Rube Waddell - Society for American Baseball Research
Jan 4, 2012 · “Dad always had a gleam in his eye when he told stories about Rube Waddell,” said Connie’s daughter, Ruth Mack Clark. “Dad really loved the Rube.” 3. Waddell’s antics have become the stuff of legend, occasionally embroidered to make this larger-than-life character appear even more preposterous.
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Rube Waddell Stats & Facts - This Day In Baseball
Dec 29, 2018 · Philadelphia’s Rube Waddell allows three hits in edging the Tigers, 1 – 0, in the opener of a doubleheader. Waddell then pitches the nitecap as well, giving up eight hits before losing, 2 – 1. In a doubleheader with the Orioles, the A’s bring Rube Waddell in for eight innings of relief in the opening win.
“A Boy he Lived and a Boy he Died” | Baseball History Daily
Jul 29, 2015 · “Rube was lonesome and the Christmas spirit was upon him and he couldn’t do anything else that would have brought him more pleasure.” Murphy said Waddell, for “all his buffoonery, was brave and would go the limit to help a woman or child.”
A Game for the Ages - Baseball Hall of Fame
Mix that all together and you have the 20-inning classic between Boston’s Cy Young and Philadelphia’s Rube Waddell in which both went the distance at Huntington Avenue Grounds on July 4, 1905. And that wasn’t even the first game of the day.
Rube Waddell - Wikipedia
George Edward " Rube " 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.
Rube Waddell, “How I Win” - Baseball History Daily
Dec 9, 2015 · Among them, Rube Waddell on “How I Win:” “Curve them when they think they’re coming straight, straighten them out when they are expecting a curve, lob them when they are set for fast ones; and come on with the speed in a pinch.”
The Tragic True Story Of Rube Waddell - Grunge
Sep 1, 2021 · Pitcher Rube Waddell was one of the pioneers of early American baseball. However, his antics, mental illness, and alcoholism often overshadowed his talent.
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The Last Straw ... Hat - Baseball Hall of Fame
This Turkey Red tobacco card from 1911 shows Rube Waddell with his final big league club, the St. Louis Browns, though the image is clearly based on the Conlon photo taken years earlier. - B-140.37 (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)