Leon Ruffin - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Leon Ruffin



Charles Leon Ruffin
(Lassas)

Born: February 11, 1912 in Portsmouth, VA
Died: August 14, 1970 in Portsmouth, VA
          (58 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 169
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Notes:


• Buried: Lincoln Memorial Cemetery (Portsmouth, VA)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
6
1935
1946
MULT
19.4
2.1
0.1
17.2
0.0
2
1B
5
1939
1946
MULT
8.8
6.5
3.1
0.0
-0.8
3
CF
2
1937
1940
AUL/PC
7.0
7.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
4
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
6.7
0.9
0.0
5.8
0.0
5
2B
4
1942
1946
EAS/NE
6.6
5.7
0.4
0.0
0.5
6
SP
4
1939
1946
NE
6.6
-0.2
0.0
6.7
0.0
7
1B
5
1936
1944
NE
6.0
5.3
0.8
0.2
-0.3
8
SP
4
1942
1946
NE/NNN
5.7
-1.0
0.0
6.6
0.0
9
RF
5
1935
1943
NE
5.6
5.8
0.4
0.0
-0.6
10
LF
4
1942
1946
NE/NNN
5.4
5.1
0.7
0.1
-0.5
11
SP
1
1941
1941
AUL
5.0
2.7
0.0
2.6
-0.3
12
SS
5
1937
1941
MULT
5.0
2.9
0.9
0.0
1.2
13
SP
1
1946
1946
NE
4.3
0.3
0.0
4.0
0.0
14
SP
2
1937
1938
PC
4.2
-0.1
-0.1
4.4
0.0
15
LF
1
1941
1941
AUL
4.1
4.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
16
SS
3
1936
1942
NE
4.0
3.2
0.1
0.0
0.7
17
SS
4
1939
1946
EAS/NE
3.9
4.8
-1.0
0.0
0.2
18
SP
2
1940
1941
AUL
3.9
0.0
0.0
3.9
0.0
19
3B
3
1937
1946
MULT
3.4
2.8
0.4
0.0
0.1
20
3B
2
1940
1941
AUL
3.0
2.8
0.0
0.0
0.2
21
2B
4
1935
1938
NE/PC
2.8
2.9
-0.5
0.0
0.4
22
LF
2
1936
1940
AUL/NE
2.8
3.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
23
SP
1
1940
1940
PS
2.5
-0.3
0.0
2.8
0.0
24
SP
3
1939
1941
AUL/PS
2.5
-0.1
0.0
2.6
0.0
25
2B
3
1936
1944
NE
2.3
0.6
1.4
0.0
0.4
26
2B
1
1941
1941
AUL
2.3
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.3
27
SP
1
1938
1938
PC
2.1
0.0
0.0
2.1
0.0
28
1B
2
1935
1938
NE/PC
2.1
1.9
0.4
0.0
-0.2
29
SP
2
1937
1938
PC
1.9
0.8
0.1
1.0
0.0
30
SP
1
1936
1936
NE
1.9
0.0
0.0
1.9
0.0
31
SP
4
1939
1944
NE/NNN
1.9
-0.2
0.0
2.1
0.0
32
LF
2
1939
1940
PS
1.9
1.9
0.0
0.2
-0.3
33
SP
2
1940
1941
AUL
1.6
0.0
0.0
1.6
0.0
34
SP
3
1935
1944
NE
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.4
0.0
35
1B
2
1939
1940
PS
1.4
1.2
0.5
0.0
-0.3
36
RF
1
1940
1940
PS
1.3
0.7
0.7
0.0
-0.1
37
LF
3
1935
1940
MULT
1.1
0.6
0.7
0.0
-0.2
38
RP
1
1941
1941
AUL
1.0
-0.2
0.0
1.3
0.0
39
3B
1
1939
1939
PS
1.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
40
CF
3
1937
1946
EAS/PC
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
41
CF
5
1938
1946
MULT
0.9
1.6
-0.6
0.0
-0.2
42
RP
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
43
SP
1
1936
1936
NE
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.6
0.0
44
SS
1
1940
1940
PS
0.8
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.2
45
CF
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
46
SP
1
1946
1946
NE
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
47
2B
1
1939
1939
NE
0.7
-0.2
0.8
0.0
0.1
48
LF
3
1943
1946
NE
0.7
1.8
-0.7
0.0
-0.4
49
C
2
1937
1938
PC
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
50
C
3
1942
1946
NE
0.7
1.1
-0.6
0.0
0.1
51
LF
1
1939
1939
NE/PS
0.6
1.2
-0.5
0.1
-0.1
52
3B
1
1935
1935
NE
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.1
53
RP
1
1937
1937
PC
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
54
RP
2
1936
1939
NE
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.8
0.0
55
2B
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
56
SP
2
1937
1938
PC
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
57
1B
1
1937
1937
PC
0.5
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.0
58
C
2
1939
1946
NE
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
59
RP
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
60
3B
2
1938
1942
NE/PC
0.4
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
61
SP
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
62
SP
2
1943
1944
NE
0.4
-0.3
-0.4
1.0
0.0
63
SP
2
1935
1936
NE
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
64
CF
2
1935
1937
NE/PC
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
65
SP
1
1935
1935
NE
0.4
0.0
-0.1
0.4
0.0
66
RP
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
67
C
1
1943
1943
NE
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
68
C
3
1935
1940
NE/PS
0.3
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.2
69
RF
1
1944
1944
NE
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
70
RF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
71
RF
2
1937
1938
PC
0.3
0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.0
72
3B
1
1937
1937
PC
0.3
0.8
-0.6
0.0
0.0
73
RP
1
1946
1946
NE
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
74
RP
1
1944
1944
NE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
75
SP
1
1935
1935
NE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
76
RP
1
1939
1939
NE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
77
C
1
1944
1944
NE
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
78
C
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
79
RP
1
1939
1939
NE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
80
SP
1
1939
1939
NE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
81
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
82
-
1
1943
1943
NNN
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
83
2B
1
1939
1939
NE
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
84
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
85
RP
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
86
1B
1
1940
1940
PS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
87
SP
1
1940
1940
PS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
88
CF
1
1935
1935
NE
0.1
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
89
SS
1
1944
1944
NE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
90
SP
1
1939
1939
NE
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
91
SS
1
1944
1944
NE
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
92
CF
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
RF
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
94
C
1
1940
1940
PS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
RP
2
1935
1936
NE
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
96
C
2
1936
1939
NE
0.1
-0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
97
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
98
CF
1
1939
1939
NE
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
99
SP
1
1944
1944
NE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
RP
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
101
1B
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
102
CF
1
1936
1936
NE
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
103
3B
1
1940
1940
PS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
104
1B
2
1937
1938
PC
0.0
0.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
105
CF
1
1936
1936
NE
0.0
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
106
SS
1
1940
1940
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
-
1
1943
1943
NNN
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
108
3B
1
1935
1935
NE
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
109
RF
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
110
SS
2
1939
1946
NE
0.0
0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
111
CF
1
1944
1944
NE
0.0
0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
112
3B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
113
-
1
1940
1940
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
-
1
1940
1940
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
1B
1
1942
1942
NE
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
116
C
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
RP
1
1935
1935
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
C
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
1B
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
2B
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
RF
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
SP
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
-
1
1943
1943
NNN
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
-
1
1935
1935
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
-
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
C
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
135
-
1
1944
1944
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
1B
1
1940
1940
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
-
1
1946
1946
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
SS
1
1944
1944
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
LF
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
3B
1
1936
1936
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
SS
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
CF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
CF
1
1939
1939
NE
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
146
-
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
CF
1
1936
1936
NE
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
148
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
SS
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
-
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
CF
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.1
-0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
153
3B
1
1940
1940
PS
-0.1
-0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
154
C
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
155
LF
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
2B
1
1939
1939
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
C
2
1939
1940
PS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
158
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
C
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
160
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
161
-
1
1940
1940
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
162
2B
1
1939
1939
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
163
-
1
1943
1943
NNN
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
165
3B
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
166
-
1
1943
1943
NNN
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
167
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
168
-
1
1943
1943
NNN
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
169
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
170
SS
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
171
3B
1
1939
1939
NE
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
172
-
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
173
RF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
174
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
175
C
2
1935
1936
NE
-0.1
0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
176
-
1
1940
1940
PS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
177
SP
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.0
178
C
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
179
CF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
180
-
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
181
SS
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.1
182
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
183
-
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
184
RP
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
185
LF
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.2
-0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
186
RP
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
187
3B
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
188
-
1
1943
1943
NNN
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
189
RF
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
190
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
191
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
192
SS
1
1946
1946
NE
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
193
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
194
2B
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.2
0.3
-0.6
0.0
0.1
195
SS
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
196
RP
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.4
0.0
197
SP
3
1939
1943
NE
-0.2
-0.2
-0.6
0.7
-0.1
198
SP
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.2
0.2
0.1
-0.5
0.0
199
RP
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
200
RP
2
1938
1939
PC/PS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
201
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
202
SS
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.3
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
203
CF
1
1946
1946
NE
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
204
RF
2
1937
1940
PC/PS
-0.3
0.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
205
RF
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
206
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
207
1B
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
208
C
2
1937
1939
PC/PS
-0.3
-0.5
0.1
0.0
0.1
209
C
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
210
C
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
211
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
212
-
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
213
3B
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
214
2B
1
1940
1940
PS
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
215
CF
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
0.3
-0.6
0.0
0.0
216
-
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
217
2B
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
218
-
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
219
-
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
220
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
221
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
222
RF
2
1939
1944
NE
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
223
SS
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
224
2B
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
225
3B
4
1942
1946
MULT
-0.4
-1.3
0.8
0.0
0.1
226
3B
2
1942
1946
NE
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
227
-
1
1946
1946
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
228
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
229
RF
1
1939
1939
PS
-0.5
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
230
LF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.5
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
231
LF
2
1939
1940
NE/PS
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
232
RP
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
233
1B
2
1940
1941
AUL
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.5
234
1B
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.5
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
235
SS
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.5
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.2
236
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
-0.6
-0.2
0.1
-0.5
0.0
237
2B
1
1940
1940
PS
-0.6
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
238
CF
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.6
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
239
SP
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
240
2B
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.6
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.2
241
C
1
1941
1941
AUL
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
242
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
243
SS
2
1940
1944
NE/PS
-0.6
-0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.1
244
-
1
1941
1941
AUL
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
245
RF
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.7
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
246
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
247
3B
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.7
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.0
248
C
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.8
-0.9
0.0
0.0
0.1
249
RP
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
250
RF
1
1941
1941
AUL
-0.9
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.2
251
CF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.9
-0.5
-0.4
0.0
0.0
252
SS
1
1941
1941
AUL
-0.9
-1.5
0.0
0.0
0.6
253
2B
1
1940
1940
PS
-0.9
-0.5
-0.5
0.0
0.1
254
RP
4
1942
1946
NE
-1.0
0.1
0.0
-1.2
0.0
255
3B
2
1939
1940
AUL/PS
-1.0
-1.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
256
2B
1
1946
1946
NE
-1.0
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.1
257
CF
1
1936
1936
NE
-1.0
-0.3
-0.7
0.0
0.0
258
-
1
1946
1946
NE
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
259
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
-1.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.9
0.0
260
3B
2
1940
1941
AUL
-1.1
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
261
-
1
1946
1946
NE
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
-1.1
0.0
262
LF
3
1937
1941
MULT
-1.2
-0.1
0.1
-1.2
0.0
263
SP
2
1940
1941
AUL
-1.6
0.0
0.0
-1.6
0.0
264
RF
2
1939
1940
PS
-1.6
-0.7
-0.8
0.0
-0.1

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