#68 Dave Rucker, Reliever, 24 yrs, Montreal Expos - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#68 Dave Rucker, Reliever, 24 yrs, Montreal Expos
Monday, 5/13/1986

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Dave Rucker

9/1/1961
24

6"2
185

Reliever
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L

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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 400,000
1986 (Automatic)
0 Year(s), 42 Days (42 total Days)
42 Day(s)
0 Year(s), 42 Days (42 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	8	6	3	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	9	6	6
Versus RHB	8	6	2
Talent	8	6	4

Pitching Ratings
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5
68
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	1
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	1
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	1
Talent	2	2	2	2	2

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
1
2
1
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Fielding Ratings
P : 2 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/15	Cin	W 9-4		0.2	1	1	1	0	1
4/16	Cin	L 2-4		1	1	1	1	1	3
4/19	CHI	L 2-13		1.1	1	0	0	0	2
4/21	CHI	W 8-5		0.1	0	0	0	0	1
4/22	STL	W 4-1		0.2	1	0	0	0	0
4/23	STL	L 2-6		0.2	1	0	0	1	0
4/28	@HOU	W 9-6		1	0	0	0	0	1
5/7	@SDP	L 1-2		0	1	1	1	0	0
5/8	@ATL	L 6-13		2	3	1	1	0	3
5/10	@ATL	W 2-1		1	0	0	0	0	1

Pitching Stats 1986

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	17	0	1	0	0	1.69	21.1	10	4	4	14	26	0	.0	0	0	.0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	6	0	1.$	17	4	10.1	4.2	11.0	5.9	1	1	100.0	7	2	28.6	2.22

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	26	3	0	0	0	2	1	2	12	0	0	0	.115	.179	.115	.294
vs. RHB	42	7	1	0	2	3	3	12	14	0	0	0	.167	.339	.333	.673

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	8	0	0	0	0	2.08	8.2	6	2	2	7	10
Road	9	0	1	0	0	1.42	12.2	4	2	2	7	16
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	3	0	0	0	0	5.40	3.1	4	2	2	0	4

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	14	0	1	0	0	1.00	18.0	6	2	2	14	22
May	3	0	0	0	0	5.40	3.1	4	2	2	0	4

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	Teams
1985	18	0	1	1	0	8.14	21.0	21	19	19	18	24	0	0	1.86	Cin BOS
1986	17	0	1	0	0	1.69	21.1	10	4	4	14	26	0	0	1.13	BOS MON
Total	35	0	2	1	0	4.89	42.1	31	23	23	32	50	0	0	1.49

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1981, AAA	19	0	2	3	0	6.18	27.2	28	19	19	11	23	0	0
1982, AAA	43	0	8	1	1	5.55	71.1	81	48	44	23	74	0	0
1983, AAA	28	0	3	5	3	3.04	47.1	41	16	16	19	44	0	0
1984, AA	5	0	1	0	0	2.16	8.1	8	2	2	0	9	0	0
1984, AAA	27	1	0	1	0	6.69	37.2	37	29	28	27	38	0	0
1985, AAA	29	0	3	2	3	2.68	37.0	32	13	11	16	47	0	0

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1985	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Cin BOS
1986	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BOS MON
Total	35	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1986

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.833

21.1

2.53

Player History

Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/1/1981 to a 1-year deal worth $190,000 per year... Traded from New York (N) to Montreal on 5/27/1981 (Going to NYM: P D. Selma. Going to MON: P D. Clyde,
P J. Alvarez, P D. Rucker)... Traded from Montreal to Cincinnati on 4/1/1983 (Going to MON: P T. Norton. Going to CIN: P D. Rucker)...
Traded from Cincinnati to Boston on 7/22/1985 (Going to Cin: LF B. Butler, C B. Pocoroba, P D. Lewallyn. Going to BOS: LF H. Washington, P D. Rucker, P M. Ross)...
Earned first career win on 10/5/1985...
Traded from Boston to Montreal on 2/22/1986 (Going to BOS: CF Andre Dawson, P Don Carman. Going to MON: P Dave Rucker, RF James Tenorio)...

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