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Oldest living Yankee Ardizoia passes away

NEW YORK -- Rinaldo "Rugger" Ardizoia didn't make his name on the field. His Major League career lasted just two innings, the final six outs of a 15-5 loss in 1947.

His fame didn't come until decades later, when his baseball career was well behind him. At 95, Ardizoia was the oldest living Yankee, spending his final years in San Francisco until his death Sunday night, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday.

Ardizoia, who came to the United States from Italy as an infant, played 15 seasons of Minor League baseball, split into two segments by his service in World War II.