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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	13-14 / in Starts: 11-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	31 (17-9-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (14-8-4)

Most Driven In
T Hutton	1
B Boone	1
M Schmidt	0
L Bowa	0
C Robinson	0

Most Driven In By
M Anderson	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 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	1	8 (7)	Apr 17	PHI	@	MON	W,9-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	13 (4)	Apr 22 (2)	PHI		STL	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.94	-0.069	1.22	-0.05%	-0.79	P
3	3	17 (3)	Apr 28	PHI	@	CIN	W,1-0	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.90	-0.044	1.23	-0.04%	-0.30	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
4	4	21 (3)	May 4	PHI		ATL	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.91	-0.045	1.07	-0.03%	-0.32	P
5	5	25 (3)	May 8	PHI		CIN	L,1-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.57	-0.005	.75	0.00%	-0.03	P
6	6	30 (4)	May 13 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-9	GS-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.16	-0.004	1.15	0.00%	-0.08	P
7	7	35 (4)	May 18	PHI		CHC	L,2-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
8	8	44 (8)	May 28	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.41	-0.045	1.17	-0.02%	-0.39	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
9	9	48 (3)	Jun 2	PHI	@	SFG	L,7-11	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.75	-0.040	.39	-0.01%	-0.45	P
10	10	52 (3)	Jun 6	PHI	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	1.04	-0.093	.40	-0.02%	-0.79	P
11	11	56 (3)	Jun 11	PHI		LAD	L,3-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9						P
12	12	60 (3)	Jun 16	PHI		SFG	W,5-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	3.34	-0.083	1.00	-0.02%	-0.75	P
13	13	69 (8)	Jun 26 (1)	PHI		STL	W,10-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	1.56	0.082	1.36	0.04%	0.85	P
14	14	75 (5)	Jun 30	PHI	@	STL	L,8-9	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
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
15	15	76	Jul 1	PHI	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	.85	-0.035	.59	-0.02%	-0.37	P
16	16	79 (2)	Jul 4	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9						PR
17	17	81 (1)	Jul 6	PHI		CIN	L,2-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	1.21	-0.061	.90	-0.03%	-0.52	P
18	18	85 (3)	Jul 10	PHI		ATL	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9	1.07	-0.052	.44	-0.01%	-0.50	P
19	19	90 (4)	Jul 15	PHI		HOU	L,0-2	CG(6)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9	.80	-0.010	.37	0.00%	-0.10	P
20	20	94 (3)	Jul 20	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9						P
21	21	96 (1)	Jul 22 (1)	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-5	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	5	.45	-0.004	.33	0.00%	-0.20	P
22	22	102 (5)	Jul 29 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.129	.285	9	1.42	-0.106	1.14	-0.05%	-0.72	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	23	108 (5)	Aug 2	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.176	.348	9	.61	-0.024	.40	-0.01%	-0.11	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
24	24	138 (29)	Sep 3 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-3	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.171	.338	9	1.60	-0.112	.19	-0.01%	-1.16	P
25	25	143 (4)	Sep 9	PHI		PIT	W,8-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.167	.329	9	.45	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
26	26	148 (4)	Sep 15	PHI	@	MON	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.162	.320	9	.86	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
27	27	153 (4)	Sep 20	PHI		STL	W,6-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.158	.312	9	2.15	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
							13-14		45	38	1	5	1	0	0	2	1	0	14	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.158	.312		1.08	-0.858	.71	-0.29%	-7.71

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