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Rube Walberg

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: July 27, 1896 in Pine City, MN us

Died: October 27, 1978 in Tempe, AZ

Buried: Cremated

High School: Seattle HS (Seattle, WA)

Debut: April 29, 1923 (Age 26-276d, 5,732nd in major league history)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 2, 1937 (Age 41-067d)
vs. NYY 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: George Elvin Walberg

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.8

155

141

ERA

4.16

544

306

2644.0

1085

WHIP

1.447

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-23 / in Starts: 4-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 39 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	26 (15-9-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 39 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
G Desautels	1
P Higgins	1
F Gaffke	0

Most Driven In By
J Cronin	2
B Mills	1
J Foxx	1
D Cramer	1

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	516	6 (5)	May 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.044	2.24	-0.07%	-0.41	P
2	517	12 (5)	May 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.82	0.005	2.65	0.01%	0.09	P
3	518	13	May 10	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
4	519	19 (5)	May 18	BOS		CLE	L,4-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.08	-0.014	2.96	-0.02%	-0.06	P
5	520	24 (4)	May 24	BOS		CHW	W,9-5	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.143	.333	.286	.619	9	.82	0.083	1.40	0.09%	0.74	P
6	521	26 (1)	May 26	BOS		SLB	W,11-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.333	.286	.619	9						P
7	522	31 (4)	May 31 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2		0	0	.100	.250	.200	.450	9	.70	-0.014	1.77	-0.02%	0.29	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	523	35 (3)	Jun 6 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.077	.200	.154	.354	9						P
9	524	40 (4)	Jun 12 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.200	.154	.354	9						P
10	525	46 (5)	Jun 17 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.158	.118	.276	9	1.56	-0.157	3.72	-0.23%	-1.04	P
11	526	49 (2)	Jun 20 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,7-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.158	.118	.276	9						P
12	527	55 (5)	Jun 27 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,11-7	GS-5	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.150	.332	9	.27	0.008	.70	0.01%	-0.44	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	528	64 (8)	Jul 5 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.136	.303	9	.36	-0.021	1.15	-0.04%	-0.40	P
14	529	65	Jul 9	BOS	@	PHA	W,12-11	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.160	.130	.290	9	3.26	-0.097	5.45	-0.10%	-0.39	P
15	530	73 (7)	Jul 17	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.160	.130	.290	9						P
16	531	76 (2)	Jul 19	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.160	.130	.290	9						P
17	532	86 (9)	Jul 30	BOS		DET	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.160	.130	.290	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	533	91 (4)	Aug 4 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,8-6	4-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.080	.148	.120	.268	9	1.35	0.015	1.88	0.01%	-0.03	P
19	534	97 (5)	Aug 8 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,0-13	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.148	.120	.268	9						P
20	535	100 (2)	Aug 12 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,16-10	3-5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.077	.143	.115	.258	9	1.03	0.041	1.35	0.03%	0.41	P
21	536	102 (1)	Aug 13	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.074	.138	.111	.249	9						P
22	537	105 (2)	Aug 15 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-9	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.107	.167	.143	.310	9						P
23	538	107 (1)	Aug 18	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.161	.138	.299	9	2.92	-0.062	1.28	-0.02%	-0.34	P
24	539	109 (1)	Aug 20	BOS		WSH	L,1-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.161	.138	.299	9						P
25	540	111 (1)	Aug 25 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.161	.138	.299	9						P
26	541	117 (5)	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-8	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.156	.133	.290	9	1.25	-0.034	.14	0.00%	-0.27	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	542	121 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,8-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.156	.133	.290	9						P
28	543	126 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,5-11	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.097	.152	.129	.281	9	1.06	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-1.29	P
29	544	137 (10)	Sep 20 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,6-8	4-5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.156	.333	9	.34	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
30	545	144 (6)	Sep 25	BOS		NYY	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.156	.333	9						P
31	546	150 (5)	Sep 30 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.156	.333	9						P
32	547	153 (2)	Oct 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-11	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.194	.176	.371	9	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
							9-23		39	34	7	5	1	0	0	2	2	0	8	0	3		4		0	0	.147	.194	.176	.371		.97	-0.355	1.75	-0.35%	-3.20

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