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	16-14 / in Starts: 15-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 88 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	68 (33-23-12) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 88 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (29-18-9)

Most Driven In
B Dickey	3
P Rizzuto	2
B Rosar	2
R Hemsley	2
J Gordon	1
J DiMaggio	1
J Priddy	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
T Henrich	4
Self	1
J DiMaggio	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	810	1	Apr 14	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.58	0.153	1.52	0.24%	1.55	P
2	811	7 (5)	Apr 21	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-4	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.625	.500	1.125	9	.53	-0.003	1.54	-0.01%	0.69	P
3	812	11 (3)	Apr 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.429	.984	9	2.81	-0.078	11.75	-0.19%	-0.50	PH
4	813	13 (1)	Apr 28	NYY		SLB	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717	9	1.93	-0.147	7.22	-0.33%	-0.91	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	814	18 (4)	May 3 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.308	.708	9	.48	-0.032	1.13	-0.05%	-0.21	P
6	815	23 (4)	May 10 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.389	.375	.764	9	1.17	0.107	4.48	0.25%	0.28	P
7	816	28 (4)	May 17 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.316	.649	9	.78	-0.059	3.52	-0.16%	-0.62	P
8	817	33 (4)	May 24	NYY	@	WSH	L,8-9	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.286	.348	.333	.681	9	1.08	0.029	5.23	0.08%	0.32	P
9	818	39 (5)	May 30 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,5-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.292	.599	9	.44	0.004	2.24	0.01%	-0.37	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
10	819	46 (6)	Jun 6	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.296	.607	9	.32	-0.009	1.70	-0.03%	0.04	P
11	820	53 (6)	Jun 14 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.281	.267	.548	9	.30	-0.024	1.29	-0.06%	-0.55	P
12	821	60 (6)	Jun 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.273	.258	.531	9	2.79	-0.069	14.45	-0.21%	-0.21	PH
13	822	61	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.306	.353	.658	9	2.01	0.288	11.31	0.97%	1.16	P
14	823	67 (5)	Jun 28 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.308	.351	.659	9	.81	-0.021	3.49	-0.05%	-0.19	P
15	824	69 (1)	Jun 30 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.342	.642	8	.71	-0.018	3.24	-0.05%	-0.22	PH
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
16	825	73 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.333	.395	.729	9	.72	0.104	5.98	0.52%	1.12	P
17	826	80 (6)	Jul 12 (1)	NYY		DET	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.319	.378	.697	9	.93	0.021	5.22	0.07%	0.06	P
18	827	81	Jul 12 (2)	NYY		DET	W,3-1	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.313	.370	.682	8	5.78	-0.175	34.50	-0.63%	-0.79	PH
19	828	89 (7)	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,12-0	CG	5	4	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.358	.460	.818	9	.46	0.290	1.44	0.55%	4.98	P
20	829	95 (5)	Jul 26	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.351	.434	.785	9	.93	-0.007	1.51	-0.01%	-0.23	P
21	830	99 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,8-9	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.315	.362	.444	.807	8	2.85	0.121	2.51	0.06%	0.61	PH
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
22	831	101 (1)	Aug 1	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.304	.350	.429	.779	9	1.43	-0.096	1.49	-0.06%	-0.87	P
23	832	107 (5)	Aug 10 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.288	.333	.407	.740	9	.47	-0.036	.35	-0.02%	-0.29	P
24	833	115 (7)	Aug 17	NYY	@	PHA	W,15-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.270	.313	.381	.694	9	.20	-0.027	.07	-0.01%	-1.39	P
25	834	119 (3)	Aug 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.309	.375	.684	9	.74	-0.019	.36	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
26	835	122 (2)	Aug 23 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,6-7	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.269	.310	.373	.683	9	.73	-0.028	.27	-0.01%	-0.85	P
27	836	128 (5)	Aug 30 (1)	NYY		DET	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.307	.366	.673	9	.56	0.044	.89	0.04%	-0.75	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
28	837	135 (6)	Sep 6 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-9	GS-0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0			0	0	0	.260	.316	.356	.673	9						P
29	838	143 (7)	Sep 13 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.310	.346	.656	9	.67	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
30	839	149 (5)	Sep 20 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.302	.338	.640	9	.55	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
							16-14		88	80	8	20	4	0	1	13	5	0	13	1	2		0	2	0	0	.250	.302	.338	.640		.87	0.293	3.15	0.93%	0.82

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