 Marquard, Richard W.
New York N.L.
 1971: Inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame
Career: 201 Wins, 3.08
ERA
1912: Won 19 games in
a row(under old scoring rules)
RUBE MARQUARD
Marquard, Richard William
b: 10/9/1889, Cleveland, Ohio d: 6/1/80, Baltimore, Md.
BB/TL, 6'3", 180 lbs. Deb: 9/25/08
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YEAR TM/L W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H HR BB
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1908 NY-N 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5 6 0 2
1909 NY-N 5 13 .278 29 21 8 0 1 173 155 2 73
1910 NY-N 4 4 .500 13 8 2 0 0 70^2 65 2 40
1911 *NY-N 24 7 .774 45 33 22 5 3 277^2 221 9 106
1912 *NY-N 26 11 .703 43 38 22 1 1 294^2 286 9 80
1913 *NY-N 23 10 .697 42 33 20 4 3 288 248 10 49
1914 NY-N 12 22 .353 39 33 15 4 2 268 261 9 47
1915 NY-N 9 8 .529 27 20 10 2 2 169 178 8 33
Bro-N 2 2 .500 6 3 0 0 1 24^2 29 0 5
Yr 11 10 .524 33 23 10 2 3 193^2 207 8 38
1916 *Bro-N 13 6 .684 36 20 15 2 5 205 169 2 38
1917 Bro-N 19 12 .613 37 29 14 2 0 232^2 200 5 60
1918 Bro-N 9 18 .333 34 29 19 4 0 239 231 7 59
1919 Bro-N 3 3 .500 8 7 3 0 0 59 54 1 10
1920 *Bro-N 10 7 .588 28 26 10 1 0 189^2 181 5 35
1921 Cin-N 17 14 .548 39 35 18 2 0 265^2 291 8 50
1922 Bos-N 11 15 .423 39 24 7 0 1 198 255 12 66
1923 Bos-N 11 14 .440 38 29 11 3 0 239 265 10 65
1924 Bos-N 1 2 .333 6 6 1 0 0 36 33 3 13
1925 Bos-N 2 8 .200 26 8 0 0 0 72 105 5 27
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Total 18 201 177 .532 536 403 197 30 19 3306^2 3233 107 858
Rube hit the majors with a whimper. Called the "$11,000 lemon" (an extravagant sum for the purchase
of a minor leaguer), Rube could not get untracked in his first two complete seasons in the big leagues. 1911 was
Rube's watershed year and the jeers turned into cheers. In 1912, Rube set a modern major league record of winning
19 consecutive games. Ironically, he should have won 20 but because of the scoring rules of the day, (Rube relieved
in one game and should have been the winning pitcher as the Giants took the lead while he was on the mound) was
credited with 19. Rube was suffering under the strain of keeping the streak alive. His teammates said that he became
a nervous wreck worrying how and when his streak would be broken. The streak was broken by a loss to the Cubs and
although Rube was upset, his sanity was eventually restored.
Rube became the toast of the town. He was often seen escorting beautiful actresses and eventually married one
of the most popular vaudevillians of the time, Blossom Seeley.
Rube once wrote a book for kids on how to become a successful pitcher. Some of his tips for future big leaguers
included eating plenty of vegetables, paying attention to the coaches and manager, avoiding bad habits and abstaining
from alcohol.
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