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	15-20 / in Starts: 15-20
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	50 (23-17-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (23-15-7)

Most Driven In
J Johnstone	2
D Unser	2
T Hutton	1
B Boone	0

Most Driven In By
D Cash	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 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	28	4 (3)	Apr 10	PHI	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	29	8 (3)	Apr 15	PHI		STL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.024	.91	-0.03%	-0.25	P
3	30	13 (4)	Apr 20	PHI		CHC	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.43	-0.011	.84	-0.01%	-0.10	P
4	31	17 (3)	Apr 25	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.00	-0.090	3.00	-0.08%	-0.65	P
5	32	21 (3)	Apr 30	PHI	@	SFG	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.50	0.006	.67	0.01%	0.12	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
6	33	25 (3)	May 5	PHI		LAD	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.93	-0.050	1.44	-0.05%	-0.38	P
7	34	29 (3)	May 10	PHI		PIT	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.89	-0.072	1.53	-0.07%	-1.08	P
8	35	33 (3)	May 15	PHI		MON	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	1.05	-0.053	2.37	-0.07%	-0.58	P
9	36	37 (3)	May 19 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	1.03	0.090	2.17	0.11%	0.75	P
10	37	42 (4)	May 25 (1)	PHI		MON	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.18	-0.063	3.44	-0.11%	-0.47	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	38	50 (7)	Jun 2	PHI		SFG	W,4-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.05	-0.026	2.19	-0.03%	-0.23	P
12	39	54 (3)	Jun 7	PHI		CIN	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	1.19	-0.040	2.71	-0.06%	-0.27	P
13	40	58 (3)	Jun 11	PHI	@	HOU	L,1-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.120	.240	9	.81	-0.039	1.90	-0.06%	-0.35	P
14	41	62 (3)	Jun 16	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-5	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.120	.240	9	1.75	-0.047	4.10	-0.07%	-0.37	P
15	42	66 (3)	Jun 20	PHI		NYM	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.64	-0.026	1.58	-0.04%	-0.13	P
16	43	71 (4)	Jun 25	PHI	@	MON	L,0-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.37	-0.081	4.62	-0.16%	-0.67	P
Jul		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
17	44	76 (4)	Jul 2	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.75	-0.037	1.49	-0.04%	-0.31	P
18	45	81 (4)	Jul 6	PHI		SDP	W,6-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	1.35	-0.066	2.53	-0.07%	-0.51	P
19	46	86 (4)	Jul 12	PHI	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.59	-0.167	3.80	-0.24%	-1.66	P
20	47	90 (3)	Jul 16	PHI	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.122	.122	.122	.244	9	1.30	0.041	3.76	0.07%	-0.14	P
21	48	94 (3)	Jul 20	PHI	@	LAD	W,5-2	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.140	.140	.279	9	.71	0.025	2.12	0.05%	0.15	P
22	49	98 (3)	Jul 27 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.159	.159	.318	9	.90	0.039	3.68	0.10%	0.38	P
23	50	103 (4)	Jul 31	PHI		STL	L,8-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.159	.159	.318	9						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
24	51	108 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,0-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.156	.311	9	.72	-0.018	3.60	-0.05%	-0.15	P
25	52	113 (4)	Aug 9	PHI		ATL	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.149	.149	.298	9	1.73	-0.111	5.78	-0.22%	-0.99	P
26	53	117 (3)	Aug 13	PHI		SFG	W,6-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.146	.292	9	.20	-0.010	.60	-0.02%	-0.29	P
27	54	121 (3)	Aug 18	PHI	@	ATL	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.94	-0.078	2.69	-0.13%	-0.68	P
28	55	125 (3)	Aug 23	PHI	@	HOU	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.151	.151	.302	9	1.47	-0.037	4.77	-0.07%	-0.32	P
29	56	129 (3)	Aug 27	PHI		CIN	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.145	.145	.291	9	1.94	-0.096	4.78	-0.14%	-0.91	P
Sept		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
30	57	133 (3)	Sep 1	PHI		HOU	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.186	.203	.390	9	.69	0.012	.89	0.01%	1.32	P
31	58	138 (4)	Sep 6	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.206	.397	9	.83	0.068	.38	0.02%	0.46	P
32	59	142 (3)	Sep 10	PHI	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.209	.403	9	.78	-0.069	.55	-0.03%	0.21	P
33	60	146 (3)	Sep 14	PHI		STL	L,2-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.191	.206	.397	9	1.59	-0.041	1.43	-0.02%	-0.43	P
34	61	150 (3)	Sep 19	PHI		CHC	L,4-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.191	.206	.397	9						P
35	62	153 (2)	Sep 22 (2)	PHI	@	MON	L,5-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.191	.206	.397	9						P
							15-20		73	68	1	13	1	0	0	5	0	0	19	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	.191	.191	.206	.397		1.05	-1.071	2.39	-1.53%	-8.50

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