Dave Rucker Notable

b. September 1, 1957 · Detroit Tigers 1981–1983, St. Louis Cardinals 1983–1984, Philadelphia Phillies 1985–1986, Pittsburgh Pirates 1988

Dave Rucker played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1981 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1988.

He went 16 and 20 with a 3.94 earned run average, pitching 319.7 innings in 206 games. He struck out 170. Across 208 games he batted .192, with 5 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in San Bernardino, CA, USA on September 1, 1957. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG
1981	DET	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1982	DET	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1983	DET/STL	38	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1984	STL	50	7	0	1	0	0	3	.143
1985	PHI	41	12	2	4	1	1	5	.333
1986	PHI	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1988	PIT	31	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Career	—	208	26	2	5	1	1	11	.192

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1981	DET	0	0	2	0	0	4.0	3	3	1	2	6.75
1982	DET	5	6	27	4	0	64.0	62	24	23	31	3.38
1983	DET/STL	6	5	38	3	0	46.0	54	27	26	28	5.28
1984	STL	2	3	50	0	0	73.0	62	17	34	38	2.10
1985	PHI	3	2	39	3	1	79.1	83	38	40	41	4.31
1986	PHI	0	2	19	0	0	25.0	34	16	14	14	5.76
1988	PIT	0	2	31	0	0	28.1	39	15	9	16	4.76
Career	—	16	20	206	10	1	319.2	337	140	147	170	3.94

On this day & linked events

1957

Born September 1, 1957

San Bernardino, CA, USA

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