1884
Born September 30, 1884
Crabapple, GA, USA
Nap Rucker Notable
b. September 30, 1884 · Brooklyn Superbas 1907–1910, 1913, Brooklyn Dodgers 1911–1912, Brooklyn Robins 1914–1916
Nap Rucker played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1907 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1916.
He went 134 and 134 with a 2.42 earned run average, pitching 2,375.3 innings in 336 games. He struck out 1,217, completed 186 of his 274 starts and threw 38 shutouts. Across 336 games he batted .195, with 157 hits and 44 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 10 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1910 and 1912, topping out at 6.
He has a page for his starting pitcher in 1908.
He was born in Crabapple, GA, USA on September 30, 1884, and died on December 19, 1970. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 4 | 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | BRO | 37 | 97 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .155 |
| 1908 | BRO | 42 | 117 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .179 |
| 1909 | BRO | 38 | 101 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .119 |
| 1910 | BRO | 41 | 110 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .209 |
| 1911 | BRO | 48 | 104 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .202 |
| 1912 | BRO | 45 | 102 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .245 |
| 1913 | BRO | 41 | 87 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .241 |
| 1914 | BRO | 16 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .265 |
| 1915 | BRO | 19 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .214 |
| 1916 | BRO | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .091 |
| Career | — | 336 | 805 | 44 | 157 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 22 | 117 | 2 | .195 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | BRO | 15 | 13 | 37 | 30 | 0 | 275.1 | 242 | 63 | 80 | 131 | 2.06 |
| 1908 | BRO | 17 | 19 | 42 | 37 | 1 | 333.1 | 265 | 77 | 125 | 199 | 2.08 |
| 1909 | BRO | 13 | 19 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 309.1 | 245 | 77 | 101 | 201 | 2.24 |
| 1910 | BRO | 17 | 18 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 320.1 | 293 | 92 | 84 | 147 | 2.58 |
| 1911 | BRO | 22 | 18 | 48 | 33 | 4 | 315.2 | 255 | 95 | 110 | 190 | 2.71 |
| 1912 | BRO | 18 | 21 | 45 | 34 | 4 | 297.2 | 272 | 73 | 72 | 151 | 2.21 |
| 1913 | BRO | 14 | 15 | 41 | 33 | 3 | 260.0 | 236 | 83 | 67 | 111 | 2.87 |
| 1914 | BRO | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 103.2 | 113 | 39 | 27 | 35 | 3.39 |
| 1915 | BRO | 9 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 122.2 | 134 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 2.42 |
| 1916 | BRO | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 37.1 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1.69 |
| Career | — | 134 | 134 | 336 | 274 | 14 | 2375.1 | 2089 | 639 | 701 | 1217 | 2.42 |
On this day & linked events
1970
Died December 19, 1970
1907
Major-league debut: Nap Rucker
Nap Rucker made a major-league debut on April 15, 1907.
1908
Nap Rucker's No-Hitter
Nap Rucker started as the Brooklyn Superbas held the Boston Doves without a hit on September 5, 1908, winning 6–0.
1915
Rube Marquard's No-Hitter
Rube Marquard threw a no-hitter for the New York Giants against the Brooklyn Robins on April 15, 1915, winning 2–0.
1916
Final major-league game: Nap Rucker
Nap Rucker played a final major-league game on September 13, 1916.
Image: The Sporting News via [1], public domain