Rube Waddell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 196lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 13, 1876 in Bradford, PA us

Died: April 1, 1914 in San Antonio, TX

Buried: Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, TX

Schools: Rollins College (Winter Park, FL), Volant College (Volant, PA)

Debut: September 8, 1897 (Age 20-330d, 2,028th in major league history)

Last Game: August 1, 1910 (Age 33-292d)
vs. WSH 8.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, W

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Rube Waddell's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: George Edward Waddell

Nicknames: Rube

Pronunciation: \wa-DELL\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

58.4

193

143

ERA

2.16

407

340

2961.1

2316

WHIP

1.102

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-19 / in Starts: 27-19
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	42 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games

RBI Opportunities

1904 Batting Game Log

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1904 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	148	3 (2)	Apr 16	PHA	@	WSH	W,12-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9			P
2	149	6 (2)	Apr 21	PHA		NYY	W,3-2	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9			P
3	150	9 (2)	Apr 25	PHA		BOS	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.154	.154	.154	.308	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
4	151	12 (2)	May 2	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.125	.125	.125	.250	9			P
5	152	15 (2)	May 5	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.105	.105	.105	.211	9			P
6	153	17 (1)	May 7	PHA		WSH	W,11-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.087	.087	.087	.174	9			P
7	154	19 (1)	May 11	PHA		CHW	W,6-5	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.071	.071	.071	.143	9			P
8	155	22 (2)	May 14	PHA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.097	.097	.097	.194	8			P
9	156	24 (1)	May 17	PHA		SLB	L,0-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.091	.091	.091	.182	9			P
10	157	29 (4)	May 23	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	GS-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.114	.114	.114	.229	9			P
11	158	32 (2)	May 26	PHA		DET	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.103	.103	.103	.205	8			P
12	159	36 (3)	May 30 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.095	.095	.095	.190	8			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
13	160	39 (2)	Jun 5	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-14	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.095	.095	.095	.190	9			P
14	161	40	Jun 6	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.109	.109	.109	.217	8			P
15	162	41	Jun 7	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.102	.102	.102	.204	8			P
16	163	45 (3)	Jun 13	PHA	@	CLE	W,9-2	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.111	.111	.111	.222	8			P
17	164	49 (3)	Jun 17	PHA	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.138	.138	.155	.293	8			P
18	165	52 (2)	Jun 22	PHA		BOS	L,6-7	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.138	.138	.155	.293	9			P
19	166	55 (2)	Jun 25	PHA		WSH	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.148	.161	.164	.325	9			P
20	167	58 (2)	Jun 30	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.141	.154	.156	.310	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
21	168	62 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.134	.147	.149	.296	9			P
22	169	66 (3)	Jul 9 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.130	.155	.145	.300	9			P
23	170	71 (4)	Jul 14	PHA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.123	.147	.137	.284	9			P
24	171	75 (3)	Jul 19	PHA		SLB	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.118	.141	.132	.273	9			P
25	172	79 (3)	Jul 23 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,2-3	CG(11)	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.127	.159	.152	.310	9			P
26	173	82 (2)	Jul 27	PHA		DET	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.157	.186	.193	.379	9			P
27	174	85 (2)	Jul 30	PHA		DET	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.151	.180	.186	.366	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
28	175	87 (1)	Aug 2	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.144	.172	.178	.350	9			P
29	176	91 (3)	Aug 7	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.149	.175	.181	.356	9			P
30	177	93 (1)	Aug 11	PHA	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG(13)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.140	.165	.170	.335	9			P
31	178	96 (2)	Aug 15	PHA	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.136	.160	.165	.325	9			P
32	179	99 (2)	Aug 19	PHA		CLE	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.131	.162	.159	.321	9			P
33	180	102 (2)	Aug 23	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.128	.167	.156	.323	9			P
34	181	104 (1)	Aug 25	PHA		DET	L,2-7	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.126	.171	.153	.324	9			P
35	182	107 (2)	Aug 29	PHA		CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.123	.167	.149	.316	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
36	183	110 (2)	Sep 1	PHA		SLB	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.128	.171	.154	.325	9			P
37	184	114 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-2	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.128	.171	.154	.325	9			P
38	185	115	Sep 6 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.125	.167	.150	.317	9			P
39	186	118 (2)	Sep 8 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.122	.163	.146	.309	9			P
40	187	121 (2)	Sep 9 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,5-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.127	.167	.151	.317	9			P
41	188	123 (1)	Sep 12 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,4-6	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.134	.173	.157	.330	9			P
42	189	127 (3)	Sep 15 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,4-3	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.134	.173	.157	.330	9			P
43	190	141 (13)	Sep 29 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.131	.169	.154	.323	9			P
44	191	145 (3)	Oct 1 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.129	.167	.152	.318	9			P
45	192	150 (4)	Oct 7 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0				0		.125	.162	.147	.309	9			P
46	193	155 (4)	Oct 10 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.123	.160	.145	.305	9			P
							27-19		145	138	6	17	3	0	0	6	5		15	1	1		0		0		.123	.160	.145	.305

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