Dave Rader (baseball)
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David Martin Rader (born December 26, 1948 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1971 through 1980, Rader played for the San Francisco Giants (1971-1976), St. Louis Cardinals (1977), Chicago Cubs (1978), Philadelphia Phillies (1979) and Boston Red Sox (1980). He batted left handed and threw right handed.
Rader was selected by the San Francisco Giants as their number one pick in the 1967 draft. A fine defensive catcher but only an ordinary hitter, he won the TSN Rookie of the Year honors in 1972, when he catched 127 games and hit .259. The next season he posted career-highs in home runs (9), runs (59) and RBI (41) but hit only .229. From 1974-75 he averaged .291 each season. He also played with the Cardinals and Cubs, as well as Phillies and Red Sox before retiring in 1980.
In a 10-season career, Rader was a .257 hitter with 30 home runs and 235 RBI in 846 games.
