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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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8	ATL		LAD	L,2-6	GS	22	4.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-5	GS	22	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 19	ATL	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 23	ATL	@	SDP	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	17 (2)	Apr 27	ATL		SFG	L,3-5	GS	29	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (4)	May 2	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	GS	26	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 9 (1)	ATL		MON	W,3-2	GS	26	6.1	0	0	2	2	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 14	ATL	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 19	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-6	GS	20	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
10	41 (6)	May 27	ATL		PHI	L,5-6	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	45 (3)	May 31	ATL		CIN	L,4-10	GS	13	2.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (3)	Jun 5	ATL	@	PIT	W,8-4	GS	31	7.2	0	0	2	2	0	P
13	54 (4)	Jun 10	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
				Player went from Atlanta Braves to Philadelphia Phillies
14	59	Jun 18	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS	16	4.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
15	62 (2)	Jun 23 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,6-1	GS	27	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
16	67 (4)	Jun 27	PHI	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	73 (5)	Jul 2	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS	26	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	78 (4)	Jul 7	PHI		MON	L,4-7	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	84 (5)	Jul 16	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	89 (4)	Jul 21 (1)	PHI		HOU	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	100 (10)	Jul 31	PHI		NYM	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	105 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
23	111 (5)	Aug 10	PHI		PIT	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	115 (3)	Aug 15	PHI		LAD	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	120 (4)	Aug 20	PHI		SFG	W,5-3	GS	21	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	125 (4)	Aug 25	PHI	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	129 (3)	Aug 29	PHI	@	SDP	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	133 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-4	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	139 (5)	Sep 8 (1)	PHI		STL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	145 (5)	Sep 13	PHI		CHC	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	150 (4)	Sep 19	PHI	@	MON	L,2-5	GS	30	7.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
32	153 (2)	Sep 23 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	159 (5)	Sep 29 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							33gm		231.2	17	36	8	61	0