1886
Born August 25, 1886
Friendship, NY, USA
Rube Kroh Notable
Rube Kroh played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Americans in 1906 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1912.
He went 14 and 9 with a 2.20 earned run average, pitching 216 innings in 36 games. He struck out 92 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 36 games he batted .181, with 13 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Friendship, NY, USA on August 25, 1886, and died on March 17, 1944. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | BOS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1907 | BOS | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .273 |
| 1908 | CHC | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1909 | CHC | 17 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | .150 |
| 1910 | CHC | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .250 |
| 1912 | BSN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 36 | 72 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 2 | .181 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.00 |
| 1907 | BOS | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 34.1 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2.62 |
| 1908 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1.50 |
| 1909 | CHC | 9 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 120.1 | 97 | 22 | 30 | 51 | 1.65 |
| 1910 | CHC | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 34.1 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 4.46 |
| 1912 | BSN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.84 |
| Career | — | 14 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 216.1 | 182 | 53 | 67 | 92 | 2.20 |
On this day & linked events
1944
Died March 17, 1944
Image: American Tobacco Company, public domain