He played in 26 games in Major League Baseball between the 1949 and 1950 seasons for the New York Giants, primarily as a shortstop.

He also played for the minor league Wilmington Blue Rocks, for whom he still holds many team records.

[citation needed] Rufer resided in Malverne, New York, and was father to seven children.

[1] For twenty five years he was a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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