Back When There Was Baseball: Rudy Meoli
From Back When There Was Baseball by Rex Naylor
March 5, 2026 · 48 min
About this episode
Rudy Meoli discusses his baseball career in the Major and Minor Leagues during the 1970s.
Rudy Meoli joins us this week. Rudy played in the Major and Minor Leagues from 1969-1979 for several teams (California Angels, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies). He got up to the Majors in 1971 for a short stint, but 1973 was the season that he established himself. Rudy started at 2B for the Phillies during that infamous 23-22 game with the Cubs on May 17, 1979, which ended up being his last year in the Major Leagues. Join us as we take a trip Back When There Was Baseball to the 1970s with our guest Rudy Meoli.
People in this episode
Host: Rex Naylor
Guest: Rudy Meoli
Topics covered
- baseball history
- 1970s baseball
- Major League Baseball
- Rudy Meoli
- infamous games
- sports careers
Keywords
- Rudy Meoli
- California Angels
- Chicago Cubs
- Philadelphia Phillies
- 1970s baseball
- Major League Baseball
- 23-22 game
- baseball history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies
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