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.

1941 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1941 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 16	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 17	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 18	NYG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
5	5	Apr 19	NYG		PHI	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 20	NYG		BRO	L,9-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
7	7	Apr 21	NYG		BRO	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 22	NYG		BRO	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 23	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	10	Apr 25	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	Apr 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	54	10.2	1	0	0	1	0
12	12	Apr 27	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	13	Apr 29	NYG		STL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	Apr 30	NYG		STL	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	NYG		STL	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
16	16	May 2	NYG		PIT	T,7-7	CG	62	13.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	17	May 3	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	22 (4)	May 10 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
19	23	May 11	NYG		BSN	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	24	May 13	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
21	25	May 15	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	26	May 16	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	27	May 17	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	28	May 18	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
25	29	May 19	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	30	May 20	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	31	May 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
28	32	May 22	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	33	May 25	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	34	May 27	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	35	May 29	NYG		BSN	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	36	May 30 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	37	May 30 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-6	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
34	38	May 31	NYG		BRO	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	39	Jun 1 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	40	Jun 1 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
37	41	Jun 2	NYG		CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	42	Jun 3	NYG		CIN	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	43	Jun 6 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	44	Jun 6 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	45	Jun 7	NYG		STL	L,3-11	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
42	46	Jun 8 (1)	NYG		STL	W,7-5	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	47	Jun 8 (2)	NYG		STL	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	48	Jun 9	NYG		STL	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	50 (1)	Jun 11 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	51	Jun 11 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	52	Jun 12	NYG		CHC	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	53	Jun 15 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	54	Jun 15 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	55	Jun 16	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	56	Jun 17	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	57	Jun 18	NYG	@	PIT	T,2-2	CG	44	11.0	3	1	0	4	1
53	58	Jun 19	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	59	Jun 20	NYG	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	60	Jun 21	NYG	@	STL	L,0-6	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	61	Jun 22 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	62	Jun 22 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	63	Jun 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	64	Jun 24	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	65	Jun 25	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	66	Jun 27	NYG		PHI	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	67	Jun 28	NYG		PHI	L,2-3	CG	50	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	68	Jun 29	NYG		PHI	W,10-7	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	69	Jun 30	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	44	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	70	Jul 1	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	71	Jul 2 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
67	73 (1)	Jul 6	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	74	Jul 10	NYG		STL	L,9-13	CG	49	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
69	75	Jul 12	NYG		STL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
70	76	Jul 13 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	77	Jul 13 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	78	Jul 14	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
73	79	Jul 15	NYG		PIT	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	80	Jul 16	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	81	Jul 17	NYG		CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
76	82	Jul 20 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	83	Jul 20 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	2	4	0
78	84	Jul 22	NYG	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	85	Jul 23	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	49	11.2	3	2	0	5	1
80	86	Jul 24	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.1	1	0	0	1	0
81	87	Jul 25	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	88	Jul 26	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
83	89	Jul 27	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	90	Jul 29	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	91	Jul 30	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
86	92	Jul 31	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	93	Aug 1	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
88	94	Aug 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	95	Aug 3 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	96	Aug 3 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-10	CG	35	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	97	Aug 4	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	98	Aug 6	NYG		BRO	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	99	Aug 8	NYG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	100	Aug 9	NYG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	101	Aug 10 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
96	102	Aug 10 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
97	103	Aug 11	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-15	CG	48	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	104	Aug 12 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	105	Aug 12 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
100	106	Aug 13 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	107	Aug 13 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	108	Aug 14	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
103	109	Aug 16	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
104	110	Aug 17 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
105	111	Aug 17 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-18	CG	49	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	112	Aug 18 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	113	Aug 18 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	114	Aug 20	NYG		CHC	L,4-9	GS	44	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
109	119 (4)	Aug 24 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,9-13	CG	47	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
110	120	Aug 24 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
111	121	Aug 26 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	122	Aug 26 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	123	Aug 27	NYG		STL	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
114	124	Aug 28	NYG		STL	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
115	125	Aug 29	NYG		BRO	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	126	Aug 30 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
117	127	Aug 30 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	128	Aug 31	NYG		BRO	L,6-13	CG	51	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	129	Sep 1 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	130	Sep 1 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	131	Sep 6	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
122	132	Sep 7 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-13	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	133	Sep 7 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	4	0	0	4	0
124	134	Sep 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
125	135	Sep 10	NYG	@	PIT	L,7-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	136	Sep 11	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
127	137	Sep 12	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	138	Sep 13	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	139	Sep 14 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	140	Sep 14 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	51	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
131	141	Sep 16	NYG	@	STL	T,1-1	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	142	Sep 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	143	Sep 18	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
134	144	Sep 20 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,4-3	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
135	145	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
136	147 (1)	Sep 21 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,15-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	148	Sep 22 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	151 (2)	Sep 23 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	152	Sep 24 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
140	154 (1)	Sep 25	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
141	155	Sep 27	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
142	156	Sep 28	NYG	@	BSN	W,2-1	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
							142gm			301	13	12	326	5