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Mickey Rutner

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Mickey Rutner
Third baseman
Born: (1919-03-18)March 18, 1919
Hempstead, New York, U.S.
Died: October 17, 2007(2007-10-17) (aged 88)
Georgetown, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
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 runs1
Runs batted in4
Teams

Milton "Mickey" Rutner (March 18, 1919 – October 17, 2007) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly with 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, and was Jewish.[1] He attended James Monroe High School, and St. John's University in Brooklyn, New York.[2][3]

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.

References

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  1. ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 20. January–February 2020.
  2. ^ "James Monroe High School (Bronx,NY)". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mickey Rutner Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
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