investing in a local bank and ownership of a plantation, several cotton farms, a wheat mill. He also served as mayor of Roswell from 1935 to 1936. After serving as mayor. Rucker was responsible for creating Roswell's first supply of running water and served as the city's water commissioner for many years. Rucker was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1967. Rucker died in Alpharetta, Georgia, in 1970 and was interred in the Roswell Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Roswell, Georgia. Personal life His nephew Johnny Rucker played baseball for the New York Giants. See also List of Major League Baseball no-hitters List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise External links Nap Rucker - Baseballbiography.com DiamondFans.com New Georgia Encyclopedia entry for Nap Rucker Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Bio for Nap Rucker Baseball Almanac stats for Nap Rucker Georgia Sports Hall of Fame References 6. Napoleon Rucker, Greatest of all slow pitchers, John J McGraw, Washington Evening star. [volume], February 24, 1923, Page 20, Image 20 1884 births 1970 deaths Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Major League Baseball pitchers Knuckleball pitchers Brooklyn Robins players Brooklyn Dodgers players Brooklyn Dodgers scouts Brooklyn Superbas players People from Roswell, Georgia Mayors of places in Georgia (U.S. state) American athlete-politicians Atlanta Crackers players Augusta Tourists players Sportspeople from Fulton County, Georgia 20th-century American politicians