Richard Rudolph (August 25, 1887 – October 20, 1949) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Giants and Boston Braves through 13 seasons spanning 1910–1927.

[2] The Braves then went on to sweep Connie Mack's heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics in the 1914 World Series, becoming the first MLB club ever to win a series in just four games, as Rudolph pitched complete-game victories in Games 1 and 4.

[1] (A team record that stood until Tom Glavine won 13 straight in 1992).

Though Rudolph never reached his 1914 peak again, he collected 22 wins in 1915 and 19 in the next season.

Defensively, he recorded a .970 fielding percentage which was 14 points higher than the league average at his position.