 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .350 | .583 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | (+) Oklahoma City Indians | 38 | 60 | 60 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .350 | .583 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 32 | 72 | 68 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .176 | .188 | .206 | .394 | 14 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 35 | 68 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .086 | .100 | .086 | .186 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 35 | 53 | 49 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .163 | .196 | .163 | .359 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 39 | 87 | 80 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .212 | .241 | .312 | .553 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 22 | 51 | 47 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .191 | .224 | .255 | .480 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 395 | 794 | 748 | 29 | 139 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 98 | .186 | .204 | .221 | .424 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | APPY1 | Erwin Cubs | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | P | 30 | 6 | 38 | 4 | 2 | .917 | 1.467 |
| 1946 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Owls | P | 14 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 1.214 |
| 1946 | B | TRIS5 | Shelby Cubs | P | 12 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1.417 |
| 1947 | B | SEAL3 | Pensacola Fliers | P | 27 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.111 |
| 1948 | C | FLIN | West Palm Beach Indians | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | B | SEAL3 | Pensacola Fliers | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | B | FLIN | West Palm Beach Indians | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 32 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 3 | .941 | 1.500 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 34 | 9 | 41 | 2 | 2 | .962 | 1.471 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 35 | 18 | 39 | 2 | 4 | .966 | 1.629 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 33 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 4 | .982 | 1.667 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 19 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 1 | .860 | 1.947 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 382 | 79 | 276 | 20 | 17 | .947 | .929 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | D | Appalachian League | Erwin Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1944 | AA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1945 | B | Piedmont League | Portsmouth Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1946 | B | Tri-State League | Shelby Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1946 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Peaches | CHN | ||
| 1946 | B | Inter-State League | Hagerstown Owls | CHN | ||
| 1947 | B | Southeastern League | Pensacola Fliers | |||
| 1947 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Peaches | CHN | ||
| 1948 | C | Florida International League | West Palm Beach Indians | |||
| 1948 | B | Southeastern League | Pensacola Fliers | |||
| 1950 | B | Florida International League | West Palm Beach Indians | PHA | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | BRO | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1957 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | CHN |
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