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Duke Snider League
4-1-2078
Buddy Nation First Base
Retired (1987, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .296 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .876 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 1392 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 09-28-1953
HR 242 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(123 games)
RBI 865
SB 151
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR B-
Speed A- Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 2
1B A+ (100%) LF D+ (22.6%) Arm B  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1974 DET
6
21
4
4
0
0
2
4
0
 4 1 1
0
 0 0
.694
.217
.476
.286
.190
1975 DET
81
315
51
91
12
3
11
44
30
 56 1 1
10
 1 6
.802
.352
.451
.162
.289
1976 DET
133
497
63
124
21
3
16
75
50
 90 2 3
12
 3 10
.719
.319
.400
.151
.249
1977 DET
90
335
48
91
19
0
16
56
23
 64 0 4
9
 1 3
.787
.315
.472
.200
.272
1978 DET
150
233
41
74
13
6
12
38
10
 31 1 3
6
 4 0
.924
.344
.579
.262
.318
1979 DET
139
190
28
58
7
1
9
29
16
 35 1 1
9
 1 1
.855
.361
.495
.189
.305
1980 DET
127
490
77
136
23
5
25
86
47
 95 5 3
15
 6 4
.843
.345
.498
.220
.278
1981 DET
132
543
105
188
40
5
39
104
59
 100 1 2
18
 6 0
1.064
.410
.654
.308
.346
1982 DET
126
394
61
121
14
8
26
99
41
 71 3 3
13
 4 3
.955
.374
.581
.274
.307
1983 DET
88
327
55
104
25
3
18
57
33
 61 0 3
12
 3 5
.955
.377
.578
.260
.318
1984 DET
120
350
55
102
9
6
17
62
23
 58 1 4
10
 6 6
.830
.333
.497
.206
.291
1985 DET-NYA
103
383
57
111
20
5
19
73
29
 82 0 0
12
 6 7
.857
.340
.517
.227
.290
1986 NYA
126
506
95
164
23
12
28
117
38
 78 1 3
21
 12 4
.953
.370
.583
.259
.324
1987 NYA
85
121
18
24
3
2
4
21
11
 20 0 0
4
 1 2
.621
.265
.355
.157
.198
Total
1506
4705
758
1392
229
59
242
865
410
 845 17 31
151
 54 51
.876
.352
.524
.228
.296
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Buddy Nation has retired from the New York Metropolitans
1985-07-05Buddy Nation of the New York Metropolitans is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1985-04-04A trade has been completed between the New York Metropolitans and the Detroit Bailout. The Detroit Bailout receive Bill Hetzel from the New York Metropolitans in exchange for Buddy Nation.
1984-08-15Buddy Nation of the Detroit Dirtballs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1983-09-26Buddy Nation of the Detroit Dirtballs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1983-08-15Buddy Nation of the Detroit Dirtballs is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1983-06-04Buddy Nation of the Detroit Dirtballs is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1982-09-13Buddy Nation of the Detroit Dirtballs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1980-08-03Buddy Nation of the Detroit Dolphins is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1977-09-02Buddy Nation of the Detroit Thugs is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1977-05-10Buddy Nation of the Detroit Thugs is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1975-09-11The Detroit Thugs have promoted Chris Buckner to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Buddy Nation to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Don Criger to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Abner Streuli to the minors.
1975-09-02The Detroit Thugs have promoted Don Criger to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Buddy Nation to the minors.
1975-08-29The Detroit Thugs have promoted Ted Decker to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Buddy Nation to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Chris Buckner to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Dutch Appleton to the minors.
1975-08-19The Detroit Thugs have promoted Abner Streuli to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Chris Buckner to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Buddy Nation to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Don Criger to the minors.
1975-08-16The Detroit Thugs have promoted Buddy Nation to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Chris Buckner to the minors.
1975-07-30The Detroit Thugs have sent Buddy Nation to the minors.
1975-05-12The Detroit Thugs have promoted Buddy Nation to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Abner Streuli to the minors.
1975-05-08The Detroit Thugs have promoted Abner Streuli to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Buddy Nation to the minors.
1975-05-05The Detroit Thugs have promoted Buddy Nation to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Chris Buckner to the minors.
1975-04-01The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Mungo to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Buddy Nation to the minors.
1974-10-03The Detroit Thugs have promoted Buddy Nation to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have designated Tom Mungo for assignment.
1974-09-05The Detroit Thugs have promoted Charlie Fine to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Buddy Nation to the minors.
1974-08-31The Detroit Thugs have promoted Buddy Nation to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Charlie Fine to the minors.
1974-08-16The Detroit Thugs have promoted Charlie Fine to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Buddy Nation to the minors.
1974-08-13The Detroit Thugs have promoted Buddy Nation to the major league team.