Rube Walberg

Q: When was Rube Walberg born?

Rube Walberg was born on July 27, 1896.

Q: Where was Rube Walberg born?

Rube Walberg was born in Pine City, MN .

Q: How tall was Rube Walberg?

Rube Walberg was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Rube Walberg weigh when playing?

Rube Walberg weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Rube Walberg play?

Rube Walberg played 15 seasons.

Q: Is Rube Walberg in the Hall of Fame?

Rube Walberg has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Rube Walberg have?

Rube Walberg had 1,085 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Rube Walberg played for?

Rube Walberg played for 3 teams; the New York Giants, Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox.

Q: How many World Series has Rube Walberg won?

Rube Walberg won 2 World Series.

Q: When did Rube Walberg retire?

Rube Walberg last played in 1937.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: July 27, 1896 in Pine City, MN us

Died: October 27, 1978 in Tempe, AZ

Buried: Cremated

High School: Seattle HS (Seattle, WA)

Debut: April 29, 1923 (Age 26-276d, 5,732nd in major league history)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 2, 1937 (Age 41-067d)
vs. NYY 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: George Elvin Walberg

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.8

155

141

ERA

4.16

544

306

2644.0

1085

WHIP

1.447

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1923	26	TOT	MLB	4	8	.333	5.18	28	10	10	4	0	0	120.0	126	79	69	10	61		39	2	0	1	534	80	5.05	1.558	9.5	0.8	4.6	2.9	0.64
1923	26	NYG	NL	0	0		1.80	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	2	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	20	230	3.24	1.000	7.2	0.0	1.8	1.8	1.00
1923	26	PHA	AL	4	8	.333	5.32	26	10	10	4	0	0	115.0	122	77	68	10	60		38	2	0	1	514	77	5.12	1.583	9.5	0.8	4.7	3.0	0.63
1924	27	PHA	AL	0	0		12.86	6	2	2	0	0	0	7.0	10	10	10	0	10		3	0	0	1	40	35	6.17	2.857	12.9	0.0	12.9	3.9	0.30
1925	28	PHA	AL	8	14	.364	3.99	53	20	23	7	0	7	191.2	197	99	85	12	77		82	2	2	5	829	117	3.39	1.430	9.3	0.6	3.6	3.9	1.06
1926	29	PHA	AL	12	10	.545	2.80	40	19	8	5	2	2	151.0	168	67	47	4	60		72	6	0	1	653	148	3.73	1.510	10.0	0.2	3.6	4.3	1.20
1927	30	PHA	AL	16	12	.571	3.93	46	33	12	14	0	4	249.1	257	139	109	17	91		136	4	0	2	1078	107	3.44	1.396	9.3	0.6	3.3	4.9	1.49
1928	31	PHA	AL	17	12	.586	3.55	38	30	6	15	3	2	235.2	236	111	93	19	64	4	112	3	0	1	987	113	3.98	1.273	9.0	0.7	2.4	4.3	1.75
1929	32	PHA	AL	18	11	.621	3.60	40	33	6	20	3	4	267.2	256	115	107	22	99	3	94	0	0	4	1139	117	4.27	1.326	8.6	0.7	3.3	3.2	0.95
1930	33	PHA	AL	13	12	.520	4.69	38	30	4	12	2	1	205.1	207	121	107	6	85	0	100	2	0	4	898	100	3.53	1.422	9.1	0.3	3.7	4.4	1.18
1931	34	PHA	AL	20	12	.625	3.74	44	35	8	19	1	4	*291.0*	298	133	121	16	109	1	106	0	0	3	*1248*	120	4.25	1.399	9.2	0.5	3.4	3.3	0.97
1932	35	PHA	AL	17	10	.630	4.73	41	34	4	19	3	1	272.0	305	159	143	16	103	0	96	0	0	5	1203	96	3.99	1.500	10.1	0.5	3.4	3.2	0.93
1933	36	PHA	AL	9	13	.409	4.88	40	20	15	10	1	4	201.0	224	132	109	12	95	1	68	1	0	5	920	88	4.43	1.587	10.0	0.5	4.3	3.0	0.72
1934	37	BOS	AL	6	7	.462	4.04	30	10	11	2	0	1	104.2	118	62	47	5	41	0	38	1	0	3	468	117	4.28	1.519	10.1	0.4	3.5	3.3	0.93
1935	38	BOS	AL	5	9	.357	3.91	44	10	17	4	0	3	142.2	152	71	62	10	54	4	44	2	0	1	622	121	4.65	1.444	9.6	0.6	3.4	2.8	0.81
1936	39	BOS	AL	5	4	.556	4.40	24	9	7	5	0	0	100.1	98	53	49	7	36	2	49	1	0	0	424	121	4.35	1.336	8.8	0.6	3.2	4.4	1.36
1937	40	BOS	AL	5	7	.417	5.59	32	11	13	3	0	1	104.2	143	72	65	7	46	7	46	3	0	4	488	86	4.60	1.806	12.3	0.6	4.0	4.0	1.00
15 Yrs				155	141	.524	4.16	544	306	146	139	15	34	2644.0	2795	1423	1223	163	1031	22	1085	27	2	40	11531	107	4.07	1.447	9.5	0.6	3.5	3.7	1.05
162 Game Avg.				12	11	.524	4.16	44	24	12	11	1	3	212	224	114	98	13	82	2	87	2	0	3	922	107	4.07	1.447	9.5	0.6	3.5	3.7	1.05
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PHA (11 yrs)				134	114	.540	4.11	412	266	98	125	15	29	2186.2	2280	1163	999	134	853	9	907	20	2	32	9509	106	3.99	1.433	9.4	0.6	3.5	3.7	1.06
BOS (4 yrs)				21	27	.438	4.44	130	40	48	14	0	5	452.1	511	258	223	29	177	13	177	7	0	8	2002	110	4.49	1.521	10.2	0.6	3.5	3.5	1.00
NYG (1 yr)				0	0		1.80	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	2	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	20	230	3.24	1.000	7.2	0.0	1.8	1.8	1.00

AL (15 yrs)				155	141	.524	4.17	542	306	146	139	15	34	2639.0	2791	1421	1222	163	1030	22	1084	27	2	40	11511	107	4.07	1.448	9.5	0.6	3.5	3.7	1.05
NL (1 yr)				0	0		1.80	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	2	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	20	230	3.24	1.000	7.2	0.0	1.8	1.8	1.00

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos
1923	26	2TM	2LG	0.3	28	46	42	1	13	2	1	0	3	0	0	1	18	.310	.326	.405	.730	91	.323	72	17	0	3		1
1923	26	NYG	NL	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.007	-133	0	0	0		/1
1923	26	PHA	AL	0.3	26	45	41	1	13	2	1	0	3	0	0	1	18	.317	.333	.415	.748	95	.330	77	17	0	3		1
1924	27	PHA	AL	0.0	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	157	.454	128	1	0	0	0	/1
1925	28	PHA	AL	-0.5	53	64	64	6	10	4	0	0	5	0	0	0	17	.156	.156	.219	.375	-8	.161	-40	14	0	0	0	1
1926	29	PHA	AL	-0.3	40	53	46	0	7	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	13	.152	.188	.152	.340	-12	.160	-52	7	0	5	0	1
1927	30	PHA	AL	0.4	47	102	87	14	18	3	0	2	10	1	1	13	16	.207	.310	.310	.620	58	.295	53	27	0	2	0	1/H
1928	31	PHA	AL	0.2	38	92	86	10	18	4	0	1	7	1	0	3	13	.209	.236	.291	.527	36	.245	21	25	0	3	0	1
1929	32	PHA	AL	0.1	40	112	103	11	23	2	0	1	11	0	0	3	17	.223	.245	.272	.517	31	.238	13	28	0	6	0	1
1930	33	PHA	AL	-0.2	38	80	73	5	12	2	2	0	9	0	0	4	13	.164	.208	.247	.454	12	.207	-5	18	0	3	0	1
1931	34	PHA	AL	-0.9	45	114	105	6	13	1	1	0	6	0	0	5	16	.124	.164	.152	.316	-18	.153	-37	16	0	4	0	1/H
1932	35	PHA	AL	-0.3	41	108	94	8	16	2	0	0	8	0	0	5	16	.170	.212	.191	.404	4	.193	-16	18	0	9	0	1
1933	36	PHA	AL	-0.3	41	80	68	4	9	3	1	0	6	0	1	5	10	.132	.192	.206	.398	5	.183	-13	14	0	7	0	1/H
1934	37	BOS	AL	-0.1	30	34	32	2	6	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	8	.188	.212	.219	.431	10	.198	-11	7	0	1	0	1
1935	38	BOS	AL	-0.2	44	42	37	3	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	10	.162	.205	.189	.394	0	.184	-28	7	0	3	0	1
1936	39	BOS	AL	-0.2	24	37	32	1	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	3	.156	.206	.156	.362	-11	.184	-35	5	0	3	0	1
1937	40	BOS	AL	-0.2	32	39	34	7	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	8	.147	.194	.176	.371	-8	.175	-37	6	0	3	0	1
15 Yrs				-2.2	547	1005	905	78	162	26	5	4	84	2	2	48	179	.179	.220	.232	.452	15	.211	-5	210	0	52	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				-0.6	162	298	268	23	48	8	1	1	25	1	1	14	53	.179	.220	.232	.452	15	.211	-5	62	0	15

PHA (11 Yrs)				-1.5	415	852	769	65	140	23	5	4	69	2	2	41	150	.182	.223	.241	.464	19	.215	0	185	0	42	0	1/H
BOS (4 Yrs)				-0.7	130	152	135	13	22	3	0	0	15	0	0	7	29	.163	.204	.185	.389	-3	.185	-28	25	0	10	0	1
NYG (1 Yr)				0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.007	-133	0	0	0		/1

AL (15 Yrs)				-2.2	545	1004	904	78	162	26	5	4	84	2	2	48	179	.179	.221	.232	.453	15	.211	-5	210	0	52	0	1/H
NL (1 Yr)				0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.007	-133	0	0	0		/1

Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	IBB	Pos
1929	32	PHA	WS	2	1	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	/1
1930	33	PHA	WS	1	2	2	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	/1
1931	34	PHA	WS	2	0	0	0						/1
3 Yrs				5	3	3	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	97	97	32	.000	.000	.000	.000

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1923	26	2TM	2LG	P	28	10	4	120.0	40	2	35	3	2	.925	.959	2.78	2.71	1.32	2.68	1	10	8	44.4	2.5	0
1923	26	NYG	NL	P	2	0	0	5.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.960	1.80	2.34	0.50	2.40	0	1	0	0.0	45.0	0
1923	26	PHA	AL	P	26	10	4	115.0	39	2	34	3	2	.923	.959	2.82	2.72	1.38	2.70	1	9	8	47.1		0
1924	27	PHA	AL	P	6	2	0	7.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.960	2.57	2.57	0.33	2.48	1	0	0			0
1925	28	PHA	AL	P	53	20	7	192.0	63	10	51	2	0	.968	.960	2.86	2.66	1.15	2.64	5	2	13	86.7		4
1926	29	PHA	AL	P	40	19	5	151.0	43	4	35	4	2	.907	.957	2.32	2.66	0.98	2.63	1	18	16	47.1	44.7	2
1927	30	PHA	AL	P	46	33	14	249.0	70	2	62	6	0	.914	.959	2.31	2.62	1.39	2.59	2	21	14	40.0		6
1928	31	PHA	AL	P	38	30	15	236.0	69	9	56	4	3	.942	.957	2.48	2.45	1.71	2.42	1	12	9	42.9		4
1929	32	PHA	AL	P	40	33	20	268.0	60	11	49	0	1	*1.000*	.958	2.01	2.34	1.50	2.31	4	17	10	37.0	44.8	2
1930	33	PHA	AL	P	38	30	12	205.0	44	7	34	3	1	.932	.946	1.80	2.20	1.08	2.17	4	10	8	44.4	41.4	2
1931	34	PHA	AL	P	44	35	19	291.0	65	13	52	0	1	*1.000*	.954	2.01	2.21	1.48	2.19	3	21	13	38.2	41.6	0
1932	35	PHA	AL	P	41	34	19	272.0	73	14	55	4	2	.945	.958	2.28	2.24	1.68	2.23	5	23	10	30.3	43.5	0
1933	36	PHA	AL	P	40	20	10	201.0	61	14	45	2	1	.967	.960	2.64	2.28	1.48	2.27	5	14	11	44.0	47.2	0
1934	37	BOS	AL	P	30	10	2	105.0	32	5	25	2	0	.938	.956	2.57	2.14	1.00	2.11	3	9	3	25.0	37.6	0
1935	38	BOS	AL	P	44	10	4	143.0	33	8	23	2	0	.939	.949	1.95	2.15	0.70	2.14	1	7	8	53.3	43.0	0
1936	39	BOS	AL	P	24	9	5	100.0	26	8	17	1	2	.962	.956	2.25	1.99	1.04	1.96	0	15	5	25.0	37.0	1
1937	40	BOS	AL	P	32	11	3	105.0	27	6	17	4	3	.852	.954	1.97	2.05	0.72	2.01	4	7	2	22.2	39.1	1
15 Yrs					544	306	139	2645.0	708	113	558	37	18	.948	.956	2.28	2.35	1.23	2.33	40	186	130	41.1	30.8	22

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1929	32	PHA	WS	P	2	0	6.1	2	0	1	1	0	.500	1.42	0.50	1	0	0.0
1930	33	PHA	WS	P	1	1	4.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	0	0
1931	34	PHA	WS	P	2	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	2	66.7
3 Yrs					5	1	14.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	0.64	0.20	2	2	50.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Rube Walberg born?

Rube Walberg was born on July 27, 1896.

Where was Rube Walberg born?

Rube Walberg was born in Pine City, MN.

How tall was Rube Walberg?

Rube Walberg was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Rube Walberg weigh when playing?

Rube Walberg weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Rube Walberg play?

Rube Walberg played 15 seasons.

Is Rube Walberg in the Hall of Fame?

Rube Walberg has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Rube Walberg play?

Rube Walberg was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Rube Walberg have?

Rube Walberg had 1,085 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Rube Walberg played for?

Rube Walberg played for 3 teams; the New York Giants, Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox.

How many World Series has Rube Walberg won?

Rube Walberg won 2 World Series.

When did Rube Walberg retire?

Rube Walberg last played in 1937.

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