Vern Ruhle
Vernon Gerald Ruhle
Born: January 25, 1951
Coleman, MI USA
Deceased: 2007
Houston, TX USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
College: Olivet College
Career: 1974-1986
Draft: Round 17 (1972 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Olivet College
Minor League Statistics
Vern Ruhle compiled a career record of 67 wins and 88 losses in his 327-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians and California Angels. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1986 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.73 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
| 1975 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.03 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 190.0 | 199 | 104 | 85 | 17 | 65 | 6 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 830 |
| 1976 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.92 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 199.7 | 227 | 99 | 87 | 19 | 59 | 4 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 865 |
| 1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.70 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.3 | 83 | 44 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 294 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.12 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 68.0 | 57 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 279 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.07 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66.3 | 64 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 269 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2.37 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 159.3 | 148 | 51 | 42 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 638 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2.91 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 102.0 | 97 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 412 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3.93 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 149.0 | 169 | 81 | 65 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 625 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.69 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 114.7 | 107 | 49 | 47 | 13 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 480 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 1 | 9 | .100 | 4.58 | 40 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90.3 | 112 | 58 | 46 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 405 |
| 1985 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2 | 10 | .167 | 4.32 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 125.0 | 139 | 65 | 60 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 532 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.15 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47.7 | 46 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 197 |
| Totals | 67 | 88 | .432 | 3.73 | 327 | 188 | 45 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1411.3 | 1483 | 675 | 585 | 119 | 348 | 37 | 582 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 5964 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 13 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .056 | .150 | .056 | .206 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 13 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .053 | .100 | .105 | .205 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 28 | 57 | 49 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .245 | .302 | .306 | .608 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 20 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .250 | .400 | .292 | .692 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 31 | 51 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | .098 | .196 | .098 | .293 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | 41 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .105 | .227 | .105 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 40 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 327 | 225 | 182 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 96 | .148 | .244 | .176 | .420 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 5 | 3 | 33.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.364 | 1.000 |
| 1975 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 32 | 31 | 190.0 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 1 | .872 | 1.611 | 1.063 |
| 1976 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 32 | 32 | 199.7 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.893 | 1.313 |
| 1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 14 | 10 | 66.3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 1.628 | .857 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 13 | 10 | 68.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.456 | .846 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 13 | 10 | 66.3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.085 | .615 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 28 | 22 | 159.3 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .941 | 1.808 | 1.143 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 20 | 15 | 102.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.147 | .650 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 31 | 21 | 149.0 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .941 | 1.933 | 1.032 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 41 | 9 | 114.7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.433 | .756 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 40 | 6 | 90.3 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .917 | 2.192 | .550 |
| 1985 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 42 | 16 | 125.0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.016 | .667 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | P | 16 | 3 | 47.7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 2.832 | .938 |
| Totals | 327 | 188 | 1411.3 | 111 | 174 | 13 | 9 | .956 | 1.817 | .872 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | P | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.000 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | P | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 15.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.447 | 2.000 |
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