Rudy Rufer Stats

Rudy Rufer was born on Thursday, October 28, 1926, in Ridgewood, New York. Rufer was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1949, with the New York Giants. 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 Rudy Rufer baseball stats page.

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Rudy Rufer



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Birth Name:   Rudolph Joseph Rufer
Nickname:   Rudy
Born On:   10-28-1926  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ridgewood, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-25-2010 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Glen Cove, New York
Cemetery:   Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, New York
High School:   Aviation High School (Long Island, NY)
College:   Dartmouth (DNP) & Oklahoma
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-22-1949 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-01-1950
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Rudy Rufer Pitching Stats

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Rudy Rufer Hitting Stats

1949 23 Giants 7 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .176 .067
1950 24 Giants 15 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091
2 Years 22 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .077 .143 .077

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Rudy Rufer Fielding Stats

1949 Giants SS 7 6 99 23 3.3 22 9 13 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 6.00
1950 Giants SS 8 0 54 9 1.1 8 1 7 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 4.00
SS Totals 15 6 153 32 2.1 30 10 20 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .938 5.29
2 Years 15 6 153 32 2.1 30 10 20 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .938 5.29

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Rudy Rufer Miscellaneous Stats

1949 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 7.5 - - -
1950 Giants 1 0 1.000 3 4 n/a 0.0 11.0 0.0 - - -
2 Years 1 0 1.000 3 4 n/a 0.0 26.0 13.0 - - -

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Rudy Rufer Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1949 New York Giants 28 Undetermined - -
1950 New York Giants 14 Undetermined - -

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