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Branch Rickey League
6-28-2229
Buster Bassett Relief Pitcher
Retired (1970, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.52 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 130-87 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
SV 21 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 10-12-1933
K 1627 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(2 games)
IP 2011.2
WHIP 1.26
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val B-
Speed C- Bunt F  Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 12
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1956 P CHA 18 15 110.2 18 2 14 2 0 -2 1.30 .889
1957 P CHA 27 27 173.1 20 1 19 0 0 -1 1.04 1.000
1958 P CHA 32 32 218.1 20 2 18 0 1 -2 0.82 1.000
1959 P CHA 24 24 159.2 18 2 16 0 0 -1 1.01 1.000
1960 P CHA 32 24 177.2 18 3 14 1 1 0 0.86 .944
1961 P CHA 28 16 113.0 12 0 12 0 0 0 0.96 1.000
1962 P CHA 29 17 127.1 14 0 13 1 1 0 0.92 .929
1963 P CHA 45 0 49.0 8 0 7 1 0 0 1.29 .875
1964 P CHA 34 34 226.0 28 2 24 2 2 -4 1.04 .929
1965 P CHA 16 4 47.2 3 1 2 0 1 -1 0.57 1.000
1966 P CHA 35 28 189.2 25 1 23 1 0 -4 1.14 .960
1967 P CHA 32 31 193.0 31 2 28 1 0 0 1.40 .968
1968 P CHA 82 6 128.1 15 2 12 1 0 0 0.98 .933
1969 P CHA 86 0 94.2 19 2 17 0 0 -1 1.81 1.000
1970 P CHA 4 0 3.1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.70 1.000
Total 524 258 2011.2 250 20 220 10 6 -16 1.07 .960
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Buster Bassett has retired from the Chicago White Sox
1969-06-15Buster Bassett of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1968-08-10Buster Bassett of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1962-05-21Buster Bassett of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1959-08-21Buster Bassett of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1959-04-15Buster Bassett of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1957-08-11Buster Bassett of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1957-04-01The Chicago White Sox have promoted Bill Kernek to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have promoted Buster Bassett to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Dick Haney to the minors. The Chicago White Sox have sent Keith Spoljaric to the minors.
1956-10-26The Chicago White Sox have promoted Keith Spoljaric to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Luis Ritchey to the minors. The Chicago White Sox have sent Buster Bassett to the minors. The Chicago White Sox have sent Bill Barranca to the minors.
1956-08-04The Chicago White Sox have promoted Buster Bassett to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Dick Juelich to the minors. The Chicago White Sox have sent Darrel Mains to the minors.
1956-06-26The Chicago White Sox have promoted Dick Juelich to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have promoted Darrel Mains to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Buster Bassett to the minors.
1956-05-25The Chicago White Sox have promoted Buster Bassett to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have sent Darrel Mains to the minors.