Joseph Vincent Rullo (June 16, 1916 – October 28, 1969) was a professional

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. He was a second baseman over parts of two seasons (1943–44) with the

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. For his career, he compiled a .212

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in 151

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s, with 11

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. He was born in New York City and died in

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at the age of 53.

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