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Jumbo Brown League 5-1-2116 |
| Mel Rucker |  Right FieldRetired (1973, Age 39) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .312 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .890 | Status | Deceased (2006) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2564 | Age at Death | 72 | Date of Birth | 09-01-1934 | |
| HR | 370 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 3 (1952) |
Majors Svc Time | 17 years (84 games) |
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| RBI | 1399 | |||||
| SB | 248 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (100%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 8 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NYA | 116 |
445 |
65 |
133
|
22 |
7 |
13 |
66 |
32 |
88 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
4 | 2 | .813 |
.346 |
.467 |
.169 |
.299 |
|
| 1958 | NYA | 135 |
568 |
106 |
176
|
29 |
6 |
24 |
97 |
51 |
117 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
4 | 5 | .879 |
.371 |
.509 |
.199 |
.310 |
 |
| 1959 | NYA | 135 |
556 |
115 |
167
|
24 |
13 |
22 |
75 |
58 |
103 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
3 | 3 | .876 |
.367 |
.509 |
.209 |
.300 |
|
| 1960 | NYA | 135 |
571 |
119 |
184
|
35 |
3 |
36 |
116 |
67 |
110 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
6 | 4 | .975 |
.392 |
.583 |
.261 |
.322 |
 |
| 1961 | NYA | 106 |
377 |
55 |
98
|
16 |
3 |
12 |
49 |
43 |
78 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
4 | 1 | .758 |
.344 |
.414 |
.154 |
.260 |
 |
| 1962 | NYA | 111 |
455 |
98 |
133
|
17 |
5 |
17 |
71 |
59 |
96 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
2 | 5 | .838 |
.375 |
.464 |
.171 |
.292 |
|
| 1963 | NYA | 135 |
561 |
102 |
180
|
37 |
6 |
25 |
97 |
44 |
123 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
7 | 2 | .911 |
.369 |
.542 |
.221 |
.321 |
|
| 1964 | NYA | 135 |
571 |
112 |
184
|
40 |
1 |
21 |
101 |
67 |
107 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
9 | 1 | .898 |
.392 |
.506 |
.184 |
.322 |
|
| 1965 | NYA | 116 |
486 |
97 |
148
|
18 |
3 |
35 |
103 |
43 |
87 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
9 | 5 | .932 |
.362 |
.570 |
.265 |
.305 |
 |
| 1966 | NYA | 135 |
561 |
104 |
194
|
31 |
2 |
34 |
116 |
46 |
113 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
8 | 4 | .985 |
.395 |
.590 |
.244 |
.346 |
|
| 1967 | NYA | 135 |
571 |
98 |
191
|
23 |
15 |
24 |
95 |
43 |
99 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
8 | 1 | .936 |
.382 |
.553 |
.219 |
.335 |
|
| 1968 | NYA | 135 |
547 |
132 |
182
|
24 |
5 |
26 |
84 |
68 |
103 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
7 | 5 | .949 |
.411 |
.537 |
.205 |
.333 |
|
| 1969 | NYA | 105 |
212 |
37 |
65
|
9 |
2 |
14 |
38 |
17 |
28 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
2 | 4 | .923 |
.357 |
.566 |
.259 |
.307 |
|
| 1970 | NYA | 128 |
500 |
75 |
158
|
19 |
3 |
15 |
80 |
47 |
95 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
10 | 2 | .829 |
.373 |
.456 |
.140 |
.316 |
|
| 1971 | MIA | 135 |
551 |
92 |
168
|
19 |
14 |
25 |
98 |
51 |
112 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
6 | 4 | .888 |
.361 |
.526 |
.221 |
.305 |
|
| 1972 | MIA | 130 |
532 |
84 |
164
|
23 |
4 |
27 |
100 |
46 |
96 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
6 | 2 | .882 |
.363 |
.519 |
.211 |
.308 |
|
| 1973 | MIA | 46 |
152 |
17 |
39
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
11 |
31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 2 | .601 |
.305 |
.296 |
.039 |
.257 |
|
| Total | 2073 |
8216 |
1508 |
2564
|
390 |
93 |
370 |
1399 |
793 |
1586 | 31 | 38 | 248 |
95 | 52 | .890 |
.373 |
.517 |
.205 |
.312 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1973-11-01 | Mel Rucker has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1973-10-24 | The Miami Stingrays have promoted Howard Brack to the major league team. The Miami Stingrays have designated Mel Rucker for assignment. |
| 1971-11-01 | Mel Rucker now holds the league record for career on-base plus slugging percentage. |
| 1971-04-01 | Trade #1327125 has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Miami Stingrays. The Miami Stingrays receive Greg Nopayne, Mel Rucker, Chris Higham from the New York Yankees in exchange for Draft Pick 1972 Round 2 NYA (Bobby Arias), Draft Pick 1973 Round 1 MIA (Pedro Medina). |
| 1970-05-27 | Mel Rucker of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1969-05-02 | Mel Rucker of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1967-11-01 | Mel Rucker now holds the league record for career slugging percentage. |
| 1966-11-01 | Mel Rucker now holds the league record for career on-base plus slugging percentage. |
| 1966-11-01 | Mel Rucker now holds the league record for career batting average. |
| 1965-07-05 | Mel Rucker of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1962-07-27 | Mel Rucker of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 32 days. |
| 1961-07-07 | Mel Rucker of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 40 days. |
| 1959-10-04 | Mel Rucker of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1957-05-22 | Mel Rucker of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1957-03-25 | The New York Yankees have promoted Mel Rucker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Bill Gibson to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Lee Niehoff to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Tom Fisher to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Oscar Smith to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Yo-Yo Bartley to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Otto Stemmeyer to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Clyde Hersh for assignment. The New York Yankees have designated Gary Arnsberg for assignment. The New York Yankees have designated Ken Groh for assignment. |