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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1972 LHP 63 146 27 3 1 5 17 7 33 .543 .221 .322 .137 .185
1972 RHP 120 374 85 13 2 15 62 29 85 .680 .287 .393 .166 .227
1973 LHP 49 109 26 5 0 0 5 1 30 .530 .245 .284 .046 .239
1973 RHP 124 383 101 11 0 26 77 44 71 .836 .340 .496 .232 .264
1974 LHP 63 125 32 4 1 5 18 11 28 .736 .312 .424 .168 .256
1974 RHP 124 357 103 11 2 19 70 35 70 .842 .352 .490 .202 .289
1975 LHP 52 98 22 2 0 3 13 4 22 .587 .250 .337 .112 .224
1975 RHP 123 425 114 17 0 27 84 31 61 .817 .318 .499 .231 .268
1976 LHP 64 93 25 4 0 2 12 8 16 .710 .333 .376 .108 .269
1976 RHP 128 409 131 17 5 28 86 37 84 .968 .376 .592 .271 .320
1977 LHP 49 90 28 4 1 9 19 7 14 1.031 .354 .678 .367 .311
1977 RHP 126 421 119 17 2 24 73 33 85 .840 .336 .504 .221 .283
1978 LHP 47 80 20 4 1 3 14 5 16 .740 .302 .438 .188 .250
1978 RHP 126 409 114 13 2 20 61 29 78 .794 .327 .467 .188 .279
1979 LHP 46 74 16 3 0 0 7 8 22 .554 .298 .257 .041 .216
1979 RHP 113 355 95 12 2 16 49 36 66 .783 .335 .448 .180 .268
1980 LHP 50 79 17 4 0 2 12 9 12 .645 .303 .342 .127 .215
1980 RHP 114 339 79 9 2 19 65 32 71 .740 .301 .440 .206 .233
1981 LHP 50 89 27 3 1 6 16 4 14 .895 .333 .562 .258 .303
1981 RHP 123 388 99 13 5 16 53 46 70 .776 .338 .438 .183 .255
1982 LHP 55 92 25 5 0 5 25 3 25 .784 .295 .489 .217 .272
1982 RHP 120 394 112 19 2 27 78 42 76 .903 .355 .548 .264 .284
1983 LHP 56 123 38 3 1 10 28 9 14 .947 .353 .593 .285 .309
1983 RHP 121 338 97 15 2 18 56 23 71 .837 .334 .503 .216 .287
1984 LHP 56 110 30 3 0 8 19 5 29 .820 .302 .518 .245 .273
1984 RHP 116 356 112 16 3 21 70 25 65 .910 .357 .553 .239 .315
1985 LHP 49 95 21 4 0 3 14 6 13 .623 .265 .358 .137 .221
1985 RHP 104 303 97 17 4 23 59 21 61 .992 .362 .630 .310 .320
1986 LHP 47 71 18 1 0 2 9 4 18 .645 .293 .352 .099 .254
1986 RHP 122 367 116 11 10 19 62 25 71 .915 .359 .556 .240 .316
1987 LHP 48 96 28 2 0 12 25 8 25 1.030 .343 .688 .396 .292
1987 RHP 114 351 90 6 2 12 48 28 73 .697 .310 .387 .131 .256
1988 LHP 27 44 14 1 1 1 2 1 12 .788 .333 .455 .136 .318
1988 RHP 95 185 50 6 0 7 19 13 48 .735 .318 .416 .146 .270
1989 LHP 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .333 .333 .000 .333
1989 RHP 10 14 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .343 .200 .143 .000 .143
Total LHP 872 1617 415 55 7 76 255 100 343 .740 .299 .440 .184 .257
Total RHP 2023 6168 1716 223 45 337 1072 530 1208 .829 .336 .493 .215 .278
Total 2178 7785 2131 278 52 413 1327 630 1551 .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.