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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Team Record in Appearances: 14-17 / in Starts: 14-16

Days of Rest

1901 Pitching Game Log

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1901 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	42	2	Apr 23	PIT	@	STL	L,4-10	GS-	L(0-1)	99	7.0	7	7	3	5	4	0	1	3.86	4.35		42				28
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
2	43	7	May 1	PIT		CHC	L,3-8	GS-	L(0-2)	7	0.2	3	5	5	4	0	0	0	9.39	5.80		22				5
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Orphans
3	44	14	May 5	CHC		PIT	L,2-4	CG	L(0-3)	3	9.0	8	4	1	4	5	0	1	4.86	4.55	40	62				34	1	1
4	45	18	May 10	CHC		STL	W,4-1	CG	W(1-3)	4	9.0	5	1	1	2	7	0	0	3.51	3.67	35	78				32	2	0
5	46	20	May 12	CHC		STL	W,6-3	CG	W(2-3)	1	9.0	5	3	3	1	5	0	0	3.38	3.27	33	69				32	0	1
6	47	23	May 16	CHC	@	NYG	W,11-3	CG	W(3-3)	3	9.0	8	3	3	4	5	0	1	3.30	3.32	42	60				37	2	0
7	48	26	May 20	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	L(3-4)	3	8.0	6	6	0	2	6	0	0	2.79	3.14	35	62				33	0	1
8	49	28	May 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	L(3-5)	1	8.0	7	3	1	2	5	0	1	2.56	3.09	35	63				32	3	0
9	50	31	May 30(1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	W(4-5)	7	9.0	8	3	2	4	7	0	0	2.49	3.04	35	64				30	0	0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
10	51	34	Jun 2	CHC		PIT	L,1-6	CG	L(4-6)	2	9.0	11	6	3	1	6	0	0	2.55	2.91	38	52				35	1	2
11	52	37	Jun 6	CHC		PHI	L,4-14	CG	L(4-7)	3	9.0	16	14	10	2	7	1	0	3.32	2.97	51	12				48	1	3
12	53	40	Jun 9	CHC		BRO	L,6-7	CG	L(4-8)	2	9.0	10	7	3	1	5	0	0	3.29	2.89	42	51				39	1	1
13	54	46	Jun 15	CHC		NYG	W,9-2	CG	W(5-8)	5	9.0	6	2	1	4	10	1	0	3.10	2.95	36	75				32	0	0
14	55	50	Jun 20(1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	L(5-9)	4	8.2	14	6	2	2	11	0	1	3.02	2.83	45	49				42	1	0
15	56	55	Jun 24	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	L(5-10)	3	8.0	8	2	2	1	4	0	0	2.97	2.79	32	61				30	1	0
16	57	60	Jun 29	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-14	GS-	L(5-11)	4	3.2	11	9	4	1	3	0	0	3.17	2.77		15				22
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
17	58	64	Jul 4(2)	CHC		BRO	W,10-9	GS-		4	7.1	10	9	4	3	4	0	0	3.26	2.79		33				32
18	59	67	Jul 7	CHC		BRO	L,5-8	CG	L(5-12)	2	9.0	12	8	7	5	7	1	0	3.50	2.90	44	35				36	0	1
19	60	70	Jul 10	CHC		PHI	L,2-6	CG	L(5-13)	2	9.0	6	6	3	4	5	0	1	3.47	2.93	38	58				31	0	2
20	61	77	Jul 17	CHC		NYG	W,7-4	CG	W(6-13)	6	9.0	8	4	4	2	7	0	0	3.50	2.88	36	60				34	2	0
21	62	80	Jul 20	CHC		NYG	W,7-2	CG	W(7-13)	2	9.0	8	2	2	1	8	0	0	3.42	2.81	37	70				36	2	0
22	63	82	Jul 22	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6		L(7-14)	1	2.2	3	1	1	1	5	0	0	3.42	2.77						11
23	64	84	Jul 24	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	L(7-15)	1	8.0	9	2	0	3	0	0	1	3.27	2.84	35	57				30	1	0
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
24	65	91	Aug 1	CHC		STL	W,5-1	CG	W(8-15)	7	9.0	6	1	0	1	9	0	2	3.11	2.80	38	81				35	1	0
25	66	93	Aug 4	CHC		STL	L,3-4	CG	L(8-16)	2	9.0	11	4	4	3	6	0	0	3.15	2.79	40	52				34	1	1
26	67	95	Aug 6	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	W(9-16)	1	9.0	5	2	2	3	11	0	1	3.10	2.75	36	77				31	1	0
27	68	99	Aug 11	CHC		PIT	L,1-5	CG	L(9-17)	4	9.0	11	5	3	2	4	0	0	3.10	2.74	39	51				36	2	1
28	69	101	Aug 17	CHC	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	W(10-17)	5	9.0	6	3	2	1	4	0	0	3.05	2.73	34	68				32	2	1
29	70	104	Aug 21	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	W(11-17)	3	9.0	3	1	1	2	5	1	0	2.97	2.78	30	80				27	1	0
30	71	107	Aug 25	CHC		STL	W,5-3	CG	W(12-17)	3	9.0	6	3	3	2	3	1	0	2.98	2.84	34	64				31	1	0
31	72	110	Aug 28	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	W(13-17)	2	9.0	12	4	4	3	5	0	0	3.01	2.83	42	49				38	3	0
							14-17		W-L:13-17	3.2	251.0	249	136	84	76	173	5	10	3.01	2.83	982	56				985	30	15

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