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Rube Waddell

Rube Waddell
| Full name George Edward Waddell |
| Born October 13, 1876, Bradford, Pennsylvania |
| Died April 1, 1914, San Antonio, Texas |
| Buried at Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Texas (Block 5- Lot 182- Grave 2) |
| First Game: September 8, 1897; Final Game: August 1, 1910 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Left Height: 6' 1.5" Weight: 196 |
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| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1946 |
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| Ejections: 1906 (1) |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1897 LOU N 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1897 LOU N
1899 LOU N 10 34 2 8 2 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 0.0 1899 LOU N
1900 PIT N 30 81 6 14 2 3 0 9 0 15 1 0 1 .173 .183 .272 0.0 1900 PIT N
1901 PIT N Daily Splits 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1901 PIT N
1901 CHI N Daily Splits 30 98 16 25 3 3 2 14 2 22 0 0 0 2 .255 .270 .408 0.1 1901 CHI N
1901 TOT N 32 101 16 25 3 3 2 14 2 23 0 0 0 2 .248 .262 .396 0.1 1901 TOT N
1902 PHI A Daily Splits 34 112 8 32 6 2 1 18 4 17 0 1 0 1 .286 .310 .402 0.0 1902 PHI A
1903 PHI A Daily Splits 39 115 4 14 2 0 0 6 3 36 1 5 0 0 .122 .151 .139 0.0 1903 PHI A
1904 PHI A Daily Splits 46 139 6 17 3 0 0 6 6 37 1 1 0 0 .122 .164 .144 0.0 1904 PHI A
1905 PHI A Daily Splits 46 116 4 20 3 1 0 10 4 34 0 6 0 0 .172 .200 .216 0.0 1905 PHI A
1906 PHI A Daily Splits 43 86 5 14 1 1 0 3 8 32 1 5 0 2 .163 .242 .198 0.0 1906 PHI A
1907 PHI A Daily Splits 44 101 4 12 2 0 0 3 4 38 0 2 0 0 .119 .152 .139 0.0 1907 PHI A
1908 STL A Daily Splits 43 91 4 10 4 0 1 8 8 35 1 3 0 0 .110 .190 .187 0.0 1908 STL A
1909 STL A Daily Splits 31 75 2 5 1 0 0 2 3 23 0 0 0 0 .067 .103 .080 0.0 1909 STL A
1910 STL A Daily Splits 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 0.0 1910 STL A
Total NL ( 4 Years) 74 222 24 47 7 6 2 26 2 46 1 0 0i 3 .212 .222 .324 0.1 Total NL
Total AL ( 9 Years) 336 844 37 125 22 4 2 57 40 254 5 23 0 3 .148 .191 .191 0.0 Total AL
Total (13 Years) Splits 410 1066 61 172 29 10 4 83 42 300 6 23 0i 6 .161 .197 .219 0.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1897 LOU N 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 17 0 6 5 6 5 0 1 0 0 1 3.21 1.00 0.0 1897 LOU N
1899 LOU N 10 9 9 1 1 1 79 69 4 38 27 14 44 2 8 0 7 2 3.08 5.33 0.7 1899 LOU N
1900 PIT N 29 22 16 2 7 0 208.2 176 3 96 55 55 130 2 13 0 8 13 2.37 5.55 1.9 1900 PIT N
1901 PIT N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.2 10 0 12 8 9 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 9.39 3.50 -0.9 1901 PIT N
1901 CHI N Daily Splits 29 28 26 0 1 0 243.2 239 982i 5 123 76 66 168 24i 8 9 0 30i 15i 14 14 2.81 4.68 1.8 1901 CHI N
1901 TOT N 31 30 26 0 1 0 251.1 249 982i 5 135 84 75 172 24i 9 10 0 30i 15i 14 16 3.01 4.60 0.9 1901 TOT N
1902 PHI A Daily Splits 33 27 26 3 5 0 276.1 224 978i 7 90 63 64 210 18i 10 10 0 40i 5i 24 7 2.05 4.85 5.8 1902 PHI A
1903 PHI A Daily Splits 39 38 34 4 1 0 324 274 1222i 3 109 88 85 302 30i 9 8 0 47i 13i 21 16 2.44 3.53 1.8 1903 PHI A
1904 PHI A Daily Splits 46 46 39 8 0 0 383 307 1427i 5 109 69 91 349 28i 8 14 0 47i 13i 25 19 1.62 3.63 4.1 1904 PHI A
1905 PHI A Daily Splits 46 34 27 7 11 0 328.2 231 1017i 5 86 54 90 287 30i 10 10 2 27i 5i 27 10 1.48 3.97 4.5 1905 PHI A
1906 PHI A Daily Splits 43 34 22 8 7 0 272.2 221 773i 1 89 67 92 196 18i 10 10 1 22i 1i 15 17 2.21 2.76 1.9 1906 PHI A
1907 PHI A Daily Splits 44 33 20 7 5 0 284.2 234 711i 2 115 68 73 232 19i 4 15 0 18i 4i 19 13 2.15 3.85 0.2 1907 PHI A
1908 STL A Daily Splits 43 36 25 5 6 3 285.2 223 1143 0 93 60 90 232 32i 7 8 0 18i 6i 19 14 1.89 3.53 1.5 1908 STL A
1909 STL A Daily Splits 31 28 16 5 3 0 220.1 204 829 1 78 58 57 141 21i 3 7 0 7i 4i 11 14 2.37 2.68 -0.6 1909 STL A
1910 STL A Daily Splits 10 2 0 0 6 1 33 31 140 1 19 13 11 16 0i 0 1 0 3 1 3.55 4.00 -0.5 1910 STL A
Total NL ( 4 Years) 72 62 52 3 10 1 553 511 982 12 275 171 150 351 24 13 32 0 30 15 29 32 2.78 4.98 3.5 Total NL
Total AL ( 9 Years) 335 278 209 47 44 4 2408.1 1949 8240 25 788 540 653 1965 196 61 83 3 226 51 164 111 2.02 3.59 18.7 Total AL
Total (13 Years) Splits 407 340 261 50 54 5 2961.1 2460 9222 37 1063 711 803 2316 220 74 115 3 256 66 193 143 2.16 3.84 22.2 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B W L ERA RS PW Year Team
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Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS AVG
1897 LOU N P 2 0 4 0 0 0 1.000
1899 LOU N P 10 4 14 2 1 .900
1900 PIT N P 29 12 49 5 1 .924
1901 PIT N Daily Splits P 2 2 0 7.2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0i 0 .800
1901 CHI N Daily Splits P 29 28 26 243.1 32 62 4 0 0 0 39i 0 .959
1901 CHI N 1B 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 1.000
1901 TOT N P 31 30 26 251 32 66 5 0 0 0 39i 0 .951
1902 PHI A Daily Splits P 33 27 26 276.1 15 64 7 1 0 0 38i 0 .919
1903 PHI A Daily Splits P 39 38 34 324 17 77 7 3 0 0 32i 0 .931
1904 PHI A Daily Splits P 46 46 39 383 27 105 9 2 0 0 29 0 .936
1905 PHI A Daily Splits P 46 34 27 324.2 13 89 15 3 0 0 22i 0 .872
1906 PHI A Daily Splits P 43 34 22 271.2 15 64 6 0 0 0 29i 0 .929
1907 PHI A Daily Splits P 44 33 20 284 17 67 12 3 0 0 18i 0 .875
1908 STL A Daily Splits P 43 36 25 285.2 5 79 10 1 0 0 21i 0 .894
1909 STL A Daily Splits P 31 28 16 219.2 13 56 11 1 0 0 17i 0 .863
1910 STL A Daily Splits P 10 2 0 33 0 6 2 0 0 0 0i 0 .750
Total (13 Years) Splits P 407 308i 235i 2653 i 170 740 91 16 0i 0i 245i 0i .909
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS AVG
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Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-25-1906(2) BOX PHI A Jack Sheridan Balls and strikes (Threw glove)
Transaction Information
Signed as a free agent by Louisville Colonels (August 25, 1897).
Sent to Detroit (Western) by Louisville Colonels for future considerations (November, 1897).
Selected by Louisville Colonels from Detroit (Western) in the major league draft (September, 1898).
Loaned to Columbus-Grand Rapids (Western) by Louisville Colonels (1899).
Returned to Louisville Colonels (@September 9, 1899).
Traded by Louisville Colonels with Bert Cunningham, Deacon Phillippe, Jack
Wadsworth, Chief Zimmer, Tacks Latimer, Tom Messitt, Mike Kelley, Claude Ritchey,
Tommy Leach, Fred Clarke, Honus Wagner and Patsy Flaherty to Pittsburgh Pirates in
exchange for Jack Chesbro, George Fox, John O'Brien, Art Madison and $25000
(December 8, 1899).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Milwaukee (American) in exchange for a player to be
named later (July 25, 1900); Pittsburgh Pirates received Bert Husting (July 31,
1900); Rube Waddell returned to Pittsburgh Pirates (@August 29, 1900).
Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Orphans (May 2, 1901).
Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to St. Louis Browns (February 7, 1908).
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