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	15-22 / in Starts: 15-21
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	23 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 89 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	66 (32-22-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 89 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (27-18-9)

Most Driven In
L Lacy	2
B Pocoroba	2
D Chaney	1

Most Driven In By
R Gilbreath	2
D May	1
R Office	1
L Lacy	1
C Robinson	1
J Royster	0

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 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	75	3 (2)	Apr 11	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	2.57	0.256	4.12	0.25%	2.68	P
2	76	6 (2)	Apr 16	ATL		LAD	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.72	-0.057	1.13	-0.05%	-0.54	P
3	77	10 (3)	Apr 21	ATL		SFG	W,3-0	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	.67	0.040	1.16	0.04%	0.12	P
4	78	12 (1)	Apr 24	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-10	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	8						PR
5	79	14 (1)	Apr 26	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	1.70	0.012	2.77	0.01%	0.16	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	80	18 (3)	May 1 (1)	ATL		PHI	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	1.72	-0.091	2.26	-0.07%	-0.70	P
7	81	22 (3)	May 5	ATL		STL	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	1.05	-0.053	.96	-0.03%	-0.45	P
8	82	26 (3)	May 9	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	1.87	-0.091	1.11	-0.03%	-0.94	P
9	83	29 (2)	May 15 (1)	ATL		MON	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	9	.48	-0.007	.20	0.00%	-0.22	P
10	84	35 (5)	May 19	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9	1.04	-0.026	.59	-0.01%	-0.21	P
11	85	39 (3)	May 23 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	W,9-2	GS-6	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9	.62	-0.060	.23	-0.01%	-1.08	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	86	49 (9)	Jun 5	ATL	@	MON	W,8-0	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.269	.174	.443	9	.59	0.043	.15	0.01%	1.62	P
13	87	53 (3)	Jun 10	ATL	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.200	.486	9	.92	0.021	.31	0.00%	0.23	P
14	88	58 (4)	Jun 15	ATL	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.290	.214	.505	9	.73	-0.019	.13	0.00%	0.36	P
15	89	63 (4)	Jun 20	ATL		CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.257	.188	.445	9	.42	-0.044	.09	-0.01%	-1.27	P
16	90	68 (4)	Jun 24	ATL		MON	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	1.30	-0.070	.39	-0.01%	-0.83	P
17	91	73 (4)	Jun 28	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.237	.171	.408	9	1.02	-0.049	.50	-0.01%	-0.35	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	92	77 (3)	Jul 3	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.256	.179	.435	9	.48	0.007	.21	0.00%	-0.73	P
19	93	81 (3)	Jul 7	ATL		PIT	L,7-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.244	.171	.415	9	.88	-0.046	.34	-0.01%	-0.50	P
20	94	85 (3)	Jul 11	ATL		NYM	W,9-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.255	.186	.441	9	1.23	0.011	.27	0.00%	0.15	P
21	95	88 (2)	Jul 17	ATL	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.240	.174	.414	9	.24	0.011	.04	0.00%	-0.51	P
22	96	92 (3)	Jul 21	ATL	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	.75	-0.047	.09	0.00%	-0.61	P
23	97	97 (4)	Jul 25	ATL		CIN	L,6-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.226	.163	.390	9	1.32	-0.043	.12	0.00%	-0.45	P
24	98	101 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.218	.157	.375	9	.77	-0.037	.02	0.00%	-0.28	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
25	99	107 (5)	Aug 4	ATL		SDP	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.241	.185	.427	9	.98	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.35	P
26	100	111 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	ATL		SFG	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.230	.175	.405	9	.88	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
27	101	116 (4)	Aug 13	ATL		STL	L,0-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.226	.172	.398	9	.99	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
28	102	121 (4)	Aug 18	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.234	.183	.418	9	.90	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.23	P
29	103	126 (4)	Aug 23	ATL		PHI	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.227	.177	.405	9	.60	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
30	104	130 (3)	Aug 28	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.190	.239	.190	.429	9	.69	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
Sep/Oct		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
31	105	133 (2)	Sep 1	ATL		CHC	L,5-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.232	.185	.416	9	2.02	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-0.82	P
32	106	136 (2)	Sep 5	ATL		CIN	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.225	.179	.404	9	1.10	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
33	107	140 (3)	Sep 9	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.174	.219	.174	.393	9	.84	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
34	108	145 (4)	Sep 14 (1)	ATL		HOU	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.230	.200	.430	9	1.52	0.061	.00	0.00%	0.42	P
35	109	152 (6)	Sep 19	ATL		LAD	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.227	.197	.424	9	.61	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
36	110	156 (3)	Sep 25	ATL		SDP	W,11-8	GS-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.218	.189	.407	9	1.13	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-1.56	P
37	111	160 (3)	Oct 1	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.213	.184	.397	9	.75	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
							15-22		89	76	6	13	1	0	0	5	3	0	21	1	9	0	0	1	0	1	.171	.213	.184	.397		.93	-0.696	.43	0.05%	-8.35

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