Rudy Rufer
| Rudy Rufer | |
|---|---|
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: October 28, 1926 Ridgewood, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: October 25, 2010 (aged 83) Lynbrook, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 1949, for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1950, for the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .077 |
| At bats | 26 |
| Hits | 2 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Rudolf Joseph Rufer (October 28, 1926 – October 25, 2010) was an American professional baseball player. He played in 26 games in Major League Baseball between the 1949 and 1950 seasons for the New York Giants, primarily as a shortstop.
Rufer spent two years of his four-year college baseball career playing at Dartmouth College and the other two at the University of Oklahoma. He also played for the minor league Wilmington Blue Rocks, for whom he still holds many team records.
Rufer resided in Malverne, New York, and was father to seven children.[1] For twenty five years he was a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
References
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2010 deaths
- Baseball players from Queens, New York
- Dartmouth Big Green baseball players
- Elmira Pioneers players
- Fort Worth Cats players
- Jersey City Giants players
- Los Angeles Dodgers scouts
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
- Mobile Bears players
- Minor league baseball managers
- New York Giants (baseball) players
- Oakland Oaks (baseball) players
- Oklahoma Sooners baseball players
- St. Paul Saints (AA) players
- Thomasville Dodgers players
- Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks (1940–1952) players
- People from Ridgewood, Queens
- People from Malverne, New York
- People from Lynbrook, New York
- Burials at Calverton National Cemetery
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American baseball shortstop stubs