Rube Waddell
George Edward Waddell
Born: October 13, 1876
Bradford, PA US
Deceased: April 1, 1914
San Antonio, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 196
Career: 1898-1913
Major League Statistics
Rube Waddell compiled a career record of 62 wins and 41 losses and a 1.54 ERA in his 145-game pitching career with the Detroit Tigers, Columbus Senators/Grand Rapids Furniture Makers, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Looloos, Newark Indians, Minneapolis Millers and Virginia Ore Diggers. He began playing during the 1898 season and last took the field during the 1913 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | A | WL2 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0.00 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 71.0 | 63 | 47 | 32 | 38 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 1900 | A | WL2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0.00 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 129.0 | 90 | 28 | 20 | 75 | |||||||||
| 1902 | Ind | CALL3 | Los Angeles Looloos | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.42 | 19 | 19 | 167.7 | 123 | 64 | 45 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1910 | A | IL | Newark Indians | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.76 | 15 | 12 | 97.0 | 73 | 26 | 19 | 41 | |||||||||||
| 1911 | A | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 20 | 17 | .541 | 2.79 | 54 | 35 | 300.0 | 262 | 133 | 93 | 96 | |||||||||||
| 1912 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0.00 | 33 | 8 | 151.0 | 138 | 67 | 59 | 113 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Totals | 62 | 41 | .602 | 1.54 | 145 | 88 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 915.7 | 749 | 365 | 157 | 0 | 284 | 0 | 226 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | A | WL2 | Detroit Tigers | 9 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .357 | .607 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1900 | A | WL2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | 51 | 49 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .245 | .367 | .612 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1902 | Ind | CALL3 | Los Angeles Looloos | 48 | 173 | 173 | 49 | .283 | .283 | .283 | .566 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
| 1910 | A | IL | Newark Indians | 15 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .107 | .107 | .214 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1911 | A | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 56 | 93 | 93 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .204 | .226 | .430 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1912 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 33 | 49 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .277 | .298 | .574 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 176 | 422 | 418 | 14 | 103 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .246 | .275 | .522 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | A | WL2 | Detroit Tigers | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | A | WL2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1912 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 33 | 6 | 34 | 9 | .816 | 1.212 | |
| Totals | 57 | 6 | 34 | 9 | 0 | .816 | .702 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | A | Western League | Detroit Tigers | April 20, 1898 | May 25, 1898 | |
| 1899 | A | Western League | Columbus Senators/Grand Rapids Furniture Makers | April 27, 1899 | September 7, 1899 | |
| 1900 | A | American League | Milwaukee Brewers | July 26, 1900 | August 31, 1900 | |
| 1902 | Ind | California League | Los Angeles Looloos | |||
| 1910 | A | Eastern League | Newark Indians | |||
| 1911 | A | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | |||
| 1912 | AA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | |||
| 1913 | C | Northern League | Virginia Ore Diggers |
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