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Johnny Bucha
John George Bucha

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.

Debut May 2, 1948
Final Game September 25, 1953
Born January 22, 1925 in Allentown, PA
Died April 28, 1996 in Bethlehem, PA

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 23 STL NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      1   0  .000  .500  .000   42    0   0           0   0
 1950 25 STL NL  22   36    1    5   1  0   0    1   0      4   7  .139  .225  .167    3    6   0           0   2
 1953 28 DET AL  60  158   17   35   9  0   1   14   1  1  20  14  .222  .309  .297   65   47   2           0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       84  195   18   40  10  0   1   15   1  1  25  21  .205  .295  .272   53   53   2   0   0   0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        376   35   77  19  0   2   29   2  2  48  41  .205  .295  .272   53  102   4   0   0   0  10
 Career High     60  158   17   35   9  0   1   14   1  1  20  14                          47   2   0   0   0   3
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 23 STL NL    2    1    0   0.0   107| .000  .276| .500  .351| .000  .408| .500  .759|  42  .000   0.0   0.0     
 1950 25 STL NL   40   33    1   0.8   112| .139  .275| .225  .353| .167  .427| .392  .780|   3  .038  -5.3  -0.5     
 1953 28 DET AL  180  129   14   2.9   102| .222  .268| .309  .344| .297  .395| .606  .740|  65  .314  -7.3  -0.7  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       222  163   15   2.5   104| .205  .270| .295  .346| .272  .401| .567  .747|  53  .249 -12.5  -1.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1948 23 STL NL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.40 0 1950 25 STL NL C 17 42 5 2 0 .959 .981 2.76 4.53 2 1953 28 DET AL C 56 218 22 4 4 .984 .985 4.29 4.44 5
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1948 23 STL NL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.40 0 1950 25 STL NL C 17 42 5 2 0 .959 .981 2.76 4.53 2 1953 28 DET AL C 56 218 22 4 4 .984 .985 4.29 4.44 5
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C 74 261 27 6 4 .980 .984 3.89 4.46 7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 74 261 27 6 4 .980 .984 3.89 4.46
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1943 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

December 1, 1952: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1952 rule 5 draft.

June 9, 1954: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Chuck Kress, Ernie Nevel, and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Wayne Belardi.


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