This day in baseball: Rucker no-hits Boston
Posted: September 5, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Boston Doves, Brooklyn Superbas, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Nap Rucker, sports Leave a commentNap Rucker of the Brooklyn Superbas threw a no-hitter against the Boston Doves on September 5, 1908. Rucker struck out 14 doves en route to the no-no as the Superbas won the contest, 6-0.
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This day in baseball: Rucker dominates the Cardinals
Posted: July 24, 2015 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Brooklyn Superbas, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Nap Rucker, National League, sports, St. Louis Cardinals Leave a commentOn July 24, 1909, Nap Rucker of the Brooklyn Superbas struck out 16 Cardinal batters as Brooklyn defeated St. Louis, 1-0. Rucker asserted that he actually collected 17 K’s that day, but a careless official scorer forgot to record one of them. The southpaw finished the year second in the National League with 200 strikeouts (some sources say 201 strikeouts), in spite of Brooklyn’s dismal 55-98 season record.
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