Johnny Rucker

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: January 15, 1917 in Crabapple, GA us

Died: August 7, 1985 in Moultrie, GA

Buried: Rucker Family Cemetery, Crabapple, GA

School: University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

Debut: April 16, 1940 (Age 23-092d, 8,853rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1946 (Age 29-257d)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: John Joel Rucker

Nicknames: The Crabapple Comet

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Relatives: Nephew of Nap Rucker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.6

2617

711

.272

354

RBI

214

OBP

.302

SLG

.366

OPS

.668

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 23	NYG	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 25	NYG		BSN	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 26	NYG		BSN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
7	7	Apr 27	NYG		BRO	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 28	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	9	May 2	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	2	5	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	55 (45)	Jun 26	NYG		STL	W,10-9	GS	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	56	Jun 27	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	57	Jun 29	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	58	Jun 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	60 (1)	Jul 1	NYG		BSN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	61	Jul 2	NYG		BSN	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	65 (3)	Jul 5	NYG		PHI	W,15-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	66	Jul 6	NYG		PHI	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
18	83 (16)	Jul 26	NYG		CHC	L,1-14	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	106 (22)	Aug 18 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	107	Aug 19	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	108	Aug 20	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
22	109	Aug 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	110	Aug 22 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	111	Aug 22 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	112	Aug 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,10-13	CG	49	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
26	113	Aug 24	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	114	Aug 25 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	115	Aug 25 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	116	Aug 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
30	117	Aug 27	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	118	Aug 28	NYG	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
32	119	Aug 29	NYG	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	120	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	121	Sep 1 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	122	Sep 1 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	123	Sep 2 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	125 (1)	Sep 4	NYG		BSN	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
38	126	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	127	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	129 (1)	Sep 8 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	130	Sep 8 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-4	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	133 (2)	Sep 11 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	134	Sep 12	NYG		CIN	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
44	135	Sep 13	NYG		CIN	L,2-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	136	Sep 14	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
46	137	Sep 15 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,3-10	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	139 (1)	Sep 16	NYG		PIT	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	142 (2)	Sep 19	NYG		CHC	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	143	Sep 21	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	144	Sep 22 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	145	Sep 22 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
52	147 (1)	Sep 24	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	148	Sep 26 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	149	Sep 26 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	150	Sep 27	NYG		PHI	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	151	Sep 28	NYG		BSN	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
57	152	Sep 29	NYG		BSN	W,14-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
							57gm			96	3	6	105	0