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.

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1946 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	W,8-4	GF	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 17	NYG		PHI	W,5-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	4 (1)	Apr 20	NYG	@	BRO	L,8-9	GF	10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
4	6 (1)	Apr 22	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-6	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	8 (1)	Apr 24	NYG		BSN	L,7-10	GF	21	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (11)	May 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
7	21	May 11	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	22	May 12 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	0	9.2	4	0	0	4	0
9	23	May 12 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	24	May 13	NYG	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	44	8.2	0	0	1	1	0
11	27 (2)	May 19 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	28	May 19 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	29	May 22	NYG		STL	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	46 (16)	Jun 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	47	Jun 9 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
16	48	Jun 9 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	49	Jun 10	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	50	Jun 11	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	54 (3)	Jun 16 (2)	NYG		STL	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	55	Jun 18	NYG		CIN	L,0-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	56	Jun 19	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
22	57	Jun 21	NYG		CHC	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	64 (6)	Jun 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-7	GF	20	4.2	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	70 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	76 (5)	Jul 12 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	102 (25)	Aug 6	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	106 (3)	Aug 11 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-6	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
28	109 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	115 (5)	Aug 22	NYG	@	PIT	W,1-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	1	1	0
30	125 (9)	Aug 31	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	GF	15	4.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	129 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	130	Sep 3	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
33	131	Sep 4	NYG		PHI	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
34	132	Sep 5	NYG		PHI	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	134 (1)	Sep 7	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	136 (1)	Sep 9	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	0	8.2	2	1	0	3	0
37	137	Sep 10	NYG		PIT	L,4-7	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	138	Sep 11 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	139	Sep 11 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
40	140	Sep 12	NYG		CIN	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	141	Sep 13	NYG		CIN	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	142	Sep 14	NYG		CIN	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	143	Sep 15 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	144	Sep 15 (2)	NYG		STL	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	145	Sep 17	NYG		STL	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	146	Sep 18	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	147	Sep 19	NYG		CHC	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	148	Sep 22 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	149	Sep 22 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	150	Sep 25	NYG		BSN	L,5-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	151	Sep 26 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,0-8	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	152	Sep 26 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	153	Sep 28	NYG		PHI	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	154	Sep 29	NYG		PHI	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							54gm			84	1	5	90	0