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Brett Butler League
4-1-2030
Steve Busby Relief Pitcher
Retired (1965, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.03 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 145-230 Status Deceased (2010) Option Years 0  
SV 26 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 08-12-1929
K 2091 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(0 games)
IP 3226.1
WHIP 1.45
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L C- Velocity B-   Mentor Val A+
Speed D  Bunt D+ Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 1
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
1952 KC
5
 25
33
33
7
0
0
 0
232.0
 324 235 220 11 116
126
1.90
8.53
1953 KC
10
 22
33
33
15
0
0
 0
265.0
 342 211 187 16 102
155
1.68
6.35
1954 KC
8
 24
33
33
13
0
0
 0
261.0
 310 190 173 5 109
167
1.61
5.97
1955 KC
9
 23
33
33
17
0
0
 0
271.1
 300 162 151 6 105
151
1.49
5.01
1956 KC
9
 21
32
32
18
0
0
 0
267.0
 288 161 155 6 105
182
1.47
5.22
1957 KC
10
 21
32
32
14
1
0
 0
247.2
 268 158 149 4 95
166
1.47
5.41
1958 KC
12
 13
32
32
17
0
0
 0
262.0
 267 121 110 5 98
172
1.39
3.78
1959 KC
14
 16
32
32
12
1
0
 0
238.2
 258 131 124 2 69
146
1.37
4.68
1960 KC
8
 8
95
4
3
0
24
 0
193.0
 171 69 64 2 57
149
1.18
2.98
1961 KC
17
 12
33
33
13
1
0
 0
272.1
 249 123 114 2 86
170
1.23
3.77
1962 KC
11
 19
33
33
16
2
0
 0
255.0
 268 138 132 5 90
193
1.40
4.66
1963 KC
19
 10
29
29
11
0
0
 0
239.0
 222 97 90 0 73
157
1.23
3.39
1964 KC
11
 13
33
25
9
0
1
 0
195.1
 206 124 118 3 73
138
1.43
5.44
1965 KC
2
 3
18
0
0
0
1
 0
27.1
 32 17 17 0 9
19
1.50
5.60
2030
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
145
 230
501
384
165
5
26
 0
3226.1
 3505 1937 1804 67 1187
2091
1.45
5.03
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Steve Busby has retired from the Kansas City Royals
1956-10-03The Kansas City Royals have promoted Steve Busby to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Bill Schneider to the minors.
1956-10-01The Kansas City Royals have promoted Bill Schneider to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Steve Busby to the minors.
1952-04-04The Kansas City Royals have renamed Stephen Clift to Steve Busby.
1952-04-01The Kansas City Royals have promoted Chris Walsh to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Ken Bailey to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Stephen Clift to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Charlie Donnelly to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have sent Ollie Marquez to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have sent Pavlos Bigadic" to the minors.