About Dave Rader
Born 1948. Dave Rader is an American baseball player.
David Martin Rader (born December 26, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from through , with the San Francisco Giants (1971–1976), St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs (1978), Philadelphia Phillies (1979) and Boston Red Sox (1980). He became the Giants' starting catcher in 1972, posting a .259 batting average in 127 games.
The next season, he posted career-highs in home runs (9), runs (59), runs batted in (41) and fielding percentage (.991) but hit for only a .229 batting average in 148 games.
After one year with the Cardinals, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs in December 1977.
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Who is Dave Rader?
American baseball player
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Dave Rader was born on 26 December 1948 in Claremore.
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Dave Rader is a baseball player.
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