Red Ruffing

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: May 3, 1905 in Granville, IL us

Died: February 17, 1986 in Mayfield Heights, OH

Buried: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bedford Heights, OH

Debut: May 31, 1924 (Age 19-028d, 6,005th in major league history)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 15, 1947 (Age 42-135d)
vs. BOS 7.0 IP, 12 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 7 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1967. (Voted by BBWAA in Runoff Election on 266/306 ballots)
View Red Ruffing's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Charles Herbert Ruffing

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

68.6

273

225

ERA

3.80

624

538

4344.0

1987

WHIP

1.341

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-5 / in Starts: 7-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1932	WS g1	Sep 28	NYY		CHC	W,12-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.076	33.43	-2.22%	-1.81	P
2	1932	WS g4	Oct 2	NYY	@	CHC	W,13-6	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	2.60	0.008	47.89	0.10%	0.17	PH
1936 Postseason			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
3	1936	WS g1	Sep 30	NYY	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.14	-0.093	59.88	-2.92%	-0.73	P
4	1936	WS g3	Oct 3	NYY		NYG	W,2-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.82	-0.165	177.34	-5.61%	-0.96	PH
5	1936	WS g5	Oct 5	NYY		NYG	L,4-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	2.03	-0.054	101.32	-1.77%	-0.41	P
1937 Postseason			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
6	1937	WS g2	Oct 7	NYY		NYG	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9	1.05	0.094	55.59	2.36%	1.86	P
1938 Postseason			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	1938	WS g1	Oct 5	NYY	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.89	-0.100	46.71	-3.42%	-1.51	P
8	1938	WS g4	Oct 9	NYY		CHC	W,8-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.75	0.070	16.88	0.86%	0.61	P
1939 Postseason			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
9	1939	WS g1	Oct 4	NYY		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.17	-0.071	61.39	-2.02%	-0.44	P
1941 Postseason			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
10	1941	WS g1	Oct 1	NYY		BRO	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.89	-0.070	46.41	-1.97%	-0.95	P
1942 Postseason			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	1942	WS g1	Sep 30	NYY	@	STL	W,7-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.26	-0.056	66.04	-1.78%	0.81	P
12	1942	WS g2	Oct 1	NYY	@	STL	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	3.83	-0.089	196.49	-2.50%	-0.28	PH
13	1942	WS g3	Oct 3	NYY		STL	L,0-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.81	-0.044	113.73	-1.80%	-0.15	PH
14	1942	WS g5	Oct 5	NYY		STL	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.02	-0.070	35.13	-1.33%	-0.65	P
									38	34	1	6	1	0	0	4	3	1	6	0	1				0	0	.176	.243	.206	.449

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