Richard David Ruthven (born March 27, 1951 Sacramento, CA - ) was a 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. March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (1) 1980 NL Pennants (5) 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1950 1915 East Division titles (6) [1] 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1978 1977 • 1976 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In 1981, a players strike in... Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) East Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1995 • 1957 • 1914 NL Pennants (17) 1999 • 1996 • 1995 • 1992 1991 • 1958 • 1957 • 1948 1914 • 1898 • 1897 • 1893 1892 • 1891 • 1883 • 1878 1877 East Division titles (11) 2005... Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1908 • 1907 NL Pennants (16) 1945 • 1938 • 1935 • 1932 1929 • 1918 • 1910 • 1908 1907 • 1906 • 1886 • 1885 1882 • 1881 • 1880 • 1876 Central Division titles (1) 2003 East Division... This article refers to the American baseball league. ...
He was elected to the National League All-Star team twice (1976 and 1981). All-star (also, Allstar or All Star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of sports and entertainment. ...
He led the National League in losses in 1976 with 17.
Ruthven had little success as a temperamental young starter with the Phillies in 1973-75, and led the National League with 17 losses for the Braves in 1976.
A dispute with Braves owner Ted Turner sent him back to Philadelphia in mid-1978 and he went 13-5 with a 2.98 ERA for the Phillies that year to help them win the NL East.
Ruthven rebounded in 1980 to go 17-10 as Philadelphia reached the World Series, and he won the deciding game of the NLCS in relief, pitching the final two innings of a 10-inning, 8-7 win over Houston.
On December 10, Ruthven was traded by the Phillies along with pitchers Alan Bannister and Roy Thomas to the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Jim Kaat and infielder Mike Buskey.
In 1978, Ruthven struggled coming out of the gate, starting with only a 2-6 record for the Braves, though his ERA had actually improved some (4.10), when he was re-acquired by the Phillies on June 15.
Ruthven was stellar with the Phillies, going 13-8 from June 15 to the end of the regular season, with a 2.99 ERA.
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