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	18-16 / in Starts: 18-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	52 (28-16-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (25-17-9)

Most Driven In
T Sizemore	2
B Boone	2
D Murphy	0

Most Driven In By
L Bowa	2
G Luzinski	2
B McBride	1
M Schmidt	1
J Cardenal	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 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	137	2 (1)	Apr 8	ATL		LAD	L,2-6	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	.77	-0.019	1.11	-0.02%	-0.16	P
2	138	6 (3)	Apr 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.93	-0.023	1.16	-0.02%	-0.10	P
3	139	10 (3)	Apr 19	ATL	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.92	-0.044	.91	-0.03%	-0.47	P
4	140	14 (3)	Apr 23	ATL	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.77	-0.037	.61	-0.02%	-0.28	P
5	141	17 (2)	Apr 27	ATL		SFG	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.98	-0.049	.81	-0.02%	-0.40	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	142	22 (4)	May 2	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.28	-0.102	.79	-0.04%	-1.04	P
7	143	26 (3)	May 9 (1)	ATL		MON	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.80	-0.043	.62	-0.02%	-0.47	P
8	144	30 (3)	May 14	ATL	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	1.22	-0.093	.66	-0.03%	-0.71	P
9	145	34 (3)	May 19	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	1.48	-0.036	.77	-0.01%	-0.39	P
10	146	41 (6)	May 27	ATL		PHI	L,5-6	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	1.84	0.048	.59	0.01%	0.41	P
11	147	45 (3)	May 31	ATL		CIN	L,4-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	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
12	148	49 (3)	Jun 5	ATL	@	PIT	W,8-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.12	-0.081	.16	-0.01%	-0.43	P
13	149	54 (4)	Jun 10	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.30	-0.051	.20	-0.01%	-0.53	P
				Player went from Atlanta Braves to Philadelphia Phillies
14	150	59	Jun 18	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9	.51	-0.012	.99	-0.01%	-0.13	P
15	151	62 (2)	Jun 23 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,6-1	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.107	.214	9	.72	0.011	2.03	0.02%	-0.13	P
16	152	67 (4)	Jun 27	PHI	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.097	.097	.194	9	.82	-0.059	2.48	-0.11%	-0.44	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	153	73 (5)	Jul 2	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.85	0.007	3.30	0.02%	0.73	P
18	154	78 (4)	Jul 7	PHI		MON	L,4-7	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.200	.343	9	.59	0.026	1.74	0.05%	0.24	P
19	155	80 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	PHI		MON	L,1-8	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.200	.343	9						PR
20	156	84 (3)	Jul 16	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.135	.189	.324	9	.55	-0.039	1.48	-0.06%	-0.63	P
21	157	89 (4)	Jul 21 (1)	PHI		HOU	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.150	.171	.200	.371	9	.42	0.019	1.25	0.03%	-0.99	P
22	158	100 (10)	Jul 31	PHI		NYM	W,6-1	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.205	.233	.437	9	.43	0.070	1.27	0.12%	0.51	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
23	159	105 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.191	.217	.409	9	.93	-0.067	3.41	-0.15%	-0.79	P
24	160	111 (5)	Aug 10	PHI		PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.200	.265	.465	9	.88	0.176	2.92	0.35%	1.31	P
25	161	115 (3)	Aug 15	PHI		LAD	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.192	.255	.447	9	1.42	-0.026	3.92	-0.04%	-0.07	P
26	162	120 (4)	Aug 20	PHI		SFG	W,5-3	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.204	.264	.468	9	1.14	-0.007	3.79	-0.02%	-0.05	P
27	163	125 (4)	Aug 25	PHI	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.211	.268	.478	9	1.64	-0.098	6.16	-0.22%	-0.90	P
28	164	129 (3)	Aug 29	PHI	@	SDP	W,9-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.210	.262	.472	9	.59	0.032	2.26	0.07%	-0.13	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
29	165	133 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.203	.254	.457	9	1.12	-0.050	3.77	-0.10%	-0.47	P
30	166	139 (5)	Sep 8 (1)	PHI		STL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.224	.273	.497	9	.46	0.014	1.86	0.04%	0.14	P
31	167	145 (5)	Sep 13	PHI		CHC	W,6-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.229	.275	.504	9	.51	-0.035	1.92	-0.08%	-0.49	P
32	168	150 (4)	Sep 19	PHI	@	MON	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.233	.278	.511	9	1.33	0.073	6.45	0.21%	0.24	P
33	169	153 (2)	Sep 23 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.237	.280	.517	9	.88	-0.061	4.60	-0.19%	-0.66	P
34	170	159 (5)	Sep 29 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.231	.273	.503	9	1.80	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.90	P
							18-16		84	77	7	17	0	2	0	4	1	0	25	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	.221	.231	.273	.503		.94	-0.672	2.16	-0.28%	-8.16

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