Red Ruffing

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: May 3, 1905 in Granville, IL us

Died: February 17, 1986 in Mayfield Heights, OH

Buried: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bedford Heights, OH

Debut: May 31, 1924 (Age 19-028d, 6,005th in major league history)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 15, 1947 (Age 42-135d)
vs. BOS 7.0 IP, 12 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 7 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1967. (Voted by BBWAA in Runoff Election on 266/306 ballots)
View Red Ruffing's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Charles Herbert Ruffing

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

68.6

273

225

ERA

3.80

624

538

4344.0

1987

WHIP

1.341

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-25 / in Starts: 9-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	49 (19-19-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (28-17-10)

Most Driven In
J Heving	4
E Vache	2
H Ezzell	2
B Wambsganss	1
D Lee	1
J Bischoff	0
V Picinich	0

Most Driven In By
I Boone	3
I Flagstead	1
B Wambsganss	1

1925 Batting Game Log

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1925 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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	9	2 (1)	Apr 15	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-5	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.71	-0.047	4.35	-0.07%	-0.29	P
2	10	8 (5)	Apr 23	BOS		PHA	L,4-15	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	11	17 (8)	May 6	BOS	@	WSH	L,8-10	3-8	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.36	-0.003	.47	0.00%	0.20	P
4	12	20 (2)	May 10	BOS	@	DET	L,5-13	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.013	.42	-0.01%	-0.35	P
5	13	24 (3)	May 14	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9	.96	-0.054	.70	-0.02%	-0.29	P
6	14	28 (3)	May 18	BOS	@	SLB	W,12-7	GS-7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9	1.14	0.176	.28	0.03%	1.20	P
7	15	31 (2)	May 21	BOS	@	CHW	W,9-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	9	.20	-0.005	.04	0.00%	-0.12	P
8	16	35 (3)	May 27	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.235	.412	9	2.02	-0.096	.70	-0.02%	-0.90	P
9	17	39 (3)	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,9-4	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.389	.611	9	2.96	0.209	.83	0.04%	2.57	P
Jun		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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	18	42 (2)	Jun 1	BOS		PHA	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.227	.333	.561	9	1.12	-0.005	.39	0.00%	0.24	P
11	19	46 (3)	Jun 5	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.292	.492	9	1.58	-0.124	.28	-0.01%	-0.88	P
12	20	50 (3)	Jun 10	BOS		SLB	L,8-15	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.231	.320	.551	9	.46	0.014	.08	0.00%	0.14	P
13	21	51	Jun 11	BOS		SLB	L,7-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.231	.320	.551	9						P
14	22	54 (2)	Jun 15	BOS		CHW	W,13-5	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.300	.379	.679	9	.60	0.110	.05	0.01%	2.10	P
15	23	60 (5)	Jun 20	BOS		DET	L,9-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.290	.367	.657	9	1.32	-0.058	.06	0.00%	-0.60	P
16	24	64 (3)	Jun 25	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.273	.344	.616	9	.77	-0.042	.02	0.00%	-0.42	P
17	25	66 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,1-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.250	.314	.564	9	1.08	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-1.13	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	26	70 (3)	Jul 2 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,4-6	GS-10	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.300	.410	.710	9	1.34	0.146	.00	0.00%	1.41	P
19	27	76 (5)	Jul 8 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.293	.400	.693	9	.61	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
20	28	79 (2)	Jul 11	BOS	@	CLE	W,14-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.286	.390	.676	9	.99	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
21	29	81 (1)	Jul 13	BOS	@	CLE	W,12-11	3-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.273	.372	.645	9	1.19	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
22	30	86 (4)	Jul 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-10	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.244	.261	.356	.616	9	.50	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
23	31	91 (4)	Jul 23	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.286	.375	.661	9	1.53	0.104	.00	0.00%	0.54	P
24	32	95 (3)	Jul 28	BOS		CLE	L,7-16	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.260	.275	.360	.635	9	.73	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.38	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	33	99 (3)	Aug 1	BOS		SLB	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.264	.346	.610	9	2.35	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-1.17	P
26	34	103 (3)	Aug 7	BOS		CHW	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.255	.333	.588	9	.79	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
27	35	107 (3)	Aug 11	BOS		DET	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.246	.259	.333	.592	9						P
28	36	111 (3)	Aug 15 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,5-0	CG	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.250	.262	.350	.612	9	.66	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.73	P
29	37	114 (2)	Aug 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,7-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.258	.344	.602	9	.40	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
30	38	115	Aug 21	BOS	@	SLB	L,7-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.254	.339	.593	9	.60	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
31	39	118 (2)	Aug 24	BOS	@	SLB	L,0-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.234	.258	.328	.586	9	1.05	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
32	40	121 (2)	Aug 27	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.258	.328	.586	9						P
33	41	123 (1)	Aug 29	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.261	.328	.589	9	1.08	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.18	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	42	127 (3)	Sep 4	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.254	.319	.572	9	1.11	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
35	43	131 (3)	Sep 8 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.243	.306	.549	9	1.15	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.79	P
36	44	146 (14)	Sep 24	BOS		DET	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.213	.234	.293	.527	9	.58	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-2.02	P
37	45	150 (3)	Sep 30	BOS		WSH	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.215	.235	.316	.551	9						P
							12-25		83	79	6	17	4	2	0	10	1	0	22	1	2		3		0	0	.215	.235	.316	.551		1.04	-0.331	.20	-0.07%	-2.80

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