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Kevin Brown League 3-28-2195 |
| John Ruffcorn |  Relief PitcherRetired (1963, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 4.91 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| W-L | 36-46 | Status | Deceased (2001) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 0 | Age at Death | 74 | Date of Birth | 02-02-1927 | |
| K | 492 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 54 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 6 years (29 games) |
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| IP | 682.1 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.40 | Salary | $0.56M | Final Contract Year | 1963 | |
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor Val |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
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- Game Log
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
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| 1950 | Majors | 23 | 46.87 | 162 | 31 | 0 | 2 / 10 | 3 / 19 | 0 / 17 | 5 / 46 |
| 1951 | Minors | 24 | 17.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 17 | |||
| 1951 | Majors | 24 | 27.27 | 101 | 13 | 3 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 11 | 4 / 15 | 6 / 27 |
| 1952 | Minors | 25 | 20.00 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 13 | 0 / 6 | 3 / 20 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 25 | 18.75 | 68 | 11 | 20 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 18 |
| 1953 | Minors | 26 | 4.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 26 | 39.00 | 140 | 25 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 15 | 1 / 16 | 1 / 39 |
| 1954 | Majors | 27 | 30.00 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 14 | 0 / 13 | 1 / 30 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 28 | 15.00 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 15 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 28 | 6.21 | 66 | 2 | 9 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 2 / 6 |
| 1956 | Minors | 29 | 58.00 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 26 | 2 / 27 | 4 / 58 | |||
| 1957 | Minors | 30 | 44.00 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 19 | 3 / 22 | 4 / 44 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 31 | 37.43 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 20 | 0 / 37 |
| 1959 | Minors | 32 | 3.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 32 | 30.71 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 16 | 0 / 30 |
| 1960 | Minors | 33 | 27.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 16 | 1 / 27 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 34 | 38.86 | 162 | 0 | 0 | -1 / 5 | -8 / 15 | -5 / 18 | -14 / 38 |
| 1962 | Minors | 35 | 29.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 29 | |||
| 1963 | Minors | 36 | 17.00 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 17 | |||
| Total | 982 | 83 | 32 | 4 / 52 | 5 / 221 | 10 / 232 | 19 / 505 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1963-11-01 | John Ruffcorn has retired from the Minnesota Fighting Saints |
| 1962-09-03 | A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Fighting Saints and the Oakland Oaks. The Oakland Oaks receive John Thomas from the Minnesota Fighting Saints in exchange for John Ruffcorn. Protest This Trade. |
| 1962-03-31 | The Oakland Oaks have promoted Ron Reed to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have designated John Ruffcorn for assignment. |
| 1961-03-31 | The Oakland Athletics have promoted Dolan Gload to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Chris Wisner to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Pudding Head Jones to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Ruffcorn to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Jack Lutenberg to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Ralph Pruitt to the major league team. |
| 1960-04-01 | The Oakland Athletics have promoted Sal Davis to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Dave Rakers to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have designated John Ruffcorn for assignment. The Oakland Athletics have sent Jim Nielsen to the minors. |
| 1959-08-10 | The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Ruffcorn to the major league team. |
| 1959-06-22 | The Oakland Athletics have designated John Ruffcorn for assignment. |
| 1958-03-31 | The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Ruffcorn to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have sent Harry Chapman to the minors. |
| 1956-03-30 | John Ruffcorn has signed with the Oakland Athletics for $0.56M per year for 8 years. |
| 1955-09-23 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted John Ruffcorn to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have sent Augie Fairly to the minors. |
| 1955-06-16 | The Chicago Creeps have designated John Ruffcorn for assignment. |
| 1955-05-17 | John Ruffcorn of the Chicago Creeps is injured and is expected to be out 11 days. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted John Ruffcorn to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have sent Bill Moeller to the minors. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Chicago Creeps have acquired John Ruffcorn from the waiver wire. |
| 1954-04-01 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have waived John Ruffcorn. |
| 1954-04-01 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have re-claimed John Ruffcorn from the waiver wire. |
| 1954-03-31 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Frank Dewald to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Luis Kelb to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Jack Lajeskie to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have designated John Ruffcorn for assignment. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Clay Susko to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have designated Baby Schulte for assignment. |
| 1953-04-26 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted John Ruffcorn to the major league team. |
| 1953-03-31 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Jim Foster to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent John Ruffcorn to the minors. |
| 1952-08-26 | John Ruffcorn of the Minnesota Fighting Saints is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1952-06-10 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted John Ruffcorn to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have designated Charlie Mee for assignment. |
| 1952-03-30 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Kevin Stroble to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Pete Holbert to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have designated Greg Reyes for assignment. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent John Ruffcorn to the minors. |
| 1951-09-28 | John Ruffcorn of the Minnesota Fighting Saints is injured and is expected to be out 49 days. |
| 1951-08-13 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted John Ruffcorn to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have designated Bob Reardon for assignment. |
| 1951-07-24 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent John Ruffcorn to the minors. |
| 1951-05-17 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted John Ruffcorn to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have designated Oscar Stroughter for assignment. |
| 1951-04-01 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent John Ruffcorn down to the minors. |
| 1951-03-30 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted John Ruffcorn to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Jack Jamerson to the minors. |
| 1951-03-28 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Fred McGraw to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Oreste Jenkins to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Bill Whitted to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Don Reinhart to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent John Ruffcorn to the minors. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted John Ruffcorn to the major league team. |
| 1950-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Wonders and the Minnesota Fighting Saints. The Minnesota Fighting Saints receive John Ruffcorn from the Brooklyn Wonders in exchange for Joe Grigsby, Johnny Fothergill. |