Richard Alan Rhoden

Rick Rhoden : Richard Alan Rhoden Biography

Rick Rhoden won the “American Century Championship” for his 8 title at this opening celebrity event on Sunday, 19th of July 2009. He was collected 18 points At Edgewood Tahoe Golf Club and won the championship with a sum of 74 points on Sunday.

Rick Rhoden Mini Biography

Full Name : Richard Alan Rhoden
Birth Date : 16th of May 1953
Birth Place : Boynton Beach, Florida, USA
Height : 6' 3"
Weight : 193
Bat/Throw : Right/Right
First Game : 5th July 1974
Final Game : 29th September 1989
MLB Experience : 16 years

Richard Alan Rhoden is a professional Golfer and a Former Major League Baseball pitcher. Richard Alan Rhoden’s nick name is Rick Rhoden.

During Rhoden’s 16 years baseball career, Rhoden played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1974 till 1978, Pittsburgh Pirates from 1979 till 1986 and he also played for the New York Yankees of the American League from 1987 till 1988 and Houston Astros of the National League in 1989.

Richard Alan Rhoden has also played a number of Champion Tour events and has three career top-10 finishes, T-5 Allianz Championship (2003), T-6 3M Championship (2006) and T-8 Constellation Energy Classic (2005).

Rick Rhoden broke into the big leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers when he was 21 year old. He was elected as a Pittsburgh Pirate to the All-Star team twice and won three Silver Slugger awards. Richard Alan received a reputation as an outstanding hitting pitcher. His final game was 29th September 1989 for the Houston Astros. Rhoden batted 238 with 9 home runs and 75 RBI in his career.

Richard Alan Rhoden’s Transactions

• Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the First round (20th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (8th June 1971).
• Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jerry Reuss (7th April 1979).
• Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Cecilio Guante and Pat Clements to New York Yankees in exchange for Doug Drabek, Brian Fisher and Logan Easley (26th November 1986).
• Traded by New York Yankees to Houston Astros in exchange for John Fishel, Pedro DeLeon and Mike Hook (10th January 1989).
• Granted free agency (13th November 1989).