Rube Cross
Retired
Rube Cross
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Birthdate:
Nov. 26, 1891 (70 y, 6 m, 9 d)
Born In:
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/221
Entry:
1911 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 5, Team: Montreal Saints
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Batter of the Month Jul 1919 Fort Wayne (CL)
Sep 1917 Memphis (DIX)
Rookie of the Month Jul 1920 Chicago (FABL)
Player of the Week Jul 5, 1926 Fort Wayne (CL)
Apr 20, 1925 Fort Wayne (CL)
Jun 16, 1919 Fort Wayne (CL)
Jun 25, 1917 Memphis (DIX)
Jun 12, 1916 Cedar Rapids (HL)
Jun 14, 1915 Cedar Rapids (HL)
Apr 19, 1915 Cedar Rapids (HL)
Sep 7, 1914 Cedar Rapids (HL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 0 42.0 47.9
Grey Ink 30 229.7 220.3
HoF Standard 0 64.3 62.8
WAR 12.4 87.0 103.4
WAR7 12.4 48.8 61.5
JAWS 12.4 67.9 82.5
Similar Players (1B)
Player Score
Joe Gould R 973
Frank Dempsey R 971
Bob Henry R 957
Johnny Robards R 949
Charlie Carr R 949
Fred Sampson R 949
Parson Allen 947
Red Henry R 943
Vern Ross R 942
Johnny Elliot 942
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1921 151 3
Year PA Rank
1921 678 7
Year AB Rank
1921 580 10
1921 580 10
Year Hits Rank
1921 190 6
Year 2B Rank
1921 31 9
1923 31 9
Year RBI Rank
1920 73 9
1921 98 5
Year BB Rank
1920 56 8
1921 74 3
1922 62 7
1923 68 8
Year IBB Rank
1920 11 4
1921 9 5
Year HBP Rank
1921 8 7
1922 7 7
Year SF Rank
1921 8 1
Year Avg Rank
1921 0.328 9
Year OBP Rank
1921 0.406 3
1922 0.388 8
1923 0.393 8
Year OPS Rank
1921 0.827 10
Year G Rank
1921 152 4