1898
Born October 10, 1898
Kansas City, MO, USA
Rube Curry Notable
b. October 10, 1898 · Kansas City Monarchs 1920–1923, 1932, Hilldale Club 1924–1925, Chicago American Giants 1926–1927, Detroit Stars 1928, Baltimore Black Sox 1930
Rube Curry played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1920 and closing with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1932.
He went 84 and 60 with a 3.57 earned run average, pitching 1,324.3 innings in 201 games. He struck out 599, completed 100 of his 146 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 241 games he batted .215, with 127 hits and 58 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 16 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1922, with 2. He led the league in wins once, in 1923, with 16.
He was born in Kansas City, MO, USA on October 10, 1898, and died on June 11, 1966. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | KCM | 26 | 70 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .157 |
| 1921 | KCM | 39 | 95 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .189 |
| 1922 | KCM | 32 | 93 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .215 |
| 1923 | KCM | 39 | 91 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| 1924 | HIL | 12 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| 1925 | HIL | 19 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| 1926 | CAG | 26 | 62 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .290 |
| 1927 | CAG | 18 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .140 |
| 1928 | DS | 18 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| 1930* | BBS | 11 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1932* | KCM | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Major leagues | — | 229 | 551 | 54 | 117 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 26 | 6 | 4 | .212 |
| All seasons | — | 241 | 591 | 58 | 127 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 26 | 6 | 4 | .215 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | KCM | 8 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 186.2 | 174 | 63 | 40 | 89 | 3.04 |
| 1921 | KCM | 14 | 11 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 193.0 | 168 | 73 | 43 | 102 | 3.40 |
| 1922 | KCM | 12 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 190.0 | 204 | 85 | 47 | 107 | 4.03 |
| 1923 | KCM | 16 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 213.2 | 229 | 77 | 53 | 119 | 3.24 |
| 1924 | HIL | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 58.1 | 66 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 4.32 |
| 1925 | HIL | 11 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 128.0 | 130 | 65 | 26 | 47 | 4.57 |
| 1926 | CAG | 10 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 137.0 | 143 | 47 | 30 | 53 | 3.09 |
| 1927 | CAG | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 96.1 | 105 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 2.90 |
| 1928 | DS | 4 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 86.2 | 97 | 45 | 28 | 30 | 4.67 |
| 1930* | BBS | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 25.2 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4.21 |
| 1932* | KCM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Major leagues | — | 81 | 59 | 196 | 142 | 10 | 1289.2 | 1316 | 514 | 303 | 590 | 3.59 |
| All seasons | — | 84 | 60 | 201 | 146 | 10 | 1324.1 | 1348 | 526 | 312 | 599 | 3.57 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Rube Curry, that is 1930–1932. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1966
Died June 11, 1966
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