RF King Brucker #16
Seattle Thunderbirds (KCK) GWL
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
04/08/1963
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RF KING BRUCKER #16 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - 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
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 2 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 1 3
Arm: 1 2 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/08/1931
Born in:Dallas, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 113 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 12 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 16th Pick in Round 1
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
1955 Los Angeles - FABL 23 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 83 83 0.0
1956 Los Angeles - FABL 24 35 44 12 1 0 0 3 6 4 0 0 8 0 0 .273 .333 .295 .629 82 86 -0.1
1957 Los Angeles - FABL 25 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343 1 -6 -0.3
1958 Los Angeles - FABL 26 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 178 195 0.1
1959 Los Angeles - FABL 27 20 23 8 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .348 .348 .391 .739 102 106 0.0
Total FABL 77 88 25 2 0 0 7 9 5 0 0 11 0 0 .284 .323 .307 .629 78 80 -0.3
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
1946 Total - 14 27 116 58 16 7 6 36 58 13 4 3 5 16 5 .500 .551 .914 1.465 100 100 3.3
1947 Total - 15 21 93 47 10 5 3 30 36 10 4 0 6 17 5 .505 .570 .817 1.387 100 100 2.5
1948 Total - 16 24 102 52 12 6 4 33 46 12 4 1 5 25 9 .510 .571 .863 1.434 100 100 2.9
1949 Total - 17 26 116 58 17 7 3 38 55 13 4 0 4 22 6 .500 .564 .845 1.409 100 100 3.1
1949 Moline - C 17 56 235 79 13 4 3 25 39 10 2 1 55 6 6 .336 .367 .464 .831 114 114 0.2
1950 Moline - C 18 5 16 6 2 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 3 0 0 .375 .500 .500 1.000 152 163 0.1
1950 Charlotte - B 18 78 310 77 10 2 9 47 39 21 2 1 53 6 3 .248 .299 .381 .680 86 79 -0.9
1951 Havana - DL 19 42 129 31 6 1 2 15 14 4 2 3 31 0 0 .240 .268 .349 .617 59 49 -0.6
1951 Charlotte - B 19 123 504 165 27 2 18 66 88 38 8 3 87 3 1 .327 .382 .496 .878 128 130 2.9
1951 Hartford - A 19 11 43 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 7 1 0 .093 .170 .093 .263 -21 -37 -0.7
1952 Scranton - A 20 106 409 104 30 2 5 35 43 33 5 0 86 2 0 .254 .318 .374 .692 108 107 1.2
1952 Houston - AA 20 30 133 44 9 2 3 15 17 2 0 0 26 1 0 .331 .341 .496 .837 130 127 0.4
1953 Scranton - A 21 17 27 4 1 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 .148 .233 .259 .493 35 27 -0.2
1953 Houston - AA 21 74 214 68 12 4 7 35 35 16 3 1 32 0 1 .318 .372 .509 .881 138 135 1.0
1953 Los Angeles - AAA 21 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -35 -55 -0.1
1954 Houston - AA 22 81 91 26 5 1 3 18 15 20 2 0 14 0 1 .286 .425 .462 .886 132 118 0.4
1954 Salt Lake City - AAA 22 4 5 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100 190 118 0.0
1955 Salt Lake City - AAA 23 65 73 27 2 0 6 17 14 1 1 0 6 0 0 .370 .387 .644 1.031 171 175 0.9
1956 Salt Lake City - AAA 24 16 11 5 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .455 .455 .727 1.182 206 217 0.2
1957 Salt Lake City - AAA 25 25 35 13 2 1 3 12 6 4 0 1 6 0 1 .371 .425 .743 1.168 213 211 0.6
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA 26 26 39 14 0 0 3 7 10 3 0 1 6 0 0 .359 .395 .590 .985 171 164 0.4
1960 Houston - AA 28 25 32 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 5 0 0 .062 .143 .094 .237 -30 -35 -0.5
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 28 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 49 -0.0
1961 Houston - AA 29 27 49 15 3 1 2 5 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 .306 .370 .531 .901 149 152 0.3
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 29 3 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 34 -0.1
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA 30 12 10 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 .300 .417 .400 .817 133 141 -0.0
Total GWL 158 191 67 6 1 13 44 37 11 2 2 24 0 2 .351 .388 .597 .985 164 162
Total MAL 134 479 112 31 3 5 37 52 39 6 0 97 3 0 .234 .300 .342 .642 92 89
Total SEL 201 814 242 37 4 27 113 127 59 10 4 140 9 4 .297 .351 .452 .803 112 111
Total LSA 237 519 155 30 8 15 73 80 46 5 1 82 1 2 .299 .361 .474 .835 126 121
Total UMVA 61 251 85 15 4 3 27 42 14 2 1 58 6 6 .339 .377 .466 .843 117 117
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Moline - C RF 56 56 73 3 0 83 7 .916 457.0 1.50 -5.0 .943
1950 Charlotte - B 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Charlotte - B LF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 31.0 1.45 -0.1 .984
1950 Charlotte - B RF 76 72 144 7 2 155 4 .974 623.2 2.18 -9.5 .907
1950 Moline - C RF 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 41.0 0.22 -0.3 1.017
1951 Charlotte - B 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1951 Charlotte - B SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Hartford - A LF 11 11 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 93.0 1.16 -1.5 .979
1951 Charlotte - B LF 6 6 18 0 0 21 3 .857 51.0 3.18 -0.7 .934
1951 Hartford - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 .963
1951 Charlotte - B RF 113 106 182 4 0 187 1 .995 865.0 1.94 -5.3 .957
1951 Havana - DL RF 42 42 44 0 0 45 1 .978 298.0 1.33 +1.0 .983
1952 Houston - AA LF 3 3 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 -0.3 .972
1952 Scranton - A LF 39 39 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 340.1 1.38 -1.4 .935
1952 Houston - AA RF 26 26 39 2 0 42 1 .976 227.1 1.62 -2.4 .918
1952 Scranton - A RF 64 62 91 6 1 105 8 .924 551.0 1.58 -5.6 .932
1953 Houston - AA LF 37 36 52 0 0 54 2 .963 311.0 1.50 -3.3 .929
1953 Scranton - A LF 5 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 37.0 0.97 -0.7 .958
1953 Los Angeles - AAA RF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.2 .998
1953 Houston - AA RF 21 17 28 2 0 30 0 1.000 160.2 1.68 -1.7 .960
1954 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Houston - AA LF 9 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 49.2 1.27 -0.1 .974
1954 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Houston - AA RF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 33.2 2.41 +0.2 .991
1955 Los Angeles - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.2 .963
1955 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 6 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 29.1 1.23 -0.1 .948
1955 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Los Angeles - MLB LF 20 3 17 0 0 19 2 .895 65.2 2.33 -0.8 .958
1956 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.0 .970
1956 Los Angeles - MLB RF 9 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 30.1 1.19 -0.6 .965
1956 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 -0.0 1.009
1957 Los Angeles - MLB LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .949
1957 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 8 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 25.1 2.13 +0.2 .956
1957 Los Angeles - MLB RF 11 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 36.0 1.75 -0.9 .859
1957 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 22.0 0.82 +0.0 1.003
1958 Los Angeles - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 12 4 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 50.0 2.52 -0.1 .971
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 4 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 20.1 0.89 -0.7 .685
1959 Los Angeles - MLB LF 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.2 .946
1959 Los Angeles - MLB RF 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.7 .661
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.1 .954
1960 Houston - AA LF 6 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 29.1 1.53 -0.3 .977
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Houston - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.0 .986
1961 Houston - AA LF 13 5 9 0 0 10 1 .900 64.2 1.25 -1.1 .882
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.012
1961 Houston - AA RF 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 21.1 1.27 -0.3 1.009
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA RF 6 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 14.0 1.93 -0.1 .967
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 204 127 217 2 0 227 8 .965 1258.1 1.57 -11.1 .939
TOTAL RF 466 398 639 24 3 687 24 .965 3444.1 1.73 -31.6 .937
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick) by the St. Louis Pioneers, out of high school Waco (Waco; Waco, TX).
07/10/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization with a signing bonus of $21,000.
08/25/1949 Goes 5-6 against the Burlington Bears, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
08/29/1949 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
09/12/1949 Wins the 1949 Championship with the Moline Pioneers!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1950 Named the #72 prospect in the FABL
07/30/1950 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/01/1950 Injured (hip soreness),day-to-day for one week.
10/14/1950 Named the #62 prospect in the FABL
03/10/1951 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
04/16/1951 Named the #30 prospect in the FABL
05/01/1951 Goes 5-6 against the Arlington Patriots, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
07/08/1951 Named the #41 prospect in the FABL
08/07/1951 Goes 5-6 against the Savannah Privateers, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 5 R.
08/18/1951 Goes 5-6 against the Chattanooga Dynamos, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
10/11/1951 Named the #27 prospect in the FABL
10/11/1951 Was traded by the St. Louis Pioneers to the Brooklyn Kings, along with RP Ed Owens, SP Ed Wingerter, RF Red Hinton, and 2B Les Sasson, in exchange for SP Joe Potts and $50,000.
10/11/1951 Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the New York Stars, along with SP Ed Wingerter, 2B John Smith, and CF Enos Bell, in exchange for 1B Bill Barnett.
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Havana Sharks.
03/06/1952 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the New York Stars development complex.
04/15/1952 Named the #73 prospect in the FABL
06/30/1952 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1952 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
07/21/1952 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
07/23/1952 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/31/1952 Goes 0-1 against the Oklahoma City Chiefs, ending his hitting streak at 24 games.
09/18/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Los Angeles Knights!
09/18/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Salt Lake City Stars!
09/21/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Houston Bulls!
08/06/1962 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
03/20/1963 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1951 3 3
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