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	1-7 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 7 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (0-1-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 7 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

1924 Batting Game Log

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1924 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	36 (35)	May 31	BOS		WSH	L,0-12	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	2	57 (20)	Jun 23 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,3-6	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	3	61 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,7-12	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	68 (6)	Jul 1 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	5	82 (13)	Jul 12	BOS		CHW	L,8-17	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.46	P
6	6	88 (5)	Jul 19 (1)	BOS		DET	L,1-18	3-5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.750	1.000	9	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.27	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	7	146 (57)	Sep 16	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-8	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.600	.800	9	.96	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
8	8	151 (4)	Sep 21 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,11-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.143	.143	.429	.571	9						P
							1-7		7	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.429	.571		.33	-0.025	.01	0.00%	-0.45

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