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	12-9 / in Starts: 12-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	32 (16-12-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
R AvilÃ©s	0

Most Driven In By
P Rose	2

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	171	4 (3)	Apr 10	PHI		PIT	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.68	0.015	.89	0.01%	0.46	P
2	172	7 (2)	Apr 15 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.04	0.006	1.60	0.01%	-0.05	P
3	173	11 (3)	Apr 20	PHI		NYM	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.48	-0.022	.87	-0.02%	-0.48	P
4	174	16 (4)	Apr 25	PHI		LAD	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.17	-0.107	2.04	-0.11%	-1.19	P
5	175	20 (3)	Apr 30	PHI		SFG	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.32	0.006	.60	0.01%	0.28	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	176	24 (3)	May 5	PHI	@	LAD	W,11-0	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.87	-0.067	1.61	-0.07%	-0.51	P
7	177	28 (3)	May 9	PHI	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9	.67	-0.061	1.42	-0.08%	-0.70	P
8	178	32 (3)	May 13	PHI	@	SFG	W,12-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9	.61	-0.031	1.29	-0.04%	-0.60	P
9	179	36 (3)	May 18	PHI		MON	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9	.61	0.061	1.96	0.12%	0.68	P
10	180	37	May 19	PHI		MON	L,5-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9						PR
11	181	41 (3)	May 23	PHI		STL	L,1-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9	1.05	-0.026	2.77	-0.04%	-0.23	P
12	182	46 (4)	May 29	PHI	@	MON	L,0-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9	.66	-0.035	2.06	-0.07%	-0.31	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
13	183	51 (4)	Jun 3 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	9	2.02	-0.032	3.38	-0.03%	-0.24	P
14	184	56 (4)	Jun 8	PHI		ATL	L,5-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9	.58	-0.029	.81	-0.02%	-0.26	P
15	185	61 (4)	Jun 13	PHI		HOU	L,3-4	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.206	.129	.335	9	.72	0.030	1.13	0.03%	0.26	P
16	186	72 (10)	Jun 26	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.200	.125	.325	9	1.32	-0.058	1.54	-0.04%	-0.54	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	187	77 (4)	Jul 1 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,7-13	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.211	.143	.353	9	.69	-0.057	.96	-0.05%	-0.70	P
18	188	99 (21)	Jul 25	PHI	@	LAD	L,8-16	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.205	.139	.344	9	.66	-0.017	1.01	-0.02%	-0.22	P
19	189	103 (3)	Jul 30	PHI		CHC	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.15	0.000	.17	0.00%	-0.21	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
20	190	108 (4)	Aug 3 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-6	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.233	.154	.386	9	1.79	-0.024	3.48	-0.03%	-0.19	P
21	191	114 (5)	Aug 8	PHI		MON	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.222	.146	.369	9	.87	-0.031	.71	-0.02%	-0.30	P
							12-9		47	41	2	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	11	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	.146	.222	.146	.369		.80	-0.479	1.42	-0.46%	-5.03

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