1B King Brucker #37
Age: 43 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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1B KING BRUCKER #37 - AGE: 43 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
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:10/08/1931
Born in:Dallas, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 113 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 12 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
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 85 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 80 -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 2 -5 -0.2
1958 Los Angeles - FABL 26 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 180 199 0.1
1959 Los Angeles - FABL 27 20 23 8 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .348 .348 .391 .739 102 108 0.0
Total FABL 77 88 25 2 0 0 7 9 5 0 0 11 0 0 .284 .323 .307 .629 78 78 -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
1949 Moline - R 17 56 235 79 13 4 3 25 39 10 2 1 55 6 6 .336 .367 .464 .831 115 116 1.1
1950 Moline - R 18 5 16 6 2 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 3 0 0 .375 .500 .500 1.000 153 169 0.2
1950 Charlotte - A 18 78 310 77 10 2 9 47 39 21 2 1 53 6 3 .248 .299 .381 .680 87 80 -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 45 -0.5
1951 Charlotte - A 19 123 504 165 27 2 18 66 88 38 8 3 87 3 1 .327 .382 .496 .878 130 134 3.0
1951 Hartford - A 19 11 43 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 7 1 0 .093 .170 .093 .263 -23 -39 -0.7
1952 Scranton - A 20 106 409 104 30 2 5 35 43 33 5 0 86 2 0 .254 .318 .374 .692 107 110 1.0
1952 Houston - AA 20 30 133 44 9 2 3 15 17 2 0 0 26 1 0 .331 .341 .496 .837 132 130 0.6
1953 Scranton - A 21 17 27 4 1 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 .148 .233 .259 .493 35 29 -0.2
1953 Houston - AA 21 74 214 68 12 4 7 35 35 16 3 1 32 0 1 .318 .372 .509 .881 139 138 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 .886 133 120 0.6
1954 Salt Lake City - AAA 22 4 5 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100 193 117 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 1.031 175 175 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 1.182 207 216 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 1.168 216 204 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 .985 172 163 0.3
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 0 47 -0.0
1961 Houston - AA 29 27 49 15 3 1 2 5 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 .306 .370 .531 .901 151 150 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 39 32 -0.0
1962 Salt Lake City - AAA 30 12 10 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 .300 .417 .400 .817 134 139 -0.0
1963 Seattle - AAA 31 84 250 60 9 0 3 26 27 26 4 7 28 2 5 .240 .314 .312 .626 76 77 -1.1
1964 Knoxville - AA 32 30 78 19 4 0 1 11 13 8 3 2 11 0 0 .244 .330 .333 .663 76 78 -0.3
1964 Seattle - AAA 32 45 46 4 2 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 9 0 0 .087 .176 .130 .307 -16 -22 -0.7
1965 Galveston - AA 33 8 31 9 1 0 1 5 5 4 4 0 5 0 0 .290 .436 .419 .855 137 132 0.1
1965 Portland - AAA 33 134 479 112 23 1 7 49 45 50 20 4 67 0 2 .234 .329 .330 .659 80 83 -0.2
Total DIX 30 78 19 4 0 1 11 13 8 3 2 11 0 0 .244 .330 .333 .663 76 78
Total GWL 421 966 243 40 2 23 120 111 91 27 13 128 2 9 .252 .329 .369 .698 91 91
Total MAL 134 479 112 31 3 5 37 52 39 6 0 97 3 0 .234 .300 .342 .642 91 92
Total SEL 201 814 242 37 4 27 113 127 59 10 4 140 9 4 .297 .351 .452 .803 114 113
Total LSA 245 550 164 31 8 16 78 85 50 9 1 87 1 2 .298 .366 .471 .836 127 124
Total UMVA 61 251 85 15 4 3 27 42 14 2 1 58 6 6 .339 .377 .466 .843 118 120
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 - R RF 56 56 73 3 0 83 7 .916 457.0 1.50 -5.0 .943
1950 Charlotte - A 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Charlotte - A LF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 31.0 1.45 -0.1 .984
1950 Charlotte - A RF 76 72 144 7 2 155 4 .974 623.2 2.18 -9.5 .907
1950 Moline - R RF 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 41.0 0.22 -0.3 1.017
1951 Charlotte - A 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1951 Charlotte - A 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 - A 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 - A 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
1963 Seattle - AAA LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 .983
1963 Seattle - AAA RF 67 66 85 0 0 89 4 .955 535.1 1.43 -7.9 .875
1964 Seattle - AAA C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.4 .000 1 1 0 0.0
1964 Knoxville - AA 1B 16 16 140 4 19 149 5 .966 139.0 9.32 -2.6 .756
1964 Seattle - AAA LF 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.2 0.00 -1.0 .000
1964 Seattle - AAA RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.020
1965 Portland - AAA 1B 120 116 919 58 75 985 8 .992 935.2 9.40 -0.3 .983
1965 Galveston - AA 1B 8 8 65 2 5 68 1 .985 72.0 8.38 -1.4 .833
1965 Portland - AAA LF 6 0 5 0 0 6 1 .833 15.2 2.87 +0.0 1.001
1965 Portland - AAA RF 13 13 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 122.0 1.48 -1.8 .884
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.4 .000 1 1 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 145 140 1125 64 100 1203 14 .988 1148.2 9.32 -4.4 .946
TOTAL LF 221 127 223 2 0 234 9 .962 1294.2 1.56 -12.0 .937
TOTAL RF 549 477 745 24 3 797 28 .965 4108.2 1.68 -41.4 .928
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.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/11/1966 Released by the Kansas City organization.
10/14/1966 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1951 3 3
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