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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Team Record in Appearances: 8-18 / in Starts: 5-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 4

1927 Pitching Game Log

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1927 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	83	4	Apr 16	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	5.0	4	3	3	7	2	0	0	5.40	5.90	24	42	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.23	-0.09%
2	84	9	Apr 22	BOS		WSH	L,3-7	GS-6	L(0-2)	5	6.0	9	4	4	6	1	0	1	5.73	5.78	31	33	0	1	0	21	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.57	-0.13%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
3	85	27	May 18	BOS	@	SLB	L,6-8	7-7		25	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	6.00	6.59	5		0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	-0.04%
4	86	29	May 21	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-7	6-GF(8)		2	2.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.91	5.43	8		0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.20	0.01%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
5	87	45	Jun 8	BOS		DET	L,3-5	8-GF		17	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.86	5.08	8		1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	.02	0.00%
6	88	47	Jun 10	BOS		DET	L,5-10		L(0-3)	1	4.0	4	5	2	3	2	0	0	4.79	4.83	22					19					0
7	89	51	Jun 16	BOS		CLE	W,11-10	9-GF	S(1)	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.64	4.75	2		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.00%
8	90	53	Jun 17(2)	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	GS-8	L(0-4)	0	8.0	8	4	4	3	6	0	0	4.60	4.04	35	53	1	0	0	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
9	91	58	Jun 22(2)	BOS		NYY	L,2-3	CG	L(0-5)	4	9.0	3	3	1	8	7	0	0	3.76	3.94	37	72	2	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
10	92	63	Jun 27	BOS		WSH	L,8-9	GS-8		4	7.1	8	7	3	5	2	0	0	3.74	3.95	35	39	1	1	0	26	4	0	0	0	4	1	.00	0.00%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
11	93	69	Jul 4(1)	BOS		PHA	L,2-10	CG	L(0-6)	6	9.0	15	10	10	5	5	0	0	4.77	3.80	46	17	4	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
12	94	75	Jul 9(1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	W(1-6)	4	9.0	4	1	1	5	7	0	0	4.24	3.63	36	77	0	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
13	95	79	Jul 12	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-6	9-GF	BS(1)	2	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.38	3.84	1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
14	96	81	Jul 14	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG(8)	L(1-7)	1	8.0	5	4	4	5	5	0	0	4.40	3.76	33	56	0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	1	0	.00	0.00%
15	97	85	Jul 18(1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,14-5	6-GF	S(2)	3	4.0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.16	3.77	17		0	0	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00	0.00%
16	98	86	Jul 18(2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG(8)	L(1-8)	-1	8.0	11	4	4	2	1	0	0	4.20	3.70	33	43	0	1	0	28	4	0	1	1	1	0	.00	0.00%
17	99	93	Jul 26	BOS		CLE	L,2-7	GS-3	L(1-9)	7	3.0	8	7	7	0	2	0	1	4.78	3.65	18	17	0	0	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
18	100	96	Jul 29	BOS		SLB	W,8-2	CG	W(2-9)	2	9.0	6	2	1	1	4	0	0	4.42	3.49	34	72	1	0	0	29	2	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
19	101	101	Aug 3	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	W(3-9)	4	9.0	6	1	1	4	3	0	0	4.13	3.46	36	70	0	1	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
20	102	105	Aug 8	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	W(4-9)	4	9.0	7	2	2	1	1	1	1	3.96	3.53	35	65	1	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
21	103	110	Aug 13	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG(8)	L(4-10)	4	8.0	11	6	6	7	0	0	0	4.14	3.64	40	29	1	1	0	32	0	0	0	1	1	0	.00	0.00%
22	104	114	Aug 19(2)	BOS	@	DET	L,7-14	GS-	L(4-11)	5	5.0	6	8	7	7	1	1	0	4.48	3.85	26	19				18					0
23	105	118	Aug 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(4-12)	4	8.0	9	4	3	1	5	0	0	4.41	3.71	31	54	1	1	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
24	106	122	Aug 28	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5	8-GF(11)	BW(5-12)	3	3.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.29	3.66	14		0	0	0	13	1	0	1	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
25	107	124	Aug 31	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-10	GS-4	L(5-13)	2	4.0	8	9	6	3	5	2	1	4.55	3.82	25	18	2	1	0	19	0	1	0	0	2	2	.00	0.00%
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
26	108	127	Sep 5(1)	BOS		NYY	W,12-11	GS-15		4	15.0	16	8	8	11	12	1	0	4.58	3.84	73	54	3	2	0	60	6	0	1	0	1	3	.00	0.00%
							8-18		W-L:5-13,Sv:2,BSv:2	3.3	157.1	160	95	80	87	77	7	4	4.58	3.84	705	46	18	9	0	580	32	4	3	8	13	8	.16	-0.25%

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