Rube Waddell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 196lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 13, 1876 in Bradford, PA us

Died: April 1, 1914 in San Antonio, TX

Buried: Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, TX

Schools: Rollins College (Winter Park, FL), Volant College (Volant, PA)

Debut: September 8, 1897 (Age 20-330d, 2,028th in major league history)

Last Game: August 1, 1910 (Age 33-292d)
vs. WSH 8.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, W

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Rube Waddell's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: George Edward Waddell

Nicknames: Rube

Pronunciation: \wa-DELL\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

58.4

193

143

ERA

2.16

407

340

2961.1

2316

WHIP

1.102

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-8 / in Starts: 19-7
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

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1902 Batting Game Log

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1902 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	75	51 (50)	Jun 26	PHA	@	BLA	L,3-7	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.500	.667	.500	1.167	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
2	76	54 (2)	Jul 1	PHA		BLA	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.400	.500	.600	1.100	9			P
3	77	57 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,12-9	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.400	.556	.956	9			P
4	78	60 (2)	Jul 8	PHA	@	BOS	W,22-9	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.400	.455	.600	1.055	9			P
5	79	61	Jul 9	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG(17)	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	2		2	0	0				0		.400	.500	.533	1.033	9			P
6	80	64 (2)	Jul 12	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.333	.429	.444	.873	9			P
7	81	66 (1)	Jul 15	PHA		CHW	W,9-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.364	.440	.455	.895	9			P
8	82	69 (2)	Jul 18	PHA		CHW	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.423	.483	.500	.983	9			P
9	83	71 (1)	Jul 21	PHA		CLE	W,11-10	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.407	.467	.481	.948	9			P
10	84	72	Jul 22	PHA		CLE	W,9-4	0-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.400	.455	.467	.921	9			P
11	85	74 (1)	Jul 26	PHA		SLB	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.364	.417	.424	.841	9			P
12	86	76 (1)	Jul 29	PHA		SLB	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.361	.410	.417	.827	9			P
13	87	77	Jul 31	PHA	@	SLB	T,4-4	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.350	.409	.400	.809	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
14	88	80 (2)	Aug 3	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.326	.383	.372	.755	9			P
15	89	83 (2)	Aug 6	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.319	.373	.383	.756	9			P
16	90	87 (3)	Aug 11	PHA	@	DET	W,1-0	CG(13)	5	5	1	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.346	.393	.442	.835	9			P
17	91	88	Aug 13 (1)	PHA		DET	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.375	.417	.464	.881	9			P
18	92	94 (5)	Aug 16	PHA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.356	.397	.441	.838	9			P
19	93	96 (1)	Aug 19	PHA		CHW	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.373	.413	.786	9			P
20	94	99 (2)	Aug 22	PHA		SLB	W,12-4	0-GF	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		0	0	0				0		.328	.366	.448	.814	9			P
21	95	105 (5)	Aug 28 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.338	.373	.451	.824	9			P
22	96	108 (2)	Aug 30 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.347	.380	.480	.860	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
23	97	111 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.366	.462	.827	9			P
24	98	113 (1)	Sep 2	PHA	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.329	.360	.463	.824	9			P
25	99	115 (1)	Sep 4	PHA	@	DET	W,13-4	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.314	.344	.442	.786	9			P
26	100	116	Sep 5	PHA	@	CLE	L,7-10	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.310	.341	.437	.777	9			PH
27	101	117	Sep 6	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.300	.330	.422	.752	9			P
28	102	118	Sep 8	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.287	.316	.404	.721	9			P
29	103	119	Sep 10 (1)	PHA		BLA	W,9-5	0-GF	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.296	.324	.418	.742	9			P
30	104	120	Sep 10 (2)	PHA		BLA	W,5-4	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.296	.330	.418	.748	9			P
31	105	123 (2)	Sep 12	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.294	.327	.412	.739	9			P
32	106	125 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG(8)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.292	.324	.415	.739	9			P
33	107	129 (3)	Sep 19	PHA		BOS	W,6-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.284	.316	.404	.719	9			P
34	108	132 (2)	Sep 22 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,5-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.286	.316	.402	.718	9			P
							25-8		117	112	8	32	6	2	1	18	5		16	0	0				1		.286	.316	.402	.718

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