Rube Oldring Notable

b. May 30, 1884 · New York Highlanders 1905, Philadelphia Athletics 1906–1916, 1918, New York Yankees 1916

Rube Oldring played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the New York Highlanders in 1905 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1918.

Across 1,239 games he batted .270, with 1,268 hits and 616 runs. He finished with 27 home runs, 205 doubles, 76 triples and 197 stolen bases.

He played 1,130 games in the outfield, with 2,116 putouts and 78 errors.

He was born in New York, NY, USA on May 30, 1884, and died on September 9, 1961. 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
1905	NYY	8	30	2	9	0	1	1	6	2	4	4	.300
1906	PHA	59	174	15	42	10	1	0	19	2	20	7	.241
1907	PHA	117	441	48	126	27	8	1	40	7	47	29	.286
1908	PHA	116	434	38	96	14	2	1	39	18	50	13	.221
1909	PHA	90	326	39	75	13	8	1	28	20	39	17	.230
1910	PHA	134	546	79	168	27	14	4	57	23	41	17	.308
1911	PHA	121	495	84	147	11	14	3	59	21	41	21	.297
1912	PHA	99	395	61	119	14	5	1	24	10	40	17	.301
1913	PHA	137	538	101	152	27	9	5	71	34	37	40	.283
1914	PHA	119	466	68	129	21	7	3	49	18	35	14	.277
1915	PHA	107	408	49	101	23	3	6	42	22	21	11	.248
1916	NYY/PHA	83	304	27	73	16	3	1	26	21	22	7	.240
1918	PHA	49	133	5	31	2	1	0	11	8	10	0	.233
Career	—	1239	4690	616	1268	205	76	27	471	206	407	197	.270

On this day & linked events

1884

Born May 30, 1884

New York, NY, USA

1961

Died September 9, 1961

1905

Major-league debut: Rube Oldring

Rube Oldring made a major-league debut on October 2, 1905.

1918

Final major-league game: Rube Oldring

Rube Oldring played a final major-league game on August 30, 1918.

Image: Bain News Service, public domain