Joe Rullo

Joe Rullo
Second baseman
Born: (1916-06-16)June 16, 1916 New York City
Died: October 28, 1969(1969-10-28) (aged 53) Philadelphia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 1943, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
July 4, 1944, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.212
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	11
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1943–1944)

Joseph Vincent Rullo (June 16, 1916 – October 28, 1969) was a professional baseball player.

Rullo attended South Philadelphia High School where he was not selected for the school's baseball team because he was too small. He nonetheless earned a professional contract on the strength of his play in sandlot ball.[1]

He was a second baseman over parts of two seasons (1943–44) with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a .212 batting average in 151 at-bats, with 11 runs batted in.

After his playing career ended, he spent several seasons as a minor league manager.[1]

He was born in New York City and died in Philadelphia at the age of 53.

References

1. Sawyers, Arthur (April 14, 1952). "Corning Manager Rullo Starts 14th Pro Year". Star-Gazette. p. 12. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference
• Joe Rullo at Find a Grave