LF Vernon Ruch #21
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/09/1950
LF VERNON RUCH #21 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/15/1911
Born in:Centerville, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 67 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 67 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1932, 10th Pick in Round 8
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1937 Brooklyn - FABL 26 13 11 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .429 .455 .883 147 165 0.1
1938 Brooklyn - FABL 27 7 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 25 21 -0.1
1939 Brooklyn - FABL 28 5 13 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 .154 .200 .385 .585 53 45 -0.1
1940 Brooklyn - FABL 29 46 120 27 6 0 1 16 11 17 0 0 6 0 0 .225 .321 .300 .621 74 72 -0.0
1941 Brooklyn - FABL 30 43 84 19 6 1 1 10 7 13 0 1 6 0 0 .226 .327 .357 .684 90 84 0.1
1942 Brooklyn - FABL 31 24 54 14 2 0 1 6 5 10 0 0 2 0 0 .259 .375 .352 .727 117 129 0.1
1943 Brooklyn - FABL 32 102 274 76 18 1 3 30 32 40 0 2 22 0 0 .277 .367 .383 .750 125 126 2.6
1944 Brooklyn - FABL 33 97 341 99 21 2 6 48 49 58 1 2 18 0 1 .290 .393 .416 .809 133 136 2.0
1945 Brooklyn - FABL 34 147 542 173 40 0 11 78 64 76 3 2 37 0 4 .319 .404 .454 .858 148 151 5.4
1946 Brooklyn - FABL 35 117 333 78 17 1 8 39 34 41 0 3 34 1 0 .234 .316 .363 .679 96 103 0.1
1947 Portland - GWL 36 71 253 76 18 3 5 37 31 30 0 1 20 0 0 .300 .373 .455 .828 148 153 1.5
1948 Portland - GWL 37 37 67 17 2 0 1 4 1 8 0 0 8 0 0 .254 .333 .328 .662 97 92 -0.1
Total FABL 601 1781 493 112 5 32 229 206 259 4 11 128 1 5 .277 .368 .399 .767 122 125 10.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1930 Liberty College - COL 19 51 212 76 23 2 11 55 41 24 3 1 13 0 0 .358 .429 .642 1.071 169 168 2.4
1931 Liberty College - COL 20 50 203 63 10 4 9 34 42 30 0 1 15 0 0 .310 .397 .532 .929 159 166 2.4
1932 Liberty College - COL 21 50 212 76 14 1 12 44 47 32 2 1 20 0 0 .358 .445 .604 1.049 168 167 2.5
1933 Tampa - B 22 25 101 41 8 0 4 17 18 8 3 2 0 0 0 .406 .456 .604 1.060 171 172 1.1
1933 Omaha - A 22 30 96 30 12 1 0 13 10 5 0 1 6 0 0 .312 .343 .458 .801 111 111 -0.0
1933 Knoxville - AA 22 10 39 15 4 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 4 0 0 .385 .415 .487 .902 143 154 0.3
1933 Rochester - AAA 22 17 44 16 5 2 0 6 8 2 1 0 6 0 0 .364 .404 .568 .972 166 174 0.6
1934 Rochester - AAA 23 103 400 134 34 2 5 70 63 39 2 8 22 0 0 .335 .390 .468 .857 134 137 3.1
1935 Rochester - AAA 24 45 114 33 9 0 4 19 24 16 1 1 4 0 0 .289 .379 .474 .852 112 115 0.6
1936 Rochester - AAA 25 57 117 35 12 2 0 15 18 17 0 0 2 0 0 .299 .388 .436 .824 114 121 0.6
1937 Rochester - AAA 26 83 261 73 18 1 9 46 40 28 7 6 20 0 0 .280 .358 .460 .817 141 140 2.0
1938 Rochester - AAA 27 116 442 146 37 3 5 51 65 58 2 3 27 0 0 .330 .408 .462 .869 129 136 3.5
1939 Rochester - AAA 28 113 124 39 13 2 4 29 19 12 0 2 6 0 0 .315 .370 .548 .918 134 119 0.6
1940 Jersey City - AAA 29 49 182 51 10 0 7 22 24 22 0 2 10 0 0 .280 .354 .451 .805 130 135 1.4
1941 Jersey City - AAA 30 50 190 49 12 0 5 28 21 18 0 3 15 0 0 .258 .318 .400 .718 110 110 0.5
1942 Jersey City - AAA 31 51 168 49 10 1 6 34 25 26 0 4 9 0 0 .292 .379 .470 .849 153 156 2.0
1947 Oklahoma City - AA 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 -0.0
Total DIX 10 39 15 4 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 4 0 0 .385 .415 .487 .902 143 154
Total GWL 108 320 93 20 3 6 41 32 38 0 1 28 0 0 .291 .365 .428 .793 137 140
Total UL 684 2042 625 160 13 45 320 307 238 13 29 121 0 0 .306 .377 .463 .841 131 134
Total AIAA 151 627 215 47 7 32 133 130 86 5 3 48 0 0 .343 .424 .593 1.018 166 167
Total SEL 25 101 41 8 0 4 17 18 8 3 2 0 0 0 .406 .456 .604 1.060 171 172
Total LSA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123
Total WBL 30 96 30 12 1 0 13 10 5 0 1 6 0 0 .312 .343 .458 .801 111 111
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1937 Brooklyn - FABL 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -128 -0.0
1938 Brooklyn - FABL 27 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -124 -0.0
Total FABL 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -126
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1930 Liberty College - COL RF 51 51 105 8 0 117 4 .966 458.0 2.22 -0.8 .968
1931 Liberty College - COL RF 50 50 89 6 1 98 3 .969 442.2 1.93 +0.7 1.011
1932 Liberty College - COL RF 50 50 71 3 0 75 1 .987 452.1 1.47 +0.8 .998
1933 Rochester - AAA LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.0 1.005
1933 Tampa - B LF 14 14 40 1 0 41 0 1.000 132.0 2.80 -1.3 .943
1933 Rochester - AAA RF 13 8 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 76.0 2.25 -0.2 1.025
1933 Knoxville - AA RF 10 10 25 2 1 27 0 1.000 73.0 3.33 -0.1 1.021
1933 Omaha - A RF 22 22 55 1 0 57 1 .982 187.2 2.69 -2.4 .948
1933 Tampa - B RF 11 11 23 1 0 26 2 .923 93.1 2.31 -1.0 .928
1934 Rochester - AAA LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 +0.2 1.003
1934 Rochester - AAA RF 98 93 241 7 1 254 6 .976 848.0 2.63 +1.6 1.003
1935 Rochester - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1935 Rochester - AAA RF 33 23 69 3 0 72 0 1.000 217.2 2.98 +0.6 1.037
1936 Rochester - AAA LF 18 18 32 0 0 34 2 .941 150.0 1.92 +0.6 1.002
1936 Rochester - AAA RF 14 6 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 64.2 1.95 -0.3 .974
1937 Rochester - AAA LF 64 62 119 3 1 125 3 .976 546.0 2.01 -2.0 .984
1937 Brooklyn - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1937 Rochester - AAA RF 4 3 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 +0.1 1.041
1938 Brooklyn - MLB LF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.0 .995
1938 Rochester - AAA LF 15 9 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 92.1 2.34 -0.3 1.003
1938 Brooklyn - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1938 Rochester - AAA RF 104 104 213 15 5 231 3 .987 900.1 2.28 +2.3 1.018
1939 Brooklyn - MLB LF 4 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 29.0 3.10 +0.1 1.005
1939 Rochester - AAA LF 33 2 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 88.2 1.83 -1.2 .972
1939 Rochester - AAA RF 30 6 17 1 0 18 0 1.000 94.0 1.72 -0.1 .937
1940 Brooklyn - MLB LF 33 28 74 0 0 74 0 1.000 247.0 2.70 +1.3 1.008
1940 Jersey City - AAA LF 42 42 94 3 1 101 4 .960 340.2 2.56 +2.2 1.033
1940 Brooklyn - MLB RF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 26.0 2.42 -0.1 1.169
1940 Jersey City - AAA RF 18 6 17 1 0 19 1 .947 80.1 2.02 -0.7 .923
1941 Brooklyn - MLB LF 21 18 38 1 0 39 0 1.000 155.2 2.25 +0.0 1.029
1941 Jersey City - AAA LF 30 28 58 3 0 62 1 .984 241.2 2.27 -1.8 .958
1941 Brooklyn - MLB RF 11 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 19.1 2.33 -0.2 .996
1941 Jersey City - AAA RF 24 19 50 1 0 53 2 .962 181.0 2.54 -1.8 .957
1942 Brooklyn - MLB LF 19 13 42 1 0 45 2 .956 130.2 2.96 -1.1 .974
1942 Brooklyn - MLB RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .997
1942 Jersey City - AAA RF 50 46 127 4 1 131 0 1.000 408.1 2.89 +0.4 .995
1943 Brooklyn - MLB LF 30 24 77 2 1 80 1 .988 219.1 3.24 +1.3 .999
1943 Brooklyn - MLB RF 51 45 129 6 1 136 1 .993 406.1 2.99 +3.3 1.011
1944 Brooklyn - MLB LF 74 73 200 2 1 205 3 .985 645.0 2.82 -0.2 1.009
1944 Brooklyn - MLB RF 24 17 49 0 0 49 0 1.000 160.2 2.74 +0.7 1.041
1945 Brooklyn - MLB SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1945 Brooklyn - MLB LF 128 128 362 11 3 380 7 .982 1105.2 3.04 +2.4 1.013
1945 Brooklyn - MLB RF 15 15 45 5 0 51 1 .980 129.0 3.49 -0.1 .985
1946 Brooklyn - MLB LF 67 65 143 2 0 146 1 .993 539.1 2.42 -3.0 .973
1946 Brooklyn - MLB RF 37 21 67 1 0 69 1 .986 207.0 2.96 -2.5 .944
1947 Portland - AAA LF 36 36 71 5 1 77 1 .987 296.0 2.31 -1.3 .985
1947 Portland - AAA RF 38 33 107 6 1 116 3 .974 301.2 3.37 -7.0 .936
1948 Portland - AAA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1948 Portland - AAA LF 12 9 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 73.0 1.97 +0.1 1.001
1948 Portland - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Portland - AAA RF 8 5 15 0 0 17 2 .882 46.0 2.93 -1.9 .927
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
TOTAL LF 644 576 1427 35 8 1487 25 .983 5071.0 2.59 -4.0 .998
TOTAL RF 774 647 1562 75 11 1668 31 .981 5909.1 2.49 -8.6 .991
PLAYER HISTORY
12/05/1929 Joined the Liberty College Bells.
01/01/1930 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/07/1930 Injured (Conjunctivitis), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1931 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/05/1932 Released by the Liberty College Bells.
12/05/1932 Drafted in the 1932 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 10, 122nd overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings.
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/18/1933 Goes 0-1 against the Chattanooga Dynamos, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/05/1934 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
08/15/1934 Goes 0-4 against the Louisville Derbies, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
09/25/1934 Wins the 1934 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/22/1935 Wins the 1935 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/29/1936 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
09/22/1936 Wins the 1936 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/15/1937 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/13/1937 Wins the 1937 World Championship Series with the Brooklyn Kings.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/16/1938 Goes 5-6 against the Newark Aces, with 1 3B, 2 RBI and 3 R.
08/15/1938 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week.
09/06/1938 Goes 0-4 against the Newark Aces, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/15/1942 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
06/15/1942 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/09/1944 Was selected to the 1944 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/04/1944 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 7-8 weeks.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/08/1945 Was selected to the 1945 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/03/1945 Goes 0-4 against the Chicago Cougars, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
08/14/1945 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/06/1946 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/28/1947 Released by the Brooklyn Kings.
06/11/1947 Signed a minor league contract ($1,600 bonus) with the Portland Green Sox organization.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1949 Released by the Portland Green Sox.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/13/1950 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
1945 173 10
Year TB Rank
1945 246 9
Year 2B Rank
1945 40 1
Year HR Rank
1945 11 9
Year RBI Rank
1945 78 8
Year BB Rank
1945 76 9
Year EBH Rank
1945 51 6
Year AVG Rank
1945 .319 2
Year OBP Rank
1945 .404 1
Year SLG Rank
1945 .454 6
Year RC Rank
1945 97.88 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1945 6.71 5
Year ISO Rank
1945 .135 9
Year wOBA Rank
1945 .402 2
Year OPS Rank
1945 .858 4
Year WAR Rank
1945 5.4 9
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