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Ralph Joseph "Rube" Novotney (August 5, 1924 – July 16, 1987) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher who appeared in 22 Major League
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The native of Streator, Illinois, stood tall and weighed and attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Novotney's partial season with the 1949 Cubs included two standout back-to-back games against the
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at Wrigley Field. On June 25, Novotney singled twice in three at bats, driving in three runs and providing the margin in a 4–1 Cub victory. The following day, he was a perfect three-for-three off the Giants' Dave Koslo, but New York prevailed, 6–2.1949-6-26 box score from Retrosheet
/ref> In his MLB career, Novotney made 18 total
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(including two doubles and one
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) in 67 at-bats.


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1924 births 1987 deaths Baseball players from Illinois Chicago Cubs players Lockport White Sox players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Major League Baseball catchers Nashville Vols players People from Streator, Illinois Portsmouth Cubs players Shelby Cubs players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Sportspeople from Redondo Beach, California {{US-baseball-catcher-1920s-stub