About Rufus Hatten
Lived 1912 – 1968 (aged 55–56). Rufus Hatten was an American baseball player.
Rufus Hatten (June 16, 1912 – December 1968) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1940s.
A native of Panama City, Florida, Hatten made his Negro leagues debut in 1942 with the Memphis Red Sox, and went on to play for the Chicago American Giants and Baltimore Elite Giants through 1946. In 1952, he played minor league baseball for the Bluefield Blue-Grays. Hatten died in Ocala, Florida in 1968 at age 56.
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Who was Rufus Hatten?
American baseball player
When was Rufus Hatten born?
Rufus Hatten was born on 16 June 1912 in Panama City, Florida.
When did Rufus Hatten die?
Rufus Hatten died in 1968 in Ocala, Florida.
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Rufus Hatten was a baseball player.
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Rufus Hatten was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rufus Hatten. https://biography.guide/rufus-hatten/
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