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	9-12 / in Starts: 8-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	24 (14-4-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
F Crosetti	1
O Grimes	1

Most Driven In By
H Martin	1
M Milosevich	1
B Metheny	1

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	840	77 (76)	Jul 16	NYY		DET	L,4-9	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.09	0.004	.47	0.01%	1.00	PH
2	841	79 (1)	Jul 20 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,2-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						PH
3	842	83 (3)	Jul 26	NYY		PHA	W,13-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200	9	.26	-0.018	.70	-0.03%	0.49	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
4	843	88 (4)	Aug 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.39	-0.010	1.85	-0.03%	-0.09	PH
5	844	89	Aug 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.500	.800	9	.84	-0.002	3.34	0.00%	-0.11	P
6	845	93 (3)	Aug 5 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.455	.727	9	.77	-0.019	3.43	-0.05%	-0.20	PH
7	846	94	Aug 8	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.417	.667	2	1.91	-0.045	9.05	-0.13%	-0.13	PH
8	847	95	Aug 9	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	2.00	-0.108	9.11	-0.29%	-0.59	P
9	848	101 (5)	Aug 13 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,9-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.353	.588	7	.89	-0.022	3.80	-0.06%	-0.15	PH
10	849	102	Aug 15	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.316	.526	9	.79	-0.039	1.77	-0.05%	-0.49	P
11	850	109 (6)	Aug 21 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.304	.522	9	1.60	0.056	1.69	0.04%	-0.01	P
12	851	114 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	9	1.74	-0.156	3.34	-0.18%	-1.12	P
13	852	117 (2)	Aug 29	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.185	.259	.444	2	5.75	-0.153	16.75	-0.27%	-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
14	853	121 (3)	Sep 1	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	9	.75	0.001	5.78	0.00%	0.09	P
15	854	129 (7)	Sep 6 (1)	NYY		DET	W,14-5	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.219	.281	.500	9	.94	0.038	4.51	0.11%	0.28	P
16	855	132 (2)	Sep 8	NYY		DET	L,4-11	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.273	.485	6	4.00	-0.108	8.37	-0.14%	-0.47	PH
17	856	136 (3)	Sep 12 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.250	.444	9	.96	-0.054	.02	0.00%	-0.74	P
18	857	137	Sep 12 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,9-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.189	.189	.243	.432	7						PH
19	858	140 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,3-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.184	.184	.237	.421	9						PH
20	859	143 (2)	Sep 19 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.262	.476	9	1.36	-0.021	.00	0.00%	0.00	P
21	860	150 (6)	Sep 27	NYY		PHA	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.217	.217	.326	.543	9						P
							9-12		46	46	4	10	0	1	1	5	0	0	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.326	.543		1.31	-0.656	3.64	-1.07%	-2.59

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