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	13-12 / in Starts: 11-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 50 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	28 (17-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 50 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-9-5)

Most Driven In
J Davis	1
R Cey	1
L Bowa	0
D Owen	0

Most Driven In By
R Sandberg	2

1984 Batting Game Log

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1984 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	313	1	Apr 3	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.115	1.73	-0.09%	-1.06	P
2	314	5 (3)	Apr 8	CHC	@	SDP	W,8-5	GS-7	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	1.24	0.023	1.55	0.02%	0.18	P
3	315	9 (3)	Apr 14	CHC		NYM	W,5-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.86	-0.023	1.28	-0.02%	-0.30	P
4	316	13 (3)	Apr 20	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	GS-9	3	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	1.64	0.159	2.41	0.14%	1.12	P
5	317	17 (3)	Apr 25	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.636	1.000	9	1.30	0.028	2.39	0.03%	0.02	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	318	21 (3)	May 1	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.615	1.000	9	.92	0.008	1.99	0.01%	0.03	P
7	319	25 (3)	May 6	CHC		SDP	L,5-8	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.615	1.000	9	1.52	-0.018	2.50	-0.02%	-0.20	P
8	320	28 (2)	May 9	CHC		LAD	W,7-0	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.571	.929	9	.05	-0.001	.09	0.00%	-0.29	PH
9	321	30 (1)	May 11	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.471	.765	9	.87	-0.063	1.76	-0.08%	-0.42	P
10	322	35 (4)	May 17	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.444	.722	9	.71	-0.017	1.35	-0.02%	-0.15	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
11	323	89 (53)	Jul 16	CHC		SDP	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.400	.650	9	.73	-0.039	1.99	-0.06%	-0.38	P
12	324	94 (4)	Jul 21	CHC		SFG	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.364	.591	9	1.00	-0.054	2.53	-0.08%	-0.65	P
13	325	99 (4)	Jul 27	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.375	.655	9	1.13	0.008	4.46	0.02%	0.19	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
14	326	105 (5)	Aug 1	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.286	.370	.656	9	1.37	0.204	5.29	0.47%	1.16	P
15	327	110 (4)	Aug 6	CHC		NYM	W,9-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.267	.345	.611	9	.25	-0.013	1.43	-0.04%	-0.26	P
16	328	116 (5)	Aug 11	CHC	@	MON	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.242	.313	.555	9	1.46	-0.104	4.46	-0.19%	-0.75	P
17	329	121 (4)	Aug 17	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.229	.294	.523	9	1.08	-0.054	3.70	-0.11%	-0.45	P
18	330	126 (4)	Aug 22	CHC		HOU	L,3-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.229	.294	.523	9						P
19	331	131 (4)	Aug 28 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.211	.270	.481	9	.74	-0.054	2.08	-0.09%	-1.35	P
20	332	134 (2)	Aug 31	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.211	.270	.481	9						PR
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
21	333	136 (1)	Sep 2	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.200	.256	.456	9	.74	-0.037	1.60	-0.05%	-0.39	P
22	334	141 (4)	Sep 7	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.195	.250	.445	9	.72	-0.018	1.00	-0.02%	-0.14	P
23	335	152 (10)	Sep 20	CHC		PIT	L,6-7	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.186	.238	.424	9	1.09	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
24	336	158 (5)	Sep 26	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.178	.227	.405	9	1.07	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
25	337	161 (2)	Sep 30	CHC		STL	W,2-1	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.178	.227	.405	9						P
							13-12		50	44	2	7	3	0	0	2	1	0	18	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	.159	.178	.227	.405		1.07	-0.313	2.24	-0.18%	-5.26

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