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Murray Maddux League
6-16-2053
Buck Truman Left Field
Retired (2002, Age 44)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .311 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .861 Status Deceased (2047) Option Years 0  
H 3159 Age at Death 89 Date of Birth 05-29-1958
HR 336 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1976)		 Majors Svc Time 21 years
(108 games)
RBI 1379
SB 385
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt A+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 8
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 13
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 18
3B --- RF A+ (98.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 10
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1976 Minors 18 53.00 7 / 8 4 / 8 7 / 7 7 / 10 1 / 3 3 / 3 14 / 14 43 / 53
1976 Pos (C) 18 162.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 3 / 162
1977 Minors 19 58.00 4 / 8 2 / 3 6 / 8 5 / 8 5 / 12 9 / 9 10 / 10 41 / 58
1977 Pos (C) 19 162.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 162
1978 Minors 20 57.00 3 / 6 5 / 10 4 / 6 9 / 11 2 / 8 8 / 8 8 / 8 39 / 57
1979 Minors 21 50.00 4 / 6 0 / 4 4 / 9 5 / 9 4 / 9 4 / 4 6 / 9 27 / 50
1979 Pos (CF) 21 114.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 114
1979 Pos (LF) 21 33.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 33
1980 Minors 22 57.00 2 / 7 4 / 9 3 / 10 3 / 8 2 / 9 3 / 6 2 / 8 19 / 57
1980 Majors 22 5.07 13 11 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 5
1981 Minors 23 30.00 3 / 6 3 / 6 1 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 2 2 / 4 10 / 30
1981 Majors 23 23.54 61 45 0 1 / 2 2 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 4 1 / 1 4 / 5 13 / 23
1981 Pos (2B) 23 76.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 7 / 76
1981 Pos (3B) 23 5.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 5
1982 Majors 24 61.08 162 115 0 2 / 6 5 / 10 2 / 7 6 / 11 1 / 7 3 / 6 10 / 14 29 / 61
1983 Majors 25 65.45 162 128 0 1 / 9 2 / 9 2 / 8 3 / 14 1 / 7 8 / 14 1 / 4 18 / 65
1984 Majors 26 68.99 162 135 0 0 / 7 0 / 11 4 / 15 1 / 5 1 / 7 3 / 9 4 / 14 13 / 68
1985 Majors 27 69.31 162 143 0 0 / 11 0 / 12 2 / 6 1 / 5 1 / 7 5 / 17 0 / 11 9 / 69
1986 Majors 28 65.12 162 139 0 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 10 1 / 10 0 / 12 0 / 7 1 / 9 3 / 65
1987 Majors 29 64.51 162 138 0 0 / 11 0 / 14 0 / 7 0 / 6 2 / 8 2 / 12 2 / 6 6 / 64
1988 Majors 30 56.22 139 124 23 0 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 3 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 4 3 / 16 5 / 56
1989 Majors 31 64.11 162 143 0 0 / 9 0 / 14 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 8 1 / 64
1990 Majors 32 65.88 162 147 0 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 65
1991 Majors 33 65.19 162 147 0 1 / 15 1 / 14 5 / 12 0 / 3 1 / 7 1 / 7 1 / 7 10 / 65
1992 Majors 34 65.25 162 149 0 -2 / 9 -6 / 8 0 / 9 -5 / 11 -2 / 15 -2 / 8 0 / 5 -17 / 65
1993 Majors 35 47.87 120 89 36 2 / 7 -6 / 5 -3 / 7 -2 / 5 -5 / 7 -4 / 4 0 / 12 -18 / 47
1994 Majors 36 56.09 150 110 12 -3 / 10 0 / 4 -1 / 12 -1 / 6 -3 / 4 1 / 14 -2 / 6 -9 / 56
1995 Majors 37 59.10 162 107 0 3 / 9 1 / 8 -4 / 8 2 / 11 -4 / 8 1 / 9 -2 / 6 -3 / 59
1996 Majors 38 62.69 162 116 0 -1 / 4 1 / 14 1 / 10 0 / 10 2 / 11 -1 / 7 -2 / 6 0 / 62
1997 Majors 39 53.76 162 86 0 2 / 8 -2 / 11 0 / 6 -1 / 7 -5 / 7 -2 / 8 1 / 6 -7 / 53
1998 Majors 40 44.34 162 49 0 -1 / 6 -2 / 8 -2 / 13 -2 / 4 -1 / 2 -1 / 4 -3 / 7 -12 / 44
1999 Majors 41 54.47 156 96 0 -3 / 9 -3 / 7 -1 / 11 -1 / 10 -8 / 9 0 / 6 -2 / 2 -18 / 54
2000 Majors 42 46.63 162 59 0 1 / 9 -3 / 10 0 / 7 -6 / 5 -1 / 2 -2 / 6 -2 / 7 -13 / 46
2001 Minors 43 5.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 5
2001 Majors 43 42.01 128 62 0 0 / 6 -6 / 11 -3 / 5 0 / 7 -6 / 2 -1 / 7 -1 / 4 -17 / 42
2002 Majors 44 23.18 156 3 0 -5 / 1 -8 / 2 -5 / 5 -4 / 8 -6 / 1 0 / 3 -2 / 3 -30 / 23
Total 3353 2341 71 22 / 214 -5 / 246 27 / 226 25 / 220 -17 / 200 39 / 205 54 / 220 196 / 2083
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2002-11-01Buck Truman has retired from the Houston Colt .45s
2002-04-08The Houston Colt .45s have acquired Buck Truman from the waiver wire.
2002-03-25The Washington G-Men have designated Buck Truman for assignment. The Washington G-Men have designated Bill Getz for assignment.
2001-11-01Buck Truman now holds the league record for career runs.
2001-11-01Buck Truman now holds the league record for career games played.
2001-06-18The Washington G-Men have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team.
2001-06-01The Washington G-Men have designated Buck Truman for assignment.
2001-04-22The Washington G-Men have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team. The Washington G-Men have designated Dennis Taylor for assignment.
2001-03-25The Washington G-Men have designated Rusty Smith for assignment. The Washington G-Men have designated Rudy McClellan for assignment. The Washington G-Men have designated Buck Truman for assignment. The Washington G-Men have designated Lou Cardinal for assignment. The Washington G-Men have designated Dick Hodgin for assignment.
2000-04-28Buck Truman collected his 3000th career hit.
1999-04-08The Washington G-Men have acquired Buck Truman from the waiver wire.
1999-04-01The Chicago Cubbies have designated Buck Truman for assignment.
1995-10-22Buck Truman of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1994-06-08Buck Truman of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1993-11-01Buck Truman now holds the league record for career on-base percentage.
1993-11-01Buck Truman now holds the league record for career batting average.
1993-04-06Buck Truman of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1992-08-23Trade #1635067 has been completed between the Brooklyn Batmen and the Chicago Cubbies. The Chicago Cubbies receive R. C. Morris, Buck Truman from the Brooklyn Batmen in exchange for Johnny Osteen, Oscar Hardtke, Joe Blyzka, John Shiver.
1991-03-25The Brooklyn Batmen have placed Buck Truman on the trade block.
1990-11-01Buck Truman now holds the league record for career batting average.
1988-06-25Buck Truman of the Brooklyn Batmen is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1981-07-31The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team. The Brooklyn Batmen have designated Bill Benes for assignment.
1981-05-05The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Stormy Daniels to the major league team. The Brooklyn Batmen have sent Buck Truman to the minors.
1981-04-29The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team. The Brooklyn Batmen have designated Ed Linton for assignment.
1980-10-03The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Bill Braun to the major league team. The Brooklyn Batmen have sent Buck Truman to the minors.
1980-09-23The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team.
1980-07-15The Brooklyn Batmen have sent Buck Truman to the minors.
1980-07-09The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team.
1978-04-06The Brooklyn Batmen have renamed Dick Smythe to Buck Truman.
1977-10-23Trade #1571485 has been completed between the Brooklyn Batmen and the Boston Minute Men. The Boston Minute Men receive Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 WAS (Raul Torres) from the Brooklyn Batmen in exchange for Dick Smythe.