Rube Bressler
Positions: Leftfielder, First Baseman and Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Left
6-0, 187lb (183cm, 84kg)
Born: October 23, 1894 in Coder, PA us
Died: November 7, 1966 in Mount Washington, OH
Buried: Mount Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, OH
Debut: April 24, 1914 (4,124th in major league history)
vs. NYY 6.2 IP, 2 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W
Last Game: July 18, 1932
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season
Full Name: Raymond Bloom Bressler
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Raymond “Rube” Bressler (1894-1966) was one of the relatively few players who made a successful transition from major league pitcher to productive position player. Since 1900 there have been only 6 who have pitched more than 50 games and played more than 50 games at other positions. The other 5 are Ruth, Smoky Joe Wood, Johnny Cooney, Reb Russell, and Rick Ankiel. Bressler was a left-handed pitcher for the A’s (1914-’16) and the Reds (1917-’20) compiling a record of 26-32, 3.40 ERA. A shoulder injury, for which there was no effective treatment at the time, ended his pitching career, and he transitioned to the outfield where he played for the following 11 years, in Cincinnati and Brooklyn, batting .301 and driving in 586 runs.
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