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	28-27 / in Starts: 19-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 132 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	90 (47-27-16) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 132 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	87 (44-27-16)

Most Driven In
F Crosetti	3
B Chapman	3
Self	3
S Byrd	2
T Lazzeri	2
L Lary	2
L Gehrig	1
A Jorgens	1

Most Driven In By
J Sewell	5
B Ruth	4
Self	3
L Gehrig	2
J Saltzgaver	2
E Combs	1

1932 Batting Game Log

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1932 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	338	1	Apr 12	NYY	@	PHA	W,12-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	339	2	Apr 15	NYY	@	PHA	L,8-9	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	1.31	0.144	3.49	0.23%	1.03	P
3	340	7 (4)	Apr 21	NYY		PHA	L,6-8	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.600	.667	1.000	1.667	9	1.04	0.090	3.13	0.16%	0.97	P
4	341	10 (2)	Apr 26	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.600	.667	1.000	1.667	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	342	14 (3)	May 1	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.625	1.069	9	1.25	-0.094	5.19	-0.23%	-0.98	P
6	343	18 (3)	May 7	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.500	.636	1.136	9	1.90	0.111	6.70	0.24%	0.48	P
7	344	22 (3)	May 15	NYY		CLE	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.438	.533	.971	9	.54	0.009	2.14	0.02%	-0.39	P
8	345	27 (4)	May 19 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,7-12	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.368	.444	.813	9	1.10	-0.186	5.92	-0.60%	-2.34	P
9	346	31 (3)	May 22	NYY		PHA	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.350	.421	.771	2	1.02	-0.028	4.98	-0.08%	-0.47	PH
10	347	32	May 23	NYY		PHA	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.350	.421	.771	9						P
11	348	34 (1)	May 26	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.292	.348	.639	9	.50	-0.051	2.99	-0.19%	-0.99	P
12	349	35	May 28 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.280	.333	.613	2	.70	-0.016	4.11	-0.06%	-0.23	PH
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
13	350	40 (4)	Jun 1 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	GS-12	5	5	3	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.276	.300	.483	.783	9	1.88	0.379	10.55	1.28%	2.03	P
14	351	41	Jun 1 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-7	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.267	.290	.467	.757	9	2.99	0.114	16.90	0.39%	0.41	PH
15	352	44 (2)	Jun 4 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-10	7-GF	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.333	.531	.865	9	.78	0.066	4.33	0.22%	1.64	PH P
16	353	47 (2)	Jun 7	NYY	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.314	.351	.514	.866	9	.72	0.073	4.34	0.26%	1.44	P
17	354	51 (3)	Jun 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.342	.500	.842	8	1.37	-0.038	8.29	-0.14%	-0.51	PH
18	355	52	Jun 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,13-5	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.350	.500	.850	9	.61	0.015	3.69	0.06%	0.16	P
19	356	56 (3)	Jun 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.318	.452	.771	9	.82	-0.094	4.24	-0.29%	-1.44	P
20	357	60 (3)	Jun 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-8	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.319	.432	.751	9	.62	0.013	3.05	0.04%	-0.44	P
21	358	61	Jun 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,10-17	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.422	.735	9	.03	-0.001	.14	0.00%	-0.61	PH
22	359	62	Jun 23	NYY	@	SLB	L,10-14	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.422	.735	9						P
23	360	64 (1)	Jun 26	NYY		PHA	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.327	.429	.755	9	.45	-0.024	2.78	-0.09%	-0.41	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	361	70 (5)	Jul 2 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.321	.434	.755	9	.99	-0.065	3.74	-0.15%	-0.04	P
25	362	73 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,6-12	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.278	.316	.426	.742	9						PH
26	363	75 (1)	Jul 8	NYY		DET	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.317	.421	.738	9	.69	0.017	4.52	0.07%	-0.03	P
27	364	78 (2)	Jul 10 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,9-10	0-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.281	.328	.421	.749	9						PH
28	365	79	Jul 10 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,7-8	0-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.276	.323	.414	.736	9						P
29	366	81 (1)	Jul 12	NYY		SLB	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.295	.338	.426	.765	9	.59	0.011	2.84	0.03%	0.23	P
30	367	87 (5)	Jul 17 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		1	0	1				0	0	.297	.338	.422	.760	9						P
31	368	91 (3)	Jul 21	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.333	.415	.749	9	4.39	-0.139	17.35	-0.33%	-0.83	PH
32	369	92	Jul 23 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG(15)	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.296	.333	.408	.742	9	2.36	-0.199	10.02	-0.51%	-0.69	P
33	370	95 (2)	Jul 25	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.296	.342	.408	.751	9	1.64	0.062	6.31	0.14%	0.29	PH
34	371	97 (1)	Jul 27 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,10-12	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.338	.403	.740	9	3.66	-0.089	21.83	-0.32%	-0.53	PH
35	372	98	Jul 28	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.317	.377	.694	9	.42	-0.055	2.97	-0.24%	-1.62	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	373	103 (4)	Aug 3	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.302	.358	.660	9	1.33	-0.135	4.42	-0.27%	-1.06	P
37	374	105 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.299	.354	.653	9	1.59	-0.042	5.69	-0.09%	-0.46	PH
38	375	107 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-5	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.276	.315	.368	.683	9						P
39	376	111 (3)	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG(10)	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.297	.333	.418	.751	9	1.03	0.451	2.57	0.68%	1.56	P
40	377	116 (4)	Aug 19 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.305	.340	.453	.793	9	2.60	0.019	2.48	0.01%	1.32	P
41	378	120 (3)	Aug 22	NYY		SLB	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.337	.448	.785	9	.57	-0.016	.35	-0.01%	-0.32	PH
42	379	121	Aug 23	NYY		SLB	W,8-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.299	.333	.443	.777	9	3.44	-0.100	3.09	-0.05%	-0.38	PH
43	380	122	Aug 24	NYY		CLE	W,9-3	CG	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.317	.349	.475	.824	9	.62	0.062	.57	0.03%	2.81	P
44	381	125 (2)	Aug 27	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.324	.355	.480	.836	8	4.86	0.289	1.64	0.06%	1.72	PH
45	382	129 (3)	Aug 29 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.314	.345	.467	.812	9	.65	-0.062	.15	-0.01%	-1.10	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
46	383	131 (1)	Sep 1	NYY		WSH	L,2-6	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.351	.472	.823	9	.24	0.015	.02	0.00%	1.27	PH
47	384	133 (1)	Sep 3	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.312	.348	.459	.807	9	1.61	-0.165	.59	-0.04%	-0.91	P
48	385	137 (3)	Sep 8 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	14-14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.309	.345	.455	.799	9	.40	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
49	386	139 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,13-14	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.347	.455	.803	9	.59	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
50	387	141 (1)	Sep 10 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,11-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.310	.345	.451	.796	5	2.77	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.37	PH
51	388	142	Sep 10 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,4-1	10-10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.350	.456	.806	5	5.10	0.397	.00	0.00%	1.60	PH
52	389	143	Sep 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.347	.452	.799	9	2.88	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-0.63	PH
53	390	144	Sep 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.333	.433	.767	9	1.71	-0.231	.00	0.00%	-1.43	P
54	391	152 (7)	Sep 21	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-8	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.301	.333	.439	.772	9	.87	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
55	392	153	Sep 22	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-7	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.338	.444	.782	6	1.30	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
							28-27		132	124	20	38	6	1	3	20	6	0	10	0	2		3		0	0	.306	.338	.444	.782		1.27	0.363	3.88	0.23%	-0.13

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