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	12-18 / in Starts: 11-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games

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1909 Batting Game Log

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1909 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	370	4 (3)	Apr 17	SLB		CHW	L,1-3	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
2	371	8 (3)	Apr 24	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
3	372	11 (2)	Apr 27	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	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	373	15 (3)	May 4	SLB		DET	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
5	374	18 (2)	May 10	SLB		PHA	L,1-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
6	375	21 (2)	May 14	SLB		WSH	W,5-4	GS-0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.063	.118	.125	.243	9			P
7	376	26 (4)	May 20	SLB		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.053	.100	.105	.205	9			P
8	377	29 (2)	May 23	SLB		BOS	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.045	.087	.091	.178	9			P
9	378	31 (1)	May 26	SLB		BOS	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.077	.111	.115	.226	9			P
10	379	34 (2)	May 30	SLB		CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		2	0	0				0		.069	.100	.103	.203	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	380	38 (3)	Jun 3	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-7	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.063	.091	.094	.185	9			P
12	381	42 (3)	Jun 11	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.056	.081	.083	.164	9			P
13	382	46 (3)	Jun 16	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.050	.073	.075	.148	9			P
14	383	50 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	SLB		DET	L,4-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.048	.070	.071	.141	9			P
15	384	53 (2)	Jun 22	SLB	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.067	.087	.089	.176	9			P
16	385	57 (3)	Jun 26	SLB	@	DET	L,2-6	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.087	.106	.109	.215	9			P
17	386	62 (4)	Jun 30	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.083	.102	.104	.206	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
18	387	66 (3)	Jul 4	SLB		DET	L,1-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.080	.098	.100	.198	9			P
19	388	68 (1)	Jul 6	SLB		CHW	L,4-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.080	.098	.100	.198	9			P
20	389	71 (2)	Jul 9	SLB		NYY	L,2-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.080	.098	.100	.198	9			P
21	390	82 (10)	Jul 18	SLB		PHA	W,5-4	0-GF(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.074	.091	.093	.184	9			P
22	391	85 (2)	Jul 22	SLB		WSH	W,5-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.071	.103	.089	.193	9			P
23	392	88 (2)	Jul 25	SLB		WSH	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.067	.097	.083	.180	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
24	393	93 (4)	Aug 3 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.066	.095	.082	.177	9			P
25	394	95 (1)	Aug 5 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-5	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.063	.092	.079	.172	9			P
26	395	98 (2)	Aug 7	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.076	.103	.091	.194	9			P
27	396	103 (4)	Aug 13	SLB	@	PHA	L,5-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.074	.100	.088	.188	9			P
28	397	109 (5)	Aug 21	SLB		BOS	L,0-6	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.074	.113	.088	.201	9			P
29	398	117 (7)	Aug 29	SLB		PHA	L,2-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.072	.111	.087	.198	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
30	399	131 (13)	Sep 10 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.069	.107	.083	.190	9			P
31	400	135 (3)	Sep 12 (2)	SLB		DET	T,4-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.067	.103	.080	.183	9			P
							12-18		78	75	2	5	1	0	0	2	3		15	0	0		0		0		.067	.103	.080	.183

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