1893
Born September 13, 1893
Alameda, CA, USA
Dutch Ruether Notable
b. September 13, 1893 · Chicago Cubs 1917, Cincinnati Reds 1917–1920, Brooklyn Robins 1921–1924, Washington Senators 1925–1926, New York Yankees 1926–1927
Dutch Ruether played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1917 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1927.
He went 137 and 95 with a 3.50 earned run average, pitching 2,124.7 innings in 309 games. He struck out 708, completed 155 of his 272 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 488 games he batted .258, with 250 hits and 83 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 30 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in Alameda, CA, USA on September 13, 1893, and died on May 16, 1970. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1922 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | CHC/CIN | 50 | 68 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 1 | .250 |
| 1918 | CIN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1919 | CIN | 42 | 92 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 1 | .261 |
| 1920 | CIN | 45 | 104 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .192 |
| 1921 | BRO | 49 | 97 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .351 |
| 1922 | BRO | 67 | 125 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .208 |
| 1923 | BRO | 49 | 117 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .274 |
| 1924 | BRO | 34 | 62 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .242 |
| 1925 | WSH | 55 | 108 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .333 |
| 1926 | NYY/WSH | 60 | 113 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .221 |
| 1927 | NYY | 35 | 80 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .263 |
| Career | — | 488 | 969 | 83 | 250 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 111 | 77 | 129 | 3 | .258 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | CHC/CIN | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 72.0 | 80 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 3.00 |
| 1918 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2.70 |
| 1919 | CIN | 19 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 242.2 | 195 | 49 | 83 | 78 | 1.82 |
| 1920 | CIN | 16 | 12 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 265.2 | 235 | 73 | 96 | 99 | 2.47 |
| 1921 | BRO | 10 | 13 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 211.1 | 247 | 100 | 67 | 78 | 4.26 |
| 1922 | BRO | 21 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 267.1 | 290 | 105 | 92 | 89 | 3.53 |
| 1923 | BRO | 15 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 275.0 | 308 | 129 | 86 | 87 | 4.22 |
| 1924 | BRO | 8 | 13 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 168.0 | 190 | 73 | 45 | 63 | 3.91 |
| 1925 | WSH | 18 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 223.1 | 241 | 96 | 105 | 68 | 3.87 |
| 1926 | NYY/WSH | 14 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 205.1 | 246 | 105 | 84 | 56 | 4.60 |
| 1927 | NYY | 13 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 184.0 | 202 | 69 | 52 | 45 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 137 | 95 | 309 | 272 | 8 | 2124.2 | 2244 | 826 | 739 | 708 | 3.50 |
On this day & linked events
1970
Died May 16, 1970
1917
Major-league debut: Dutch Ruether
Dutch Ruether made a major-league debut on April 13, 1917.
1927
Final major-league game: Dutch Ruether
Dutch Ruether played a final major-league game on September 29, 1927.
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