Dutch Ruether
Walter Henry Ruether
Born: September 13, 1893
Alameda, CA USA
Deceased: 1970
Phoenix, AZ USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, PH
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1917-1927
Minor League Statistics
Dutch Ruether compiled a career record of 137 wins and 95 losses in his 488-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Robins, Washington Senators and New York Yankees. He began playing during the 1917 season and last took the field during the 1927 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.48 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.3 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 153 |
| 1917 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.53 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 | 43 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 154 |
| 1918 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 1919 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 19 | 6 | .760 | 1.82 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 242.7 | 195 | 69 | 49 | 1 | 83 | 0 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 983 |
| 1920 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 16 | 12 | .571 | 2.47 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 265.7 | 235 | 87 | 73 | 2 | 96 | 0 | 99 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1086 |
| 1921 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 10 | 13 | .435 | 4.26 | 36 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 211.3 | 247 | 116 | 100 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 936 |
| 1922 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3.53 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 267.3 | 290 | 123 | 105 | 11 | 92 | 0 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1157 |
| 1923 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 15 | 14 | .517 | 4.22 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 275.0 | 308 | 157 | 129 | 11 | 86 | 0 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1191 |
| 1924 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 8 | 13 | .381 | 3.91 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 168.0 | 190 | 92 | 73 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 734 |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | 18 | 7 | .720 | 3.87 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 223.3 | 241 | 105 | 96 | 5 | 105 | 0 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 997 |
| 1926 | AL | Washington Senators | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.84 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 169.3 | 214 | 100 | 91 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 781 |
| 1926 | AL | New York Yankees | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 1927 | AL | New York Yankees | 13 | 6 | .684 | 3.38 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 184.0 | 202 | 86 | 69 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 785 |
| Totals | 137 | 95 | .591 | 3.50 | 309 | 272 | 30 | 155 | 18 | 8 | 2124.7 | 2244 | 987 | 826 | 54 | 739 | 0 | 708 | 66 | 2 | 26 | 9157 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 53 | 44 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .273 | .385 | .432 | .816 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 19 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .208 | .296 | .292 | .588 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 99 | 92 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .261 | .292 | .348 | .639 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 45 | 111 | 104 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | .192 | .229 | .231 | .460 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 49 | 103 | 97 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .351 | .376 | .505 | .881 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 67 | 143 | 125 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | .208 | .283 | .320 | .603 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 49 | 131 | 117 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | .274 | .341 | .282 | .623 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 34 | 68 | 62 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .242 | .299 | .290 | .589 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | 55 | 121 | 108 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | .333 | .390 | .426 | .816 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Washington Senators | 47 | 101 | 92 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .250 | .296 | .304 | .600 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | New York Yankees | 13 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .095 | .136 | .095 | .232 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | New York Yankees | 35 | 88 | 80 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .263 | .330 | .338 | .667 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 488 | 1070 | 969 | 83 | 250 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 111 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 129 | .258 | .314 | .335 | .649 | 325 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.600 | |
| 1917 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.300 | |
| 1917 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1.429 | |
| 1918 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1919 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 57 | 2 | 1 | .971 | 2.030 | |
| 1920 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | |
| 1920 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 74 | 4 | 6 | .952 | 2.135 | |
| 1921 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 3 | .966 | 1.583 | |
| 1922 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 1.857 | |
| 1923 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1923 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 53 | 2 | 5 | .968 | 1.765 | |
| 1924 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 3 | .981 | 1.700 | |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 46 | 2 | 1 | .962 | 1.700 | |
| 1926 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 1.652 | |
| 1926 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.400 | |
| 1927 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| Totals | 317 | 0 | 0.0 | 110 | 496 | 17 | 35 | .973 | 1.912 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 1926 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.95 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .714 | 1.500 | 2.214 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .818 | 1.235 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 |
| 1926 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 18.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.964 | 1.333 |
Awards
1922 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
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