Reuben Henry "Rube" Oldring (May 30, 1884 - September 9, 1961), was a professional baseball player who played outfield

Outfield

The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield...

 in the major leagues from 1905 to 1918. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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.

Oldring started his professional baseball career in the Southern Association

Southern Association

The Southern Association was a higher-level minor league in American organized baseball from 1901 through 1961. For most of its existence, the Southern Association was two steps below the Major Leagues; it was graded Class A , Class A1 and Class AA...

, in 1905. That October, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics in the rule 5 draft.

From 1907 to 1915, Oldring was a regular outfielder on the A's. He played in three World Series

World Series

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...

 with them.

Oldring played in the minor leagues for several years after his major league career was over. In 1923, he hit .342 for Wilson of the Virginia League

Virginia League

The Virginia League was a minor league baseball affiliation which operated in Virginia and North Carolina from 1906 to 1928. It was classified as a "C" league from 1906 to 1919 and as a "B" league from 1920 to 1928....

 and also managed the team to the pennant.

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