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Don Newcombe League
9-22-2165
Rickey Rucker Left Field
Retired (1989, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .261 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .739 Status Deceased (2028) Option Years 0  
H 170 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 01-15-1955
HR 13 Drafted Round 3, Pick 37
(1973)
Majors Svc Time 5 years
(41 games)
RBI 69
SB 31
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed A- Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B C- (35.2%) CF (1.1%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF (0.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1973 Minors 18 74.00 6 / 6 14 / 14 7 / 8 10 / 11 10 / 12 12 / 12 10 / 11 69 / 74
1974 Minors 19 55.00 3 / 3 5 / 7 5 / 6 6 / 7 6 / 7 12 / 14 10 / 11 47 / 55
1975 Minors 20 59.00 4 / 5 9 / 12 0 / 12 3 / 5 4 / 10 2 / 7 5 / 8 27 / 59
1976 Minors 21 50.00 4 / 10 6 / 8 0 / 8 6 / 8 4 / 5 3 / 4 4 / 7 27 / 50
1977 Minors 22 62.00 1 / 6 7 / 13 0 / 14 5 / 6 2 / 8 4 / 6 6 / 9 25 / 62
1978 Minors 23 67.00 3 / 10 5 / 10 0 / 11 4 / 9 3 / 9 2 / 12 1 / 6 18 / 67
1979 Minors 24 7.00 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 7
1979 Majors 24 26.48 132 1 0 0 / 6 0 / 0 0 / 4 2 / 5 0 / 2 2 / 5 0 / 4 4 / 26
1980 Majors 25 31.06 162 1 0 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 5 1 / 6 1 / 7 3 / 5 5 / 31
1981 Majors 26 27.33 162 0 0 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 4 2 / 27
1982 Majors 27 30.63 162 6 0 0 / 2 1 / 9 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 5 2 / 6 1 / 5 4 / 30
1983 Majors 28 39.82 162 45 0 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 39
1984 Minors 29 59.00 0 / 6 3 / 11 0 / 10 3 / 10 1 / 6 1 / 7 1 / 9 9 / 59
1985 Minors 30 23.00 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 6 1 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 1 2 / 23
1985 Majors 30 8.71 58 6 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 8
1986 Minors 31 38.00 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 6 2 / 38
1987 Minors 32 64.00 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 12 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 64
1988 Minors 33 59.00 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 9 1 / 11 0 / 10 1 / 7 0 / 7 2 / 59
1989 Minors 34 45.00 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 45
1989 Majors 34 2.32 12 1 0 -3 / 0 -1 / 0 -4 / 0 -6 / 0 -1 / 1 -2 / 1 -3 / 0 -20 / 2
Total 850 60 0 18 / 99 50 / 127 8 / 127 37 / 124 33 / 121 40 / 119 39 / 108 225 / 825
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Rickey Rucker has retired from the Tampa Bay Tschabeaux
1989-09-19The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Rickey Rucker to the major league team.
1986-07-27The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have acquired Rickey Rucker from the waiver wire.
1986-05-12The New York Red Foxx have waived Rickey Rucker.
1986-04-22The New York Red Foxx have acquired Rickey Rucker from the waiver wire.
1986-04-15The St. Louis Stars have waived Rickey Rucker.
1986-04-01The St. Louis Stars have designated Rufus Bowman for assignment. The St. Louis Stars have designated Rickey Rucker for assignment. The St. Louis Stars have sent Ed Clymer to the minors. The St. Louis Stars have sent Gene Klingenbeck to the minors. The St. Louis Stars have designated Grover "Cleveland" Knothe for assignment.
1985-07-29The St. Louis Stars have promoted Rickey Rucker to the major league team.
1985-07-29The St. Louis Stars have acquired Rickey Rucker from the waiver wire.
1985-06-15The Brooklyn Big Blue have waived Rickey Rucker.
1984-04-01The Brooklyn Big Blue have promoted Bill Crawford to the major league team. The Brooklyn Big Blue have promoted Jim LeClaire to the major league team. The Brooklyn Big Blue have designated Bruce Rodriguez for assignment. The Brooklyn Big Blue have designated Rickey Rucker for assignment.
1979-05-05The Brooklyn Big Blue have promoted Rickey Rucker to the major league team. The Brooklyn Big Blue have designated Matt Bearnarth for assignment.