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Muddy Ruel

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 150lb (175cm, 68kg)

Born: February 20, 1896 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: November 13, 1963 in Palo Alto, CA

Buried: Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, CA

High School: Soldan HS (St. Louis, MO)

School: Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: May 29, 1915 (Age 19-098d, 4,329th in major league history)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 25, 1934 (Age 38-186d)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1919 season

Full Name: Herold Dominic Ruel

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1924 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.9

4514

1242

.275

494

RBI

536

OBP

.365

SLG

.332

OPS

.697

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	44-38 / in Starts: 41-35
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	58 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 285 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	164 (88-49-27)
Avg. MLBer w/ 285 PAs	29
Avg. Runners on Base	183 (88-59-34)

Most Driven In
P Bodie	6
D Pratt	2
A Ward	2
B Meusel	2
D Lewis	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
R Peckinpaugh	10
A Ward	6
B Meusel	2
H Thormahlen	2
D Lewis	1
S Vick	1
J Quinn	1
Self	1

1920 Batting Game Log

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1920 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	99	1	Apr 14	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.24	-0.071	3.19	-0.11%	-0.64	C
2	100	2	Apr 15	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.85	-0.223	4.23	-0.31%	-1.75	C
3	101	4 (1)	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	8	.97	0.020	2.40	0.03%	-0.01	C
4	102	5	Apr 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	8	1.13	-0.091	2.65	-0.13%	-0.67	C
5	103	6	Apr 22	NYY		PHA	W,8-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	1	.158	.158	.158	.316	8	.54	-0.089	1.00	-0.10%	-1.14	C
6	104	7	Apr 24	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.261	.304	.565	8	1.74	0.342	3.52	0.42%	1.59	C
7	105	8	Apr 25	NYY		PHA	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.240	.269	.280	.549	8	1.57	0.021	3.24	0.03%	0.11	C
8	106	9	Apr 26	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.233	.241	.475	8	2.48	-0.284	5.08	-0.35%	-1.28	C
9	107	10	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.212	.219	.431	8	1.72	-0.141	3.53	-0.17%	-1.14	C
10	108	11	Apr 30	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.216	.222	.438	8	1.08	-0.053	2.15	-0.06%	-0.29	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	109	12	May 1	NYY		BOS	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.268	.256	.525	8	.29	-0.023	.53	-0.03%	0.26	C
12	110	13	May 2	NYY		BOS	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.238	.289	.262	.551	8	.60	-0.039	1.16	-0.05%	0.40	C
13	111	14	May 3	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.271	.244	.515	8	.92	-0.075	1.96	-0.10%	-0.55	C
14	112	15	May 4	NYY		BOS	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.269	.245	.514	8	.49	0.082	.93	0.09%	-0.25	C
15	113	16	May 5	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.250	.226	.476	8	.78	-0.079	1.45	-0.09%	-2.08	C
16	114	17	May 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.263	.513	8	1.05	-0.054	2.22	-0.07%	-0.39	C
17	115	18	May 7	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.242	.254	.496	8	.78	-0.042	1.47	-0.05%	-0.61	C
18	116	19	May 8	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.231	.242	.473	8	.74	-0.057	1.37	-0.06%	-0.59	C
19	117	26 (6)	May 19	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.231	.242	.473	8						PR C
20	118	31 (4)	May 25	NYY		DET	W,4-3	7-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.242	.242	.484	8	1.89	0.056	2.95	0.05%	0.27	PR C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	119	41 (9)	Jun 2 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,6-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.257	.303	.560	8	2.01	-0.038	7.82	-0.09%	0.73	C
22	120	46 (4)	Jun 7 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.284	.329	.612	8	1.20	0.170	5.11	0.44%	1.62	C
23	121	65 (18)	Jun 29	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.284	.329	.612	8						PR
24	122	66	Jun 30 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.257	.295	.338	.633	8	.94	0.038	4.56	0.11%	-0.09	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	123	70 (3)	Jul 3 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	4	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.276	.313	.368	.681	8	.40	0.045	2.06	0.14%	0.50	C
26	124	73 (2)	Jul 5 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.291	.325	.392	.718	8	1.58	-0.048	8.44	-0.16%	0.41	C
27	125	75 (1)	Jul 6	NYY	@	WSH	W,17-0	GS-7	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.318	.393	.711	8	.40	-0.033	2.25	-0.11%	0.08	C
28	126	79 (3)	Jul 11	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.287	.326	.391	.717	8	.77	-0.001	4.01	0.00%	0.12	C
29	127	81 (1)	Jul 13 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.323	.396	.719	8	1.29	0.113	6.67	0.35%	0.26	C
30	128	82	Jul 14	NYY		SLB	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.310	.379	.689	8	1.09	-0.116	5.61	-0.36%	-1.50	C
31	129	83	Jul 15	NYY		SLB	W,13-10	CG(11)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2		0	0	.263	.298	.364	.662	8	1.22	0.118	6.02	0.35%	1.01	C
32	130	84	Jul 16	NYY		SLB	L,2-5	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.306	.373	.678	8	1.03	0.043	5.27	0.13%	0.90	C
33	131	85	Jul 17	NYY		CHW	W,20-5	GS-8	5	5	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.310	.393	.702	8	.32	0.040	2.01	0.15%	0.68	C
34	132	86	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.308	.387	.695	8	.26	-0.025	1.51	-0.09%	-1.13	C
35	133	87	Jul 19 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.306	.391	.697	8	.21	0.060	1.28	0.22%	-0.14	C
36	134	89 (1)	Jul 20 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,5-7	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.320	.398	.718	8	1.23	0.175	7.50	0.64%	1.03	C
37	135	90	Jul 20 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,6-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.315	.392	.707	8	1.11	0.017	6.46	0.06%	-0.23	C
38	136	91	Jul 21	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.266	.305	.379	.684	8	.32	-0.013	2.66	-0.07%	-1.09	C
39	137	92	Jul 22	NYY		CLE	W,11-3	CG(7)	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	1	.273	.311	.383	.694	8	.28	0.006	2.56	0.04%	-0.55	C
40	138	93	Jul 23	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.309	.379	.688	8	.76	0.061	7.30	0.35%	0.23	C
41	139	94	Jul 24	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG(11)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.267	.308	.370	.678	8	1.50	-0.086	15.05	-0.52%	-0.62	C
42	140	95	Jul 25	NYY		BOS	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.306	.374	.680	8	.31	0.026	1.72	0.09%	-0.05	C
43	141	96	Jul 26	NYY		BOS	L,0-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.298	.364	.662	8	.29	-0.031	1.64	-0.11%	-1.33	C
44	142	97	Jul 28	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.292	.356	.648	8	1.82	-0.138	9.75	-0.44%	-1.09	C
45	143	98	Jul 29 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.291	.349	.640	8	1.33	-0.095	6.92	-0.30%	-0.52	C
46	144	99	Jul 29 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.289	.347	.636	8	.29	-0.008	1.39	-0.02%	-0.11	PR C
47	145	100	Jul 30	NYY	@	SLB	W,19-3	GS-8	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.301	.353	.654	8	.48	0.051	2.25	0.14%	0.95	C
48	146	101	Jul 31	NYY	@	SLB	L,8-13	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.252	.297	.348	.645	8	.27	-0.015	1.31	-0.05%	-0.36	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	147	102	Aug 1	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.296	.342	.638	8	1.24	-0.010	6.82	-0.03%	-0.10	C
50	148	103	Aug 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.306	.348	.654	8	.23	-0.010	1.28	-0.03%	0.14	C
51	149	104	Aug 3	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.299	.339	.639	8	1.04	-0.105	5.73	-0.35%	-0.90	C
52	150	105	Aug 4	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-10	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.249	.298	.337	.636	8	.69	-0.053	3.37	-0.16%	-0.25	C
53	151	106	Aug 5	NYY	@	DET	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.249	.298	.337	.636	8						C
54	152	107	Aug 6	NYY	@	DET	W,11-7	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.306	.341	.647	8	.61	0.022	2.28	0.05%	0.40	C
55	153	108	Aug 7	NYY	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.311	.341	.651	8	.37	0.008	1.64	0.02%	0.09	C
56	154	109	Aug 8	NYY	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.251	.306	.335	.641	8	1.42	-0.014	6.45	-0.04%	-0.02	C
57	155	110	Aug 9	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.247	.301	.330	.631	8	.70	-0.041	4.85	-0.17%	-0.81	C
58	156	111	Aug 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.300	.328	.628	8	1.30	-0.054	9.70	-0.24%	-0.12	C
59	157	112	Aug 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.294	.321	.615	8	.31	-0.035	2.62	-0.18%	-0.95	C
60	158	113	Aug 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.293	.320	.613	8	.66	-0.023	6.01	-0.13%	-0.16	C
61	159	114	Aug 14	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.292	.318	.611	8	.93	-0.032	6.01	-0.12%	-0.26	C
62	160	115	Aug 15	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.239	.292	.313	.605	8	1.37	-0.064	9.74	-0.27%	-0.50	C
63	161	116	Aug 16	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.245	.297	.319	.615	8	1.20	0.031	11.62	0.18%	0.64	C
64	162	117	Aug 18	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.297	.319	.616	8	1.59	-0.092	14.20	-0.49%	-0.88	C
65	163	118	Aug 19	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.293	.314	.608	8	1.37	-0.138	14.30	-0.86%	-1.02	C
66	164	119	Aug 21	NYY		DET	L,3-10	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.291	.311	.602	8	.33	-0.017	1.78	-0.06%	-0.23	C
67	165	120	Aug 22	NYY		DET	L,9-11	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.293	.313	.606	8	1.00	-0.066	5.03	-0.20%	-0.42	C
68	166	121	Aug 23	NYY		DET	W,10-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.249	.297	.321	.618	8	.18	0.035	.71	0.08%	0.70	C
69	167	122	Aug 24	NYY		DET	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.300	.324	.624	8	1.74	-0.067	8.06	-0.19%	-0.47	C
70	168	123	Aug 26	NYY		CHW	L,5-16	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.299	.328	.627	8	.86	-0.001	6.53	0.00%	-0.26	C
71	169	124	Aug 27	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	CG(12)	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.305	.338	.643	8	1.22	0.062	7.48	0.23%	0.47	C
72	170	125	Aug 28	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.263	.307	.339	.646	8	.63	0.001	4.67	0.01%	-0.13	C
73	171	126	Aug 29	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.311	.347	.658	8	1.40	0.003	7.54	0.01%	0.29	C
74	172	127	Aug 31	NYY		SLB	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.264	.307	.343	.650	8	1.79	-0.129	11.89	-0.52%	-1.00	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
75	173	128	Sep 1	NYY		SLB	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.308	.343	.651	8	.56	-0.020	3.23	-0.07%	-0.37	C
76	174	129	Sep 2	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.304	.339	.643	8	1.07	-0.061	7.30	-0.25%	-0.56	C
77	175	130	Sep 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.308	.343	.651	8	1.15	0.146	6.91	0.53%	1.21	C
78	176	132 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.304	.337	.641	8	1.58	-0.166	13.67	-0.86%	-1.11	C
79	177	133	Sep 6 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,4-1	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.265	.308	.339	.646	8	.56	0.007	3.83	0.03%	-0.29	C
80	178	134	Sep 6 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.312	.342	.654	8	.86	0.114	6.59	0.53%	1.09	C
81	179	135	Sep 7	NYY		PHA	W,2-0	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.312	.342	.654	8						C
82	180	150 (14)	Sep 25	NYY		WSH	L,2-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.310	.341	.651	9	.73	-0.019	2.37	-0.04%	-0.18	PH
							44-38		285	261	30	70	14	1	1	14	15	0	18	1	6		5		4	3	.268	.310	.341	.651		.95	-1.272	4.88	-3.72%	-14.99

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