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Johnny
Rucker		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 185
 
Born: January 15, 1917 in Usa, GA, CRABAPPLE
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 23 PIT NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
1941 24 PIT NL     6 6 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 1 2 2 8 9 9
1942 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 1 2 2 9 9 9
1943 26 PIT NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 1 1 1 9 9 9
1944 27 PIT NL     6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 1 1 1 9 9 9
1945 28 PIT NL     6 6 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 1 1 1 9 9 9
1946 29 PIT NL     6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 1 1 1 8 8 8
1947 30 PIT NL     6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 1 1 1 7 7 7
1948 31 PIT NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 1 1 1 7 7 7
1949 32 PIT NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1940 23 AAA   98 385 41 106 13 5 3 37 8 7 25 26 .275 .320 .358 .678 42.3  
1941 24 AAA   136 540 67 158 35 5 8 58 12 3 29 38 .293 .329 .420 .749 71.3  
1942 25 PIT NL 15 49 3 12 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 .245 .260 .286 .546 2.6 0.0
    AAA   135 543 75 169 31 7 11 77 16 10 28 33 .311 .345 .455 .800 78.7  
1943 26 PIT NL 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
    AAA   135 523 60 154 26 8 9 79 15 10 41 30 .294 .346 .426 .772 73.5  
1944 27 AAA   137 578 64 171 27 7 11 68 11 6 25 33 .296 .325 .424 .749 75.0  
1945 28 AAA   136 590 79 180 34 7 10 64 14 9 25 32 .305 .333 .437 .771 79.4  
1946 29 AAA   137 622 70 156 24 4 7 51 13 8 30 36 .251 .285 .336 .621 57.3  
1947 30 AAA   136 574 99 186 34 7 13 84 23 8 25 55 .324 .352 .476 .828 89.3  
1948 31 PIT NL 76 162 24 44 5 1 2 24 5 0 1 22 .272 .273 .352 .625 14.9 1.0
1949 32 PIT NL 13 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 .214 .231 .445 0.2 0.0
    AAA   97 346 56 112 20 5 8 44 13 3 22 26 .324 .364 .480 .844 57.0  
4 Years Sim 110 225 29 58 6 2 2 28 6 0 3 24 .258 .265 .329 .594 17.6 1.0
9 Years AAA 1147 4701 611 1392 244 55 80 562 125 64 250 309 .296 .330 .422 .753 623.9  
162 Game Average 331 42 85 8 2 2 41 8 0 4 35 .258 .265 .329 .594 26.0  
Career Highs 76 162 24 44 5 1 2 24 5 0 1 22 .272 .273 .352 .625 14.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   137 19 41 4 0 2 21 5 0 1 15 .299 .300 .372 .672 15.3
vs LH   88 9 17 2 2 0 7 1 0 2 9 .193 .211 .261 .472 4.1
Home 48 105 13 28 4 0 0 8 2 0 2 8 .267 .278 .305 .583 8.5
Away 61 120 16 30 2 2 2 20 4 0 1 16 .250 .254 .350 .604 10.8
RISP   64 0 17 2 0 0 25 0 0 1 7 .266 .269 .297 .566 4.8
Pinch Hitting   24 0 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 1.5
Close/Late   25 6 8 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 3 .320 .321 .480 .801 3.9
Mar/Apr 19 40 4 9 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 .225 .244 .325 .569 3.2
May 10 16 3 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 3 .250 .250 .313 .563 1.2
June 16 29 5 9 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 4 .310 .300 .379 .679 3.4
July 19 57 9 15 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 8 .263 .276 .298 .574 4.4
August 11 14 1 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 .357 .357 .571 .929 2.6
Sep/Oct 32 69 7 16 0 2 0 7 1 0 1 4 .232 .239 .290 .529 4.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1942 25 PIT NL LF 12 12 92.0 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.76   0.2
    CF 3 3 22.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.05    
1943 26 PIT NL CF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1948 31 PIT NL RF 32 30 266.0 67 0 1 0 .985 2.27   0.9
    CF 13 5 56.7 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.38    
    LF 8 0 7.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.17    
1949 32 PIT NL RF 5 1 13.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.69   0.0
    CF 2 1 10.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
  RF 37 31 279.0 68 0 1 0 .986 2.19   0.9
  LF 21 12 101.7 21 0 0 0 1.000 1.86   0.2
  CF 20 9 91.7 23 0 0 0 1.000 2.26   0.0
Career Totals   78 52 472.3 112 0 1 0 .991 2.13   1.1
Career Highs   53 35 330.3 83 0 1 0 1.000 5.40    
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 45th overall pick, by New York (G) in 1940
Injured on 5/2/1940 with a Strained Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 5/29/1940 with a Bruised Hand, out for 4 days
Injured on 6/22/1940 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Traded from New York (G) to Pittsburgh on 7/31/1940 (Going to PIT: P Jumbo Brown, CF Johnny Rucker. Going to NYG: 1B Frank Mccormick)
Had first career hit (triple) on 9/11/1942, off Larry French (BOS)
4/2/1943: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1948, off Bob Harris (TAM)
Released by Pittsburgh on 4/2/1950
 
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