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	15-45 / in Starts: 11-23
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 131 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	67 (38-14-15) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 131 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	87 (43-27-16)

Most Driven In
D Taitt	3
K Williams	2
J Rothrock	2
F Hofmann	2
Self	1
W Gerber	1
B Rogell	1
M Settlemire	1

Most Driven In By
P Todt	3
B Rogell	1
C Berry	1
I Flagstead	1
Self	1
B Regan	0

1928 Batting Game Log

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1928 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	112	5 (4)	Apr 15	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.333	.333	1.000	1.333	9	.95	0.107	2.07	0.14%	1.28	P
2	113	8 (2)	Apr 19 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	1.000	1.333	9						P
3	114	10 (1)	Apr 20	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-5	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						PH
4	115	11	Apr 22	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
5	116	12	Apr 24	BOS	@	PHA	L,6-11	5-5	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.556	.556	.889	1.444	9	.43	0.034	.78	0.04%	1.15	PH
6	117	13	Apr 25	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.800	1.300	2	5.50	-0.146	9.15	-0.15%	-0.47	PH
7	118	15 (1)	Apr 30	BOS		PHA	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.385	.615	1.000	9	1.65	-0.136	2.22	-0.11%	-0.71	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	119	19 (3)	May 5	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.563	.938	9	1.28	0.034	1.54	0.03%	0.50	P
9	120	21 (1)	May 7	BOS		CLE	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.353	.529	.882	9	1.44	-0.036	1.19	-0.02%	-0.30	PH
10	121	24 (2)	May 11	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.350	.550	.900	9	1.51	0.091	.85	0.03%	0.63	P
11	122	27 (2)	May 15	BOS		SLB	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.05	-0.041	.88	-0.02%	-0.87	P
12	123	31 (3)	May 21 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.481	.815	9	1.16	-0.048	1.57	-0.04%	-0.30	P
13	124	34 (2)	May 25	BOS		WSH	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	.51	0.009	.32	0.00%	0.20	P
14	125	37 (2)	May 30 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,1-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.313	.469	.781	9	.33	-0.018	.12	0.00%	-0.40	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
15	126	40 (2)	Jun 3	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.314	.314	.457	.771	9	.86	-0.046	.12	0.00%	-0.58	P
16	127	41	Jun 7	BOS	@	DET	L,2-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.314	.314	.457	.771	9						P
17	128	44 (2)	Jun 10	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0	0	.275	.275	.400	.675	9						P
18	129	48 (3)	Jun 14	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.279	.419	.698	9	1.63	-0.034	.11	0.00%	-0.07	P
19	130	52 (3)	Jun 19 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,7-16	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.295	.295	.432	.727	9						P
20	131	53	Jun 20	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.289	.422	.711	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.37	PH
21	132	55 (1)	Jun 22	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.292	.417	.708	9	1.67	-0.129	.10	-0.01%	-0.86	P
22	133	59 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.300	.300	.420	.720	9	1.17	-0.047	.07	0.00%	-0.12	P
23	134	64 (4)	Jun 30 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,6-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.283	.396	.679	9	.74	-0.055	.04	0.00%	-0.50	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
24	135	67 (2)	Jul 2 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-9	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.296	.296	.407	.704	9	.98	0.043	.04	0.00%	0.40	PH
25	136	68	Jul 2 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.291	.291	.400	.691	9	.13	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
26	137	70 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.281	.386	.667	9	1.95	-0.072	.06	0.00%	-0.93	P
27	138	74 (3)	Jul 7 (2)	BOS		DET	L,3-4	0-GF(13)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.283	.283	.383	.667	9						P
28	139	77 (2)	Jul 10	BOS		SLB	L,2-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.279	.377	.656	9	1.05	-0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.16	P
29	140	82 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,0-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.266	.359	.625	9	.88	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
30	141	85 (2)	Jul 18	BOS		CLE	L,5-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.262	.354	.615	9	1.55	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
31	142	87 (1)	Jul 21 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.269	.269	.358	.627	9	1.10	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
32	143	90 (2)	Jul 24	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.269	.358	.627	9						P
33	144	93 (2)	Jul 26 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.400	.686	9	.87	0.123	.00	0.00%	1.15	P
34	145	96 (2)	Jul 28 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,7-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.400	.686	9						P
35	146	99 (2)	Jul 31	BOS	@	DET	L,2-7	GS-0	3	3	1	2	1	0	1	2	0		0	0	0				0	0	.301	.301	.466	.767	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	147	101 (1)	Aug 1 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.297	.297	.459	.757	9	.28	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
37	148	105 (3)	Aug 5	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.303	.461	.763	9	1.58	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
38	149	107 (1)	Aug 7	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-6	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.303	.461	.763	1	5.70	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.01	PH
39	150	109 (1)	Aug 10	BOS		NYY	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.295	.295	.449	.744	9	.73	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
40	151	113 (3)	Aug 14	BOS		CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.284	.284	.432	.716	9	2.11	-0.156	.00	0.00%	-0.90	P
41	152	115 (1)	Aug 16	BOS		CLE	L,8-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.284	.284	.432	.716	9						P
42	153	118 (2)	Aug 20	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.294	.440	.735	9	.92	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.41	P
43	154	123 (4)	Aug 24	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.284	.425	.709	9	1.42	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-1.08	P
44	155	125 (1)	Aug 27 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,6-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.281	.420	.701	4	.58	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
45	156	127 (1)	Aug 28	BOS		SLB	L,6-8	CG(11)	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.298	.441	.739	9	2.31	-0.312	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
46	157	128	Aug 29	BOS		SLB	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.298	.305	.457	.763	9	1.73	0.108	.00	0.00%	0.63	PH
47	158	129	Aug 30	BOS	@	PHA	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.305	.313	.474	.786	9	6.05	0.553	.00	0.00%	1.76	PH
48	159	130	Aug 31	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.309	.469	.778	6	3.96	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
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
49	160	131	Sep 1	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-14	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.299	.306	.464	.770	9	.84	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
50	161	132	Sep 3 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-8	4-GF	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.317	.480	.797	9	1.46	0.244	.00	0.00%	1.08	P
51	162	134 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.311	.317	.476	.793	9	1.79	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
52	163	136 (1)	Sep 8 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,6-7	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.314	.471	.785	4	2.67	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
53	164	137	Sep 8 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,4-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.305	.311	.467	.778	9	.63	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
54	165	139 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.302	.308	.462	.771	9						PH
55	166	140	Sep 10	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.299	.312	.458	.770	9	1.42	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.45	P
56	167	141	Sep 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.315	.327	.477	.805	9	.74	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.65	P
57	168	146 (4)	Sep 21	BOS	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.325	.496	.820	9	1.36	0.190	.00	0.00%	0.76	P
58	169	148 (1)	Sep 23	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.322	.491	.813	7	1.30	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.53	PH
59	170	149	Sep 24	BOS	@	DET	L,0-8	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.308	.319	.487	.807	5						PH
60	171	150	Sep 27 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,10-14	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0	0	.314	.331	.488	.818	9						P
							15-45		131	121	12	38	13	1	2	18	3	0	12	0	3		1		0	0	.314	.331	.488	.818		1.39	-0.189	.39	-0.12%	-1.62

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