Eddie 'Rube' Waddell Part 3 - Sports Bizarre

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After a brief adventure in California, Rube returns to the Major Leagues.

Rube however hadn't changed, he wrestled opponents before games, refereed boxing matches, stopped a stadium from burning down and was involved in a train derailment.

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There were numerous sources for Rube’s story, he’s now one of the most written about baseball stars of that era. The bible on his life however is Rube Waddell: The Zany, Brilliant Life of a Strikeout Artist by Alan H. Levy. It’s well worth a read.

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