George Edward Waddell
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George Edward Waddell, better known as Rube Waddell, was a dominant and eccentric early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher famed for his strikeout prowess and colorful personality.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball player
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baseball pitcher ⓘ human ⓘ |
| bats | left ⓘ |
| battingStyle | left-handed ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1876-10-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1914-04-01 ⓘ |
| eraPlayed | dead-ball era ⓘ |
| finalMLBDate | 1910-07-22 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | St. Louis Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dominant pitching in the early 20th century
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eccentric behavior ⓘ high strikeout totals ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| middleName | Edward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1897-09-08 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutLeague | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | Louisville Colonels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Rube
NERFINISHED
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Rube Waddell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStatistic | first pitcher to strike out more than 300 batters in a season in the American League ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Antonio, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Chicago Orphans
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Louisville Colonels NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| strikeoutTitle |
American League strikeout leader 1902
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American League strikeout leader 1903 ⓘ American League strikeout leader 1904 ⓘ American League strikeout leader 1905 ⓘ American League strikeout leader 1906 ⓘ American League strikeout leader 1907 ⓘ |
| threwNoHitter | yes ⓘ |
| throwingStyle | left-handed ⓘ |
| throws | left ⓘ |
| yearOfHallOfFameInduction | 1946 ⓘ |
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