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Johnny Rutherford

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: May 5, 1925 in Belleville, Canada ca

Died: December 25, 2016 in Bloomfield Hills, MI

School: University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI)

Debut: April 30, 1952 (Age 26-361d, 10,923rd in major league history)
vs. STL 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1952 (Age 27-141d)
vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: John William Rutherford

Nicknames: Doc

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

ERA

4.25

97.1

WHIP

1.295

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-11 / in Starts: 6-5
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 33 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	15 (8-5-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
A Pafko	1
G Hodges	1
C Furillo	1

Most Driven In By
P Reese	1
B Cox	1
R Campanella	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	1	10 (9)	Apr 30	BRO	@	STL	L,2-14	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	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
2	2	13 (2)	May 3	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.75	-0.043	7.40	-0.11%	-0.15	P
3	3	17 (3)	May 7	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	3-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.91	-0.028	4.11	-0.08%	-0.32	P
4	4	19 (1)	May 10 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,1-8	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
5	5	29 (9)	May 22	BRO		CIN	W,8-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
6	6	33 (3)	May 27	BRO		NYG	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
7	7	36 (2)	May 30 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						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
8	8	40 (3)	Jun 3	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
9	9	44 (3)	Jun 7	BRO	@	CIN	W,11-3	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.14	-0.010	.72	-0.03%	-0.46	P
10	10	53 (8)	Jun 15	BRO		CIN	L,4-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						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	11	89 (35)	Jul 27	BRO		STL	L,3-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	8	1.37	-0.034	6.38	-0.09%	-0.15	P
12	12	93 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,7-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	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
13	13	97 (3)	Aug 3 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	.50	-0.047	2.32	-0.13%	0.24	P
14	14	103 (5)	Aug 9 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	9	.94	-0.021	3.26	-0.04%	0.32	P
15	15	108 (4)	Aug 14	BRO		NYG	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	9	.91	-0.020	3.44	-0.05%	-0.10	P
16	16	113 (4)	Aug 19 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS-8	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.364	.381	.745	9	1.19	0.123	3.33	0.21%	0.87	P
17	17	119 (5)	Aug 25 (1)	BRO	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.333	.653	9	.78	-0.063	2.24	-0.11%	-0.62	P
18	18	125 (5)	Aug 30	BRO		NYG	L,3-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.320	.628	9	.57	-0.016	1.28	-0.02%	-0.22	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
19	19	133 (7)	Sep 6 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.296	.582	9	1.05	-0.052	8.15	-0.24%	-0.45	P
20	20	138 (4)	Sep 10 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.267	.276	.543	9	.93	-0.046	4.65	-0.14%	-0.38	P
21	21	143 (4)	Sep 14	BRO		CIN	L,0-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.267	.276	.543	9						P
22	22	150 (6)	Sep 23 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.290	.313	.323	.635	9	1.25	0.151	.00	0.00%	1.36	P
							11-11		33	31	3	9	1	0	0	3	1	0	11	0	1		1	0	0	0	.290	.313	.323	.635		.85	-0.106	3.06	-0.83%	-0.16

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