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Waddell's health never recovered from pneumonia caught the previous spring while repeatedly working in waist-deep icy water to fight floods. Despite a generally irresponsible life, he died a hero.https://twitter.com/baseball_ref/status/1377630597414273027 …
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On this day in 1914, Rube Waddell dies from tuberculosis in San Antonio, TX, at the age of 37. One of the top LHPs in MLB history, Waddell led the AL in Ks for six years in a row & collected four consecutive 20-win seasons from 1902 to 1906, including the Triple Crown in 1905
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