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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Herman Bucha Catcher
Retired (1989, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .810 Status Retired (1989) Option Years 0  
H 2131 Age 54 (OS 54) Date of Birth 01-22-1950
HR 413 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(56 games)
RBI 1327
SB 202
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* 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
1972 CLE
130
520
53
112
16
3
20
79
36
 118 3 3
4
 6 7
.642
.269
.373
.158
.215
1973 CLE
130
492
63
127
16
0
26
82
45
 101 0 0
10
 6 5
.769
.320
.449
.191
.258
1974 CLE
130
482
64
135
15
3
24
88
46
 98 2 6
3
 8 3
.814
.341
.473
.193
.280
1975 CLE
130
523
80
136
19
0
30
97
35
 83 1 4
18
 9 1
.774
.306
.468
.208
.260
1976 CLE
130
502
83
156
21
5
30
98
45
 100 3 4
13
 14 2
.920
.368
.552
.241
.311
1977 CLE
132
511
85
147
21
3
33
92
40
 99 3 6
9
 7 1
.874
.339
.534
.247
.288
1978 TEX
130
489
61
134
17
3
23
75
34
 94 2 1
13
 12 0
.785
.323
.462
.188
.274
1979 TEX
119
429
60
111
15
2
16
56
44
 88 2 3
17
 12 1
.743
.328
.415
.156
.259
1980 TEX
121
418
63
96
13
2
21
77
41
 83 3 3
11
 3 1
.722
.301
.421
.191
.230
1981 TEX
131
477
62
126
16
6
22
69
50
 84 3 1
18
 9 4
.798
.337
.461
.197
.264
1982 TEX
129
486
81
137
24
2
32
103
45
 101 3 3
9
 10 0
.882
.345
.537
.255
.282
1983 TEX
131
461
75
135
18
3
28
84
32
 85 4 7
14
 8 1
.866
.339
.527
.234
.293
1984 TEX
136
466
74
142
19
3
29
89
30
 94 0 4
13
 4 1
.889
.344
.545
.240
.305
1985 TEX
119
398
69
118
21
4
26
73
27
 74 0 3
14
 5 3
.904
.339
.565
.269
.296
1986 TEX
132
438
68
134
12
10
21
71
29
 89 1 2
19
 11 1
.872
.349
.523
.217
.306
1987 TEX
127
447
64
118
8
2
24
73
36
 98 0 3
11
 6 4
.769
.317
.452
.188
.264
1988 TEX
108
229
24
64
7
1
8
21
14
 60 1 2
6
 3 2
.745
.321
.424
.144
.279
1989 TEX-BAL-WAS
13
17
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 1
.399
.222
.176
.000
.176
1989 TEX
11
16
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 1
.375
.188
.188
.000
.188
1989 BAL
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.500
.500
.000
.000
.000
Total
2178
7785
1130
2131
278
52
413
1327
630
 1551 31 55
202
 133 38
.810
.328
.482
.208
.274
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Herman Bucha has retired from the Washington Klones
1989-09-24The Washington Klones have acquired Herman Bucha from the waiver wire.
1989-07-07The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Herman Bucha.
1989-07-03The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Marty Hernandez to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have designated Herman Bucha for assignment.
1989-04-26The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Herman Bucha to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Richard Schellhase to the minors.
1989-04-26The Baltimore NattyBohs have acquired Herman Bucha from the waiver wire.
1989-04-22The Texas Hammers have waived Herman Bucha.
1989-04-18The Texas Hammers have promoted Tim Vowinkel to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have designated Herman Bucha for assignment.
1988-09-22The Texas Hammers have promoted Herman Bucha to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have sent Tim Vowinkel to the minors.
1988-09-22The Texas Hammers have acquired Herman Bucha from the waiver wire.
1988-09-10The Texas Hammers have waived Herman Bucha.
1988-09-06The Texas Hammers have promoted Mel Hendley to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have promoted Tony Tillman to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have promoted Ron Sullivan to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have promoted Tim Vowinkel to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have promoted Tim Holden to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have promoted Frank Linebrink to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have promoted Midre Jones to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have promoted Tim Podres to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have designated Drew Vogelsong for assignment. The Texas Hammers have designated Dick Alderson for assignment. The Texas Hammers have designated Mickey Haselman for assignment. The Texas Hammers have designated Kevin Daley for assignment. The Texas Hammers have designated John Nied for assignment. The Texas Hammers have designated Herman Bucha for assignment. The Texas Hammers have designated Ken Monzon for assignment. The Texas Hammers have designated Abner Hepler for assignment.
1988-06-04The Texas Hammers have promoted Herman Bucha to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have designated Art High for assignment.
1988-06-04The Texas Hammers have acquired Herman Bucha from the waiver wire.
1988-05-21The Texas Hammers have waived Herman Bucha.
1988-05-13The Texas Hammers have promoted Tim Vowinkel to the major league team. The Texas Hammers have designated Herman Bucha for assignment.
1985-05-02Herman Bucha of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1980-08-19Herman Bucha of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1979-07-15Herman Bucha of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1978-03-01The Texas Show have promoted Herman Bucha to the major league team. The Texas Show have promoted Travis Fryman to the major league team. The Texas Show have promoted Gil Hanna to the major league team. The Texas Show have promoted Bill Harrington to the major league team. The Texas Show have sent Mike Nevin to the minors. The Texas Show have sent Bob Price to the minors.
1977-10-23The Cleveland Show have promoted Bob Price to the major league team. The Cleveland Show have promoted Mike Nevin to the major league team. The Cleveland Show have sent Bill Harrington to the minors. The Cleveland Show have sent Herman Bucha to the minors.
1972-04-01The Cleveland Zephyrs have promoted Stan Jefferson to the major league team. The Cleveland Zephyrs have promoted Herman Bucha to the major league team. The Cleveland Zephyrs have designated Tom Schmidt for assignment.