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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1979 Away 63 238 0 62 8 1 9 29 27 51 0 0 0 .753 .337 .416 .155 .261
1979 Home 56 191 0 49 7 1 7 27 17 37 0 0 0 .731 .318 .414 .157 .257
1980 Away 64 226 0 61 9 2 15 49 16 51 0 0 0 .846 .320 .527 .257 .270
1980 Home 57 192 0 35 4 0 6 28 25 32 0 0 0 .577 .281 .297 .115 .182
1981 Away 40 252 0 71 8 4 15 45 29 39 0 0 0 .882 .358 .524 .242 .282
1981 Home 36 225 0 55 8 2 7 24 21 45 0 0 0 .704 .313 .391 .147 .244
1982 Away 63 241 31 67 15 0 13 50 21 47 5 5 0 .837 .335 .502 .224 .278
1982 Home 66 245 50 70 9 2 19 53 24 54 4 5 0 .925 .354 .571 .286 .286
1983 Away 63 232 36 60 5 2 14 42 14 41 4 3 0 .779 .300 .478 .220 .259
1983 Home 68 229 39 75 13 1 14 42 18 44 10 5 1 .955 .378 .576 .249 .328
1984 Away 67 233 46 72 10 1 20 49 16 48 6 2 1 .969 .351 .618 .309 .309
1984 Home 69 233 28 70 9 2 9 40 14 46 7 2 0 .809 .337 .472 .172 .300
1985 Away 60 211 36 60 8 3 17 41 16 43 7 1 3 .927 .335 .592 .308 .284
1985 Home 59 187 33 58 13 1 9 32 11 31 7 4 0 .878 .343 .535 .225 .310
1986 Away 66 219 42 68 3 5 12 36 19 50 9 6 1 .900 .366 .534 .224 .311
1986 Home 66 219 26 66 9 5 9 35 10 39 10 5 0 .843 .332 .511 .210 .301
1987 Away 61 224 25 47 2 0 11 32 16 60 4 2 3 .627 .261 .366 .156 .210
1987 Home 66 223 39 71 6 2 13 41 20 38 7 4 1 .910 .371 .538 .220 .318
1988 Away 53 116 13 37 4 1 5 9 4 29 2 0 2 .847 .347 .500 .181 .319
1988 Home 55 113 11 27 3 0 3 12 10 31 4 3 0 .641 .296 .345 .106 .239
1989 Away 6 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .661 .375 .286 .000 .286
1989 Home 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .200 .100 .100 .000 .100
Total Away 606 2199 230 607 72 19 131 382 179 459 37 19 10 .835 .331 .505 .229 .276
Total Home 605 2067 226 577 81 16 96 334 170 399 49 28 3 .807 .334 .473 .194 .279
Total 2178 7785 1130 2131 278 52 413 1327 630 1551 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.