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Albert Pujols League 7-9-2131 |
| Buster Motton |  Relief PitcherRetired (1976, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 3.47 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| W-L | 164-77 | Status | Deceased (2020) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 173 | Age at Death | 81 | Date of Birth | 09-24-1939 | |
| K | 1192 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 13 (1957) |
Majors Svc Time | 13 years (44 games) |
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| IP | 1772.0 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.16 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor Val |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 3 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 12 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 6 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
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- Playoffs
- Energy
- Improvements
- Past Skills
- Awards
- Batting
- Fielding
- Game Log
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
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| 1957 | Minors | 18 | 21.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 12 | 3 / 21 | |||
| 1958 | Minors | 19 | 34.00 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 17 | 5 / 15 | 8 / 34 | |||
| 1959 | Minors | 20 | 64.00 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 25 | 10 / 34 | 14 / 64 | |||
| 1960 | Minors | 21 | 62.00 | 0 / 4 | 4 / 25 | 5 / 33 | 9 / 62 | |||
| 1961 | Minors | 22 | 51.00 | 1 / 2 | 6 / 22 | 4 / 27 | 11 / 51 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 22 | 0.82 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 1962 | Minors | 23 | 81.00 | 1 / 4 | 3 / 33 | 6 / 44 | 10 / 81 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 24 | 44.57 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 8 | 8 / 23 | 2 / 13 | 12 / 44 |
| 1964 | Majors | 25 | 44.85 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 3 / 11 | 1 / 16 | 4 / 17 | 8 / 44 |
| 1965 | Majors | 26 | 44.19 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 3 / 8 | 1 / 19 | 2 / 17 | 6 / 44 |
| 1966 | Majors | 27 | 44.82 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 19 | 0 / 18 | 2 / 44 |
| 1967 | Majors | 28 | 50.56 | 162 | 32 | 0 | 1 / 13 | 3 / 16 | 1 / 21 | 5 / 50 |
| 1968 | Majors | 29 | 47.55 | 162 | 15 | 0 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 25 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 47 |
| 1969 | Majors | 30 | 47.47 | 162 | 14 | 0 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 19 | 1 / 16 | 1 / 47 |
| 1970 | Majors | 31 | 48.44 | 162 | 25 | 0 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 19 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 48 |
| 1971 | Majors | 32 | 48.45 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 20 | 0 / 17 | 0 / 48 |
| 1972 | Majors | 33 | 49.12 | 162 | 23 | 0 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 21 | 0 / 16 | 1 / 49 |
| 1973 | Majors | 34 | 44.41 | 138 | 31 | 24 | -3 / 4 | -6 / 20 | -3 / 20 | -12 / 44 |
| 1974 | Majors | 35 | 48.73 | 162 | 35 | 0 | -2 / 16 | -1 / 21 | -5 / 11 | -8 / 48 |
| 1975 | Majors | 36 | 51.01 | 162 | 4 | 0 | -3 / 13 | -8 / 19 | -3 / 19 | -14 / 51 |
| 1976 | Minors | 37 | 2.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1976 | Majors | 37 | 27.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 18 | 1 / 9 | 2 / 27 | |||
| Total | 2084 | 187 | 24 | 7 / 155 | 20 / 407 | 31 / 388 | 58 / 950 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Buster Motton has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1976-05-25 | The Kansas City Supernaturals have waived Buster Motton. |
| 1976-04-01 | The Kansas City Supernaturals have designated Buster Motton for assignment. |
| 1973-09-04 | Buster Motton of the Kansas City Supernaturals is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1963-03-25 | The Kansas City Supernaturals have promoted Buster Motton to the major league team. The Kansas City Supernaturals have promoted Jon Barbells to the major league team. The Kansas City Supernaturals have designated Al Castellanos for assignment. The Kansas City Supernaturals have designated Tom Munninghoff for assignment. |
| 1962-04-01 | The Kansas City Supernaturals have promoted Jerry Morris to the major league team. The Kansas City Supernaturals have promoted Al Castellanos to the major league team. The Kansas City Supernaturals have sent Buster Motton to the minors. |
| 1962-04-01 | The Kansas City Supernaturals have promoted Buster Motton to the major league team. The Kansas City Supernaturals have sent Jerry Morris to the minors. |
| 1962-03-25 | The Kansas City Supernaturals have promoted Jerry Morris to the major league team. The Kansas City Supernaturals have promoted Joe Snipes to the major league team. The Kansas City Supernaturals have sent Buster Motton to the minors. The Kansas City Supernaturals have sent Bill Hockenbery to the minors. |
| 1962-03-25 | The Kansas City Supernaturals have promoted Bill Hockenbery to the major league team. The Kansas City Supernaturals have promoted Buster Motton to the major league team. |
| 1961-10-15 | The Kansas City Supernaturals have sent Buster Motton to the minors. |
| 1961-09-30 | The Kansas City Supernaturals have promoted Buster Motton to the major league team. The Kansas City Supernaturals have sent Al Castellanos to the minors. |
| 1954-04-08 | A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Maulers and the Tampa Bay D-Rays. The Tampa Bay D-Rays receive Draft Pick 1955 Round 2 PHI (Mike Bair), Draft Pick 1957 Round 1 PIT (Buster Motton) from the Pittsburgh Maulers in exchange for Al Atkins. |