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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Claud Busby Center Field
Retired (1989, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .756 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 793 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 08-25-1955
HR 64 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1979)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(84 games)
RBI 328
SB 172
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A 
Speed A  Bunt B- Control D    Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B C- (31.4%) LF A+ (98.9%) Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1980 TEX
142
584
66
137
26
2
7
52
52
 116 4 0
26
 12 12
.623
.302
.322
.087
.235
1981 TEX
149
499
84
149
17
1
14
57
54
 79 0 2
23
 9 9
.787
.366
.421
.122
.299
1982 TEX
142
588
102
182
36
10
12
62
74
 102 1 0
36
 17 3
.854
.388
.466
.156
.310
1984 TEX
71
170
22
45
6
1
4
22
17
 26 1 0
9
 2 2
.717
.335
.382
.118
.265
1985 TEX
105
127
19
31
3
1
1
16
9
 18 3 0
8
 5 0
.616
.309
.307
.063
.244
1986 TEX
115
225
45
63
12
3
8
32
37
 48 1 1
10
 5 2
.849
.383
.467
.187
.280
1987 TEX-PIT
121
245
46
68
11
3
9
34
46
 34 1 1
24
 8 2
.850
.392
.457
.180
.278
1987 TEX
31
37
7
10
2
0
1
7
4
 3 0 1
2
 1 0
.739
.333
.405
.135
.270
1987 PIT
90
208
39
58
9
3
8
27
42
 31 1 0
22
 7 2
.869
.402
.466
.188
.279
1988 PIT
124
279
45
71
10
6
5
33
39
 40 1 2
24
 4 2
.733
.346
.387
.133
.254
1989 PIT
116
187
27
47
5
2
4
20
23
 25 1 1
12
 5 1
.699
.335
.364
.112
.251
Total
1085
2904
456
793
126
29
64
328
351
 488 13 7
172
 67 33
.756
.353
.403
.129
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Claud Busby has retired from the Pittsburgh Mill Men
1988-05-25Claud Busby of the Pittsburgh Mill Men is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1987-06-01A trade has been completed between the Texas Titans and the Pittsburgh Mill Men. The Pittsburgh Mill Men receive Jeff Brye, Claud Busby, Kirk Miklos, Bobby Hilton, Milo Cradle, Hi Herrmann, Draft Pick 1988 Round 1 TEX (Bennie Thormodsgard) from the Texas Titans in exchange for Ike Lassetter, Eduardo Lint.
1985-04-13Claud Busby of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1984-06-08The Texas Titans have promoted Tom McCabe to the major league team. The Texas Titans have promoted Claud Busby to the major league team.
1984-04-19The Texas Titans have promoted Bill Lersch to the major league team. The Texas Titans have sent Claud Busby to the minors.
1984-04-19The Texas Titans have promoted Floyd Hoyle to the major league team. The Texas Titans have promoted Benny Oldring to the major league team. The Texas Titans have promoted Claud Busby to the major league team. The Texas Titans have designated Jack Miller for assignment. The Texas Titans have designated Fred Toporcer for assignment. The Texas Titans have designated Smoky Hood for assignment.
1983-03-25The Texas Titans have sent Claud Busby to the minors.
1982-04-16Claud Busby of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 2 days.
1981-09-06The Texas Titans have placed Claud Busby on the trade block.
1980-04-01The Texas Titans have promoted Claud Busby to the major league team. The Texas Titans have promoted Mike Garcia to the major league team.
1978-05-25A trade has been completed between the Texas Titans and the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers receive Draft Pick 1979 Round 5 TEX (Joe Garcia) from the Texas Titans in exchange for Floyd Hoyle, Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 TEX (Claud Busby).
1978-05-10A trade has been completed between the Texas Titans and the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers receive Floyd Hoyle, Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 TEX (Claud Busby) from the Texas Titans in exchange for .