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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	20-13 / in Starts: 20-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 82 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	51 (24-16-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 82 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (24-16-8)

Most Driven In
L Bowa	3
M Trillo	2
G Maddox	2
G Gross	1

Most Driven In By
B McBride	3
L Smith	1
K Moreland	1
P Rose	1
M Schmidt	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	192	2 (1)	Apr 12	PHI		MON	W,6-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.047	.92	-0.05%	-0.88	P
2	193	6 (3)	Apr 18	PHI	@	MON	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.70	0.061	1.16	0.06%	0.52	P
3	194	10 (3)	Apr 22	PHI		NYM	W,14-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
4	195	14 (3)	Apr 27	PHI		STL	L,1-10	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						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
5	196	17 (2)	May 2	PHI		LAD	W,9-5	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	.29	0.001	.32	0.00%	0.02	P
6	197	21 (3)	May 6	PHI		ATL	W,10-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	1.24	-0.031	1.65	-0.03%	-0.19	P
7	198	24 (2)	May 11	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.364	.636	9	.89	0.176	1.02	0.12%	1.18	P
8	199	27 (2)	May 16	PHI	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	9	1.03	0.012	1.32	0.01%	-0.02	P
9	200	31 (3)	May 20	PHI		CIN	L,6-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	9	1.06	0.004	1.69	0.00%	-0.04	P
10	201	35 (3)	May 25	PHI		HOU	W,6-2	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9	.79	-0.001	1.42	0.00%	-0.30	P
11	202	39 (3)	May 29	PHI		PIT	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.294	.572	9	1.24	-0.091	3.39	-0.15%	-0.72	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	203	44 (4)	Jun 3	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.263	.513	9	.38	-0.019	.90	-0.03%	-0.31	P
13	204	48 (3)	Jun 8	PHI		CHC	L,0-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	9	1.56	-0.049	3.30	-0.06%	-0.41	P
14	205	52 (3)	Jun 13	PHI		SDP	W,9-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.217	.426	9	.11	-0.008	.16	-0.01%	-0.40	P
15	206	66 (13)	Jun 28 (1)	PHI		NYM	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.192	.377	9	.84	-0.068	1.93	-0.10%	-0.53	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
16	207	72 (5)	Jul 3 (1)	PHI	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.172	.339	9	1.05	-0.074	2.36	-0.10%	-0.59	P
17	208	77 (4)	Jul 10	PHI		CHC	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.161	.318	9	1.51	-0.100	3.68	-0.15%	-0.98	P
18	209	82 (4)	Jul 15	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.176	.348	9	.56	0.008	1.35	0.01%	0.20	P
19	210	86 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.171	.338	9	1.03	-0.034	2.51	-0.05%	-0.28	P
20	211	92 (5)	Jul 25 (1)	PHI		ATL	W,5-4	GS-12	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.175	.179	.354	9	1.23	-0.076	2.02	-0.08%	-0.43	P
21	212	98 (5)	Jul 30	PHI		HOU	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.186	.214	.400	9	.78	0.071	1.37	0.07%	0.24	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
22	213	104 (5)	Aug 8	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.182	.209	.391	9	.45	-0.012	1.33	-0.02%	-0.10	P
23	214	110 (5)	Aug 13	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-9	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.182	.217	.227	.445	9	1.26	0.007	1.41	0.00%	-0.04	P
24	215	116 (5)	Aug 19	PHI		SDP	W,7-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.217	.426	9	1.83	-0.127	4.19	-0.17%	-1.17	P
25	216	121 (4)	Aug 24	PHI		SFG	W,7-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.280	.511	9	.43	0.029	.90	0.04%	1.14	P
26	217	126 (4)	Aug 30 (1)	PHI	@	SDP	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.236	.302	.538	9	1.10	0.016	3.58	0.03%	1.06	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
27	218	131 (4)	Sep 3	PHI	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.321	.563	9	.53	0.093	2.16	0.23%	0.70	P
28	219	135 (3)	Sep 7	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.237	.316	.553	9	.97	-0.024	4.01	-0.06%	-0.21	P
29	220	139 (3)	Sep 11	PHI	@	NYM	W,5-1	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.242	.333	.575	9	1.10	0.004	5.01	0.01%	-0.15	P
30	221	144 (4)	Sep 16	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.238	.328	.566	9	1.26	-0.049	6.59	-0.15%	-0.40	P
31	222	148 (3)	Sep 21	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-3	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.242	.328	.571	9	1.44	0.056	6.96	0.16%	0.24	P
32	223	153 (4)	Sep 26	PHI		MON	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227	.250	.333	.583	9	.90	0.042	10.74	0.30%	0.47	P
33	224	160 (6)	Oct 3	PHI	@	MON	W,2-1	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.257	.338	.595	9	1.08	0.031	22.32	0.38%	0.28	P
							20-13		82	68	7	16	5	1	0	8	2	0	22	0	12	0	0	1	1	1	.235	.257	.338	.595		.95	-0.199	3.10	0.24%	-2.10

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