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Johnny Rucker
John Joel Rucker
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 15, 1917 in Crabapple, GA
Schools: University of Georgia (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1940
Final Game: September 29, 1946
Died: August 7, 1985 in Moultrie, GA
Relatives: Nephew of Nap Rucker
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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
1940 23 NYG NL 86 287 277 38 82 7 5 4 23 4 7 32 .296 .313 .401 .714 95 111 3 0 3 O
1941 24 NYG NL 143 659 622 95 179 38 9 1 42 8 29 61 .288 .320 .383 .702 96 238 7 0 8 *O MVP-33
1943 26 NYG NL 132 537 505 56 138 19 4 2 46 4 22 44 .273 .304 .339 .642 85 171 3 0 10 *O
1944 27 NYG NL 144 622 587 79 143 14 8 6 39 8 24 48 .244 .275 .325 .600 68 191 2 1 10 *O
1945 28 NYG NL 105 452 429 58 117 19 11 7 51 7 20 36 .273 .305 .417 .722 99 179 3 0 3 O
1946 29 NYG NL 95 212 197 28 52 8 2 1 13 4 7 27 .264 .300 .340 .640 80 67 2 3 5 O
6 Seasons 705 2769 2617 354 711 105 39 21 214 35 109 248 .272 .302 .366 .668 87 957 20 4 39
162 Game Avg. 162 636 601 81 163 24 9 5 49 8 25 57 .272 .302 .366 .668 87 220 5 1 9

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1940 NYG NL 23 OF 57 130 121 3 6 0 .954 2.18 .978 2.17 0-57-0
1941 NYG NL 24 OF 142 369 344 13 12 5 .967 2.51 .975 2.15 0-142-0 MVP-33
1943 NYG NL 26 OF 117 319 300 9 10 3 .969 2.64 .977 2.27 0-117-0
1944 NYG NL 27 OF 139 329 310 14 5 4 .985 2.33 .980 2.31 0-139-0
1945 NYG NL 28 OF 98 268 256 6 6 2 .978 2.67 .978 2.33 0-98-0
1946 NYG NL 29 OF 54 97 91 1 5 0 .948 1.70 .977 2.16 0-50-6
6 Seasons OF 607 1512 1422 46 44 14 .971 2.42 .977 2.24 0-603-6
6 Seasons TOT 607 1512 1422 46 44 14 .971 2.42 .948 2.24 0-603-6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1941-NL-33-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

At Bats s c a p y
1941 NL--622--1st
1944 NL--587--8th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1941 NL--659--3rd

Runs Scored s c a p y
1941 NL--95--4th

Hits s c a p y
1941 NL--179--4th

Doubles s c a p y
1941 NL--38--3rd

Triples s c a p y
1941 NL--9--6th
1945 NL--11--3rd

Singles s c a p y
1941 NL--131--2nd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1946 NL--3--10th

Outs Made s c a p y
1941 NL--458--4th
1944 NL--456--3rd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 1 (984), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 12 (1274), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2395), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3121), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 23, 1939: Purchased by the New York Giants from Atlanta (Southern Association).

January 18, 1947: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the New York Giants.

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