Red Ruffing
Birth Name:
Charles Herbert Ruffing
Birth Date:
May 3, 1905
Birth Place:
Granville, Illinois
Death Date:
February 17, 1986
Place of Death:
Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Age:
80
Cause of Death:
Heart Failure
Cemetery Name:
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Claim to Fame:
Sports
Associates:
A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Red Ruffington is the winningest right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees and ranked the 9th greatest Yankee player of all time by ESPN sports. Ruffing was a member of six World Series championship teams with the Yankees, appeared in six MLB All-Star Games and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967. The Yankees dedicated a plaque to Ruffing in Monument Park in 2004.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Hillcrest Memorial Park
26700 Aurora Road
Bedford Heights, Ohio, 44146
USA
North America
Grave Location:
Corridor of Devotion, Tier D, Crypt 1Grave Location Description
As you work your way to the main corridor, Red can be found on the top right against the far wall.
Grave Location GPS
41.40424637, -81.49198409Photos:
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Read More About Red Ruffing:
Videos Featuring Red Ruffing:
MovieTone News Clip of Red Ruffing & Lefty Gomez
1939 World Series Game One Yankees vs. Reds
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