Hank Ruszkowski

{{Short description|American baseball player (1925–2000)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Hank Ruszkowski

|position=Catcher

|image=Hank Ruszkowski.jpeg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1925|11|10}}

|birth_place=Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2000|5|31|1925|11|10}}

|death_place=Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 26

|debutyear=1944

|debutteam=Cleveland Indians

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 20

|finalyear=1947

|finalteam=Cleveland Indians

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.238

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=3

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=10

|teams=

• Cleveland Indians (1944–1945; 1947)}}Henry Alexander Ruszkowski (November 10, 1925 – May 31, 2000) was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he appeared in 40 Major League games over parts of three seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1944–1945; 1947). Listed at {{height|ft=6|in=0}}, {{convert|190|lb}}, Ruszkowski batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruszkha01.shtml Baseball Reference – major league profile]

During his Major League career, Ruszkowski was a .238 hitter (20-for-84) with three home runs, two doubles and a .310 on-base percentage. He also played seven minor league seasons between 1944 and 1954, appearing in 298 games.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=ruszko001hen Baseball Reference – minor league career]

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