Ranking the top 10 MLB players from the state of Utah
8. Gordon Rhodes, RHP (Salt Lake City)
Rhodes pitched in the major leagues from 1929-1936, playing for the Yankees, Red Sox, and Athletics. In 200 games pitched, Rhodes posted a 43-74 record, 4.85 ERA and 356 strikeouts. His best season was in 1933 for the Yankees, posting a 4.03 ERA and 85 strikeouts. Rhodes retired following the 1936 season as a Philadelphia Athletic.
BASEBALL HISTORY, FEATURING April 1935
Boston Red Sox Dusty Cooke, Doc Farrell, and Gordon Rhodes, Boston Brave Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox Hank Johnson, George Pipgras, and Bill Werber.#baseball #mlb pic.twitter.com/SSKFvoyWi5— Bygone Ballgames (@bygoneballgames) July 29, 2020
