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Hub Pruett
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Hubert Shelby Pruett (Shucks)
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 5' 10½", Weight 165 lb.
- School University of Missouri
- Debut April 26, 1922
- Final Game September 20, 1932
- Born September 1, 1900 in Malden, MO USA
- Died January 28, 1982 in Ladue, MO USA
[edit] Biographical Information
In 1922, Hub Pruett struck out Babe Ruth 13 times in 16 at-bats.
[edit] Further Reading
- Neal Russo (St. Louis Post-Dispatch): "Doc Pruett's Prescription: St. Louis physician recalls how he used fadeaway as antidote for Babe Ruth's stinging bat," Baseball Digest (June 1964), pp. 20-22
