Baseball player
Joe Rullo | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: (1916-06-16)June 16, 1916 New York City | |
Died: October 28, 1969(1969-10-28) (aged 53) Philadelphia | |
Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 22, 1943, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 4, 1944, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .212 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 11 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Joseph Vincent Rullo (June 16, 1916 – October 28, 1969) was a professional baseball player.
Rullo attended South Philadelphia High School where he was not selected for the school's baseball team because he was too small. He nonetheless earned a professional contract on the strength of his play in sandlot ball.
He was a second baseman over parts of two seasons (1943–44) with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a .212 batting average in 151 at-bats, with 11 runs batted in.
After his playing career ended, he spent several seasons as a minor league manager.
He was born in New York City and died in Philadelphia at the age of 53.
References
- ^ Sawyers, Arthur (April 14, 1952). "Corning Manager Rullo Starts 14th Pro Year". Star-Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
- Joe Rullo at Find a Grave
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