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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	9-16 / in Starts: 9-14
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 52 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	27 (16-9-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 52 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (15-10-5)

Most Driven In
R Gilbreath	2
Self	1
P Rockett	0

Most Driven In By
J Burroughs	2
Self	1
J Royster	1

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 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	112	3 (2)	Apr 10	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.57	0.108	.80	0.09%	-0.01	P
2	113	7 (3)	Apr 15	ATL		HOU	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.667	1.167	9	1.28	0.157	1.91	0.14%	0.99	P
3	114	11 (3)	Apr 19	ATL		SDP	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	.56	-0.036	.84	-0.03%	-0.74	P
4	115	14 (2)	Apr 23	ATL		LAD	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	9	1.60	-0.121	3.53	-0.16%	-0.81	P
5	116	18 (3)	Apr 27	ATL		CIN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	9	1.17	-0.061	1.42	-0.04%	-0.51	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	117	21 (2)	May 1	ATL	@	STL	L,0-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	9	.57	-0.014	.43	-0.01%	-0.16	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
7	118	80 (58)	Jul 5	ATL		CIN	L,3-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	9						P
8	119	81	Jul 6	ATL		CIN	L,13-15	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.333	.600	9	.41	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
9	120	84 (2)	Jul 10 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9	.66	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
10	121	88 (3)	Jul 14	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	9	.73	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
11	122	93 (4)	Jul 22	ATL	@	CHC	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9	.87	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
12	123	97 (3)	Jul 26	ATL	@	STL	L,2-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	9	.53	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
13	124	101 (3)	Jul 30	ATL		PIT	L,6-10	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.273	.534	9	.42	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.35	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
14	125	105 (3)	Aug 3	ATL		STL	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511	9	.78	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
15	126	109 (3)	Aug 7	ATL		MON	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.269	.555	9	.43	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.17	P
16	127	113 (3)	Aug 12	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.250	.517	9	1.10	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
17	128	117 (3)	Aug 16	ATL		HOU	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.467	.779	9	.81	0.140	.00	0.00%	1.27	P
18	129	122 (4)	Aug 21	ATL	@	MON	L,4-10	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.452	.755	9	1.55	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
19	130	126 (3)	Aug 25	ATL		CHC	W,8-6	GS-5	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.343	.485	.828	9	.27	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.79	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
20	131	137 (10)	Sep 5	ATL		SFG	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.444	.760	9	.24	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
21	132	142 (4)	Sep 10	ATL		SDP	W,9-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.282	.317	.436	.753	9	.47	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-1.03	P
22	133	147 (4)	Sep 15	ATL	@	SDP	W,8-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.326	.439	.765	9	.60	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
23	134	151 (3)	Sep 20	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.279	.311	.419	.730	9	2.04	-0.182	.00	0.00%	-1.34	P
24	135	155 (3)	Sep 24	ATL		CIN	L,7-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.311	.419	.730	9						P
25	136	159 (3)	Sep 28	ATL		HOU	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.298	.400	.698	9	1.15	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
							9-16		52	45	4	12	1	1	1	3	2	0	15	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	.267	.298	.400	.698		.83	-0.301	.49	-0.01%	-4.73

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