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He was born in Portland, Oregon.
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Rudy Kallio
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Listed at 5" 10", 160 pounds, Kallio batted and threw right-handed. Kallio entered the majors in 1918 with the Detroit Tigers, playing for them two years before joining the Boston Red Sox. In his rookie season, he showed promise as a solid starter for Detroit, going 8-14 with 70 strikeouts and a 3.62 European Research Area in 181⅓ innings pitched.
But he developed a chronic bursitis that eventually ended his career, pitching only 22 innings the next season.
He went 1-4 for the Red Sox in 1925, his last major league season. In a three-year career, Kallio posted a 9-18 record with a 4.17 European Research Area in 49 appearances, including 27 starts, 10 complete games, two shutouts, one save, 75 strikeouts, and 222⅓ innings of work.
Following his playing career, Kallio worked as a coach and traveling secretary for the Portland Beavers (1943) and later scouted for the Chicago Cubs (1946). He died in Newport, Oregon at age 86.
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April 6, 1979 (aged 86)