Rufe Gentry

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: May 18, 1918 in Daisy Station, NC us

Died: July 3, 1997 in Winston-Salem, NC

Buried: Gardens of Memory, Walkertown, NC

Debut: September 10, 1943 (Age 25-115d, 9,509th in major league history)
vs. CLE 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: May 9, 1948 (Age 29-357d)
vs. PHA 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: James Ruffus Gentry

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Relatives: Brother of Harvey Gentry

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

ERA

4.37

243.0

WHIP

1.584

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-20 / in Starts: 15-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 79 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	25 (14-7-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 79 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (26-16-8)

Most Driven In
J Outlaw	2
D Wakefield	1
P Richards	1

Most Driven In By
R York	1

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	5	2 (1)	Apr 19	DET		SLB	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.30	-0.062	2.84	-0.08%	-0.44	P
2	6	6 (3)	Apr 23 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
3	7	9 (2)	Apr 29	DET		CLE	L,6-7	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	8	14 (4)	May 4	DET	@	SLB	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	9	.93	-0.011	1.79	-0.01%	-0.13	P
5	9	16 (1)	May 7 (1)	DET		CHW	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	9						P
6	10	21 (4)	May 13	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	.98	-0.048	1.04	-0.03%	-0.43	P
7	11	24 (2)	May 15	DET	@	PHA	L,2-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	8						P
8	12	27 (2)	May 18	DET	@	PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	9						P
9	13	32 (4)	May 24	DET		PHA	L,4-8	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	9						P
10	14	37 (4)	May 28 (2)	DET		WSH	W,15-2	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	0		1	0	0			2	0	0	.263	.300	.368	.668	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	15	42 (4)	Jun 1	DET		NYY	W,4-3	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.273	.304	.364	.668	9						P
12	16	46 (3)	Jun 4 (2)	DET		BOS	L,1-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.261	.292	.348	.639	9						P
13	17	51 (4)	Jun 14 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.231	.259	.308	.567	9						P
14	18	57 (5)	Jun 18 (2)	DET		SLB	W,7-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.286	.527	9	1.98	-0.099	5.89	-0.18%	-1.18	P
15	19	60 (2)	Jun 22	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1			0	0	0	.194	.219	.258	.477	9						P
16	20	63 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,4-5	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.219	.258	.477	9						P
17	21	65 (1)	Jun 28	DET	@	WSH	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.273	.508	9	.71	-0.012	.87	-0.01%	-0.09	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	22	70 (4)	Jul 2 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.222	.257	.479	9	.71	-0.035	1.01	-0.03%	-0.30	P
19	23	74 (3)	Jul 6	DET	@	BOS	L,3-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.216	.250	.466	9	.32	-0.008	.59	-0.01%	-0.09	P
20	24	75	Jul 7	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.216	.250	.466	9						P
21	25	78 (2)	Jul 9 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-8	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.211	.231	.263	.494	9						P
22	26	83 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	DET		CHW	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.225	.256	.481	9	.73	-0.018	1.05	-0.02%	-0.23	P
23	27	87 (3)	Jul 20	DET		WSH	W,7-6	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.190	.209	.238	.447	9						P
24	28	93 (5)	Jul 25	DET		BOS	L,3-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.186	.205	.233	.437	9						P
25	29	97 (3)	Jul 29	DET		NYY	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.170	.188	.213	.400	9	.82	-0.102	.83	-0.06%	-1.29	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	30	107 (9)	Aug 12	DET	@	WSH	W,12-5	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.184	.200	.224	.424	9	1.47	0.049	2.47	0.05%	1.16	P
27	31	112 (4)	Aug 16	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.170	.185	.208	.393	9	.92	0.023	1.71	0.03%	-0.15	P
28	32	116 (3)	Aug 19	DET	@	BOS	L,1-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.170	.185	.208	.393	9						P
29	33	119 (2)	Aug 21	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.170	.185	.208	.393	9						P
30	34	124 (4)	Aug 27 (2)	DET		SLB	L,2-17	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.170	.185	.208	.393	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	35	129 (4)	Sep 2	DET	@	SLB	W,6-3	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.182	.196	.218	.415	9						P
32	36	134 (4)	Sep 6	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.186	.200	.220	.420	9						P
33	37	136 (1)	Sep 9	DET		CLE	W,15-6	0-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.194	.206	.226	.432	9						P
34	38	142 (5)	Sep 17 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.194	.212	.406	9	1.20	-0.023	15.03	-0.17%	-0.64	P
35	39	146 (3)	Sep 22 (1)	DET		BOS	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.197	.214	.411	9	.52	-0.028	7.90	-0.26%	-0.61	P
36	40	150 (3)	Sep 25	DET		PHA	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.203	.219	.422	9	1.07	-0.029	16.72	-0.27%	-0.19	P
37	41	153 (2)	Sep 29 (1)	DET		WSH	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.197	.208	.224	.431	9	.86	0.071	18.31	0.90%	0.68	P
							17-20		79	76	1	15	2	0	0	10	1	0	12	0	2		1	6	0	0	.197	.208	.224	.431		.98	-0.332	6.12	-0.15%	-3.91

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