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	14-18 / in Starts: 14-16
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

RBI Opportunities

1901 Batting Game Log

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1901 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	43	2 (1)	Apr 23	PIT	@	STL	L,4-10	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
2	44	7 (4)	May 1	PIT		CHC	L,3-8	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Orphans
3	45	14	May 5	CHC		PIT	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.286	.286	.571	.857	9			P
4	46	18 (3)	May 10	CHC		STL	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	0		1	0	0				0		.300	.300	.800	1.100	9			P
5	47	20 (1)	May 12	CHC		STL	W,6-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.308	.308	.692	1.000	9			P
6	48	23 (2)	May 16	CHC	@	NYG	W,11-3	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.353	.353	.647	1.000	9			P
7	49	26 (2)	May 20	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-6	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.350	.350	.600	.950	9			P
8	50	28 (1)	May 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.304	.304	.522	.826	9			P
9	51	31 (2)	May 30 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.296	.296	.481	.778	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	52	34 (2)	Jun 2	CHC		PIT	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.267	.267	.433	.700	9			P
11	53	37 (2)	Jun 6	CHC		PHI	L,4-14	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				1		.265	.265	.412	.676	9			P
12	54	40 (2)	Jun 9	CHC		BRO	L,6-7	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.270	.270	.405	.676	9			P
13	55	46 (5)	Jun 15	CHC		NYG	W,9-2	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	1		1	0	0				0		.300	.317	.450	.767	9			P
14	56	50 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.273	.289	.409	.698	9			P
15	57	55 (4)	Jun 24	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.255	.271	.383	.654	9			P
16	58	60 (4)	Jun 29	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-14	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.245	.260	.367	.627	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
17	59	62 (1)	Jul 2	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-6	0-GF	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.269	.283	.404	.687	3			1B
18	60	64 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,10-9	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.273	.286	.400	.686	9			P
19	61	67 (2)	Jul 7	CHC		BRO	L,5-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.259	.271	.379	.650	9			P
20	62	70 (2)	Jul 10	CHC		PHI	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.242	.254	.355	.609	9			P
21	63	77 (6)	Jul 17	CHC		NYG	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.242	.254	.379	.633	9			P
22	64	80 (2)	Jul 20	CHC		NYG	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1		1	0	0				0		.246	.268	.391	.659	9			P
23	65	82 (1)	Jul 22	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.243	.264	.386	.650	9			P
24	66	84 (1)	Jul 24	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.233	.253	.370	.623	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
25	67	91 (6)	Aug 1	CHC		STL	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.237	.256	.368	.625	9			P
26	68	93 (1)	Aug 4	CHC		STL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.225	.244	.350	.594	9			P
27	69	95 (1)	Aug 6	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.238	.256	.381	.637	9			P
28	70	99 (3)	Aug 11	CHC		PIT	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.230	.247	.368	.615	9			P
29	71	101 (1)	Aug 17	CHC	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		0	0	0				0		.231	.247	.396	.643	9			P
30	72	104 (2)	Aug 21	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.232	.247	.389	.637	9			P
31	73	107 (2)	Aug 25	CHC		STL	W,5-3	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.245	.260	.398	.658	9			P
32	74	110 (2)	Aug 28	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.248	.262	.396	.658	9			P
							14-18		103	101	16	25	3	3	2	14	2		21	0	0		0		2		.248	.262	.396	.658

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