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Rube
Oldring		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 206
 
Born: May 30, 1884 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1913   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1905 21 BSN NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1906 22 BSN NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1907 23 SLN NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1908 24 SLN NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1909 25 SLN NL $ 1,099,286 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1910 26 NY1 NL $ 1,099,286 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1911 27 NY1 NL $ 1,754,286 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1912 28 CLE AL $ 7,890,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1913 29 CLE AL $ 7,890,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1914 30 CLE AL $ 7,890,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1915 31 CLE AL $ 7,890,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1916 32 CLE AL $ 3,020,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1917 33 CLE AL $ 3,020,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1918 34 CLE AL $ 4,700,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1919 35 CLE AL $ 4,700,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1920 36 CLE AL $ 1,800,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1921 37 CLE AL $ 1,800,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1922 38 CLE AL   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,890,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1905 21 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 2 2 9 8 8
1906 22 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 2 2 10 9 10
1907 23 SLN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 6 7 2 2 2 10 10 10
1908 24 SLN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 2 2 2 10 10 10
1909 25 SLN NL $ 1,099,286   5 5 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 2 2 2 10 10 10
1910 26 NY1 NL $ 1,099,286   5 5 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 2 2 2 10 10 10
1911 27 NY1 NL $ 1,754,286   5 5 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 2 2 10 10 10
1912 28 CLE AL $ 7,890,000   5 5 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3 10 10 10
1913 29 CLE AL $ 7,890,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 3 3 10 10 10
1914 30 CLE AL $ 7,890,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 3 3 10 10 10
1915 31 CLE AL $ 7,890,000   5 5 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 3 4 10 10 10
1916 32 CLE AL $ 3,020,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 3 3 10 9 10
1917 33 CLE AL $ 3,020,000   5 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 3 3 10 9 9
1918 34 CLE AL $ 4,700,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 7 6 6 4 3 4 10 9 9
1919 35 CLE AL $ 4,700,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 9 9
1920 36 CLE AL $ 1,800,000   5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 9 8 8
1921 37 CLE AL $ 1,800,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 8 8 8
1922 38 CLE AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 4 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 2 2 2 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,890,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 3 4 10 10 10
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1908 24 SLN NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.2
1 Years Sim 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.2
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1 0 0 0 0   .250 .250 .250 .500
vs LH   0 0 0 1 0   .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Away 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .250 .400 .250 .650
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1905 21 BSN NL 57 250 35 59 12 6 1 23 20 8 10 39 .236 .264 .344 .608 23.7 2.4
    AAA   94 391 50 98 10 3 9 31 21 3 18 69 .251 .284 .361 .644 42.1  
1906 22 BSN NL 53 117 12 27 2 1 0 11 9 3 4 12 .231 .256 .265 .521 8.3 1.0
1907 23 BSN NL 41 80 9 23 3 0 0 6 5 1 3 6 .288 .313 .325 .638 8.2 1.6
  SLN NL 57 250 37 71 14 4 1 13 14 4 6 21 .284 .301 .384 .685 27.0 6.1
  TOT   98 330 46 94 17 4 1 19 19 5 9 27 .285 .304 .370 .674 35.2 7.7
1908 24 SLN NL 90 331 36 77 7 4 3 40 23 6 15 25 .233 .263 .305 .568 28.3 4.4
1909 25 SLN NL 69 216 35 66 6 6 1 25 23 5 8 13 .306 .329 .403 .732 28.0 8.2
1910 26 SLN NL 25 91 13 26 3 1 0 6 9 1 2 4 .286 .298 .341 .639 9.9 2.3
  NY1 NL 59 230 33 58 10 3 3 21 23 4 12 11 .252 .290 .361 .651 25.6 5.2
  TOT   84 321 46 84 13 4 3 27 32 5 14 15 .262 .292 .355 .647 35.5 7.5
    AAA   15 67 4 22 5 0 1 6 3 1 4 7 .328 .366 .448 .814 10.3  
1911 27 NY1 NL 124 461 54 133 17 7 4 70 33 7 31 19 .289 .332 .382 .714 61.5 9.4
1912 28 CLE AL 134 525 66 135 23 7 2 46 44 18 29 28 .257 .299 .339 .638 50.4 5.6
1913 29 CLE AL 142 578 82 174 26 17 5 73 57 9 31 35 .301 .336 .431 .766 84.4 17.8
1914 30 CLE AL 99 329 37 83 12 2 4 31 33 9 20 18 .252 .293 .337 .630 34.2 4.7
1915 31 CLE AL 33 59 5 6 1 0 0 4 6 0 6 6 .102 .182 .119 .300 1.2 0.0
1916 32 CLE AL 141 496 64 132 25 11 4 67 42 12 52 36 .266 .335 .385 .720 62.8 12.7
1917 33 CLE AL 146 555 80 149 28 12 3 79 43 12 49 23 .268 .325 .378 .703 70.3 15.1
1918 34 CLE AL 91 271 31 55 7 5 0 22 24 7 20 30 .203 .254 .266 .520 20.3 1.0
1919 35 CLE AL 80 266 28 69 8 2 1 29 24 9 12 14 .259 .289 .316 .605 23.7 2.5
1920 36 CLE AL 92 296 45 80 11 7 7 46 33 5 19 21 .270 .314 .426 .740 40.6 6.3
1921 37 CLE AL 118 400 79 117 18 12 5 56 38 7 17 40 .293 .318 .435 .753 55.7 8.0
1922 38 CLE AL 81 220 30 57 7 8 1 19 18 5 9 16 .259 .286 .377 .663 24.9 3.5
18 Years Sim 1732 6021 811 1597 240 115 45 687 521 132 355 417 .265 .305 .366 .671 688.9 117.8
2 Years AAA 109 458 54 120 15 3 10 37 24 4 22 76 .262 .295 .373 .669 52.4  
162 Game Average 563 75 149 22 10 4 64 48 12 33 39 .265 .305 .366 .671 64.4  
Career Highs 146 578 82 174 28 17 7 79 57 18 52 40 .306 .336 .435 .766 84.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4080 529 1039 156 78 38 486 340 87 212 303 .255 .290 .359 .649 445.2
vs LH   1941 282 558 84 37 7 201 181 45 143 114 .287 .335 .380 .715 258.1
Home 865 2973 398 808 120 55 23 341 259 65 161 211 .272 .307 .372 .679 354.4
Away 867 3048 413 789 120 60 22 346 262 67 194 206 .259 .303 .359 .662 348.8
RISP   1547 0 419 64 28 12 592 0 0 134 107 .271 .320 .372 .692 187.3
Pinch Hitting   161 20 39 4 5 2 27 5 3 6 10 .242 .269 .366 .635 15.2
Close/Late   816 115 216 21 12 3 82 0 1 58 54 .265 .311 .331 .642 83.7
Mar/Apr 181 655 83 191 35 15 3 74 52 13 34 50 .292 .325 .405 .729 86.3
May 332 1184 167 310 42 27 8 133 97 28 75 89 .262 .306 .363 .669 136.4
June 285 951 132 275 39 12 9 124 89 28 54 62 .289 .326 .384 .710 121.5
July 300 975 127 243 32 15 5 98 95 22 61 54 .249 .290 .328 .618 101.9
August 320 1117 137 267 34 23 10 137 101 12 64 77 .239 .279 .338 .617 117.3
Sep/Oct 310 1139 165 311 58 23 10 121 87 29 67 85 .273 .312 .391 .703 139.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1905 21 BSN NL SS 56 56 479.3 74 223 11 22 .964 5.58   2.5
    1B 1 0 6.3 11 1 0 0 1.000 17.06   0.0
1906 22 BSN NL SS 27 14 143.7 26 56 6 15 .932 5.14   0.8
    2B 14 10 88.0 24 37 2 6 .968 6.24   0.4
1907 23 BSN NL SS 28 27 143.5 24 66 4 11 .957 5.64   1.2
    2B 4 3 17.7 4 7 0 2 1.000 5.59   0.1
    3B 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  SLN NL SS 38 37 442.5 73 203 12 34 .958 5.61   1.3
    2B 5 5 54.6 14 23 0 5 1.000 6.10   0.3
    3B 1 0 2.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 7.83   0.0
  TOT   SS 66 64 586.0 97 269 16 45 .958 5.62   2.4
      2B 9 8 72.3 18 30 0 7 1.000 5.98   0.4
      3B 1 0 3.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
1908 24 SLN NL SS 89 87 755.7 141 364 19 59 .964 6.01   3.5
    2B 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
    P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1909 25 SLN NL 2B 44 41 373.3 97 178 5 28 .982 6.63   1.8
    SS 6 4 40.0 9 15 0 3 1.000 5.40   0.3
1910 26 SLN NL 2B 23 23 192.3 48 78 2 16 .984 5.90   0.7
    3B 1 1 8.4 1 2 1 0 .750 3.21   0.0
    SS 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  NY1 NL 2B 55 54 500.0 124 202 6 40 .982 5.87   2.0
    3B 3 2 21.9 2 5 1 0 .875 2.88   0.0
    SS 1 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 12.86   0.0
  TOT   2B 78 77 692.3 172 280 8 56 .983 5.88   2.8
      3B 4 3 30.3 3 7 2 0 .833 2.97   0.0
      SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1911 27 NY1 NL 2B 121 121 1094.3 294 399 17 83 .976 5.70   4.2
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1912 28 CLE AL 2B 131 131 1153.3 292 464 19 87 .975 5.90   3.6
1913 29 CLE AL 2B 139 139 1250.0 342 555 14 85 .985 6.46   7.0
    SS 2 0 3.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
1914 30 CLE AL 2B 70 66 606.7 154 265 6 47 .986 6.22   2.9
    SS 15 7 74.3 16 21 0 2 1.000 4.48   0.3
1915 31 CLE AL 2B 14 10 92.0 32 25 2 5 .966 5.58   0.2
    SS 7 3 33.3 3 14 1 1 .944 4.59   0.1
1916 32 CLE AL SS 107 106 932.7 161 413 26 61 .957 5.54   3.8
    2B 28 27 243.0 61 129 4 26 .979 7.04   1.0
1917 33 CLE AL SS 135 134 1199.3 220 520 26 93 .966 5.55   5.7
    2B 7 6 53.0 12 22 0 9 1.000 5.77   0.2
1918 34 CLE AL SS 42 40 374.0 62 171 6 28 .975 5.61   2.0
    2B 30 27 243.7 68 101 0 27 1.000 6.24   0.8
1919 35 CLE AL SS 45 39 365.7 66 183 12 23 .954 6.13   1.3
    2B 27 23 218.7 75 117 2 26 .990 7.90   1.2
1920 36 CLE AL SS 64 62 566.3 117 286 15 58 .964 6.40   2.7
    2B 19 13 128.3 34 75 1 20 .991 7.64   0.7
1921 37 CLE AL 2B 68 55 469.7 129 255 4 44 .990 7.36   2.4
    SS 43 36 323.0 54 152 15 25 .932 5.74   1.4
1922 38 CLE AL 2B 62 46 432.7 115 220 7 43 .980 6.97   1.5
    SS 16 7 72.0 9 37 1 10 .979 5.75   0.3
  2B 862 800 7215.2 1920 3153 91 600 .982 6.33   31.2
  SS 722 659 5950.3 1056 2726 154 445 .961 5.72   27.3
  3B 5 3 33.3 3 9 2 0 .857 3.24   0.1
  1B 1 0 6.3 11 1 0 0 1.000 17.06   0.0
  P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   1591 1462 13206.1 2990 5889 247 1045 .973 6.05   58.6
Career Highs   142 140 1253.0 342 557 30 102 .987 6.79    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1913-9-.431
 XR
1913-9-84.4
 Games
1917-4-146
 At-Bats
1913-4-578
1917-10-555
 Hits
1913-5-174
 Total Bases
1913-4-249
Doubles
1916-10-25
1917-6-28
 Triples
1913-4-17
1917-4-12
CAR-46-115
 Homeruns
1913-9-5
1920-6-7
 RBIs
1917-7-79
 Stolen Bases
1913-8-57
1916-10-42
1917-9-43
1920-8-33
1921-4-38
CAR-32-521
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 37    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  4. Claude Ritchey (883)
  5. Charles Moran (876)
  6. Johnny Kling (872)
  7. Larry Hoffman (865)
  8. Gene Demontreville (863)
  9. Bill Keister (862)
  10. Mickey Doolan (859)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 53rd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1905
Had first career hit (double) on 7/29/1905, off Bob Dresser (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 10/1/1905, off Noodles Hahn (SLN)
Traded from Boston (N) to St. Louis (N) on 7/31/1907 (Going to SLN: SS Rube Oldring. Going to BSN: 3B Larry Hoffman, SS George Bone)
2/13/1909: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,099,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/4/1909 with a Bruised Ankle, out for one week
2/13/1910: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,099,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from St. Louis (N) to New York (N) on 6/28/1910 (Going to SLN: CF Homer Smoot, C George Stone, 2B Erve Beck. Going to NY1: P Hooks Wiltse, CF Roy Thomas, 2B Rube Oldring, LF Bris Lord)
2/13/1911: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,754,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/13/1911 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/16/1912 to a 4-year deal worth $7,890,000 per year
Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 1913
9/29/1915: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $3,020,000 per year, for 2 years
9/15/1917: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $4,700,000 per year, for 2 years
5/31/1919: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $1,800,000 per year, for 3 years
Released by Cleveland on 9/16/1922
 
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