Mickey Rutner
| Mickey Rutner | |||
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| Third baseman | |||
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Born: March 18, 1919 Hempstead, New York | |||
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Died: October 17, 2007 (aged 88) Georgetown, Texas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 11, 1947, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 1947, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .250 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 4 | ||
| Teams | |||
Milton "Mickey" Rutner (March 18, 1920 – October 17, 2007) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1947 season. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 190 lb., Rutner batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Hempstead, New York.
In a 12-game career, Rutner was a .250 hitter (12-for-48) with one home run and four RBI, including one double and four runs. In 11 third base appearances, he recorded five putouts with 18 assists and committed three errors in 26 chances for a .885 fielding percentage.
Rutner died in Georgetown, Texas at age 88.
He is the basis for the main character, Mike Kutner, in the Eliot Asinof novel, Man On Spikes.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Retrosheet
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