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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 Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B C- (29.5%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 2
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1958 LHP 39 83 27 4 1 4 15 7 14 .916 .374 .542 .217 .325
1958 RHP 62 179 46 6 2 4 27 16 40 .696 .316 .380 .123 .257
1959 LHP 89 189 44 8 2 3 18 13 47 .628 .284 .344 .111 .233
1959 RHP 128 378 99 15 5 11 56 29 84 .730 .314 .415 .153 .262
1960 LHP 65 92 19 4 1 4 13 8 17 .667 .265 .402 .196 .207
1960 RHP 135 433 103 23 6 10 62 42 101 .692 .304 .388 .150 .238
1961 LHP 59 116 27 4 3 4 15 11 30 .728 .305 .422 .190 .233
1961 RHP 117 346 93 13 3 12 64 35 83 .762 .334 .428 .159 .269
1962 LHP 63 139 43 8 0 3 25 17 27 .814 .382 .432 .122 .309
1962 RHP 134 446 123 22 7 14 55 49 101 .801 .351 .451 .175 .276
1963 LHP 51 111 31 4 3 2 10 9 25 .757 .333 .423 .144 .279
1963 RHP 113 339 71 10 4 10 32 27 64 .620 .269 .351 .142 .209
1964 LHP 91 195 64 11 3 12 33 10 34 .961 .361 .600 .272 .328
1964 RHP 131 402 103 12 3 14 60 39 95 .728 .322 .405 .149 .256
1965 LHP 80 202 65 13 1 9 35 12 35 .889 .359 .530 .208 .322
1965 RHP 130 407 106 11 4 15 51 43 90 .753 .336 .418 .157 .260
1966 LHP 80 185 59 5 1 11 41 10 46 .892 .357 .535 .216 .319
1966 RHP 133 389 106 15 1 15 58 35 82 .767 .335 .432 .159 .272
1967 LHP 65 138 42 6 2 5 20 9 27 .830 .345 .486 .181 .304
1967 RHP 141 468 126 23 7 20 67 32 116 .791 .315 .476 .207 .269
1968 LHP 76 145 47 7 1 8 25 13 30 .931 .380 .552 .228 .324
1968 RHP 141 431 121 21 10 20 77 43 96 .862 .347 .515 .234 .281
1969 LHP 65 123 34 9 1 2 15 12 29 .760 .346 .415 .138 .276
1969 RHP 142 474 136 17 9 25 69 43 102 .864 .345 .519 .232 .287
1970 LHP 63 120 35 6 2 4 22 6 29 .803 .328 .475 .183 .292
1970 RHP 146 488 135 23 6 20 82 29 110 .790 .319 .471 .195 .277
1971 LHP 44 100 23 6 0 1 16 13 18 .639 .319 .320 .090 .230
1971 RHP 87 204 44 5 0 5 15 21 43 .606 .292 .314 .098 .216
1972 LHP 18 22 6 1 0 1 4 4 7 .825 .370 .455 .182 .273
1972 RHP 21 66 22 3 1 4 9 3 14 .953 .362 .591 .258 .333
Total LHP 948 1960 566 96 21 73 307 154 415 .812 .341 .471 .182 .289
Total RHP 1761 5450 1434 219 68 199 784 486 1221 .762 .324 .438 .175 .263
Total 1951 7410 2000 315 89 272 1091 640 1636 .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.