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	24-34 / in Starts: 17-11
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 117 PAs	22
Actual Runners on Base	82 (36-30-16) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 117 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	79 (39-24-14)

Most Driven In
B Chapman	4
Self	4
B Dickey	2
B Bengough	2
S Byrd	2
A Jorgens	2
P Todt	1
D Cooke	1

Most Driven In By
B Ruth	5
Self	4
T Lazzeri	3
O Miller	2
E Combs	2

1930 Batting Game Log

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1930 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	232	2 (1)	Apr 15	BOS		WSH	L,1-6	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.63	0.002	1.71	0.00%	0.06	P
2	233	7 (4)	Apr 22	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG(12)	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.571	.857	9	1.24	-0.053	3.11	-0.08%	-0.05	P
3	234	12 (4)	Apr 29	BOS		PHA	L,5-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.444	.667	9	1.50	-0.034	2.53	-0.03%	-0.43	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
4	235	14 (1)	May 2	BOS		CLE	L,3-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.444	.667	9						P
5	236	15	May 3	BOS		CLE	L,5-6	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.500	.800	9	1.07	0.052	1.54	0.04%	0.40	PH
6	237	16	May 4	BOS		CLE	L,7-8	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.455	.727	9	3.91	-0.115	5.04	-0.09%	-0.36	PH
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees
7	238	20	May 11	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.267	.400	.667	9	1.15	0.061	1.64	0.05%	0.63	P
8	239	24 (3)	May 17	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.278	.278	.389	.667	9	1.01	0.032	1.76	0.03%	0.16	P
9	240	27 (2)	May 21 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-15	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	9	.45	0.025	1.30	0.04%	0.27	P
10	241	28	May 21 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.381	.667	9	2.45	-0.069	6.43	-0.11%	-0.51	PH
11	242	32 (3)	May 24 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,11-1	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.320	.440	.760	9	.49	0.113	1.46	0.20%	0.87	P
12	243	34 (1)	May 26	NYY		WSH	L,7-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.308	.423	.731	8	1.08	-0.029	3.59	-0.06%	-0.27	PH
13	244	38 (3)	May 30 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.345	.367	.517	.884	9	.67	0.177	1.31	0.21%	2.79	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
14	245	42 (3)	Jun 4	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-8	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.344	.364	.500	.864	9	1.13	0.071	2.65	0.10%	0.54	P
15	246	45 (2)	Jun 9	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-5	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.351	.472	.824	9	.48	-0.035	.92	-0.04%	-0.94	P
16	247	50 (4)	Jun 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-7	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.342	.359	.474	.833	9	.54	0.012	1.98	0.03%	-0.07	P
17	248	54 (3)	Jun 20	NYY		DET	L,6-11	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.325	.341	.450	.791	7	.42	-0.025	1.68	-0.06%	-1.10	P
18	249	57 (2)	Jun 22 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,2-5	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.325	.357	.450	.807	9	.61	0.032	2.58	0.08%	0.28	P
19	250	59 (1)	Jun 23 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,6-10	7-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.341	.372	.488	.860	9	.25	0.014	1.07	0.04%	0.64	P
20	251	61 (1)	Jun 25 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,16-4	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.370	.396	.522	.918	9	.23	-0.043	.88	-0.10%	0.32	P
21	252	63 (1)	Jun 27	NYY		CLE	L,7-11	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.383	.408	.532	.940	7	.73	0.026	3.30	0.07%	0.40	PH
22	253	66 (2)	Jun 29	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	6-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.396	.420	.542	.962	9	1.52	0.055	6.63	0.14%	0.40	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
23	254	69 (2)	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,4-15	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.396	.420	.542	.962	9						P
24	255	73 (3)	Jul 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.388	.412	.531	.942	2	1.89	-0.052	8.34	-0.14%	-0.28	PH
25	256	75 (1)	Jul 8 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,0-4	1-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.365	.389	.500	.889	9	1.05	-0.079	3.18	-0.14%	-0.98	P
26	257	80 (4)	Jul 12 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-7	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.370	.393	.556	.948	9	.94	0.112	1.30	0.09%	0.49	P
27	258	83 (2)	Jul 14 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.397	.417	.569	.986	9						P
28	259	85 (1)	Jul 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,2-1	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.397	.426	.569	.995	8	1.24	0.000	1.95	0.00%	0.17	PH
29	260	88 (2)	Jul 19	NYY	@	SLB	W,13-7	6-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.390	.429	.559	.988	9	.20	0.010	.26	0.01%	0.12	P
30	261	92 (3)	Jul 22 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.377	.415	.541	.956	9	1.85	-0.110	2.89	-0.10%	-1.15	P
31	262	96 (3)	Jul 26	NYY	@	DET	L,8-12	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.377	.424	.541	.965	9	.29	0.009	.36	0.01%	0.29	PH
32	263	97	Jul 27	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.365	.412	.524	.936	9	.46	-0.025	.42	-0.01%	-0.34	P
33	264	98	Jul 28	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	11-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.359	.406	.516	.921	9	2.04	-0.055	3.16	-0.05%	-0.21	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
34	265	103 (4)	Aug 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.373	.425	.522	.947	9	.71	0.047	.81	0.03%	0.74	P
35	266	104	Aug 2 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,3-9	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.382	.432	.529	.962	9	.08	0.003	.11	0.00%	1.00	PH
36	267	105	Aug 2 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,5-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.377	.427	.522	.948	2	1.02	-0.027	1.16	-0.02%	-0.47	PH
37	268	107 (1)	Aug 5 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,4-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.371	.421	.514	.935	9	1.61	-0.043	1.09	-0.02%	-0.27	PH
38	269	108	Aug 5 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-1	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.384	.430	.575	1.006	9	.44	0.151	.23	0.05%	1.83	P
39	270	112 (3)	Aug 9	NYY		SLB	W,9-8	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.382	.427	.566	.993	9	1.05	0.090	.88	0.05%	0.48	P
40	271	116 (3)	Aug 13	NYY		DET	W,10-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.382	.427	.566	.993	9						P
41	272	117	Aug 14	NYY		DET	L,1-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.377	.422	.558	.980	6	.81	-0.022	.48	-0.01%	-0.27	PH
42	273	118	Aug 17 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,8-7	0-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.385	.429	.564	.993	6						PH
43	274	121 (2)	Aug 19	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.370	.414	.543	.957	9	.65	-0.052	.21	-0.01%	-0.59	P
44	275	122	Aug 21	NYY		CLE	L,5-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.366	.409	.537	.946	8	2.53	0.071	1.18	0.02%	0.40	PH
45	276	123	Aug 22	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.361	.404	.530	.935	2	3.75	-0.111	.86	-0.02%	-0.26	PH
46	277	124	Aug 24 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.345	.387	.506	.893	9	2.05	-0.208	.24	-0.02%	-1.19	P
47	278	127 (2)	Aug 30	NYY	@	WSH	L,6-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.345	.387	.506	.893	9						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
48	279	129 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.341	.383	.500	.883	7	7.60	-0.201	.08	0.00%	-0.83	PH
49	280	130	Sep 1 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.330	.371	.484	.855	9	.71	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.80	P
50	281	134 (3)	Sep 6	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.340	.380	.489	.869	9	.57	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.56	P
51	282	137 (2)	Sep 9	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-6	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.347	.386	.495	.881	9	1.66	0.066	.00	0.00%	0.63	PH
52	283	139 (1)	Sep 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-9	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.351	.388	.495	.883	9	1.08	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
53	284	141 (1)	Sep 13 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,10-11	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.394	.500	.894	7	2.88	0.138	.00	0.00%	0.67	PH
54	285	143 (1)	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,10-3	CG	5	5	2	3	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.369	.404	.544	.947	9	.43	0.188	.00	0.00%	3.17	P
55	286	146 (2)	Sep 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,8-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.365	.400	.538	.938	9	2.63	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.85	PH
56	287	147	Sep 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-6	GS-8	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.370	.404	.593	.996	9	1.59	0.420	.00	0.00%	1.47	P
57	288	150 (2)	Sep 21	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-15	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0	0	.370	.409	.593	1.001	9						PH
58	289	151	Sep 25	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-13	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.402	.582	.984	9	.72	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
							24-34		117	110	17	40	8	2	4	22	7	1	8	0	0		3		0	0	.364	.402	.582	.984		1.05	0.441	1.33	0.20%	6.83

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