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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	17-16 / in Starts: 17-14
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 77 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	67 (34-24-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 77 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (23-15-8)

Most Driven In
I de JesÃºs	2
G Maddox	2
G Vukovich	1
G Gross	0

Most Driven In By
P Rose	1
B Dernier	1

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 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	248	3 (2)	Apr 10	PHI		MON	L,3-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	249	6 (2)	Apr 14	PHI	@	NYM	L,1-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.91	-0.037	1.16	-0.03%	-0.35	P
3	250	10 (3)	Apr 18	PHI	@	STL	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.92	-0.037	.98	-0.02%	-0.37	P
4	251	14 (3)	Apr 24	PHI		STL	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.47	-0.026	.39	-0.01%	-0.43	P
5	252	18 (3)	Apr 29	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.45	-0.011	.29	0.00%	-0.09	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	253	22 (3)	May 3	PHI	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.49	-0.012	.39	-0.01%	-0.21	P
7	254	26 (3)	May 8	PHI		SDP	W,5-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.03	-0.060	1.13	-0.04%	-0.70	P
8	255	31 (4)	May 13	PHI		SFG	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.24	-0.025	.33	-0.02%	-0.81	P
9	256	36 (4)	May 18	PHI		HOU	L,1-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	1.44	-0.008	2.32	-0.01%	-0.04	P
10	257	40 (3)	May 23	PHI	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.47	-0.112	1.95	-0.09%	-1.70	P
11	258	44 (3)	May 29	PHI		ATL	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	1.53	-0.140	1.76	-0.10%	-1.16	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	259	48 (3)	Jun 2	PHI		CIN	W,4-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	.64	-0.040	.85	-0.03%	-0.43	P
13	260	52 (3)	Jun 7	PHI		CHC	W,7-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.083	.080	.083	.163	9	2.33	-0.022	3.48	-0.02%	-0.17	P
14	261	58 (5)	Jun 15	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.074	.077	.151	9	.46	-0.023	.62	-0.02%	-0.19	P
15	262	63 (4)	Jun 20	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.067	.069	.136	9	1.02	-0.077	1.73	-0.08%	-0.67	P
16	263	68 (4)	Jun 25 (1)	PHI		NYM	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.061	.063	.123	9	1.01	-0.075	1.78	-0.08%	-0.47	P
17	264	74 (5)	Jun 29	PHI		STL	L,3-15	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.059	.061	.119	9	.86	-0.024	2.94	-0.05%	-0.22	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
18	265	79 (4)	Jul 5	PHI		SFG	L,1-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.056	.057	.113	9	2.07	-0.112	5.46	-0.18%	-1.06	P
19	266	84 (4)	Jul 10	PHI		LAD	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.051	.053	.104	9	1.16	-0.090	2.63	-0.12%	-0.88	P
20	267	88 (3)	Jul 17	PHI	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.049	.050	.099	9	1.71	-0.117	4.92	-0.20%	-1.15	P
21	268	92 (3)	Jul 21	PHI	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.111	.136	.247	9	.24	0.051	.73	0.09%	0.55	P
22	269	96 (3)	Jul 27	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.106	.130	.237	9	.74	-0.037	2.70	-0.08%	-0.25	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	270	101 (4)	Aug 1	PHI		CHC	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.104	.128	.232	9	1.02	-0.028	3.28	-0.06%	-0.31	P
24	271	106 (4)	Aug 6	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.104	.102	.125	.227	9	1.38	0.027	4.66	0.05%	0.28	P
25	272	112 (5)	Aug 11	PHI		PIT	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.098	.120	.218	9	1.38	-0.079	6.00	-0.21%	-0.88	P
26	273	121 (8)	Aug 20	PHI	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.091	.111	.202	9	.36	-0.034	1.19	-0.07%	-0.90	P
27	274	126 (4)	Aug 25	PHI	@	ATL	W,11-9	GS-5	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.103	.158	.261	9	1.55	-0.013	5.00	-0.03%	0.90	P
28	275	130 (3)	Aug 30 (1)	PHI		ATL	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.098	.150	.248	9	1.02	-0.061	3.95	-0.14%	-1.01	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	276	135 (4)	Sep 4	PHI		HOU	W,4-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.097	.148	.244	9	.32	-0.008	1.13	-0.02%	-0.15	P
30	277	140 (4)	Sep 10	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-5	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.109	.159	.268	9	1.01	0.082	5.26	0.26%	0.59	P
31	278	145 (4)	Sep 15	PHI		STL	L,0-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.109	.159	.268	1						P
32	279	151 (5)	Sep 22	PHI	@	MON	L,4-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.108	.156	.264	9	.33	-0.008	.46	-0.01%	-0.10	P
33	280	156 (4)	Sep 27	PHI		CHC	L,1-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.109	.108	.156	.264	9						P
							17-16		77	64	2	7	1	1	0	5	0	0	26	0	12	1	2	1	0	1	.109	.108	.156	.264		1.00	-1.156	2.34	-1.30%	-12.36

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