Matt Ruebel

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: October 16, 1969 in Cincinnati, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK).

High School: Ames HS (Ames, IA)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: May 21, 1996 (Age 26-218d, 16,873rd in major league history)
vs. COL 4.2 IP, 12 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: July 4, 1998 (Age 28-261d)
vs. TOR 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Full Name: Matthew Alexander Ruebel

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

5.54

130.0

WHIP

1.600

Summary of 18 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 4 go ahead

2 Tms
PIT	15
TBD	3

Platoon
vs RHB	13
vs LHB	5

Home/Road
Away	12
Home	6

Outs
2	8
1	6
0	4

10 Opps
COL	3
SDP	3
FLA	3
ATL	2
OAK	2
MIN	1
PHI	1
LAD	1
CIN	1
TOR	1

18 Batters
Gary Sheffield	1
Scott Spiezio	1
Greg Vaughn	1
Mike Macfarlane	1
Mike Lieberthal	1
Ed Taubensee	1
Devon White	1
Jermaine Dye	1
Carlos Delgado	1
Charles Johnson	1
Ryan Klesko	1
Andrés Galarraga	1
Terry Steinbach	1
Neifi Pérez	1
Ken Caminiti	1
Tony Gwynn	1
Mike Piazza	1
Larry Walker	1

8 Parks
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	6
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	7
78	4
9	3
8	2
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	5
3	5
5	4
2	3
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	10
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	8
1--	5
-2-	2
--3	1
-23	1
1-3	1

30 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	8
1 on	8
2 on	2
Any on	10

Inning
1	4
2	2
3	2
4	1
5	3
6	2
7	2
8	1
9	1

1-3	8
4-6	6
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	2
+2	1
+1	4
Tied	4
-1	1
-2	1
-3	2

Ahead	10
Tied	4
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-2	3
1-0	3
1-1	3
2-2	3
2-1	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
3-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	6
RF	3
1B	2
CF	2
LF	2
2B	1
SS	1
3B	1

OrderPos
4th	5
5th	4
7th	3
6th	2
3rd	1
1st	1
2nd	1
8th	1

Leverage
Medium Lev	11
Low Lev	7

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-05-21	Larry Walker	COL		PIT	behind 0-3	b 1	2	1--	3,(1-1) F1BX	2	4	8	15%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Burks Scores
2	2	2	2	1996-05-21	Andrés Galarraga	COL		PIT	behind 2-3	b 1	2	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	5	3	9%	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
3	3	3	1	1996-06-14	Devon White	FLA	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	9%	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	2	1996-06-14	Gary Sheffield	FLA	@	PIT	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	1--	7,(3-2) CBCFBBX	2	4	9	15%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Conine Scores
5	5	5	1	1996-08-17	Ryan Klesko	ATL		PIT	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	1--	5,(2-2) FBSBX	2	7	7	15%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. López Scores
6	6	6	2	1996-08-17	Jermaine Dye	ATL		PIT	ahead 4-0	b 3	2	--3	3,(1-1) FBX	2	5	9	6%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. McGriff Scores
7	7	7	1	1996-09-11	Ken Caminiti	SDP		PIT	behind 5-7	b 7	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	5	13%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1997-04-09	Tony Gwynn	SDP		PIT	behind 0-3	b 8	1	-2-	5,(2-2) .B>B.CCX	2	2	9	14%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Henderson Scores; T. Gwynn Scores
9	9	2	1	1997-04-19	Ed Taubensee	CIN	@	PIT	tied 4-4	t 7	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBFX	1	6	2	20%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball); E. Taubensee Scores
10	10	3	1	1997-04-29	Mike Lieberthal	PHI		PIT	ahead 2-1	b 5	1	-23	4,(1-2) C>S.BX	3	5	2	14%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); R. Brogna Scores; D. Daulton Scores
11	11	4	1	1997-06-18	Terry Steinbach	MIN		PIT	ahead 6-1	b 5	0	---	4,(2-1) .FBBX	1	4	2	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
12	12	5	1	1997-08-06	Charles Johnson	FLA	@	PIT	ahead 6-0	t 2	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BBSX	2	7	2	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Alou Scores
13	13	6	1	1997-08-09	Neifi Pérez	COL		PIT	tied 5-5	b 6	2	---	4,(1-2) BFFX	1	8	6	16%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
14	14	7	1	1997-08-21	Greg Vaughn	SDP	@	PIT	ahead 6-4	t 5	0	---	5,(2-2) FSBBX	1	6	7	9%	83%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
15	15	8	1	1997-08-27	Mike Piazza	LAD	@	PIT	ahead 7-4	t 9	2	1--	4,(1-2) BSSX	2	3	2	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); O. Nixon Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1998-05-25	Scott Spiezio	OAK		TBD	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	7	4	11%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	2	2	1998-05-25	Mike Macfarlane	OAK		TBD	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	5	2	18%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Blowers Scores/unER
18	18	3	1	1998-07-04	Carlos Delgado	TOR		TBD	ahead 3-0	b 6	1	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	4	3	5%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); S. Stewart Scores; S. Green Scores