#1 Charles "Rucker" Blackwell, Rightfield, 36 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Thursday, 10/19/1930 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Charles Blackwell Rucker 1/1/1894 36 Negro,Lg,Player 5"8 155
Rightfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 9,500,000 1930 $ 4,290,000 (4 year(s)) 14 Year(s), 8 Days (2416 total Days) 172 Day(s) 15 Year(s), 161 Days (2741 total Days) 15 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 8 8 5 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings CF : 8 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 3 (Range), .929 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/21 | @CIN | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | @PHI | W 9-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/24 | @PHI | L 4-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/26 | PIT | L 3-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | PIT | W 9-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/28 | BSN | L 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | @CIN | L 5-8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | PoG | |
9/30 | CIN | L 1-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | @NYN | L 5-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | @STL | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 150 | 566 | 171 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 73 | 130 | 58 | 47 | .302 | .374 | .465 | .838 | .906 | .163 |
Projected | 150 | 566 | 171 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 73 | 130 | 58 | 47 | .302 | .374 | .465 | .838 | .906 | .163 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 140 | 639 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 263 | 53 | 63 | 30 | 67.7 | 117.4 | 7.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 137 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .219 | .335 | .328 | .664 |
vs. RHP | 429 | 141 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 107 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .329 | .387 | .508 | .895 |
Close/Late | 59 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .390 | .413 | .695 | 1.108 |
Scoring Position | 121 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .361 | .438 | .799 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .556 | 1.125 | 1.681 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 267 | 74 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 58 | 18 | 26 | .277 | .331 | .457 | .788 |
Road | 75 | 299 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 72 | 40 | 21 | .324 | .408 | .472 | .879 |
March/April | 23 | 71 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .408 | .449 | .620 | 1.068 |
May | 24 | 103 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 7 | .252 | .313 | .388 | .701 |
June | 26 | 102 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 11 | 7 | .343 | .409 | .520 | .928 |
July | 25 | 90 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 8 | .256 | .364 | .367 | .731 |
August | 26 | 94 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 10 | .298 | .370 | .426 | .796 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 106 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 9 | .283 | .353 | .500 | .853 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1916 | 126 | 455 | 144 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 79 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 20 | 6 | .316 | .389 | .488 | .877 | SLG |
1917 | 126 | 455 | 144 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 79 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 20 | 6 | .316 | .389 | .488 | .877 | IND |
1918 | 150 | 578 | 141 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 85 | 57 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 41 | 10 | .244 | .313 | .339 | .652 | WAS |
1919 | 153 | 562 | 183 | 32 | 10 | 16 | 81 | 117 | 76 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 43 | 13 | .326 | .407 | .504 | .910 | WAS,AL |
1920 | 157 | 567 | 149 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 97 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 42 | 5 | .263 | .331 | .407 | .738 | WAS |
1921 | 151 | 558 | 186 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 79 | 126 | 79 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 46 | 14 | .333 | .418 | .511 | .928 | WAS,AL |
1922 | 134 | 497 | 165 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 99 | 65 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 44 | 18 | .332 | .414 | .483 | .897 | WAS,AL |
1923 | 158 | 592 | 169 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 101 | 57 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 13 | .285 | .350 | .438 | .787 | WAS |
1924 | 140 | 475 | 166 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 122 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 45 | 15 | .349 | .419 | .535 | .954 | WAS,AL |
1925 | 140 | 507 | 171 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 70 | 115 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 47 | 18 | .337 | .402 | .509 | .911 | WAS |
1926 | 149 | 538 | 176 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 81 | 122 | 65 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 37 | 13 | .327 | .405 | .530 | .935 | WAS |
1927 | 136 | 422 | 119 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 71 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 19 | .282 | .355 | .405 | .760 | PHI |
1928 | 143 | 449 | 121 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 76 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 38 | 14 | .269 | .331 | .434 | .765 | PHI CHC |
1929 | 140 | 457 | 125 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 82 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 36 | 14 | .274 | .348 | .420 | .768 | CHC |
1930 | 150 | 566 | 171 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 73 | 130 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 63 | 30 | .302 | .374 | .465 | .838 | CHC |
Total | 2153 | 7678 | 2330 | 408 | 136 | 182 | 1018 | 1501 | 840 | 89 | 55 | 513 | 588 | 208 | .303 | .376 | .463 | .839 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1926 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .278 | .250 | .528 |
Total | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .278 | .250 | .528 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Centerfield | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
Rightfield | 144 | 139 | 205 | 6 | 1 | 237 | 26 | .890 | 1206.1 | 1.77 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Washington in 1918... Was selected to the 1919 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 7/11/1919... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1919, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1919, hitting .351 with 5 HR, 19 RBI... 1/31/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,250,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,250,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1921, hitting .563 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1921 Allstar game... 1/31/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,250,000 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 6/23/1922... Was selected to the 1922 Allstar game... 9/1/1922: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $12,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Injured on 9/10/1922 with a Broken Finger, out for 6 weeks... Was selected to the 1924 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Detroit on 7/18/1926... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1926, hitting .538 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/3/1927 to a 4-year deal worth $9,500,000 per year... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Chicago (N) on 2/24/1928 (Going to PHI: P Phil Cockrell, P Charlie Barnabe, P Tom Johnson, P Willie Foster, P Roy Roberts. Going to CHC: CF Charles Blackwell, P Lewis Hampton)... Had 2000th career hit on 8/21/1928, off Bob Vines (NYN)... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against New York (N) on 4/2/1930... 6/3/1930: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $4,290,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1919 - .326 - 7th 1921 - .333 - 5th 1922 - .332 - 7th 1924 - .349 - 4th
| OBP 1919 - .407 - 3rd 1921 - .418 - 4th 1922 - .414 - 3rd 1924 - .419 - 3rd 1925 - .402 - 9th 1926 - .405 - 6th
| SLG 1919 - .504 - 1st 1921 - .511 - 3rd 1922 - .483 - 4th 1924 - .535 - 3rd 1925 - .509 - 10th 1926 - .530 - 7th
| OPS 1919 - .910 - 2nd 1921 - .928 - 3rd 1922 - .897 - 2nd 1924 - .954 - 2nd 1925 - .911 - 9th 1926 - .935 - 4th
| Hits 1919 - 183 - 6th 1921 - 186 - 10th
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Doubles 1919 - 32 - 8th
| Triples 1919 - 10 - 6th 1921 - 14 - 4th 1923 - 12 - 4th 1926 - 10 - 5th 1929 - 11 - 6th
| Homeruns 1918 - 6 - 9th 1919 - 16 - 1st 1920 - 12 - 7th 1921 - 14 - 6th 1922 - 10 - 10th 1923 - 11 - 9th 1926 - 20 - 8th
| Runs 1919 - 117 - 2nd 1920 - 97 - 10th 1921 - 126 - 2nd 1922 - 99 - 10th 1923 - 101 - 7th 1924 - 122 - 4th 1925 - 115 - 7th 1926 - 122 - 5th
| BB 1919 - 76 - 7th 1921 - 79 - 8th 1922 - 65 - 8th 1926 - 65 - 5th
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SB 1918 - 41 - 6th 1919 - 43 - 4th 1920 - 42 - 7th 1921 - 46 - 5th 1922 - 44 - 9th 1923 - 39 - 9th 1924 - 45 - 8th 1925 - 47 - 5th 1928 - 38 - 9th
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