Rube Novotney

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 187lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: August 5, 1924 in Streator, IL us

Died: July 16, 1987 in Redondo Beach, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, Culver City, CA

High School: Streator Township HS (Streator, IL)

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: April 29, 1949 (Age 24-267d, 10,615th in major league history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 1949 (Age 24-332d)
vs. PIT 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Ralph Joseph Novotney

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

.269

RBI

OBP

.300

SLG

.328

OPS

.628

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-16 / in Starts: 3-14
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 70 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	35 (20-8-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 70 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (24-15-7)

Most Driven In
H Jeffcoat	2
F Gustine	1
H Sauer	1

Most Driven In By
R Walker	1
J Schmitz	1
R Smalley	1
E Verban	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	10 (9)	Apr 29	CHC		STL	W,5-4	10-GF(12)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			1	2.28	0.047	5.42	0.07%	0.21	C
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
2	2	12 (1)	May 1	CHC		STL	L,3-8	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						PH
3	3	28 (15)	May 22	CHC		BSN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	6	.62	-0.075	.81	-0.06%	-1.18	C
4	4	29	May 23	CHC		BSN	L,4-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	6	.69	-0.075	.81	-0.05%	-1.10	C
5	5	31 (1)	May 25	CHC		NYG	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	6	.89	-0.087	1.01	-0.06%	-1.03	C
6	6	33 (1)	May 28	CHC		CIN	L,0-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	7	1.53	-0.116	2.19	-0.10%	-0.61	C
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
7	7	39 (5)	Jun 2	CHC	@	NYG	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	7	.41	0.003	.42	0.00%	0.35	C
8	8	40	Jun 3	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-15	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	7	.82	-0.078	1.00	-0.06%	-1.15	C
9	9	41	Jun 4	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.241	.222	.464	7	.80	-0.027	.74	-0.02%	-0.12	C
10	10	44 (2)	Jun 7	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.242	.226	.468	6	.59	-0.059	.49	-0.03%	-0.39	C
11	11	47 (2)	Jun 10	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.171	.216	.200	.416	7	.67	-0.071	.28	-0.02%	-1.30	C
12	12	50 (2)	Jun 12 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.225	.211	.436	7	1.43	-0.041	.72	-0.01%	-0.19	C
13	13	51	Jun 14	CHC		PHI	L,2-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.220	.205	.425	9	.04	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.23	PH
14	14	52	Jun 15 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,1-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.244	.214	.459	6	1.25	-0.027	.32	0.00%	-0.28	C
15	15	57 (4)	Jun 19	CHC		BRO	W,8-2	3-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.222	.472	6	.23	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.18	C
16	16	61 (3)	Jun 23	CHC		BSN	L,5-12	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.250	.245	.495	8	.41	-0.012	.03	0.00%	-0.43	C
17	17	63 (1)	Jun 25	CHC		NYG	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.273	.269	.542	8	1.44	0.125	.08	0.00%	1.52	C
18	18	64	Jun 26	CHC		NYG	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.273	.310	.309	.619	8						C
19	19	66 (1)	Jun 28	CHC	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.259	.295	.293	.588	8	1.93	-0.234	.17	-0.01%	-1.92	C
20	20	67	Jun 29	CHC	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.258	.292	.290	.583	8						C
21	21	68	Jun 30	CHC	@	STL	W,12-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.292	.290	.583	2						C
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
22	22	71 (2)	Jul 3	CHC		PIT	L,3-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.300	.328	.628	7	.64	-0.029	.03	0.00%	-0.32	C
							6-16		70	67	4	18	2	1	0	6	3	0	11	0	0		0	3	0	0	.269	.300	.328	.628		.88	-0.758	.65	-0.35%	-8.37

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