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Buzz Armstrong Second Base
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .270 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .744 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
H 1905 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 02-13-1931
HR 150 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(97 games)
RBI 680
SB 249
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 3
1B D- (11.7%) LF (13.8%) Arm B- WS Appearances 4
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% 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
1954 Away 19 70 6 16 2 1 0 6 5 17 2 2 2 .562 .276 .286 .057 .229
1954 Home 21 58 13 18 3 3 3 10 7 9 2 1 2 1.005 .385 .621 .310 .310
1955 Away 64 207 19 38 4 2 2 17 24 52 5 1 8 .524 .272 .251 .068 .184
1955 Home 52 179 20 47 6 2 4 24 17 38 5 3 4 .710 .325 .385 .123 .263
1956 Away 55 200 17 49 8 0 2 18 22 32 5 1 2 .636 .321 .315 .070 .245
1956 Home 58 207 24 51 7 4 1 22 22 39 6 2 11 .651 .317 .333 .087 .246
1957 Away 70 262 40 64 6 3 2 15 33 55 7 5 5 .642 .329 .313 .069 .244
1957 Home 72 291 49 77 13 1 5 20 27 45 17 5 10 .695 .327 .368 .103 .265
1958 Away 72 313 48 83 17 2 7 32 36 49 14 1 6 .737 .338 .399 .134 .265
1958 Home 70 285 56 84 9 3 7 33 38 46 10 4 3 .801 .380 .421 .126 .295
1959 Away 72 317 52 88 12 5 6 29 35 50 14 3 4 .753 .349 .404 .126 .278
1959 Home 70 296 47 85 12 1 6 28 33 54 11 2 3 .756 .361 .395 .108 .287
1960 Away 72 289 56 78 16 4 8 28 35 57 9 0 4 .785 .349 .436 .166 .270
1960 Home 70 278 47 75 12 4 8 21 24 48 9 1 8 .755 .327 .428 .158 .270
1961 Away 66 266 40 66 14 3 6 19 28 47 11 2 3 .712 .321 .391 .143 .248
1961 Home 74 291 56 82 5 2 8 24 34 41 13 1 3 .757 .362 .395 .113 .282
1962 Away 72 294 43 71 13 5 6 30 36 58 10 2 5 .703 .322 .381 .139 .241
1962 Home 70 278 41 69 8 4 8 19 26 42 5 3 6 .707 .315 .392 .144 .248
1963 Away 71 290 41 92 18 2 8 29 24 40 11 3 4 .844 .368 .476 .159 .317
1963 Home 71 275 43 76 15 1 6 26 36 48 12 2 9 .763 .359 .404 .127 .276
1964 Away 71 285 54 85 13 6 6 22 33 39 15 3 4 .824 .375 .449 .151 .298
1964 Home 71 264 56 72 15 4 6 24 45 58 10 0 8 .813 .385 .428 .155 .273
1965 Away 76 324 60 88 14 6 11 33 32 50 7 2 7 .792 .338 .454 .182 .272
1965 Home 67 272 56 93 12 8 10 42 30 46 14 2 7 .961 .406 .555 .213 .342
1966 Away 70 248 29 62 13 2 3 29 23 40 10 2 6 .675 .320 .355 .105 .250
1966 Home 70 235 28 61 6 2 2 28 29 33 9 3 3 .671 .343 .328 .068 .260
1967 Away 46 168 23 46 7 1 3 25 22 29 3 1 1 .740 .359 .381 .107 .274
1967 Home 54 184 29 55 9 1 5 18 21 32 2 4 3 .809 .369 .440 .141 .299
1968 Away 35 46 7 12 1 0 0 3 8 8 1 0 0 .653 .370 .283 .022 .261
1968 Home 40 81 13 22 4 1 1 6 8 16 0 0 1 .716 .333 .383 .111 .272
Total Away 931 3579 535 938 158 42 70 335 396 623 124 28 61 .725 .336 .388 .126 .262
Total Home 930 3474 578 967 136 41 80 345 397 595 125 33 81 .764 .353 .410 .132 .278
Total 1861 7053 1113 1905 294 83 150 680 793 1218 249 61 142 .744 .345 .399 .129 .270
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Buzz Armstrong has retired from the Milwaukee Crullers
1967-07-11Buzz Armstrong of the Milwaukee Crullers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1967-05-27Buzz Armstrong of the Milwaukee Crullers is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1956-08-25Buzz Armstrong of the Milwaukee Crullers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1956-07-15Buzz Armstrong of the Milwaukee Crullers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1955-09-24Buzz Armstrong of the Milwaukee Crullers is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1955-06-28A trade has been completed between the Florida Flamingos and the Milwaukee Crullers. The Milwaukee Crullers receive Buzz Armstrong, Choke Cassidy from the Florida Flamingos in exchange for Britt Wysong.
1954-06-12The Florida Flamingos have promoted Buzz Armstrong to the major league team.
1950-04-08The Florida Flamingos have renamed Neil Armstrong to Buzz Armstrong.
1950-04-01A trade has been completed between the Florida Flamingos and the Arizona American Heroes. The Arizona American Heroes receive Mac Peerson from the Florida Flamingos in exchange for Neil Armstrong.
1950-04-01The Arizona American Heroes have renamed Bill Leiter to Neil Armstrong.
1950-04-01The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Dave Katz to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Doc McFarland to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Chris Chavarria to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Jocko Dellucci to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted March Cordova to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Joey Ferens to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Jack McCaffery to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted John Unser to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Billy Freese to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Ray McMahon to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Haddie Sudakis to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Rex Miller to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Cupid Timlin to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Shovel Alvarado to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Ron Perezchica to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Bill Leiter to the minors.