Leon Ruffin
American baseball player
Baseball player
Leon Ruffin | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1912-02-11)February 11, 1912 Portsmouth, Virginia | |
Died: August 14, 1970(1970-08-14) (aged 58) Portsmouth, Virginia | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1935, for the Brooklyn Eagles | |
Last appearance | |
1946, for the Newark Eagles | |
Negro National League statistics | |
Batting average | .204 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs scored | 52 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Charles Leon Ruffin (February 11, 1912 – August 14, 1970) was an American catcher in Negro league baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Eagles, Newark Eagles, Pittsburgh Crawfords, and Philadelphia Stars between 1935 and 1946.[1]
A native of Portsmouth, Virginia, Ruffin served in the US Navy during World War II.[2] He died in Portsmouth in 1970 at age 58.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball and Mexican League stats and Seamheads
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Newark Eagles 1946 Negro World Series champions
- Jimmy Boyd
- Cecil Cole
- Johnny Davis
- Leon Day
- Larry Doby
- Charles England
- Benny Felder
- Oscar Givens
- Bob Harvey
- Fred Hobgood
- Leniel Hooker
- Cal Irvin
- Monte Irvin
- Clarence Isreal
- Rufus Lewis
- Max Manning
- Charlie Parks
- Pat Patterson
- Warren Peace
- Lennie Pearson
- Leon Ruffin
- Skeeter Watkins
- Jimmy Wilkes
- Robert Williams
- Manager
- Biz Mackey