Rufe Gentry

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Full Name: James Ruffus Gentry	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/180	First Game: September 10, 1943
Birthdate: May 18, 1918	Final Game: May 9, 1948
Birthplace: Daisy Station, North Carolina	MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: July 3, 1997
Deathplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on May 18, 1918 in Daisy Station, North Carolina, Rufe Gentry (James Ruffus Gentry) played for the Detroit Tigers for his entire 5 year career. Gentry broke into the bigs on September 10, 1943 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 4.24 ERA in 203.2 innings pitched in 1944, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Rufe Gentry's best season was 1944, when he posted a 4.24 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 68 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1943	DET	A	4	4	1	3	3.68	8	12	12	2	0	0	29.1	30	2	12	0	0	2
1944	DET	A	37	30	12	14	4.24	68	104	96	10	3	0	203.2	211	9	108	0	4	4
1946	DET	A	2	0	0	0	15.00	1	5	5	0	0	0	3	4	0	7	0	1	0
1947	DET	A	1	0	0	0	81.00	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.1	1	0	2	0	0	0
1948	DET	A	4	0	0	0	2.70	1	2	2	0	0	0	6.2	5	0	5	0	0	1
Total			48	34	13	17	4.37	78	126	118	12	3	0	243	251	11	134	0	5	7

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1943	DET	A	P	4	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1944	DET	A	P	37	0	0	5	43	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	.980
1946	DET	A	P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1947	DET	A	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1948	DET	A	P	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	48	0	0	8	49	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	.983

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1943	DET	A	4	10	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
1944	DET	A	37	76	1	15	0	10	.197	.208	.224	2	0	1	11	0	2	0	0	6
1946	DET	A	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947	DET	A	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948	DET	A	4	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			48	87	2	16	0	10	.184	.202	.207	2	0	2	16	0	2	0	0	6

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