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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 H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1956 Away 1 5 9 8 0 0 1 0 51.1 57 33 28 1 18 30 1.46 4.91
1956 Home 5 1 9 7 1 1 0 0 59.1 43 13 13 1 17 47 1.01 1.97
1957 Away 4 10 18 17 2 1 0 1 111.0 102 49 46 2 38 98 1.26 3.73
1957 Home 1 5 10 10 1 0 0 0 62.1 67 33 33 0 21 52 1.41 4.76
1958 Away 5 5 16 16 1 0 0 0 106.1 102 49 44 1 33 78 1.27 3.72
1958 Home 8 2 16 16 1 0 0 0 112.0 94 50 44 3 48 112 1.27 3.54
1959 Away 5 0 7 7 1 0 0 0 49.0 40 15 14 1 19 37 1.20 2.57
1959 Home 8 4 17 17 1 1 0 0 110.2 92 46 44 0 33 79 1.13 3.58
1960 Away 9 3 17 13 3 0 0 0 99.0 89 35 34 2 33 87 1.23 3.09
1960 Home 7 1 15 11 2 0 0 0 78.2 68 30 30 2 19 64 1.11 3.43
1961 Away 1 4 13 7 0 0 0 0 47.0 51 26 26 0 18 42 1.47 4.98
1961 Home 4 1 15 9 3 1 0 0 66.0 55 28 27 0 26 64 1.23 3.68
1962 Away 4 1 11 6 1 0 0 0 48.1 48 21 20 1 11 34 1.22 3.72
1962 Home 4 3 18 11 1 0 1 1 79.0 65 40 36 1 28 56 1.18 4.10
1963 Away 2 1 24 0 0 0 1 2 26.0 21 7 7 0 11 23 1.23 2.42
1963 Home 2 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 26 11 8 0 9 20 1.52 3.13
1964 Away 11 5 19 19 2 2 0 0 127.2 115 50 42 1 38 93 1.20 2.96
1964 Home 7 2 15 15 2 1 0 0 98.1 100 40 37 1 33 61 1.35 3.39
1965 Away 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 22.0 20 8 8 0 3 15 1.05 3.27
1965 Home 1 0 9 2 0 0 1 0 25.2 20 12 10 0 11 26 1.21 3.51
1966 Away 7 5 18 14 2 0 2 0 108.1 99 36 33 1 30 99 1.19 2.74
1966 Home 4 4 17 14 0 0 2 1 81.1 78 44 37 1 34 71 1.38 4.09
1967 Away 6 7 15 15 4 0 0 0 96.1 82 40 37 1 32 85 1.18 3.46
1967 Home 7 7 17 16 0 0 0 0 96.2 87 47 42 0 41 72 1.32 3.91
1968 Away 5 3 43 4 0 0 4 4 75.0 75 35 27 0 36 56 1.48 3.24
1968 Home 6 1 40 2 0 0 3 4 53.1 55 27 27 0 22 44 1.44 4.56
1969 Away 0 4 46 0 0 0 1 0 47.2 50 19 18 0 19 37 1.45 3.40
1969 Home 5 0 41 0 0 0 4 2 47.0 34 14 14 1 11 40 0.96 2.68
1970 Away 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 4 1.29 0.00
1970 Home 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.00
2229 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2229 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 61 54 266 128 16 3 10 7 1017.1 952 423 384 11 341 818 1.27 3.40
Total Home 69 33 261 130 12 4 11 8 994.1 884 435 402 10 353 809 1.24 3.64
Total
130
 87
527
258
28
7
21
 15
2011.2
 1836 858 786 21 694
1627
1.26
3.52
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.