Rudy Rufer

Rudy Rufer
Rudy Rufer
	Shortstop
	Born: October 28, 1926; Ridgewood, New York
	Died: October 25, 2010 (aged 83); Lynbrook, New York
	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
Teams
	New York Giants (1949–1950);

Rudolf Joseph Rufer (October 28, 1926 – October 25, 2010) was a 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.^{[citation needed]}

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

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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