This week we take a look at another catcher from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Ken Rudolph is our guest. Ken played in the Majors from 1969-1977 with the Cubs, Giants, Cardinals and Orioles. In this era of baseball, the backup catcher was vitally important. Ken talks about what it was like to play sparingly, keep in shape not only defensively, but also at the plate with the bat. He also talks about some of the managers he played for Back When There Was Baseball, which includes Leo Durocher.

We go Back When There Was Baseball this week to the late 1960s through the late 1970s with our guest Joe Lahoud. Joe broke into the Majors with the Red Sox organization in 1968 as an outfielder competing with Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith and Ken Harrelson for playing time. He was traded to and played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1972-1973, then was shipped to the California Angels. Joe had arguably his best year in the Majors in 1974 with the Angels, but his old Red Sox manager, Dick Williams, resurfaced to replace Bobby Winkles and Joe's playing time was reduced. We hope you enjoy this trip Back When There Was Baseball to relive the career of Joe Lahoud.

We take the time machine Back When There Was Baseball this week to the late 1960s into the early 1970s with our guest, pitcher Bill Denehy. Bill's career was not a long one due to arm injuries, but he has some great stories surrounding his playing days. An interesting tidbit was that he was traded from the New York Mets to the Washington Senators in 1967 for manager Gil Hodges. Bill played for some interesting managers which included Wes Westrum, Jim Lemon, Ted Williams and Billy Martin. After his playing career was over, Bill coached in the Minor Leagues and in college. Reminisce with us as we look Back When There Was Baseball at the career of Bill Denehy.

Lynn Jones joins us this week on the podcast. Lynn is a very interesting story and it starts at Thiel College in Erie, PA where in his last 2 years of college he was a 3-sport athlete. Name me 3-sport athletes that made it to the Major Leagues. The list is short. Lynn started out with the Cincinnati Reds organization but was traded to Detroit where he made the Major League club. He was a member of the Pine Brothers and was nicknamed "El Capitan". Lynn was traded to the Kansas City Royals and won a World Series ring in 1985. We hope you enjoy this trip Back When There Was Baseball with our guest Lynn Jones.

We are joined by Steve Kemp this week. Steve was on his way to a very good career in the Major Leagues until an unfortunate eye injury curtailed it. He had a great college career at USC before being drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round of the 1976 January Draft. Steve was up in the Majors for good with the Tigers in 1977 and it didn't take long for him to start hitting. His best year in the big leagues was 1979 when he made the All-Star team. Join us as we go Back When There Was Baseball with Steve Kemp.

Rusty Gerhardt joins us on the podcast this week. Rusty was a left-handed pitcher that came out of Clemson University. He played in the Cape Cod League and in Alaska. Rusty was drafted in the 12th round in 1972 of the June Amateur Draft by the San Diego Padres. He only played one year in the Big Leagues for the Padres in 1974, but Rusty talks about his journey to the Majors as he was called up in his 3rd year. He played an additional five years in the Minors attempting to recover from arm problems. Rusty also shares his time in baseball after he retired as a coach and scout.

John Boccabella joins us this week. John played from 1963-1974 for the Cubs, Expos and Giants. He also played for Leo Durocher and Gene Mauch, legendary managers. Enjoy this trip Back When There Was Baseball with John Boccabella.

Jim Colborn is our guest this week. Jim played in the Majors from 1969-1978 with the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners. His best year was 1973 with Milwaukee and he was an All-Star that year. He also had a solid year in 1977 with the Royals, but did not appear in the ALCS. Join us Back When There Was Baseball with Jim Colborn.