1963
Born October 4, 1963
Lubbock, TX, USA
Bruce Ruffin Notable
b. October 4, 1963 · Philadelphia Phillies 1986–1991, Milwaukee Brewers 1992, Colorado Rockies 1993–1997
Bruce Ruffin played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1986 and closing with the Colorado Rockies in 1997.
He went 60 and 82 with a 4.19 earned run average, pitching 1,268 innings in 469 games. He struck out 843 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 469 games he batted .081, with 24 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Lubbock, TX, USA on October 4, 1963. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | PHI | 21 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | .073 |
| 1987 | PHI | 35 | 73 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 0 | .055 |
| 1988 | PHI | 55 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .121 |
| 1989 | PHI | 24 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .176 |
| 1990 | PHI | 32 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .068 |
| 1991 | PHI | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | MIL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | COL | 59 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .080 |
| 1994 | COL | 56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1995 | COL | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | COL | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | COL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 469 | 295 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 143 | 0 | .081 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | PHI | 9 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 146.1 | 138 | 40 | 44 | 70 | 2.46 |
| 1987 | PHI | 11 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 204.2 | 236 | 99 | 73 | 93 | 4.35 |
| 1988 | PHI | 6 | 10 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 144.1 | 151 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 4.43 |
| 1989 | PHI | 6 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 125.2 | 152 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 4.44 |
| 1990 | PHI | 6 | 13 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 149.0 | 178 | 89 | 62 | 79 | 5.38 |
| 1991 | PHI | 4 | 7 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 119.0 | 125 | 50 | 38 | 85 | 3.78 |
| 1992 | MIL | 1 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 58.0 | 66 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 6.67 |
| 1993 | COL | 6 | 5 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 139.2 | 145 | 60 | 69 | 126 | 3.87 |
| 1994 | COL | 4 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 16 | 55.2 | 55 | 25 | 30 | 65 | 4.04 |
| 1995 | COL | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 34.0 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 2.12 |
| 1996 | COL | 7 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 24 | 69.2 | 55 | 31 | 29 | 74 | 4.00 |
| 1997 | COL | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 22.0 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 5.32 |
| Career | — | 60 | 82 | 469 | 152 | 63 | 1268.0 | 1345 | 591 | 565 | 843 | 4.19 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Bruce Ruffin
Bruce Ruffin made a major-league debut on June 28, 1986.
1997
Final major-league game: Bruce Ruffin
Bruce Ruffin played a final major-league game on June 26, 1997.
Image: Rob Broder, public domain