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	5-3 / in Starts: 5-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 26 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	20 (10-8-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 26 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
P Rizzuto	1

Most Driven In By
S Stirnweiss	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 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	861	15 (14)	May 1	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.43	-0.043	1.53	-0.09%	-1.33	P
2	862	23 (7)	May 10	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.87	-0.099	8.76	-0.28%	-1.00	P
3	863	31 (7)	May 19 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9	.54	0.006	1.67	0.01%	-0.21	P
4	864	40 (8)	May 29	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	9	.61	0.057	2.02	0.11%	1.14	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
5	865	48 (7)	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	9	.23	-0.030	.68	-0.05%	-1.37	P
6	866	57 (8)	Jun 15	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-6	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.150	.293	9	1.82	-0.183	3.77	-0.23%	-1.23	P
7	867	63 (5)	Jun 22	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.167	.327	9	.75	-0.054	2.20	-0.10%	-0.67	P
8	868	69 (5)	Jun 29	NYY		PHA	L,0-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.120	.154	.160	.314	9	.99	0.040	2.85	0.07%	0.37	P
							5-3		26	25	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	8	0	0		1	1	0	0	.120	.154	.160	.314		.83	-0.306	2.53	-0.55%	-4.29

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