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Dave Rucker
David Michael Rucker
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 1, 1957 in San Bernardino, CA
Schools: University of La Verne, University of California, Los Angeles
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1981
Final Game: October 2, 1988
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1981 23 DET AL 0 0 6.75 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 18 56 1.000 6.8 0.0 2.3 4.5 2.00
1982 24 DET AL 5 6 .455 3.38 27 4 8 1 0 0 64.0 62 26 24 4 23 3 31 2 0 1 274 120 1.328 8.7 0.6 3.2 4.4 1.35
1983 25 TOT 6 5 .545 5.48 38 3 9 0 0 0 46.0 54 31 28 3 26 0 28 2 0 1 210 67 1.739 10.6 0.6 5.1 5.5 1.08
1983 25 DET AL 1 2 .333 17.00 4 3 0 0 0 0 9.0 18 17 17 2 8 0 6 1 0 0 52 23 2.889 18.0 2.0 8.0 6.0 0.75
1983 25 STL NL 5 3 .625 2.68 34 0 9 0 0 0 37.0 36 14 11 1 18 0 22 1 0 1 158 136 1.459 8.8 0.2 4.4 5.4 1.22
1984 26 STL NL 2 3 .400 2.10 50 0 15 0 0 0 73.0 62 23 17 0 34 2 38 1 0 1 304 168 1.315 7.6 0.0 4.2 4.7 1.12
1985 27 PHI NL 3 2 .600 4.31 39 3 11 0 0 1 79.1 83 42 38 6 40 6 41 2 0 2 350 86 1.550 9.4 0.7 4.5 4.7 1.03
1986 28 PHI NL 0 2 .000 5.76 19 0 5 0 0 0 25.0 34 19 16 4 14 3 14 0 0 2 119 67 1.920 12.2 1.4 5.0 5.0 1.00
1988 30 PIT NL 0 2 .000 4.76 31 0 11 0 0 0 28.1 39 19 15 2 9 1 16 0 0 1 131 71 1.694 12.4 0.6 2.9 5.1 1.78
7 Seasons 16 20 .444 3.97 206 10 61 1 0 1 319.2 337 164 141 19 147 15 170 8 0 8 1406 94 1.514 9.5 0.5 4.1 4.8 1.16
162 Game Avg. 5 6 .444 3.97 65 3 19 0 0 0 101 106 52 44 6 46 5 54 3 0 3 443 94 1.514 9.5 0.5 4.1 4.8 1.16
DET (3 yrs) 6 8 .429 5.14 33 7 10 1 0 0 77.0 83 47 44 6 32 3 39 4 0 1 344 78 1.494 9.7 0.7 3.7 4.6 1.22
PHI (2 yrs) 3 4 .429 4.66 58 3 16 0 0 1 104.1 117 61 54 10 54 9 55 2 0 4 469 80 1.639 10.1 0.9 4.7 4.7 1.02
STL (2 yrs) 7 6 .538 2.29 84 0 24 0 0 0 110.0 98 37 28 1 52 2 60 2 0 2 462 155 1.364 8.0 0.1 4.3 4.9 1.15
PIT (1 yr) 0 2 .000 4.76 31 0 11 0 0 0 28.1 39 19 15 2 9 1 16 0 0 1 131 71 1.694 12.4 0.6 2.9 5.1 1.78
NL (5 yrs) 10 12 .455 3.60 173 3 51 0 0 1 242.2 254 117 97 13 115 12 131 4 0 7 1062 101 1.521 9.4 0.5 4.3 4.9 1.14
AL (3 yrs) 6 8 .429 5.14 33 7 10 1 0 0 77.0 83 47 44 6 32 3 39 4 0 1 344 78 1.494 9.7 0.7 3.7 4.6 1.22

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1983 25 TOT 34 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 25 STL NL 34 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 26 STL NL 50 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 27 PHI NL 41 14 12 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .333 .385 .417 .801 122 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1986 28 PHI NL 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 30 PIT NL 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 175 28 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .192 .222 .231 .453 27 6 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 26 24 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .192 .222 .231 .453 27 6 0 0 1 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 60 15 13 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .308 .357 .385 .742 105 5 0 0 1 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 84 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -49 1 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 175 28 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .192 .222 .231 .453 27 6 0 0 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1981 DET AL 23 P 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.02 0.80
1982 DET AL 24 P 27 4 64.0 17 4 10 3 2 .824 1.97 0.52 .965 1.80 0.73
1983 TOT 25 P 38 3 46.0 15 6 8 1 1 .933 2.74 0.37 .953 1.90 0.68
1983 DET AL 25 P 4 3 9.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 1.00 .950 1.80 0.72
1983 STL NL 25 P 34 0 37.0 11 5 5 1 1 .909 2.43 0.29 .955 1.92 0.68
1984 STL NL 26 P 50 0 73.0 19 4 10 5 1 .737 1.73 0.28 .963 1.87 0.67
1985 PHI NL 27 P 39 3 79.1 19 5 14 0 1 1.000 2.16 0.49 .953 1.92 0.68
1986 PHI NL 28 P 19 0 25.0 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 2.16 0.32 .950 1.94 0.66
1988 PIT NL 30 P 31 0 28.1 6 1 4 1 0 .833 1.59 0.16 .967 1.97 0.69
7 Seasons P 206 10 319.2 83 22 51 10 6 .880 2.06 0.35 .959 1.89 0.69
7 Seasons TOT 206 10 319.2 83 22 51 10 6 .880 2.06 0.35 .839 1.89 0.69

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Transactions

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 19th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1978.

July 5, 1983: Sent by the Detroit Tigers to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete an earlier deal made on June 22, 1983. The Detroit Tigers sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later and Doug Bair. The Detroit Tigers sent Dave Rucker (July 5, 1983) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

April 6, 1985: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Campbell and Ivan DeJesus.

November 12, 1986: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

December 3, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 13, 1988: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Salaries

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1985Philadelphia Phillies$220,000
Career (may be incomplete)$220,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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