My uncle played AAA ball with Joe, I have memeories of going to games as a toddler with my parents and them talking to players on the field. Joe is godfather to my cousins.

My favorite A's player on those great early seventies teams. Steady, no drama, terrific defensively, and a very solid hitter.

Joe thanks for the memories. tried to reenact that 72 Catch against the Reds in my back yard many times .⚾⚾⚾

Joe Rudi was a bad man. Used to love watching those Swinging A’s of the 70’s.

Joe was my favorite player growing up!

Kenny Hotlzman was the key and thumbs up that Joe mentioned that. He pitched a no hitter with the Cubs prior to the trade and recorded no strikesouts in the 9 innings no no.

Incredible interview!!

Joe signed with the Kansas City A's organization at age 17 in 1964. In 1966 the single A team Modesto Reds was a KC A's farm team, just for that one season I believe, and Joe got to play in Modesto, his home town for that season. I grew up in Modesto and got to see him play that season, a long with Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers and a few others who made were core players of the A's dynasty of the early '70s.

I can recall growing up in Macon, GA as a big fan of baseball. The local baseball team, the Macon Peaches, was playing the Birmingham A's and I was really excited as the KC A's were my favorite team. (Not very good, but I loved the uniforms and the players were cool). Joe played for Birmingham and the game was rather sparsely attended. Joe popped a foul into the seats and I ambled over to pick it up. Figuring that Joe would likely not be a MLB star, I decided to just use the ball for our sandlot games. Now I really wish I had kept it!

Joe Rudi is my baseball hero. I loved the world series dynasty. I even skipped classes so I could watch the games. everything was the best I felt. I will always be an A's fan. The whole team was in sync and so fun to watch ~ I just admired them all ~ those Swingin A's ;)

Modesto's joe Rudi great player great guy

How about the catch in game 2 in 1972 against the Reds

Grew up with the Giants in my blood, but Joe Rudi was always a favorite.

I grew up in Modesto in the 1970s, was in 7th grade when he hit the ws g5 winning homer, attended g4 - only '74 ws game NOT decided by a 3-2 final score (was 5-2. A's and pitcher Ken holtzman hit a home run). I went to school with Joe Rudi's younger cousin (won't mention name out of respect for his privacy). Lastly, my mom and late dad moved from Modesto to Houston, Texas in 1999 (they got out of Cali just as that state turning to a communist shithole state) and Joe Rudi himself was the realtor that sold my parents Modesto home. My mom has a collection of Joe Rudi memorabilia in Texas. Also, Joe Rudi was one of the nicest human beings one could ever meet, let alone do a business transaction with.

I have a yearbook with Joe in it from waterford school where Joe attended

Today's celebration/reunion of the 1972 A's in Oakland made me a bit emotional...Motivated by nostalgia, or sad that that crowd was not bigger to honor these special men? Probably a combination of both.

Pitiful that the host didn’t know when Catfish threw his perfect game.

Let's go a's

who hit the ball that Joe caught against the wall ? i always thought it was Pete Rose

I remember watching the A's and Joe Rudi play live at Baltimore's Memorial Coliseum, way back in the 70's! That was the only stadium we would watch them play, since we lived in south central Pennsylvania. I actually lost a high school football coaching job because the head coach wanted me to scout a HS football game! I told him my family had tickets for a game in Baltimore, but he didn't care. So I made the right decision by going to Baltimore for the game, because it was Reggie Jackson's last year in the league and I was there to see him play. My first love has always been the A's, until recently. Now they seen to be content to be a minor league team, because they let their best players go else-ware so they don't have to pay them! Not like when they were owned by the Haas family! Those were fun years besides the early 70's.

Joe was our neighbor in Newark. He let me mow his lawn and I wasn't about to charge him!!

It's a toss up juggle of both mixed up pitching and batting. I really enjoy our young guys though. Look out NL and AL West