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)

Fielding

Catcher

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	PB	WP	SB	CS		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	A2	PB
1935	BE	NN2	23		15	13	100.0	56	10	1	1	2		13			.985	.981		5.94	6.48		-1.2	-12.4	-0.3	-0.9
1936	NE	NN2	24		24	23	186.2	111	23	1	3	4		7			.993	.978		6.46	6.31		0.5	2.4	2.2	-1.7
1937	PC	NN2	25		20	17	142.0	73	16	1	1	3		10			.989	.976		5.64	6.30		-2.0	-14.3	0.9	-2.9
1938	PC	NN2	26		21	21	174.0	115	14	7	2	2		2			.949	.974		6.67	6.14		-1.2	-6.8	-0.4	-0.8
1939	NE	NN2	27		10	9	67.0	35	3	2	1	2		6			.950	.974		5.10	6.12		-2.0	-30.2	-0.9	-1.1
1939	PS	NN2	27		11	11	93.1	64	10	2	0	0		6			.974	.974		7.14	6.12		1.7	18.4	0.6	1.1
1939	PS	NLP	27		1	1	2.0	5	0	0	0	0		0	0		1.000	.979		22.50	8.54		-0.1	-25.8	-0.1	0.0
1940	PS	NN2	28		16	13	99.2	64	14	1	1	1		4			.987	.968		7.04	6.37		1.4	14.2	1.5	-0.1
1940	ULT	MEX	28		47
1941	ULT	MEX	29		91
1942	NE	NN2	30		28	26	213.0	161	16	2	0	1		4			.989	.981		7.48	6.40		1.9	8.7	-0.4	2.2
1943	NE	NN2	31		28	26	231.0	161	25	3	1	2		7			.984	.969		7.25	6.05		5.1	22.0	3.2	1.9
1943	NNN	NLA	31		1	0	4.0	3	2	0	1	2		0			1.000	1.000		11.25	6.35		-1.5	-363.2	0.2	-1.7
1944	NE	NN2	32		3	3	24.0	16	4	0	1	0		2			1.000	.970		7.50	6.08		1.3	53.0	0.9	0.4
1946	NE	NN2	34		42	38	321.0	250	25	3	1	2		11			.989	.981		7.71	6.11		0.3	1.1	-0.3	0.6
1946	EAS	EWA	34		1	0	3.0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0		1.000	.962		9.00	6.62		-0.2	-65.7	-0.2	0.0
1946	NE	WS	34		7	7	61.0	43	6	1	0	0		9	0		.980	.979		7.23	7.07		0.1	1.5	0.1	0.0
11	6				366	208	1721.2	1160	168	24	13	21		81	0		.982	.976		6.94	6.25		4.1	2.4	7.0	-2.9

Pinch Hitter

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G
1937	PC	NN2	25		1
1938	PC	NN2	26		1
1939	NE	NN2	27		1
1939	PS	NN2	27		2
1942	NE	NN2	30		2
1943	NE	NN2	31		1
1946	NE	NN2	34		1
6	3				9

First Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1937	PC	NN2	25		1	1	8.0	9	0	0	1		1.000	.987		10.13	10.89		-0.4	-47.9	-0.4
1942	NE	NN2	30		3	3	25.0	25	2	1	0		.964	.982		9.72	10.51		0.7	27.9	0.7
1946	NE	NN2	34		2	1	6.0	9	0	0	0		1.000	.978		13.50	10.48		0.1	17.4	0.1
3	2				6	5	39.0	43	2	1	1		.978	.982		10.38	10.58		0.4	10.8	0.4

Third Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1942	NE	NN2	30		4	3	32.0	5	5	0	1		1.000	.916		2.81	2.86		-0.4	-12.2	-0.4
1	1				4	3	32.0	5	5	0	1		1.000	.916		2.81	2.86		-0.4	-12.2	-0.4

Right Field

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range	Arm
1943	NE	NN2	31		2	2	14.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.932		1.29	1.55		-0.1	-7.1	0.0	-0.1
1	1				2	2	14.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.932		1.29	1.55		-0.1	-7.1	0.0	-0.1

Second Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1942	NE	NN2	30		1	1	9.0	1	1	0	0		1.000	.938		2.00	5.32		-0.9	-104.1	-0.9
1	1				1	1	9.0	1	1	0	0		1.000	.938		2.00	5.32		-0.9	-104.1	-0.9

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