Red Ruffing, a window into my late father

Published: April 9, 2021, 7:57 a.m.

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Norman Kuttler occasionally mentioned N.Y. Yankees pitcher Red Ruffing's being his favorite player. I didn't ask him why or whether he'd seen him play. Dad would've turned 90 today, April 9, so I considered how learning about Ruffing beyond his Hall of Fame career might honor Dad's memory. CHARLES RUFFING JR. fills in some of the blanks, one man's son to another\\u2019s.

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