Rube Walberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1896
Place of Birth: Pine City, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: 27-Oct-1978
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Rube Walberg
- George Elvin Walberg (July 27, 1896 – October 27, 1978) was an American professional baseball player.
- He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher, most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1929 to 1931 and, won the World Series in 1929 and 1930.
- He played from 1923 through 1937 for the New York Giants (1923), Philadelphia Athletics (1923–1933) and Boston Red Sox (1934–1937).
- Walberg batted and threw left-handed.
- He was born in Pine City, Minnesota.
- In a fifteen-season major league career, Walberg posted a 155–141 record with 1085 strikeouts and a 4.16 ERA in 2644 innings, including 15 shutouts and 140 complete games. A consistent and durable pitcher, Walberg averaged 16 wins for the Philadelphia Athletics of Connie Mack from 1926 to 1932, with career-highs of 20 wins in 1931 and 18 in 1929.
- He also had a 1–1 mark with a 1.93 ERA for the Athletics in five World Series appearances.
- A good-hitting pitcher, Walberg collected a .179 batting average with four home runs and 84 runs batted in.
- When Mack dismantled the Athletics in 1933, he was sent along with Lefty Grove and Max Bishop to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for two players and $150.000.
- He was a spot starter and reliever with Boston during three seasons and pitched his last game at the age of forty-one.
- Walberg surrendered 17 home runs to Babe Ruth, more than any other pitcher. Walberg died in Tempe, Arizona at age 82.
- In 2002, he was inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame.
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