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Workhorse Gentry pitched 300 innings and won 20 games for Buffalo (International League) in 1943. For Detroit in 1944 he was 12-14, with an AL-high 108 walks. A holdout in 1945, he was placed on the voluntary retired list, but pitched ten innings for Detroit from 1946 to 1948. (EW)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 25, 1943: Rufe Gentry of Buffalo (International League) wins an 11-inning no-hitter against Newark 1-0. The last IL no-hitter of this length was thrown by Toronto's Urban Shocker on July 22, 1916. » May 15, 1944: Frankie Hayes hits a grand slam in the 9th inning off the Tigers Rufe Gentry, as the Athletics win 6–2. » May 18, 1944: Rufe Gentry wins his own game with an RBI single in the 8th inning. The Tigers defeat the Athletics, 1–0.