Dave Rucker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: September 1, 1957 in San Bernardino, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 19th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dwight D. Eisenhower HS (Rialto, CA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 16th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of La Verne (La Verne, CA).

High School: Dwight D. Eisenhower HS (Rialto, CA)

Schools: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA), University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)

Debut: April 12, 1981 (Age 23-223d, 14,428th in major league history)
vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 2, 1988 (Age 31-031d)
vs. CHC 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: David Michael Rucker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

3.94

206

319.2

170

WHIP

1.514

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

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	25 (24)	May 10	DET		OAK	W,4-3	GS	23	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	29 (3)	May 14	DET	@	KCR	W,11-10	GS	13	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	33 (3)	May 18	DET		NYY	L,4-6	GS	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	39 (5)	May 24	DET	@	TOR	L,6-7		11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to St. Louis Cardinals
5	81	Jul 9	STL	@	SDP	W,12-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	84 (2)	Jul 12	STL	@	LAD	L,1-3		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	85	Jul 13	STL	@	LAD	W,6-5		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	89 (3)	Jul 17	STL	@	SFG	L,1-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
9	92 (2)	Jul 21	STL		SDP	L,2-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	94 (1)	Jul 23	STL		LAD	L,5-10		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	97 (2)	Jul 26	STL		SFG	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	99 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,3-2		3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	101 (1)	Jul 29	STL	@	MON	L,2-7	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	106 (4)	Aug 4	STL		CHC	L,6-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	107	Aug 5	STL		PHI	L,7-10		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	109 (1)	Aug 7	STL		PHI	L,2-5		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	110	Aug 9	STL	@	CHC	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	111	Aug 10	STL	@	CHC	W,9-5		12	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	113 (1)	Aug 12	STL	@	PHI	L,2-5		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	115 (1)	Aug 14	STL	@	PHI	L,1-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	118 (2)	Aug 18	STL		HOU	W,5-4	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	123 (4)	Aug 24	STL		ATL	L,3-11	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	125 (1)	Aug 26	STL	@	CIN	L,3-7		5	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	126	Aug 27	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1		10	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	129 (2)	Aug 30	STL	@	HOU	L,1-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	130	Aug 31	STL	@	ATL	W,6-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	133 (2)	Sep 3	STL		CIN	L,2-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	136 (2)	Sep 5 (2)	STL		PIT	W,7-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	138 (1)	Sep 7	STL		PIT	W,5-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	139	Sep 9	STL	@	CHC	W,6-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	142 (2)	Sep 12	STL	@	PIT	L,5-7		3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	143	Sep 13	STL	@	PIT	L,0-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	144	Sep 14	STL	@	NYM	W,2-1		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	150 (5)	Sep 19 (2)	STL	@	MON	L,3-6		8	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
35	155 (4)	Sep 24	STL		PHI	L,6-9	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	156	Sep 25	STL		PHI	L,5-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	159 (2)	Sep 28	STL		MON	L,0-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	162 (2)	Oct 2	STL		CHC	W,9-6		9	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
							38gm		46.0	6	8	1	15	1