Rube Kisinger

Rube Kisinger
File:RubeKisinger.jpg T206 tobacco card, 1909
Pitcher
Born: (1876-12-13)December 13, 1876 Adrian, Michigan
Died: Huron, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1902, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1903, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	9–12
Earned run average	3.00
Strikeouts	40
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1902–1903)

Charles Samuel "Rube" Kisinger (December 13, 1876 – July 17, 1941) was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Born in Adrian, Michigan, Kisinger played baseball at his hometown Adrian College before signing with the Detroit Tigers. He debuted with the Tigers at the end of the 1902 season on September 10, 1902.

As a 25-year-old rookie, Kisinger pitched in five games (all complete games) and had a record of 2–3 with an ERA of 3.12 (Adjusted ERA+ of 120). In 1903, he appeared in 16 games (including 14 complete games) and had a record of 7–9 with an ERA of 2.96 in 118-2/3 innings pitched.

Kisinger played in his last major league game on September 24, 1903. In October 1903, Kisinger was traded by the Tigers with other players to the Buffalo Bisons of the Eastern League for Cy Ferry and Matty McIntyre. According to one history of the Bisons, Kisinger led the Bisons to their first pennant in 1904, described by the author as "a part-time surveyor and coin collector who managed to win 24 games in the betweens." [1] Kisinger also made his only appearance on a baseball card (a T206 baseball card) while playing for Buffalo.

The International League Hall of Fame inducted Kisinger as a member in 2009.

He died at age 64 in a train accident in Huron, Ohio while acting as a railroad engineer.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)