Joe Rue
{{Short description|American baseball umpire (1898-1984)}}
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|birth_name = Joseph William Rue
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|6|14}}
|birth_place = Danville, Kentucky
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1984|12|1|1898|6|14}}
|death_place = Laguna Hills, California
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|employer = American League
|occupation = Umpire
|years_active = 1938–1947
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Joseph William Rue (June 14, 1898 – December 1, 1984) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1938 to 1947. Rue umpired 1,519 major league games in his 10-year career. He also umpired in the 1943 World Series and All-Star Game.[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/Prue-j901.htm Retrosheet]
See also
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External links
- [https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/joe-rue-oral-history-interview-undated-0 Joe Rue Oral History Interview (1 of 6) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection]
- [https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/joe-rue-oral-history-interview-undated-3 Joe Rue Oral History Interview (2 of 6) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection]
- [https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/joe-rue-oral-history-interview-undated-6 Joe Rue Oral History Interview (3 of 6) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection]
- [https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/joe-rue-oral-history-interview-undated-9 Joe Rue Oral History Interview (4 of 6) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection]
- [https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/joe-rue-oral-history-interview-undated-12 Joe Rue Oral History Interview (5 of 6) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection]
- [https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/joe-rue-oral-history-interview-undated-14 Joe Rue Oral History Interview (6 of 6) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection]
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Category:Major League Baseball umpires
Category:Baseball people from Kentucky
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