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Rube Walberg

Birthdate:

7/27/1896

Died:

10/27/1978

Height / Weight:

' " / 190 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Pine City, MN, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Rube Walberg was a big winner for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics, who won three straight American League pennants 1929-1931.

He collected 101 victories from 1927 thru 1932 and pitched in five World Series games. The 6ft, 1 1/2inch- 190-pounder threw a great change-up to go with his fastball. George Elvin Rube Walberg pitched both as a starter and long reliever, starting 307 games and relieving in 237. From 1926 thru 1932 all with the Athletics, Rube Walberg posted records of 12-10, 16-12, 17-12, 18-11, 13-12, 20-12 and 17-10... and, with the 'Great Depression' in full gear in order to cut salaries, he was traded after the 1933 season to the Boston Red Sox.

Rube Walberg 1919 Photo from Chicago Daily News Photo/Negatives Collection

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1923	PHA (AL)	26	10	4	8	0	4	0	115.0	122	77	68	10	60	0	38	1	2	0	5.32
1923	NYG (NL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.80
1924	PHA (AL)	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	10	10	10	0	10	0	3	1	0	0	12.86
1925	PHA (AL)	53	20	8	14	7	7	0	191.2	197	99	85	11	77	0	82	5	2	2	3.99
1926	PHA (AL)	40	19	12	10	2	5	2	151.0	168	67	47	4	60	0	72	1	6	0	2.80
1927	PHA (AL)	46	34	16	12	4	15	0	249.1	257	139	109	18	91	0	136	2	4	0	3.93
1928	PHA (AL)	38	30	17	12	1	15	3	235.2	236	111	93	19	64	0	112	1	3	0	3.55
1929	PHA (AL)	40	33	18	11	4	20	3	267.2	256	115	107	22	99	0	94	4	0	0	3.60
1930	PHA (AL)	38	30	13	12	1	12	2	205.1	207	121	107	6	85	0	100	4	2	0	4.69
1931	PHA (AL)	44	35	20	12	3	19	1	291.0	298	133	121	16	109	0	106	3	0	0	3.74
1932	PHA (AL)	41	34	17	10	1	19	3	272.0	305	159	143	16	103	0	96	5	0	0	4.73
1933	PHA (AL)	40	20	9	13	4	10	1	201.0	224	132	109	12	95	0	68	5	1	0	4.88
1934	BOS (AL)	30	10	6	7	1	2	0	104.2	118	62	47	5	41	0	38	3	1	0	4.04
1935	BOS (AL)	44	10	5	9	3	4	0	142.2	152	71	62	10	54	0	44	1	2	0	3.91
1936	BOS (AL)	24	9	5	4	0	5	0	100.1	98	53	49	7	36	0	49	0	1	0	4.40
1937	BOS (AL)	32	11	5	7	1	3	0	104.2	143	72	65	7	46	0	46	4	3	0	5.59
16 years		544	307	155	141	32	140	15	2644.0	2795	1423	1223	163	1031	0	1085	40	27	2	4.16

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1923	NYG (NL)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1923	PHA (AL)	26	41	1	13	2	1	0	3	1	18	0	0	0	0	3	0	.317	.333	SLG
1924	PHA (AL)	6	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	SLG
1925	PHA (AL)	53	64	6	10	4	0	0	5	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	SLG
1926	PHA (AL)	40	46	0	7	0	0	0	4	2	13	0	0	0	0	5	0	.152	.188	SLG
1927	PHA (AL)	47	87	14	18	3	0	2	10	13	16	1	0	0	0	2	0	.207	.310	SLG
1928	PHA (AL)	38	86	10	18	4	0	1	7	3	13	1	0	0	0	3	0	.209	.236	SLG
1929	PHA (AL)	40	103	11	23	2	0	1	11	3	17	0	0	0	0	6	0	.223	.245	SLG
1930	PHA (AL)	38	73	5	12	2	2	0	9	4	13	0	0	0	0	3	0	.164	.208	SLG
1931	PHA (AL)	45	105	6	13	1	1	0	6	5	16	0	0	0	0	4	0	.124	.164	SLG
1932	PHA (AL)	41	94	8	16	2	0	0	8	5	16	0	0	0	0	9	0	.170	.212	SLG
1933	PHA (AL)	41	68	4	9	3	1	0	6	5	10	0	1	0	0	7	0	.132	.192	SLG
1934	BOS (AL)	30	32	2	6	1	0	0	7	1	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	.188	.212	SLG
1935	BOS (AL)	44	37	3	6	1	0	0	3	2	10	0	0	0	0	3	0	.162	.205	SLG
1936	BOS (AL)	24	32	1	5	0	0	0	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.156	.206	SLG
1937	BOS (AL)	32	34	7	5	1	0	0	2	2	8	0	0	0	0	3	0	.147	.194	SLG
16 years		547	905	78	162	26	5	4	84	48	179	2	1	0	0	52	0	.179	.220	.SLG

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