Bill Rucker
William Henry Rucker
Born: June 29, 1915
Belle Plaine, IA US
Deceased: May 15, 1998
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Right
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Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200
Career: 1936-1939
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Bill Rucker compiled a career batting average of .248 with 34 home runs and 0 RBI in his 204-game career with the Fargo-Moorhead Twins, Springfield Indians, Bloomington Bloomers, Cedar Rapids Raiders and Wilkes-Barre Barons. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1939 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.11 | 14 | 57.0 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | B | IIIL | Bloomington Bloomers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 4.32 | 13 | 100.0 | 92 | 63 | 48 | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 7 | .632 | 4.24 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0 | 138 | 94 | 74 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | D | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 114 | 454 | 454 | 125 | 16 | 8 | 25 | .275 | .275 | .511 | .786 | 232 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | D | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 58 | 182 | 182 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .203 | .203 | .368 | .571 | 67 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | C | MATL | Springfield Indians | 12 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .278 | .444 | .722 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | B | IIIL | Bloomington Bloomers | 20 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .161 | .161 | .304 | .464 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 204 | 710 | 710 | 0 | 176 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .248 | .456 | .704 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | D | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 1B | 109 | 832 | 29 | 28 | .969 | 7.899 | |
| 1937 | D | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | OF | 23 | 29 | 1 | 2 | .938 | 1.304 | |
| 1938 | B | IIIL | Bloomington Bloomers | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 145 | 861 | 30 | 30 | 0 | .967 | 6.145 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | D | Northern League | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | CLE | ||
| 1937 | D | Northern League | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | CLE | ||
| 1938 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Springfield Indians | CLE | ||
| 1938 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Bloomington Bloomers | |||
| 1939 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Raiders | CLE | ||
| 1939 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Bloomington Bloomers | |||
| 1939 | A | Eastern League | Wilkes-Barre Barons | CLE |
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