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Barry Zito League
3-28-2103
John Buzhardt Third Base
Retired (1972, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .270 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .775 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 2000 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 08-17-1935
HR 272 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(45 games)
RBI 1091
SB 277 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1972
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B C- (29.5%) LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 2
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 75% 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
1958 ARI
71
262
36
73
10
3
8
42
23
 54 0 2
3
 3 1
.766
.334
.431
.153
.279
1959 ARI
149
567
57
143
23
7
14
74
42
 131 1 1
8
 1 3
.696
.304
.392
.139
.252
1960 ARI
142
525
73
122
27
7
14
75
50
 118 1 6
26
 11 29
.688
.297
.390
.158
.232
1961 ARI
131
462
54
120
17
6
16
79
46
 113 2 4
31
 14 9
.753
.327
.426
.167
.260
1962 LAN
149
585
89
166
30
7
17
80
66
 128 3 2
39
 14 16
.804
.358
.446
.162
.284
1963 LAN
124
450
49
102
14
7
12
42
36
 89 1 1
9
 6 7
.654
.285
.369
.142
.227
1964 HOU
149
597
84
167
23
6
26
93
49
 129 1 2
18
 10 12
.803
.334
.469
.189
.280
1965 HOU
149
609
102
171
24
5
24
86
55
 125 4 2
22
 3 13
.798
.343
.455
.174
.281
1966 HOU
149
574
75
165
20
2
26
99
45
 128 4 3
20
 7 7
.807
.342
.465
.178
.287
1967 HOU
149
606
90
168
29
9
25
87
41
 143 2 7
20
 4 10
.800
.322
.479
.201
.277
1968 HOU
149
576
89
168
28
11
28
102
56
 126 1 1
21
 4 7
.879
.355
.524
.233
.292
1969 HOU-STL
149
597
107
170
26
10
27
84
55
 131 1 2
25
 8 17
.843
.345
.497
.213
.285
1970 STL
149
608
88
170
29
8
24
104
35
 139 4 5
25
 4 13
.793
.321
.472
.192
.280
1971 STL
110
304
25
67
11
0
6
31
34
 61 2 2
8
 1 15
.617
.301
.316
.095
.220
1972 MIA
32
88
11
28
4
1
5
13
7
 21 0 1
2
 2 1
.921
.365
.557
.239
.318
Total
1951
7410
1029
2000
315
89
272
1091
640
 1636 27 41
277
 92 160
.775
.329
.447
.177
.270
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01John Buzhardt has retired from the Miami Jugadores
1972-05-22The Miami Jugadores have promoted John Buzhardt to the major league team.
1972-03-29John Buzhardt has signed with the Miami Jugadores for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1971-03-29The St. Louis Writers have promoted John Buzhardt to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Hugh Culver to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Willie Burg to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Bill Perez to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Mel Gullett to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Art Pierce to the major league team.
1971-03-29John Buzhardt has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $1.75M per year for 1 year.
1969-04-22A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Writers and the Houston Lonestars. The Houston Lonestars receive Jay Ludolph, Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 STL (Fay Varner) from the St. Louis Writers in exchange for John Buzhardt. Protest This Trade.
1964-03-30The Houston Lonestars have promoted John Buzhardt to the major league team. The Houston Lonestars have promoted Urbano Kerr to the major league team. The Houston Lonestars have promoted Hank Johnson to the major league team. The Houston Lonestars have promoted Chris Mullen to the major league team.
1964-03-29John Buzhardt has signed with the Houston Lonestars for $3.0M per year for 7 years.
1963-05-23John Buzhardt of the Los Angeles Storm is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1961-06-17John Buzhardt of the Arizona Storm is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1958-07-05The Arizona Heat have promoted Stan Clarke to the major league team. The Arizona Heat have promoted John Buzhardt to the major league team. The Arizona Heat have designated Pete Kerr for assignment. The Arizona Heat have designated Nikco Dawson for assignment.
1958-03-28A trade has been completed between the Arizona Heat and the Oakland Senators. The Oakland Senators receive Hank Johnson, Myron Kirk, Rube Small, Daryl Koster from the Arizona Heat in exchange for John Buzhardt, Larry Miller, Pete Kerr, Luis Josephson, Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 WAS (Bill McElroy), Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 OAK (Ben Wickersham).
1957-04-01The Oakland Senators have promoted Al Shinners to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent John Buzhardt to the minors.
1957-03-31The Oakland Senators have promoted John Buzhardt to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Bob Powers to the minors.
1957-03-29The Oakland Senators have promoted Mark Ferris to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Conrad Bradley to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Bucky Bergman to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Lou Nieman to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Luis Josephson to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent Bob Powers to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent John Buzhardt to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent Greg Long to the minors.
1957-03-28A trade has been completed between the Boston Irish Assassin and the Oakland Senators. The Oakland Senators receive John Buzhardt, Draft Pick 1960 Round 2 BOS (Deion Johnstone), Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 BOS (Hank Burnett) from the Boston Irish Assassin in exchange for Don Lord, Bert Scheer, Rafael Stanky.
1956-08-03A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Clippers and the Boston Irish Assassin. The Boston Irish Assassin receive John Buzhardt from the Baltimore Clippers in exchange for Charlie Newman.
1953-08-25A trade has been completed between the Colorado Renegades and the Baltimore Clippers. The Baltimore Clippers receive Izzy Baker, Jesse Chouinard, Ken Roomes, Draft Pick 1955 Round 2 COL (Hardie Kelleher), Draft Pick 1954 Round 2 COL (Tanyon Jones), Draft Pick 1954 Round 1 COL (John Buzhardt) from the Colorado Renegades in exchange for George Kallio, Rip Osborne, Shane Peterson.