Eugene Rudolph Rye [Half-Pint] (November 15, 1906 – January 21, 1980) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Boston Red Sox during the 1931 season.
[1] Used as a pinch hitter by Boston, Rye also shared duties at left field with Al Van Camp and Jack Rothrock.
Rye hit three home runs in one inning in 1930 while playing with the Waco Cubs in the Texas League.
[3] When Rye was 29 years old he finished his professional baseball career after his 1936 season.
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