Rube Waddell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 196lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 13, 1876 in Bradford, PA us

Died: April 1, 1914 in San Antonio, TX

Buried: Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, TX

Schools: Rollins College (Winter Park, FL), Volant College (Volant, PA)

Debut: September 8, 1897 (Age 20-330d, 2,028th in major league history)

Last Game: August 1, 1910 (Age 33-292d)
vs. WSH 8.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, W

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Rube Waddell's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: George Edward Waddell

Nicknames: Rube

Pronunciation: \wa-DELL\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

58.4

193

143

ERA

2.16

407

340

2961.1

2316

WHIP

1.102

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-18 / in Starts: 21-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games

RBI Opportunities

1908 Batting Game Log

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1908 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	327	3 (2)	Apr 17	SLB	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
2	328	6 (2)	Apr 20	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-7	GS-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.000	.200	.000	.200	9			P
3	329	10 (3)	Apr 24	SLB		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.000	.250	.000	.250	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
4	330	17 (6)	May 4	SLB		DET	L,0-1	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.200	.000	.200	9			P
5	331	20 (2)	May 9 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.200	.000	.200	9			P
6	332	21	May 10 (1)	SLB		DET	L,2-6	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.000	.182	.000	.182	9			P
7	333	25 (3)	May 14	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.000	.154	.000	.154	9			P
8	334	28 (2)	May 19	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	0	0				0		.000	.176	.000	.176	9			P
9	335	39 (10)	May 31	SLB		CLE	W,3-2	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0		1		1	0	0				0		.000	.200	.000	.200	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
10	336	42 (2)	Jun 4 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,1-2	GS-0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.000	.250	.000	.250	9			P
11	337	45 (2)	Jun 8	SLB		PHA	W,10-0	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.043	.241	.087	.328	9			P
12	338	48 (2)	Jun 11	SLB		WSH	W,6-3	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	0				0		.043	.267	.087	.354	9			P
13	339	49	Jun 12	SLB		WSH	W,7-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.042	.258	.083	.341	9			P
14	340	53 (3)	Jun 16	SLB		BOS	L,1-9	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.040	.273	.080	.353	9			P
15	341	56 (2)	Jun 20	SLB		NYY	W,4-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.038	.265	.077	.342	9			P
16	342	59 (2)	Jun 24	SLB	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		2	0	0				0		.033	.237	.067	.304	9			P
17	343	64 (4)	Jun 30	SLB		CLE	L,1-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.033	.237	.067	.304	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
18	344	66 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.033	.237	.067	.304	9			P
19	345	68 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,4-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.033	.237	.067	.304	9			P
20	346	74 (5)	Jul 10	SLB	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.059	.238	.088	.326	9			P
21	347	77 (2)	Jul 13 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.059	.238	.088	.326	9			P
22	348	78	Jul 14	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.057	.233	.086	.318	9			P
23	349	83 (4)	Jul 20	SLB	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.077	.234	.128	.362	9			P
24	350	88 (4)	Jul 25	SLB		WSH	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.071	.220	.119	.339	9			P
25	351	92 (3)	Jul 29	SLB		PHA	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.067	.208	.111	.319	9			P
26	352	94 (1)	Jul 31	SLB		PHA	W,4-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.065	.204	.109	.312	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
27	353	96 (1)	Aug 2	SLB		PHA	W,6-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.065	.204	.109	.312	9			P
28	354	97	Aug 5 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.080	.207	.120	.327	9			P
29	355	101 (3)	Aug 9	SLB		BOS	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	0		0	0	0				0		.111	.226	.222	.448	9			P
30	356	104 (2)	Aug 14	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.123	.231	.228	.459	9			P
31	357	108 (3)	Aug 19 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.133	.235	.233	.469	9			P
32	358	112 (3)	Aug 24 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.127	.225	.222	.448	9			P
33	359	119 (6)	Aug 31	SLB		CHW	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.123	.219	.215	.435	9			P
Sep/Oct		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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
34	360	122 (2)	Sep 3	SLB		CHW	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.118	.211	.206	.416	9			P
35	361	125 (2)	Sep 6	SLB		DET	L,4-6	GS-0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.129	.218	.229	.447	9			P
36	362	129 (3)	Sep 9	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.123	.210	.219	.429	9			P
37	363	131 (1)	Sep 11	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.122	.207	.216	.424	9			P
38	364	133 (1)	Sep 13	SLB		DET	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.128	.209	.218	.427	9			P
39	365	136 (2)	Sep 16	SLB		DET	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.123	.202	.210	.412	9			P
40	366	140 (3)	Sep 20	SLB		WSH	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.118	.194	.200	.394	9			P
41	367	143 (2)	Sep 24	SLB		BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.114	.188	.193	.381	9			P
42	368	145 (1)	Sep 26	SLB		BOS	L,0-2	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.110	.182	.187	.369	9			P
43	369	150 (4)	Oct 2	SLB	@	DET	L,6-7	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.110	.182	.187	.369	9			P
							25-18		102	91	4	10	4	0	1	7	7		30	1	3		0		0		.110	.182	.187	.369

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