John Joel Rucker (January 15, 1917 – August 7, 1985), nicknamed "The Crabapple Comet,"[1] was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in 705 Major League Baseball games played, 607 as a center fielder, over six seasons (1940–1941; 1943–1946) for the New York Giants.

The native of Crabapple, Georgia — a nephew of former Major League pitcher Nap Rucker — batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).

[2] During his MLB career, Rucker amassed 711 hits, including 105 doubles and 39 triples.

Rucker is featured on the cover of the April 1, 1940 issue of Life magazine.

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