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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 Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed Bunt B- Control   Mentor vL
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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1980 1B TEX 98 98 854.0 895 848 35 12 75 -11 9.31 .987
RF TEX 24 24 200.0 44 44 0 0 0 -1 1.98 1.000
CF TEX 20 20 172.2 48 48 0 0 0 -1 2.50 1.000
1981 CF TEX 48 19 357.0 106 106 0 0 0 -1 2.67 1.000
RF TEX 37 24 298.2 84 83 0 1 0 +3 2.50 .988
3B TEX 15 0 100.0 27 5 17 5 0 0 1.98 .815
SS TEX 10 0 84.1 37 12 23 2 2 -4 3.74 .946
LF TEX 8 8 77.0 20 20 0 0 0 -2 2.34 1.000
1B TEX 7 7 59.0 65 62 3 0 5 -1 9.92 1.000
2B TEX 4 0 27.0 15 7 7 1 4 -2 4.67 .933
1982 CF TEX 142 142 1290.0 355 352 0 3 0 +2 2.46 .992
1984 RF TEX 18 18 166.2 32 32 0 0 0 0 1.73 1.000
LF TEX 7 7 62.0 16 16 0 0 0 0 2.32 1.000
SS TEX 6 6 54.0 32 8 22 2 2 -3 5.00 .938
CF TEX 4 4 35.0 9 9 0 0 0 +1 2.31 1.000
1985 LF TEX 5 5 46.0 6 6 0 0 0 -1 1.17 1.000
CF TEX 4 4 36.0 13 13 0 0 0 +1 3.25 1.000
SS TEX 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 1.00 1.000
1986 CF TEX 41 41 373.0 106 105 0 1 0 +1 2.53 .991
LF TEX 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
2B TEX 1 1 8.0 4 1 2 1 1 -1 3.38 .750
SS TEX 1 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
1987 RF TEX-PIT 47 47 422.0 88 86 0 2 0 +5 1.83 .977
CF TEX-PIT 4 4 36.0 11 11 0 0 0 0 2.75 1.000
LF TEX-PIT 2 2 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
SS TEX-PIT 1 1 10.0 4 1 3 0 0 0 3.60 1.000
1988 RF PIT 30 30 270.0 61 59 0 2 0 0 1.97 .967
LF PIT 22 22 197.2 63 63 0 0 0 +2 2.87 1.000
CF PIT 8 8 68.2 18 18 0 0 0 0 2.36 1.000
1989 LF PIT 17 17 151.1 40 39 0 1 0 +1 2.32 .975
RF PIT 7 7 61.2 12 12 0 0 0 -2 1.75 1.000
CF PIT 5 5 42.0 13 13 0 0 0 +1 2.79 1.000
Pos Total CF 276 247 2410.1 679 675 0 4 0 +4 2.52 .994
RF 163 150 1419.0 321 316 0 5 0 +5 2.00 .984
1B 105 105 913.0 960 910 38 12 80 -12 9.35 .988
LF 62 62 561.0 151 150 0 1 0 0 2.41 .993
SS 19 9 165.1 75 22 49 4 4 -9 3.86 .947
3B 15 0 100.0 27 5 17 5 0 0 1.98 .815
2B 5 1 35.0 19 8 9 2 5 -3 4.37 .895
Total 645 574 5603.2 2232 2086 113 33 89 -15 3.53 .985
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 .