1918
Born May 18, 1918
Daisy Station, NC, USA
Rufe Gentry Notable
b. May 18, 1918 · Detroit Tigers 1943–1944, 1946–1948
Rufe Gentry played 1943 to 1948 for the Detroit Tigers as a pitcher.
He went 13 and 17 with a 4.37 earned run average, pitching 243 innings in 48 games. He struck out 78 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 48 games he batted .184, with 16 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Daisy Station, NC, USA on May 18, 1918, and died on July 3, 1997. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | DET | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1944 | DET | 37 | 76 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .197 |
| 1946 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | DET | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | — | 48 | 87 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .184 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | DET | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29.1 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3.68 |
| 1944 | DET | 12 | 14 | 37 | 30 | 0 | 203.2 | 211 | 96 | 108 | 68 | 4.24 |
| 1946 | DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15.00 |
| 1947 | DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 81.00 |
| 1948 | DET | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.70 |
| Career | — | 13 | 17 | 48 | 34 | 0 | 243.0 | 251 | 118 | 134 | 78 | 4.37 |
On this day & linked events
1997