Rufe Gentry Stats

Rufe Gentry was born on Saturday, May 18, 1918, in Daisy Station, North Carolina. Gentry was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1943, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rufe Gentry baseball stats page.
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Rufe Gentry
 
 
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Birth Name:   James Ruffus Gentry
Nickname:   Rufe
Born On:   05-18-1918  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Daisy Station, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-03-1997 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Gardens of Memory, Walkertown, North Carolina
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-10-1943 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-09-1948
Draft:   Not Applicable
Rufe Gentry

Rufe Gentry Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1943 25 Tigers 4 4 0 1 3 .250 3.68 2 0 0 29.1 126 30 12 12 2 12 - 8 0 2 0 -
1944 26 Tigers 37 30 5 12 14 .462 4.24 10 3 0 203.2 901 211 96 104 9 108 - 68 4 4 0 -
1946 28 Tigers 2 0 2 0 0 .000 15.00 0 0 0 3.0 19 4 5 5 0 7 - 1 1 0 0 -
1947 29 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 .000 81.08 0 0 0 0.1 4 1 3 3 0 2 - 0 0 0 0 -
1948 30 Tigers 4 0 2 0 0 .000 2.70 0 0 0 6.2 30 5 2 2 0 5 - 1 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 48 34 9 13 17 .433 4.37 12 3 0 243.0 1,080 251 118 126 11 134 - 78 5 7 0 -
Rufe Gentry

Rufe Gentry Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1943 25 Tigers 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 0 - 0 0 .000 .091 .000
1944 26 Tigers 37 76 1 15 2 0 0 0 10 1 - 11 2 - 0 6 .197 .208 .224
1946 28 Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1947 29 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1948 30 Tigers 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 48 87 2 16 2 0 0 0 10 2 - 16 2 - 0 6 .184 .202 .207
Rufe Gentry

Rufe Gentry Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1943 Tigers P 4 4 88 7 1.8 7 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.15
1944 Tigers P 37 30 611 49 1.3 48 5 43 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.12
1946 Tigers P 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1947 Tigers P 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1948 Tigers P 4 0 20 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 48 34 729 58 1.2 57 8 49 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.11
5 Years 48 34 729 58 1.2 57 8 49 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.11
Rufe Gentry

Rufe Gentry Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1943 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.67 2.45 3.68
1944 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.9 7.6 0.63 3.00 4.77
1946 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.14 3.00 21.00
1947 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 54.05
1948 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.20 1.35 6.75
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.4 8.7 0.58 2.89 4.96
Rufe Gentry

Rufe Gentry Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1943 Detroit Tigers 12 Undetermined - -
1944 Detroit Tigers 12 Undetermined - -
1946 Detroit Tigers 34 Undetermined - -
1947 Detroit Tigers 34 Undetermined - -
1948 Detroit Tigers 24 Undetermined - -




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