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	4-16 / in Starts: 4-11
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	23 (14-4-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-5-3)

Most Driven In
R Hebner	1
R Cey	0

Most Driven In By
R Sandberg	1

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 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	338	12 (11)	Apr 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.85	0.010	1.65	0.01%	0.04	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	339	24 (11)	May 7	CHC		LAD	W,4-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.75	-0.095	3.21	-0.11%	-0.89	P
3	340	29 (4)	May 12	CHC	@	SDP	L,3-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.38	0.028	2.56	0.03%	0.16	P
4	341	34 (4)	May 19	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-3	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.12	-0.028	2.23	-0.03%	-0.23	P
5	342	38 (3)	May 24	CHC		HOU	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.00	0.013	2.09	0.02%	0.07	P
6	343	43 (4)	May 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.81	-0.039	1.72	-0.05%	-0.30	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
7	344	47 (3)	Jun 4	CHC		ATL	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.16	0.010	2.44	0.01%	0.02	P
8	345	52 (4)	Jun 9	CHC		PIT	W,5-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.57	-0.085	3.62	-0.12%	-0.66	P
9	346	57 (4)	Jun 14	CHC		STL	L,10-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.82	-0.040	2.46	-0.07%	-0.53	P
10	347	66 (8)	Jun 23	CHC	@	STL	L,0-7	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.29	-0.021	2.72	-0.03%	-0.18	P
11	348	71 (4)	Jun 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	.69	0.005	1.08	0.01%	0.03	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
12	349	76 (4)	Jul 4	CHC		SFG	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	7						P
13	350	77	Jul 5	CHC		SFG	L,6-12	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9						P
14	351	80 (2)	Jul 8	CHC		SDP	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	8						P
15	352	84 (3)	Jul 12	CHC		LAD	L,4-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.32	0.067	1.33	0.04%	0.90	P
16	353	89 (4)	Jul 20	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	.96	-0.069	.82	-0.04%	-0.65	P
17	354	95 (5)	Jul 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-10	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.44	-0.091	1.17	-0.05%	-0.88	P
18	355	98 (2)	Jul 30	CHC		STL	L,3-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	6						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
19	356	102 (3)	Aug 3	CHC		NYM	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	.174	.174	.174	.348	9	1.94	0.075	1.87	0.04%	0.32	P
20	357	106 (3)	Aug 9	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-6	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.208	.417	9	.85	0.021	.35	0.01%	0.20	P
							4-16		30	24	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	6	0	3	1	0	1	.208	.208	.208	.417		1.22	-0.239	1.99	-0.32%	-2.57

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