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	13-46 / in Starts: 10-22
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 121 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	83 (48-22-13) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 121 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	81 (40-25-15)

Most Driven In
J Heving	3
B Regan	2
C Berry	2
B Barrett	2
P Todt	2
H Rhyne	2
Self	2
I Flagstead	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
J Rothrock	2
H Rhyne	1
B Barrett	1
B Narleski	1
R Scarritt	1
P Todt	1

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	172	1	Apr 18	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.023	1.10	-0.04%	-0.22	P
2	173	3 (1)	Apr 20	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
3	174	5 (1)	Apr 24	BOS		NYY	L,3-9	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.63	-0.131	4.25	-0.20%	-1.01	P
4	175	8 (2)	Apr 28	BOS		PHA	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	0.031	1.79	0.05%	0.25	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
5	176	10 (1)	May 1	BOS		PHA	L,6-24	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.70	PH
6	177	12 (1)	May 4	BOS	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.40	-0.012	2.32	-0.01%	-0.11	P
7	178	18 (5)	May 10	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.56	-0.071	1.61	-0.04%	0.05	P
8	179	23 (4)	May 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	1.73	-0.070	1.45	-0.04%	-0.61	P
9	180	28 (4)	May 20	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9	.87	-0.040	.51	-0.01%	-0.40	P
10	181	33 (4)	May 25 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	4	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.304	.435	.739	9	.63	0.183	.21	0.04%	3.27	P
11	182	34	May 26	BOS		NYY	L,4-15	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.292	.417	.708	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
12	183	38 (3)	May 30 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,3-9	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.259	.370	.630	9	.64	-0.045	.07	0.00%	-0.86	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
13	184	39	Jun 1	BOS		CLE	L,2-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.393	.679	7	4.80	0.126	.37	0.01%	0.40	PH
14	185	41 (1)	Jun 4	BOS		CLE	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.267	.367	.633	9	.53	-0.027	.02	0.00%	-0.29	P
15	186	46 (4)	Jun 9	BOS		DET	W,7-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.267	.367	.633	8	4.69	-0.032	.17	0.00%	-0.07	PH
16	187	47	Jun 10	BOS		DET	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.265	.353	.618	9	2.55	-0.286	.12	-0.01%	-1.40	P
17	188	48	Jun 11	BOS		DET	L,3-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.257	.257	.343	.600	1	1.66	0.047	.02	0.00%	0.22	PH
18	189	50 (1)	Jun 14	BOS		SLB	L,6-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	1.32	-0.035	.02	0.00%	-0.26	P
19	190	52 (1)	Jun 16	BOS		SLB	L,2-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.243	.243	.324	.568	9						PH
20	191	53	Jun 17 (1)	BOS		DET	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.220	.293	.512	9	1.45	-0.097	.01	0.00%	-0.88	P
21	192	59 (5)	Jun 21	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.364	.614	9	.85	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.48	P
22	193	63 (3)	Jun 24	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.244	.356	.600	9	5.01	-0.178	.01	0.00%	-0.77	PH
23	194	64	Jun 25 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-7	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.261	.370	.630	9	.42	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.28	PH
24	195	65	Jun 25 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.354	.604	9	.62	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
25	196	69 (3)	Jun 29	BOS		WSH	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.235	.333	.569	9	.73	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.62	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
26	197	71 (1)	Jul 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.346	.596	5	1.45	0.076	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
27	198	73 (1)	Jul 3	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.393	.643	9	1.56	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.69	P
28	199	74	Jul 4 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.246	.386	.632	6	1.32	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
29	200	76 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.254	.390	.644	9	.69	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
30	201	78 (1)	Jul 8	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.383	.633	9	1.19	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
31	202	81 (2)	Jul 12	BOS	@	DET	L,12-13	GS-8	4	4	1	4	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.297	.297	.438	.734	9	1.31	0.333	.00	0.00%	4.24	P
32	203	83 (1)	Jul 15	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.292	.431	.723	2	.10	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
33	204	85 (1)	Jul 17	BOS	@	SLB	L,0-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.284	.294	.418	.712	9	1.27	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
34	205	89 (3)	Jul 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-10	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.300	.420	.720	9	1.09	-0.010	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
35	206	90	Jul 23	BOS		SLB	L,4-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.296	.414	.710	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
36	207	91	Jul 24	BOS		SLB	W,9-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.296	.414	.710	9						P
37	208	93 (1)	Jul 27	BOS		DET	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.284	.397	.681	9	.69	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.84	P
38	209	97 (3)	Jul 31 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.280	.392	.672	1	.21	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
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
39	210	98	Aug 1	BOS		CLE	L,3-10	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.289	.400	.689	9	1.41	0.066	.00	0.00%	0.93	P
40	211	100 (1)	Aug 3	BOS		CHW	L,4-15	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.289	.400	.689	9						P
41	212	103 (2)	Aug 8	BOS		WSH	L,2-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.299	.408	.707	3	4.80	0.248	.00	0.00%	0.67	PH
42	213	105 (1)	Aug 11	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.288	.392	.680	9	.91	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
43	214	110 (4)	Aug 16	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.277	.378	.655	9	.76	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
44	215	114 (3)	Aug 19 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.274	.373	.647	9	.40	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
45	216	115	Aug 20	BOS	@	DET	W,12-8	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.287	.303	.402	.706	9	.76	0.228	.00	0.00%	2.71	P
46	217	121 (5)	Aug 25 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.300	.323	.411	.734	9	1.96	0.233	.00	0.00%	1.16	P
47	218	126 (4)	Aug 31	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-9	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.312	.333	.419	.753	9	1.37	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.41	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
48	219	127	Sep 1	BOS		NYY	L,4-6	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.309	.330	.415	.745	6	1.68	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-0.86	PH LF
49	220	128	Sep 2 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,7-10	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.337	.453	.789	9	.03	0.004	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
50	221	130 (1)	Sep 3	BOS		WSH	L,5-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.333	.448	.781	8	.49	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.60	PH
51	222	132 (1)	Sep 7	BOS		SLB	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.340	.460	.800	9	1.36	-0.059	.00	0.00%	0.53	P
52	223	134 (1)	Sep 8 (2)	BOS		SLB	T,0-0	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.317	.337	.455	.792	5	1.46	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
53	224	137 (2)	Sep 10 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.324	.343	.461	.804	7	3.63	0.105	.00	0.00%	0.28	PH
54	225	138	Sep 11	BOS		DET	W,8-7	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.324	.343	.457	.800	9	.87	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
55	226	142 (3)	Sep 15 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.339	.453	.792	8	1.29	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
56	227	143	Sep 16	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.312	.330	.440	.771	9	.98	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.88	P
57	228	149 (5)	Sep 24	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.309	.327	.436	.764	9	.81	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
58	229	150	Sep 25	BOS		NYY	L,10-11	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.325	.432	.757	9	1.35	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH
59	230	151	Sep 26	BOS		PHA	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.322	.429	.750	4	3.07	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.38	PH LF
60	231	153 (1)	Sep 29	BOS		PHA	W,10-0	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.307	.325	.439	.763	9	.49	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.52	P
							13-46		121	114	9	35	9	0	2	16	2	0	14	1	0		2		0	0	.307	.325	.439	.763		1.25	-0.119	.32	-0.27%	1.40

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