Dick Ruthven
| Dick Ruthven | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: March 27, 1951 Sacramento, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 1973, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 1, 1986, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 123–127 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.14 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,145 | ||
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Richard David Ruthven (born March 27, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with a 14-year career from 1973 to 1986. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs all of the National League. During his career, Ruthven had a record of 123-127, an ERA of 4.14, and 1145 career strikeouts. His Phillies teams won the National League East title in 1978 and the World Series in 1980, and his Cubs team won the National League East title in 1984.
He attended Irvington High School (Fremont, California) and California State University, Fresno. He has three children, Erik, Sean and Tyler Ruthven.
He was the first pick of the Philadelphia Phillies in the secondary phase of the 1973 amateur draft, and made his major league debut on April 17 of the same year. He had been drafted earlier by the Baltimore Orioles (20th round, 1969) and by the Minnesota Twins (1st round, 1972), but did not sign with either team.
In his rookie season of 1973, Ruthven pitched 25 games, starting 23. He finished the season 6-9 with a 4.21 earned run average for a team that finished in last place in the National League Eastern Division with a 71-91 record.
In 1974, Ruthven started 35 games and pitched over 200 innings for the first time (212 2⁄3). He had a record of 9-13 with a 4.02 ERA, as the Phillies improved their overall record to 80-82, good enough for third place. He also set his career record for strikeouts with 153.
In 1975, injuries limited Ruthven to 11 games and seven starts. He went 2-2 with a 4.20 ERA.
In December, 1975, Ruthven was traded twice. On December 10, Ruthven was traded by the Phillies along with position player Alan Bannister and pitcher Roy Thomas to the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Jim Kaat and infielder Mike Buskey. Two days later, the White Sox traded Ruthven to the Atlanta Braves with outfielder Ken Henderson and pitcher Daniel Osborn for outfielder Ralph Garr and infielder Larvell Blanks.
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