Dick Ruthven

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: March 27, 1951 in Sacramento, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Irvington HS (Fremont, CA), the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (8th) of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (1st) of the 1973 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA).

High School: Irvington HS (Fremont, CA)

School: California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)

Debut: April 17, 1973 (Age 22-021d, 13,346th in major league history)
vs. MON 1.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: May 1, 1986 (Age 35-035d)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Richard David Ruthven

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Tom Hutton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.4

123

127

ERA

4.14

355

332

2109.0

1145

WHIP

1.385

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-8 / in Starts: 14-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	35 (17-13-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-11-5)

Most Driven In
G Maddox	2
L Bowa	2
B Boone	1

Most Driven In By
P Rose	1
B McBride	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	225	2 (1)	Apr 11	PHI	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.61	-0.044	.47	-0.02%	-0.57	P
2	226	6 (3)	Apr 16	PHI		PIT	W,5-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.008	.86	0.00%	-0.08	P
3	227	11 (4)	Apr 21	PHI	@	MON	L,3-10	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.31	0.092	1.34	0.06%	0.62	P
4	228	16 (4)	Apr 27	PHI		MON	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.56	-0.041	.59	-0.03%	-0.65	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	229	21 (4)	May 3	PHI		SFG	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.25	-0.090	.96	-0.04%	-0.77	P
6	230	26 (4)	May 8	PHI		SDP	W,11-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	.85	-0.064	.71	-0.03%	-0.52	P
7	231	31 (4)	May 14	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-1	GS-9	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.150	.293	9	1.06	-0.008	.91	0.00%	0.19	P
8	232	36 (4)	May 19	PHI	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.130	.255	9	.71	-0.044	.71	-0.03%	-0.52	P
9	233	41 (4)	May 25	PHI	@	NYM	L,3-13	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.125	.130	.255	9						P
10	234	45 (3)	May 30	PHI		STL	W,10-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.192	.340	9	.38	0.015	.49	0.01%	0.51	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	235	49 (3)	Jun 3	PHI		NYM	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.179	.317	9	1.14	-0.056	1.32	-0.04%	-0.36	P
12	236	53 (3)	Jun 8	PHI		HOU	W,4-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.133	.172	.306	9	.74	-0.032	.82	-0.02%	-0.52	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	237	58 (4)	Aug 12	PHI		STL	L,3-11	GS-6	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.233	.421	9	1.14	0.159	1.59	0.13%	1.41	P
14	238	62 (3)	Aug 16	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.219	.395	9	1.39	-0.077	1.50	-0.05%	-0.75	P
15	239	66 (3)	Aug 22	PHI		HOU	W,8-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.189	.229	.418	9	.29	0.029	.19	0.01%	-0.02	P
16	240	70 (3)	Aug 26	PHI		ATL	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.184	.222	.406	9	.95	-0.034	.74	-0.02%	-0.27	P
17	241	75 (4)	Aug 31	PHI	@	ATL	W,11-8	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.195	.231	.426	9	1.27	-0.094	.21	-0.01%	-1.02	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	242	79 (3)	Sep 4	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.186	.220	.406	9	.83	-0.042	.17	-0.01%	-0.51	P
19	243	84 (4)	Sep 9	PHI		MON	W,11-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.178	.209	.387	9	1.76	-0.092	.70	-0.02%	-0.68	P
20	244	88 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.188	.217	.405	9	1.30	0.075	.44	0.02%	0.31	P
21	245	95 (6)	Sep 22	PHI	@	MON	L,2-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.176	.204	.381	9	1.29	-0.141	.47	-0.03%	-0.79	P
22	246	100 (4)	Sep 27 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-14	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.173	.200	.373	9	.85	-0.023	.33	-0.01%	-0.21	P
23	247	107 (6)	Oct 4	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.173	.200	.373	2						P
							15-8		57	50	2	7	3	0	0	5	2	0	14	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	.140	.173	.200	.373		.96	-0.520	.72	-0.13%	-5.21

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