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
16.8
2.1
-0.3
15.0
0.0
2
1B
5
1939
1946
MULT
7.9
6.5
2.1
0.0
-0.7
3
CF
2
1937
1940
PC/AUL
7.0
7.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
4
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
6.9
0.7
0.0
6.2
0.0
5
2B
4
1942
1946
NE/EAS
6.4
5.7
0.2
0.0
0.5
6
SP
4
1939
1946
NE
6.1
-0.1
0.0
6.2
0.0
7
LF
4
1942
1946
NE/NOS
5.4
5.0
0.8
0.1
-0.5
8
SP
1
1941
1941
AUL
5.0
2.7
0.0
2.7
-0.3
9
SS
5
1937
1941
MULT
5.0
3.0
0.8
0.0
1.2
10
RF
5
1935
1943
NE
4.3
5.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
11
SP
1
1946
1946
NE
4.3
0.3
0.0
3.9
0.0
12
SP
4
1942
1946
NE/NOS
4.2
-0.9
0.0
5.2
0.0
13
LF
1
1941
1941
AUL
4.0
4.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
14
SP
2
1940
1941
AUL
3.9
0.0
0.0
3.9
0.0
15
SP
3
1936
1938
PC/NE
3.8
-0.1
-0.1
4.0
0.0
16
1B
5
1936
1944
NE
3.8
3.9
0.0
0.2
-0.3
17
3B
3
1937
1946
MULT
3.7
3.0
0.6
0.0
0.1
18
SP
4
1939
1944
NE/NOS
3.5
-0.2
0.0
3.7
0.0
19
SS
4
1939
1946
NE/EAS
3.3
4.2
-1.1
0.0
0.2
20
SS
3
1936
1942
NE
3.1
2.4
0.0
0.0
0.6
21
2B
5
1935
1943
MULT
3.0
3.1
-0.4
0.0
0.3
22
3B
2
1940
1941
AUL
3.0
2.8
0.0
0.0
0.2
23
SP
3
1939
1941
AUL/PS
3.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
24
LF
2
1936
1940
AUL/NE
2.8
3.1
0.1
0.0
-0.4
25
SP
1
1940
1940
PS
2.4
-0.3
0.0
2.7
0.0
26
2B
1
1941
1941
AUL
2.2
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.3
27
SP
2
1937
1938
PC
2.1
0.8
0.1
1.2
0.0
28
SP
1
1938
1938
PC
2.1
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
29
1B
2
1935
1938
PC/NE
1.9
1.7
0.4
0.0
-0.2
30
1B
3
1939
1943
NOS/PS
1.7
1.5
0.5
0.0
-0.3
31
SP
3
1935
1944
NE
1.6
-0.1
0.0
1.6
0.0
32
SP
2
1940
1941
AUL
1.6
0.0
0.0
1.6
0.0
33
LF
2
1939
1940
PS
1.5
1.8
-0.2
0.2
-0.3
34
RF
1
1940
1940
PS
1.3
0.7
0.7
0.0
-0.1
35
CF
5
1938
1946
MULT
1.3
1.9
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
36
2B
3
1936
1944
NE
1.1
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.3
37
SP
1
1941
1941
AUL
1.0
-0.2
0.0
1.3
0.0
38
C
3
1942
1946
NE
1.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.1
39
SP
1
1936
1936
NE
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
40
SP
3
1939
1943
NE
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.2
-0.1
41
RF
3
1943
1946
NE
1.0
2.0
-0.7
0.0
-0.4
42
LF
3
1935
1940
MULT
0.9
0.5
0.6
0.0
-0.2
43
LF
1
1939
1939
NE
0.9
0.9
0.0
0.2
-0.1
44
RP
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
45
C
2
1937
1938
PC
0.8
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.1
46
CF
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
47
SS
1
1940
1940
PS
0.7
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.2
48
SP
1
1946
1946
NE
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
49
CF
3
1937
1946
PC/EAS
0.7
-0.2
0.9
0.0
0.0
50
3B
2
1935
1943
NOS/NE
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.0
0.1
51
3B
1
1939
1939
PS
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
52
2B
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
53
-
1
1943
1943
NOS
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
54
RP
1
1937
1937
PC
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
55
RP
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
56
1B
1
1937
1937
PC
0.5
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.0
57
SP
1
1935
1935
NE
0.4
0.0
-0.1
0.5
0.0
58
SP
2
1936
1939
NE
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
59
CF
2
1935
1937
PC/NE
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
60
SP
2
1937
1938
PC
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
61
SP
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
62
SP
2
1938
1939
PC/PS
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
63
RP
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
64
RP
1
1944
1944
NE
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
65
3B
2
1937
1943
PC/NOS
0.3
1.0
-0.7
0.0
0.0
66
3B
2
1938
1942
PC/NE
0.3
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
67
C
2
1939
1940
PS
0.3
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
68
1B
2
1937
1938
PC
0.3
0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
69
C
1
1943
1943
NE
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
70
SP
1
1935
1935
NE
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
71
RF
2
1937
1938
PC
0.3
0.8
-0.5
0.0
0.0
72
SP
1
1939
1939
NE
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
73
RP
1
1946
1946
NE
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
74
C
1
1944
1944
NE
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
75
RP
1
1939
1939
NE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
76
C
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
77
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
78
SP
1
1939
1939
NE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
79
CF
1
1935
1935
NE
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
80
C
2
1937
1939
PC/PS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
81
RP
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
82
1B
1
1940
1940
PS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
C
2
1939
1946
NE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
84
SS
1
1944
1944
NE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
85
RF
1
1944
1944
NE
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
86
CF
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
87
-
1
1943
1943
NOS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
88
-
1
1944
1944
NE
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
89
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
90
C
1
1940
1940
PS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
SP
1
1940
1940
PS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
92
RF
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
93
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
94
-
1
1943
1943
NOS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
1B
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
96
RP
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
97
-
1
1936
1936
NE
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
98
3B
1
1940
1940
PS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
99
1B
1
1942
1942
NE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
LF
1
1936
1936
NE
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
101
RF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
SS
2
1939
1946
NE
0.0
0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
103
SS
1
1940
1940
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
-
1
1935
1935
NE
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
105
-
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
106
SP
1
1944
1944
NE
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
-
1
1940
1940
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
108
-
1
1940
1940
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
CF
1
1939
1939
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
C
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
-
1
1944
1944
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
2B
1
1939
1939
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
RP
1
1935
1935
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
SP
2
1935
1936
NE
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
115
2B
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
C
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
-
1
1936
1936
NE
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
118
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
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
1942
1942
NE
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
SP
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
-
1
1943
1943
NOS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
RF
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
-
1
1943
1943
NOS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
-
1
1943
1943
NOS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
-
1
1935
1935
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1941
1941
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
-
1
1944
1944
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
C
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
137
1B
1
1940
1940
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
-
1
1946
1946
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
CF
1
1936
1936
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
3B
1
1942
1942
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
-
1
1936
1936
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
SS
1
1944
1944
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
SS
1
1946
1946
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
C
3
1935
1940
PS/NE
0.0
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.2
146
RP
2
1935
1936
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
147
-
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
SP
1
1935
1935
NE
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
151
-
2
1943
1946
NOS/EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
-
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
-
1
1943
1943
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
155
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
LF
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
-
1
1940
1940
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
C
2
1936
1939
NE
-0.1
-0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
160
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
161
3B
1
1940
1940
PS
-0.1
-0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
162
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
163
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
2B
1
1939
1939
PS
-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
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
167
-
1
1943
1943
NOS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
168
-
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.1
-0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
169
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
170
RF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
171
-
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
172
SS
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.1
173
-
1
1940
1940
PS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
174
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
175
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
176
SP
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
177
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.1
-0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
178
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
179
LF
2
1939
1940
PS/NE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
180
-
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
181
C
2
1935
1936
NE
-0.1
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
182
-
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
183
CF
1
1939
1939
NE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
184
-
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
185
3B
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
186
3B
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
187
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
188
RP
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
189
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
190
CF
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.0
191
3B
1
1939
1939
NE
-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
1943
1943
NE
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
194
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
195
RF
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
196
2B
1
1939
1939
NE
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
197
SS
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
198
CF
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.0
199
-
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
200
RP
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
201
-
1
1943
1943
NOS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
202
CF
1
1946
1946
NE
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
203
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
204
LF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
205
-
1
1946
1946
EAS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
206
RF
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
207
CF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
208
1B
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
209
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
210
2B
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.3
0.2
-0.6
0.0
0.1
211
RF
2
1937
1940
PC/PS
-0.3
0.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
212
-
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
213
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
214
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.0
215
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
216
SP
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.4
0.2
0.1
-0.6
0.0
217
-
1
1943
1943
NOS
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
218
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
219
-
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
220
-
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
221
RP
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
222
-
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
223
RF
1
1939
1939
PS
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
224
2B
1
1940
1940
PS
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
225
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
226
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
227
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
228
-
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
229
-
1
1944
1944
NE
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
230
-
1
1946
1946
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
231
RP
2
1939
1944
NE
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
232
RP
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
233
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.5
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.2
234
1B
2
1940
1941
AUL
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.5
235
3B
2
1942
1946
NE
-0.6
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.0
236
2B
1
1940
1940
PS
-0.6
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
237
SS
4
1942
1946
MULT
-0.6
-1.4
0.8
0.0
0.1
238
SP
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
239
2B
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.6
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.2
240
-
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.6
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
241
SP
2
1943
1946
NE
-0.6
-0.4
-0.3
0.1
0.0
242
SS
2
1940
1944
NE/PS
-0.6
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.1
243
C
1
1941
1941
AUL
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
244
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
245
-
1
1941
1941
AUL
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
246
-
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
247
CF
1
1936
1936
NE
-0.7
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.0
248
RF
1
1935
1935
NE
-0.8
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
249
-
1
1943
1943
NE
-0.8
-0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.0
250
RP
1
1940
1940
AUL
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
251
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
-0.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.0
252
RF
1
1941
1941
AUL
-0.9
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.2
253
3B
2
1939
1940
PS/AUL
-0.9
-0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
254
SS
1
1941
1941
AUL
-0.9
-1.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
255
2B
1
1940
1940
PS
-1.0
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.1
256
2B
1
1946
1946
NE
-1.0
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.1
257
RP
3
1937
1941
MULT
-1.0
-0.1
0.1
-1.1
0.0
258
3B
2
1940
1941
AUL
-1.1
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
259
SP
4
1942
1946
NE
-1.1
0.1
0.0
-1.2
0.0
260
-
1
1946
1946
NE
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
-1.1
0.0
261
SP
2
1939
1940
PS
-1.5
-0.2
0.0
-1.4
0.0
262
SP
2
1940
1941
AUL
-1.6
0.0
0.0
-1.6
0.0
263
RF
2
1939
1940
PS
-1.7
-0.8
-0.7
0.0
-0.2

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