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	20-23 / in Starts: 17-17
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games

RBI Opportunities

1906 Batting Game Log

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1906 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	240	2 (1)	Apr 16	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-3	0-GF	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				1		.333	.333	.333	.667	9			P
2	241	5 (2)	Apr 19	PHA		WSH	L,10-11	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.250	.250	.500	9			P
3	242	7 (1)	Apr 21	PHA		NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.571	.571	.571	1.143	9			P
4	243	9 (1)	Apr 25	PHA		BOS	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	9			P
5	244	12 (2)	Apr 28	PHA		BOS	L,6-7	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.385	.385	.385	.769	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
6	245	16 (3)	May 4	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.385	.385	.385	.769	9			P
7	246	18 (1)	May 7	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.313	.353	.313	.665	9			P
8	247	22 (3)	May 12	PHA		CHW	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.333	.368	.333	.702	9			P
9	248	25 (2)	May 17	PHA		DET	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.318	.348	.364	.711	9			P
10	249	28 (2)	May 21	PHA		CLE	L,1-2	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.292	.346	.333	.679	9			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
11	250	42 (13)	Jun 5	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.280	.333	.320	.653	9			P
12	251	53 (10)	Jun 19	PHA	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.259	.333	.296	.630	9			P
13	252	56 (2)	Jun 22	PHA		BOS	L,4-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.259	.333	.296	.630	9			P
14	253	58 (1)	Jun 25	PHA		BOS	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.233	.303	.267	.570	9			P
15	254	61 (2)	Jun 28	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.212	.278	.242	.520	9			P
16	255	64 (2)	Jun 30	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.200	.282	.229	.511	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
17	256	67 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.184	.262	.211	.472	9			P
18	257	71 (3)	Jul 7	PHA		CLE	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	1				0		.195	.267	.220	.486	9			P
19	258	73 (1)	Jul 11	PHA		CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	2				0		.190	.277	.214	.491	9			P
20	259	76 (2)	Jul 14	PHA		DET	W,5-4	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.209	.292	.233	.524	9			P
21	260	80 (3)	Jul 19	PHA		SLB	L,0-4	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.209	.292	.233	.524	9			P
22	261	87 (6)	Jul 25 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,4-2	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.209	.292	.233	.524	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
23	262	97 (9)	Aug 7	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.200	.294	.222	.516	9			P
24	263	100 (2)	Aug 10	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-1	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.191	.283	.213	.496	9			P
25	264	103 (2)	Aug 13 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.196	.281	.255	.536	9			P
26	265	104	Aug 13 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.196	.281	.255	.536	9			P
27	266	106 (1)	Aug 16 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.185	.267	.241	.507	9			P
28	267	110 (3)	Aug 18	PHA		SLB	L,4-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.185	.267	.241	.507	9			P
29	268	111	Aug 20	PHA		SLB	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.175	.254	.228	.482	9			P
30	269	113 (1)	Aug 22	PHA		SLB	W,5-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.175	.254	.228	.482	9			P
31	270	114	Aug 23	PHA		DET	L,6-7	0-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.172	.250	.224	.474	9			P
32	271	115	Aug 25	PHA		DET	W,4-3	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.167	.254	.217	.470	9			P
33	272	117 (1)	Aug 29	PHA		CHW	W,4-3	0-GF(5)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.164	.250	.213	.463	9			P
34	273	118	Aug 30	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.164	.250	.213	.463	9			P
35	274	119	Aug 31	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.159	.243	.206	.449	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
36	275	122 (2)	Sep 3 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.152	.233	.197	.430	9			P
37	276	126 (3)	Sep 7	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.147	.237	.191	.428	9			P
38	277	129 (2)	Sep 11	PHA		WSH	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.155	.241	.197	.438	9			P
39	278	132 (2)	Sep 14	PHA		BOS	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.149	.232	.189	.421	9			P
40	279	135 (2)	Sep 17	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.165	.241	.203	.444	9			P
41	280	138 (2)	Sep 21	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-11	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.165	.241	.203	.444	9			P
42	281	140 (1)	Sep 23 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.171	.244	.207	.452	9			P
43	282	145 (4)	Sep 27	PHA	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.165	.237	.200	.437	9			P
							20-23		98	85	5	14	1	1	0	3	7		28	1	5		0		2		.165	.237	.200	.437

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