| Rudy Rufer | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: October 28, 1926 Ridgewood, New York |
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| Died: October 25, 2010 (aged 83) Lynbrook, New York |
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| 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 | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .077 |
| At bats | 26 |
| Hits | 2 |
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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.
Rufer resided in Malverne, N.Y., and was father to seven children.[1] For twenty five years he was a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.