Rube Kroh

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Floyd Myron Kroh

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 186 lb.

Debut September 30, 1906
Final Game August 22, 1912
Born August 25, 1886 in Friendship, NY USA
Died March 17, 1944 in New Orleans, LA USA

[edit] Biographical Information

Rube Kroh played six years in the majors, posting a W-L record of 14-9.

At age 20, he was the second youngest player on the 1907 Boston Americans team. In seven games, he hit .273, while the youngest player on the team, 19-year-old Tris Speaker, also appeared in seven games and hit .158.

Kroh's most notable year was 1909, when he went 9-4 with an ERA of 1.65 for the 1909 Cubs. The Cubs had won the pennant in 1906-08 and would do so again in 1910. Kroh was in two games with them in 1908, and six games (going 3-1) in 1910.

His 1.65 ERA in 1909 was a bit better than the team ERA of 1.75. However, it was much better than the league ERA of 2.59.

SABR has a biography of him. He started in town ball and became a professional player in 1904. He was involved in the famous Merkle Bonehead Play. After his major league days he played for several teams in the South, including Louisville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Nashville and New Orleans. He served in the Army from 1917-19. Although wounded in action in France, he underwent many operations and tried to come back in the minors. When that didn't work, he became a minor league umpire.