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George Edward Waddell (October 13, 1876 – April 1, 1914) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-hander, he played for 13 years, with the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Orphans in the National League, as well as the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns in the American League.
Oct 13, 2010 · L. 143. ERA. 2.16. G. 407. GS. 340. SV. 5. IP. 2961.1. SO. 2316. WHIP. 1.102. Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Rube Waddell. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
- October 13, 1876
Sep 1, 2021 · It was southpaw pitcher Rube Waddell. Even in a decade dominated by big men with big talent, Waddell, with his searing fastball and sneaky curveball, was an all-star standout. According to the Baseball Hall of Fame website, in 1903 and 1904, Waddell struck out more than 300 batters two years in a row, a feat not repeated until Sandy Koufax's ...
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Jan 4, 2012 · Rube made his major-league debut on September 8, 1897, a 5-1 loss to Baltimore, the defending league champion. A week later, he relieved in a lost cause against Pittsburgh. Louisville management believed Waddell needed more seasoning before testing the majors for a full season.
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No other pitcher would post back-to-back 300-strikeout seasons until Sandy Koufax in 1965-66. In 1905, Waddell won the AL's pitching Triple Crown, leading the league with 27 wins, 287 strikeouts and a 1.48 ERA. Waddell was instrumental in the early growth of the game, as one of its first honest-to-goodness celebrities.
One controversial aspect of Rube Waddell’s career, while he was still playing and a century later, is what happened during the last month of the 1905 season that resulted in his missing the World Series. This was the first played by Philadelphia and would be his one opportunity to pitch on the grand stage.
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