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Vern Ruhle
Vernon Gerald Ruhle

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 187 lb.
School Olivet College

MLB Debut September 9, 1974
Final Game October 4, 1986
Born January 25, 1951 in Coleman, MI
Died January 20, 2007 (age 55)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1974 23 DEA AL   1   1  .500  21   0   0  12   1   0   33.2   30   141   12   10   1    8   1   2    9   0  0  2.67  
 1975 24 DEA AL   3  14  .176  21  21   0   0   0   0  132.1  162   597   84   71  20   47   2   1   34   2  2  4.83  
         OAA AL   3   6  .333  14  14   0   0   0   0   76.0   94   348   55   44   5   28   2   2   24   0  0  5.21  
         TOT      6  20  .231  35  35   0   0   0   0  208.1  256   945  139  115  25   75   4   3   58   2  2  4.97 
 1976 25 OAA AL  10  14  .417  37  37   4   0   0   1  220.0  258   965  124  108  25   61   3  13   95   5  0  4.42  
 1977 26 OAA AL   2   3  .400  35   0   0  22   1   0   71.0   85   309   43   38  10   15   2   2   28   9  0  4.82  
 1978 27 MON NL   4   4  .500  12  10   1   1   0   1   75.1   60   308   24   19   1   22   3   2   33   0  4  2.27  
 1979 28 MON NL   4   3  .571  12  10   0   0   0   0   66.1   59   261   30   25   7    9   1   1   27   2  0  3.39  
 1980 29 MON NL  16   8  .667  27  27   4   0   0   3  163.0  155   669   61   54  12   40   1   4   49   0  1  2.98  
 1981 30 MON NL  13   8  .619  27  26   0   1   0   0  158.0  149   648   67   59   8   32   1   0   45   0  0  3.36  
 1982 31 MON NL   5   3  .625  53   0   0  25   2   0   72.2   99   323   37   35   3   16   2   2   22   0  0  4.33  
 1983 32 MON NL   7   2  .778  19   9   1   7   1   1   71.1   77   307   30   29   4   17   1   2   32   2  0  3.66  
 1984 33 MON NL   3  10  .231  37   6   0  21   3   0   86.2  112   388   45   41   3   19   1   0   60   3  0  4.26  
 1985 34 TOA AL   3   2  .600  13   5   1   3   0   0   51.2   61   223   31   28   9    9   0   0   21   0  0  4.88  
 1986 35 DEA AL   3   0 1.000  29   1   0  12   3   0   43.2   44   177   11    9   1    8   1   0   21   1  0  1.85  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 13 Seasons      77  78  .497 357 166  11 104  11   6 1321.2 1445  5664  654  570 109  331  21  31  500  24  7  3.88
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With MON      52  38  .578 187  88   6  55   6   5  693.1  711  2904  294  262  38  155  10  11  268   7  5  3.40
   With OAA      15  23  .395  86  51   4  22   1   1  367.0  437  1622  222  190  40  104   7  17  147  14  0  4.66
   With DEA       7  15  .318  71  22   0  24   4   0  209.2  236   915  107   90  22   63   4   3   64   3  2  3.86
   With TOA       3   2  .600  13   5   1   3   0   0   51.2   61   223   31   28   9    9   0   0   21   0  0  4.88
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals      67  88  .432 327 188  29  45  11  12 1412.1 1483  5964  675  585 119  348  37  35  582  15  5  3.73
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1974 23 DEA AL  45   12   3.4   3          0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    2    0 1.000  -48   
 1975 24 DEA AL  37   85   5.7   0  3.38    0   0   0  .000   4    7    2  .286    2    3  .400   64   
         OAA AL  45   47   5.5   0  4.43    0   0   0  .000   2    5    0  .000    2    0 1.000   41   
         TOT         132   5.6   0          0   0   0  .000   6   12    2  .167    4    3  .571
 1976 25 OAA AL  44  128   5.2   0  4.68    7   2   0  .286   0    8    7  .875   18    8  .692   -6   
 1977 26 OAA AL  50   41   5.3   3          1   0   0  .000   1    1    0  .000    3    1  .750  -67   
 1978 27 MON NL  52   23   2.8   0  4.00   24   2   0  .083   0    5    5 1.000    2    2  .500  -22   
 1979 28 MON NL  38   23   3.2   0  4.80   19   2   0  .105   0    3    2  .667    0    1  .000  -92   
 1980 29 MON NL  44   60   3.3   0  6.48   60  10   0  .167   4    7    3  .429    4    2  .667   -1   
 1981 30 MON NL  52   57   3.2   0  4.19   51  13   0  .255   0    7    7 1.000    2    2  .500  -25   
 1982 31 MON NL  48   46   5.8   4          7   0   0  .000   2    3    1  .333    0    0  .000   32   
 1983 32 MON NL  40   36   4.6   2  4.33   17   0   0  .000   0    3    1  .333    1    0 1.000    1   
 1984 33 MON NL  46   49   5.1   6  3.67   15   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    4    0 1.000  -43   
 1985 34 TOA AL  44   28   5.0   0  4.40    0   0   0  .000   0    2    2 1.000    1    1  .500   -6   
 1986 35 DEA AL  46   14   3.0   3 13.00    0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    1    0 1.000  -65   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 13 Seasons          657   4.4  21        201  29   0  .144  13   52   31  .596   42   20  .677   -9   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 13.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Postseason Stats   Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1980 NLCS  MON LAN   L    2  2.25   0-0   0  1   8.0   8   2   2   2
 1981 NLCS  MON CIN   W    1  0.00   1-0   0  1   7.1   4   0   2   1
      WS    MON OAA   W    1  2.45   1-0   0  1   7.1   3   2   4   2
 1982 WS    MON CHA   L    1  4.50   0-1   0  0   2.0   2   1   2   0
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1974  DEA   65-97   Dennis Van Langen
 1975  DEA   47-115  Dennis Van Langen
 1975  OAA   99-63   Drew Kennedy
 1976  OAA   91-71   Drew Kennedy
 1977  OAA   47-115  Drew Kennedy
 1978  MON   78-84   Steve Bivens
 1979  MON   89-73   Steve Bivens
 1980  MON  118-44   Steve Bivens
 1981  MON  103-59   Steve Bivens
 1982  MON  108-54   Steve Bivens
 1983  MON  107-55   Steve Bivens
 1984  MON   77-85   Steve Bivens
 1985  TOA  101-61   Alan Boodman
 1986  DEA   82-80   Dennis Van Langen

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