Red Ruffing

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: May 3, 1905 in Granville, IL us

Died: February 17, 1986 in Mayfield Heights, OH

Buried: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bedford Heights, OH

Debut: May 31, 1924 (Age 19-028d, 6,005th in major league history)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 15, 1947 (Age 42-135d)
vs. BOS 7.0 IP, 12 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 7 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1967. (Voted by BBWAA in Runoff Election on 266/306 ballots)
View Red Ruffing's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Charles Herbert Ruffing

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

68.6

273

225

ERA

3.80

624

538

4344.0

1987

WHIP

1.341

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-21 / in Starts: 5-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	42 (21-17-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (20-12-7)

Most Driven In
W Shaner	2
P Todt	1
B Myer	1
Self	0

Most Driven In By
R Rollings	1
I Flagstead	1
B Myer	1
A Tarbert	1
Self	0

1927 Batting Game Log

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1927 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	83	4 (3)	Apr 16	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.045	1.73	-0.06%	-0.37	P
2	84	9 (4)	Apr 22	BOS		WSH	L,3-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.47	-0.012	.72	-0.01%	-0.11	P
May		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
3	85	27 (17)	May 18	BOS	@	SLB	L,6-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	86	29 (1)	May 21	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.08	-0.032	.84	-0.02%	-0.47	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
5	87	45 (15)	Jun 8	BOS		DET	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	88	47 (1)	Jun 10	BOS		DET	L,5-10	0-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	89	51 (3)	Jun 16	BOS		CLE	W,11-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	90	53 (1)	Jun 17 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.02	-0.056	.01	0.00%	-0.42	P
9	91	58 (4)	Jun 22 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.364	.545	9	1.01	0.187	.00	0.00%	1.97	P
10	92	59	Jun 23	BOS		NYY	L,4-11	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.88	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
11	93	63 (3)	Jun 27	BOS		WSH	L,8-9	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.333	.533	9	.88	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-1.17	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
12	94	69 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,2-10	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	1.94	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-0.93	P
13	95	75 (5)	Jul 9 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.381	.619	9	1.21	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
14	96	79 (3)	Jul 12	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.381	.619	9						P
15	97	81 (1)	Jul 14	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.217	.250	.348	.598	9	1.17	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
16	98	85 (3)	Jul 18 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,14-5	6-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.269	.400	.669	5	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
17	99	86	Jul 18 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.241	.357	.599	9	1.47	-0.140	.00	0.00%	-1.11	P
18	100	93 (6)	Jul 26	BOS		CLE	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.233	.345	.578	9	.41	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
19	101	96 (2)	Jul 29	BOS		SLB	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.294	.394	.688	9	1.60	0.346	.00	0.00%	1.73	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
20	102	101 (4)	Aug 3	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.270	.361	.631	9	1.52	-0.149	.00	0.00%	-1.44	P
21	103	105 (3)	Aug 8	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.237	.256	.342	.599	9	.67	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.81	P
22	104	110 (4)	Aug 13	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.279	.357	.636	9	1.39	0.060	.00	0.00%	0.60	P
23	105	114 (3)	Aug 19 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,7-14	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0	0	.256	.273	.349	.622	9						P
24	106	118 (3)	Aug 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.298	.391	.689	9	.93	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.51	P
25	107	122 (3)	Aug 28	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5	8-GF(11)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.298	.313	.404	.717	9	2.26	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
26	108	124 (1)	Aug 31	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.306	.396	.702	9	1.07	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
Sept		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	109	127 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,12-11	GS-15	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.264	.278	.358	.636	9	1.72	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
28	110	129 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,2-14	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.273	.352	.625	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.56	PH
29	111	142 (12)	Sep 20 (1)	BOS		DET	L,3-4	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.273	.352	.625	8	7.16	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH
							8-21		61	54	5	14	3	1	0	4	0	0	6	1	4		0		0	0	.259	.273	.352	.625		1.31	-0.283	.09	-0.08%	-4.40

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