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Rufus Meadows

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Rufus Meadows
Pitcher
Born: (1907-08-25)August 25, 1907
Chase City, Virginia
Died: May 10, 1970(1970-05-10) (aged 62)
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 23, 1926, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
April 23, 1926, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Innings pitched0.1
Earned run average0.00
Teams

Rufus Rivers Meadows (born August 25, 1907, in Chase City, Virginia) was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds in 1926. He appeared in just one game, an 18-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Meadows faced the Cubs' final batter of the game, inducing an out to finish off the blowout loss by his Reds. He is the only pitcher to face only one batter in his only MLB game.[1]

Meadows was only 18 when he had his brief moment as a major leaguer, and he was the second-youngest player to play in the National League that season, trailing only future Hall of Famer Mel Ott.[2]

Meadows died May 10, 1970, in Wichita, Kansas.

References

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  1. ^ "Cup of Coffee Pitchers". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "1926 National League Awards, All-Stars, & More Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.