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Ed Reulbach

Ed Reulbach Notable

b. December 1, 1882 · Chicago Cubs 1905–1913, Brooklyn Superbas 1913, Brooklyn Robins 1914, Newark Pepper 1915, Boston Braves 1916–1917

Ed Reulbach played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1905 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1917.

He went 182 and 106 with a 2.28 earned run average, pitching 2,632.3 innings in 399 games. He struck out 1,137, completed 200 of his 300 starts and threw 40 shutouts. Across 401 games he batted .147, with 127 hits and 52 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 16 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on December 1, 1882, and died on July 17, 1961. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Baseball Magazine All-Star 2 1908, 1909

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1905 CHC 35110614 000 71310 .127
1906 CHC 3483413 000 42250 .157
1907 CHC 2763411 101 31130 .175
1908 CHC 46991023 620 96321 .232
1909 CHC 3586312 210 75320 .140
1910 CHC 245646 000 23201 .107
1911 CHC 336766 300 313320 .090
1912 CHC 395536 200 44230 .109
1913 BRO/CHC 254126 000 18150 .146
1914 BRO 447439 110 611281 .122
1915 NEW 3392318 110 52370 .196
1916 BSN 213333 010 10140 .091
1917 BSN 5310 000 0320 .000
Career 40186252127 1661 52593043 .147

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1905 CHC 18143429 1291.2208 46731521.42
1906 CHC 1943324 3218.0129 4092941.65
1907 CHC 1742722 0192.0147 3664961.69
1908 CHC 2474635 1297.2227 671061332.03
1909 CHC 19103532 0262.2194 52821051.78
1910 CHC 1282423 0173.1161 6049553.12
1911 CHC 1693329 0221.2191 73103792.96
1912 CHC 1063919 4169.0161 7160753.78
1913 BRO/CHC 892515 0148.2118 4455562.66
1914 BRO 11184429 3256.0228 75831192.64
1915 NEW 21103330 1270.0233 67691172.23
1916 BSN 762111 0109.199 3041472.47
1917 BSN 0152 022.121 71592.82
Career 182106399300 132632.12117 6688921137 2.28

On this day & linked events

1882

Born December 1, 1882

Detroit, MI, USA

1961

Died July 17, 1961

1905

Major-league debut: Ed Reulbach

Ed Reulbach made a major-league debut on May 16, 1905.

1917

Final major-league game: Ed Reulbach

Ed Reulbach played a final major-league game on July 13, 1917.

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