{"id":5975,"date":"2014-06-14T07:51:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T13:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=5975"},"modified":"2014-06-06T20:20:38","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T02:20:38","slug":"226-scott-ruffcorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/226-scott-ruffcorn\/","title":{"rendered":"#226 – Scott Ruffcorn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Scott-Ruffcorn\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Scott Ruffcorn<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong>\u00a0226<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong>\u00a0P<\/p>\n

Years With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a01993-1996<\/p>\n

Scott Ruffcorn was the White Sox first round draft pick out of Baylor University in 1991. \u00a0The previous 4 White Sox first round picks, Jack McDowell, Robin Ventura, Frank Thomas, and Alex Fernandez, were leading the White Sox to their first division title in a decade when Ruffcorn made his major league debut on June 19, 1993 against the Angels, taking the place of an injured Kirk McCaskill. \u00a0When Ron Karkovice separated his shoulder during the game, Ruffcorn was sent back to the minors to make room for another catcher on the roster. \u00a0He returned to the majors in September and made two additional appearances.<\/p>\n

When Scott Sanderson had a tremendous spring in 1994 to force his way in to the starting rotation, it forced Ruffcorn to start the year in Triple A. \u00a0As July rolled around, Sanderson had started to struggle and Ruffcorn was called up to take his slot in the rotation. \u00a0Sadly, he didn’t last long, giving up seven runs and nine hits over 4 innings. \u00a0Manager Gene Lamont said that Ruffcorn “needed to get over his nervousness,” but his next start also did not go well. \u00a0Facing the Royals, he gave up 4 runs before being pulled in the third inning. \u00a0He was demoted back to Triple A before the strike in August wiped out the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n

After an abbreviated spring training in 1995, Ruffcorn broke camp with the White Sox, earning a spot in the bullpen. \u00a0He\u00a0walked six in 1 2\/3 innings against the Red Sox in his second appearance of the year, and by mid-May, he was back in Triple A, with reporter Dave Van Dyck writing that Ruffcorn was “ruined forever because the Sox rushed him to judgment.”<\/p>\n

Ruffcorn finished his White Sox career in 1996, appearing in 3 final games but getting the same results. \u00a0He ended up with 0 wins and a career ERA of 9.68 and the “record” for most consecutive seasons with an ERA over 7.00. \u00a0In January of 1997, he was purchased by the Phillies.<\/p>\n

Ruffcorn’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:<\/p>\n

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Wins<\/span><\/th>\nLosses<\/span><\/th>\nERA<\/span><\/th>\nSaves<\/span><\/th>\nIP<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nER<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nHBP<\/span><\/th>\nGames<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n9.68<\/td>\n0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30.667<\/td>\n44<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n37<\/span><\/td>\n33<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n