| Rube Oldring | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1884-05-30)May 30, 1884 New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: September 9, 1961(1961-09-09) (aged 77) Bridgeton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| October 2, 1905, for the New York Highlanders | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 30, 1918, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .270 |
| Home runs | 27 |
| Runs batted in | 471 |
| Stolen bases | 197 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Reuben Henry "Rube" Oldring (May 30, 1884 – September 9, 1961) was a professional baseball player who playedoutfield in the major leagues from 1905 to 1918. He played for thePhiladelphia Athletics andNew York Yankees.
Oldring was born inNew York City and attendedBridgeton High School inBridgeton, New Jersey.[1] He started his professional baseball career in theSouthern Association in 1905. That October, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics in theRule 5 draft.
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From 1907 to 1915, Oldring was a regular outfielder on the A's. He played in threeWorld Series with them. He hit .194 (12-for-62) with 7 runs, 1 home run and 3 RBI in 15 postseason games.
Oldring and three other stars from the 1911 World Series champion Athletics —Chief Bender,Cy Morgan andJack Coombs — were featured in theThanhouser Company film calledThe Baseball Bug.[2] In 1913, the Athletics won another World Series, and Oldring won a Cadillac after being voted the favorite player of fans in Philadelphia.[3]
The team returned to the World Series in 1914, but they wereswept by the Boston Braves. Oldring recorded only one hit in 17 plate appearances in that series, and he explained that he had been going through difficulties in his personal life. After his engagement to Hannah Thomas had been announced in the newspaper, a woman surfaced who said she was Helen Oldring, his common-law wife. Rube Oldring said he had once lived with Helen but that they had never been married. Oldring and Hannah Thomas were later married and remained together for 47 years.[3]
In 1239 games over 13 seasons, Oldring posted a .270batting average (1268-for-4690) with 616runs, 205doubles, 76triples, 27home runs, 471RBI, 197stolen bases, 206bases on balls, .307on-base percentage and .364slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .959fielding percentage. Although his primary positions were center and left field, he also played right field, first, second, third base and shortstop.
Oldring played in the minor leagues for several years after his major league career was over. In 1923, he hit .342 for Wilson of theVirginia League and also managed the team to the pennant.
A farmer after he ended his career in baseball, Oldring died of a heart attack at his home inBridgeton, New Jersey, at the age of 77.[4]
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