Henry Alexander Ruszkowski (November 10, 1925 - May 31, 2000) was a catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 who played in parts of three seasons for the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 (1944-1945, 1947). Listed at 6' 0", 190 lb., Ruszkowski batted and threw right handed. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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In a three-season career, Ruszkowski was a .259 hitter (20-for-90) with three home run

Home run

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s and 10 runs batted in in 40 games, including two doubles

Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

 and a .310 on-base percentage. He also played six Minor league

Minor league baseball

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seasons between 1944 and 1954, posting a .292 average and 32 homers in 298 games.

Ruszkowski died in his native Cleveland at the age of 74.

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