1951
Born January 25, 1951
Coleman, MI, USA
Vern Ruhle Notable
b. January 25, 1951 · Detroit Tigers 1974–1977, Houston Astros 1978–1984, Cleveland Indians 1985, California Angels 1986
Vern Ruhle played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1974 and closing with the California Angels in 1986. His longest stay was with the Houston Astros, from 1978 to 1984.
He went 67 and 88 with a 3.73 earned run average, pitching 1,411.3 innings in 327 games. He struck out 582, completed 29 of his 188 starts and threw 12 shutouts. Across 327 games he batted .148, with 27 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was born in Coleman, MI, USA on January 25, 1951, and died on January 20, 2007. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | DET | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | DET | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | DET | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | DET | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | HOU | 13 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .056 |
| 1979 | HOU | 13 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .053 |
| 1980 | HOU | 28 | 49 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .245 |
| 1981 | HOU | 20 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .250 |
| 1982 | HOU | 31 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .098 |
| 1983 | HOU | 41 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .105 |
| 1984 | HOU | 40 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .083 |
| 1985 | CLE | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | CAL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 327 | 182 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 96 | 0 | .148 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | DET | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 33.0 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2.73 |
| 1975 | DET | 11 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 190.0 | 199 | 85 | 65 | 67 | 4.03 |
| 1976 | DET | 9 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 199.2 | 227 | 87 | 59 | 88 | 3.92 |
| 1977 | DET | 3 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 66.1 | 83 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 5.70 |
| 1978 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 68.0 | 57 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 2.12 |
| 1979 | HOU | 2 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 66.1 | 64 | 30 | 8 | 33 | 4.07 |
| 1980 | HOU | 12 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 159.1 | 148 | 42 | 29 | 55 | 2.37 |
| 1981 | HOU | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 102.0 | 97 | 33 | 20 | 39 | 2.91 |
| 1982 | HOU | 9 | 13 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 149.0 | 169 | 65 | 24 | 56 | 3.93 |
| 1983 | HOU | 8 | 5 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 114.2 | 107 | 47 | 36 | 43 | 3.69 |
| 1984 | HOU | 1 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 90.1 | 112 | 46 | 29 | 60 | 4.58 |
| 1985 | CLE | 2 | 10 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 125.0 | 139 | 60 | 30 | 54 | 4.32 |
| 1986 | CAL | 1 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 47.2 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 23 | 4.15 |
| Career | — | 67 | 88 | 327 | 188 | 11 | 1411.1 | 1483 | 585 | 348 | 582 | 3.73 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Died January 20, 2007
1974
Major-league debut: Vern Ruhle
Vern Ruhle made a major-league debut on September 9, 1974.
1986
Final major-league game: Vern Ruhle
Vern Ruhle played a final major-league game on October 4, 1986.
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