Hank Ruszkowski

Henry Alexander Ruszkowski

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
• School University of Dayton
• Debut September 26, 1944
• Final Game September 20, 1947
• Born November 10, 1925 in Cleveland, OH USA
• Died May 31, 2000 in Cleveland, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Hank Ruszkowski played parts of three seasons in the majors. He was born in Cleveland, died in Cleveland, and played for Cleveland.

He was at the University of Dayton in 1944, played for Wilkes-Barre in 1944, and came up to the majors in September of the same year.

In 1947 three of his seven hits were home runs and as a result his SLG was .667.

He broke in at age 18, and in his last big-league year was still only 21. He played in the minors through 1954.