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Art Ruble

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 168lb (178cm, 76kg)

Born: March 11, 1903 in Knoxville, TN us

Died: November 1, 1983 in Maryville, TN

Buried: Logan Chapel Cemetery, Maryville, TN

School: Maryville College (Maryville, TN)

Debut: April 18, 1927 (Age 24-038d, 6,538th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 13, 1934 (Age 31-063d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: William Arthur Ruble

Nicknames: Speedy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

145

.207

RBI

OBP

.311

SLG

.290

OPS

.601

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	31-25 / in Starts: 17-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 114 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	73 (34-24-15) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 114 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	76 (37-23-14)

Most Driven In
H Manush	2
H Heilmann	2
C Gehringer	2
B DeViveiros	1
O Carroll	1

Most Driven In By
J Tavener	3
H Heilmann	3
L Blue	2
H Manush	1
J Bassler	1
B Fothergill	1
L Woodall	1
J Neun	1

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	1	3 (2)	Apr 18	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						PR
2	2	7 (3)	Apr 24	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	1.31	-0.147	3.66	-0.25%	-1.47	CF
3	3	9 (1)	Apr 26	DET	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	2	.62	0.035	1.82	0.06%	0.24	LF
4	4	13 (3)	Apr 30	DET		CLE	L,2-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	8	2.01	-0.048	5.42	-0.08%	-0.38	PH
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
5	5	21 (7)	May 9	DET		BOS	W,17-11	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.300	.000	.300	9	.05	0.002	.12	0.00%	0.28	PH
6	6	22	May 10	DET		PHA	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.300	.000	.300	8						PR
7	7	28 (5)	May 18	DET		WSH	W,5-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.000	.273	.000	.273	4						LF
8	8	29	May 19	DET		WSH	L,0-3	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	.58	0.030	.93	0.03%	0.28	PH
9	9	33 (3)	May 23 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,7-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	5						RF
10	10	35 (1)	May 25	DET	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	5	5	1	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.412	.462	.873	3	.86	0.079	1.32	0.07%	2.59	LF
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
11	11	47 (11)	Jun 7	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0	0	.200	.400	.400	.800	5						RF
12	12	48	Jun 8	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.333	.316	.649	5	.97	-0.096	.34	-0.02%	-0.99	RF
13	13	49	Jun 9	DET	@	BOS	W,6-4	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0	0	.143	.333	.286	.619	5						RF
14	14	50	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	W,10-5	0-GF(12)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.136	.345	.273	.618	4						LF
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
15	15	72 (21)	Jul 5	DET	@	SLB	L,8-17	5-GF	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.367	.391	.758	3	.02	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.35	CF
16	16	73	Jul 6	DET	@	SLB	W,9-8	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.367	.391	.758	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR LF
17	17	74	Jul 7	DET	@	SLB	W,9-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.355	.375	.730	4	.06	-0.002	.04	0.00%	-0.19	LF
18	18	75	Jul 8 (1)	DET		NYY	W,11-8	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.167	.355	.375	.730	4	.82	0.032	.92	0.02%	0.83	PR LF
19	19	76	Jul 8 (2)	DET		NYY	L,8-10	5-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.324	.333	.657	4	1.22	-0.107	1.87	-0.10%	-0.95	PH LF
20	20	84 (7)	Jul 16	DET		PHA	L,3-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.314	.321	.636	9	.09	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.47	PH
21	21	87 (2)	Jul 19	DET		PHA	W,10-9	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.314	.321	.636	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
22	22	90 (2)	Jul 24	DET		BOS	L,7-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.314	.321	.636	5						PR RF
23	23	96 (5)	Jul 29	DET	@	WSH	L,4-5	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.138	.306	.310	.616	5						RF
24	24	97	Jul 30	DET	@	WSH	L,1-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.297	.300	.597	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
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
25	25	99 (1)	Aug 2	DET	@	WSH	W,7-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.297	.300	.597	3						CF
26	26	101 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.297	.300	.597	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
27	27	102	Aug 4	DET	@	NYY	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.297	.300	.597	4						LF
28	28	106 (3)	Aug 10	DET		SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.275	.273	.548	6	.87	-0.067	.01	0.00%	-0.90	LF CF
29	29	107	Aug 11	DET		SLB	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.256	.250	.506	6	1.16	-0.111	.01	0.00%	-1.66	LF
30	30	108	Aug 12	DET		SLB	W,7-3	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	1	.132	.283	.263	.546	6	.86	0.002	.02	0.00%	-0.09	LF
31	31	109	Aug 13	DET		SLB	W,8-7	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.286	.250	.536	6	.70	-0.019	.01	0.00%	-0.14	LF
32	32	110	Aug 14	DET		SLB	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.136	.283	.273	.556	6						LF
33	33	111	Aug 16	DET		BOS	W,10-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.283	.273	.556	6	1.29	-0.031	.02	0.00%	-0.33	LF
34	34	112	Aug 17	DET		BOS	W,6-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.130	.273	.261	.534	6	.59	-0.045	.01	0.00%	-0.84	LF
35	35	113	Aug 19 (1)	DET		BOS	W,5-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.125	.263	.250	.513	6						LF
36	36	122 (8)	Aug 26	DET		NYY	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.263	.250	.513	8						PR
37	37	127 (4)	Aug 31 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.262	.235	.498	2	1.51	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.08	CF
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
38	38	128	Sep 1	DET	@	SLB	W,8-4	10-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.262	.235	.498	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
39	39	130 (1)	Sep 3	DET	@	SLB	L,10-11	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.262	.235	.498	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
40	40	131	Sep 4	DET	@	SLB	L,3-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.262	.235	.498	6						CF
41	41	132	Sep 5 (1)	DET		CHW	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.145	.277	.255	.531	6						CF
42	42	133	Sep 5 (2)	DET		CHW	W,10-6	CG	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.155	.290	.276	.566	6	.51	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.13	CF
43	43	134	Sep 6	DET		CHW	L,6-9	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.270	.254	.524	6	1.57	-0.216	.00	0.00%	-2.03	CF
44	44	139 (4)	Sep 13 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.270	.254	.524	8						PR
45	45	141 (1)	Sep 14	DET	@	WSH	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.134	.256	.239	.495	2	1.23	-0.130	.00	0.00%	-1.04	CF
46	46	142	Sep 15	DET	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.129	.247	.229	.475	2						CF
47	47	144 (1)	Sep 17 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,8-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.247	.229	.475	5						LF
48	48	145	Sep 17 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,11-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.247	.229	.475	5						LF
49	49	146	Sep 20 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.247	.229	.475	5						LF
50	50	147	Sep 20 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1		1	0	0				0	0	.151	.271	.247	.517	6						LF
51	51	150 (2)	Sep 24	DET	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.145	.270	.237	.507	5	.81	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.47	LF
52	52	151	Sep 25	DET	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.277	.228	.504	5	.55	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.84	LF
53	53	153 (1)	Sep 30 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.271	.222	.493	5	1.72	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.58	LF
54	54	154	Sep 30 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG(6)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.133	.265	.217	.482	5	1.52	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.42	LF
55	55	155	Oct 2 (1)	DET		CLE	W,11-5	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.148	.272	.227	.499	3	.71	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.11	CF
56	56	156	Oct 2 (2)	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.165	.283	.242	.525	3	1.95	0.243	.00	0.00%	0.73	CF
							31-25		114	91	16	15	3	2	0	9	14	0	15	1	4		1		1	2	.165	.283	.242	.525		.99	-0.692	.48	-0.26%	-8.63

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