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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   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1956 CHA
6
 6
18
15
1
1
1
 0
110.2
 100 46 41 2 35
77
1.22
3.33
1957 CHA
5
 15
28
27
3
1
0
 1
173.1
 169 82 79 2 59
150
1.32
4.10
1958 CHA
13
 7
32
32
2
0
0
 0
218.1
 196 99 88 4 81
190
1.27
3.63
1959 CHA
13
 4
24
24
2
1
0
 0
159.2
 132 61 58 1 52
116
1.15
3.27
1960 CHA
16
 4
32
24
5
0
0
 0
177.2
 157 65 64 4 52
151
1.18
3.24
1961 CHA
5
 5
28
16
3
1
0
 0
113.0
 106 54 53 0 44
106
1.33
4.22
1962 CHA
8
 4
29
17
2
0
1
 1
127.1
 113 61 56 2 39
90
1.19
3.96
1963 CHA
4
 3
45
0
0
0
1
 2
49.0
 47 18 15 0 20
43
1.37
2.76
1964 CHA
18
 7
34
34
4
3
0
 0
226.0
 215 90 79 2 71
154
1.27
3.15
1965 CHA
2
 1
16
4
0
0
1
 0
47.2
 40 20 18 0 14
41
1.13
3.40
1966 CHA
11
 9
35
28
2
0
4
 1
189.2
 177 80 70 2 64
170
1.27
3.32
1967 CHA
13
 14
32
31
4
0
0
 0
193.0
 169 87 79 1 73
157
1.25
3.68
1968 CHA
11
 4
83
6
0
0
7
 8
128.1
 130 62 54 0 58
100
1.46
3.79
1969 CHA
5
 4
87
0
0
0
5
 2
94.2
 84 33 32 1 30
77
1.20
3.04
1970 CHA
0
 0
4
0
0
0
1
 0
3.1
 1 0 0 0 2
5
0.90
0.00
2229
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
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.