Rube Waddell
George Edward Waddell
 
 
Born: October 13, 1876 in Bradford, PA
Died: April 1, 1914 - 37 years old
Bats: R Throws: L Ht: 6'1" Wt: 196
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1946
- Signed by the Louisville Colonels as a Free Agent in 1897

Teams

Park Factors
Attendance
Age
Team
Lg
W
L
HR
Ballpark
20.7
 Louisville Colonels
NL
11
52
78
.400
0.99
1.43
Eclipse Park II
11 / 12
0.61
22.7
 Louisville Colonels
NL
9
75
77
.493
1.00
1.50
Eclipse Park II
8 / 12
0.64
23.7
 Pittsburgh Pirates
NL
2
79
60
.568
0.99
0.83
Exposition Park
3 / 8
1.14
24.7
 Pittsburgh Pirates
NL
1
90
49
.647
✓
0.99
0.85
Exposition Park
3 / 8
1.07
24.7
 Chicago Orphans
NL
6
53
86
.381
0.97
0.89
West Side Park II
5 / 8
0.86
25.7
 Philadelphia Athletics
AL
1
83
53
.610
✓
1.04
0.97
Columbia Park
1 / 8
1.44
26.7
 Philadelphia Athletics
AL
2
75
60
.556
1.03
1.02
Columbia Park
1 / 8
1.49
27.7
 Philadelphia Athletics
AL
5
81
70
.536
1.02
1.10
Columbia Park
3 / 8
1.34
28.7
 Philadelphia Athletics
AL
1
92
56
.622
✓
1.03
1.07
Columbia Park
2 / 8
1.48
29.7
 Philadelphia Athletics
AL
4
78
67
.538
1.00
1.18
Columbia Park
2 / 8
1.40
30.7
 Philadelphia Athletics
AL
2
88
57
.607
1.03
1.09
Columbia Park
1 / 8
1.56
31.7
 St. Louis Browns
AL
4
83
69
.546
0.99
1.22
Sportsman's Park III
2 / 8
1.37
32.7
 St. Louis Browns
AL
7
61
89
.407
0.95
0.81
Sportsman's Park IV
6 / 8
0.77
33.7
 St. Louis Browns
AL
8
47
107
.305
0.97
0.79
Sportsman's Park IV
8 / 8
0.61
13
 5
1037
978
.515
0
0
3
0
1.00
1.05
1.12

Park Factors
Att
Team
    
W
L
HR
2
 LOU
127
155
.450
0
0
0
0
0.99
0.62
2
 PIT
169
109
.608
0
0
1
0
0.99
1.10
1
 CHC
53
86
.381
0
0
0
0
0.97
0.86
6
 OAK
497
363
.578
0
0
2
0
1.03
1.45
3
 BAL
191
265
.419
0
0
0
0
0.97
0.91

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