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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1980 LHP 58 173 37 8 0 2 17 15 31 .579 .284 .295 .081 .214
1980 RHP 119 411 100 18 2 5 35 37 85 .642 .309 .333 .090 .243
1981 LHP 64 162 45 4 0 6 18 14 26 .749 .335 .414 .136 .278
1981 RHP 126 337 104 13 1 8 39 40 53 .804 .380 .424 .116 .309
1982 LHP 74 198 57 12 4 6 18 27 33 .856 .376 .480 .192 .288
1982 RHP 122 390 125 24 6 6 44 47 69 .853 .394 .459 .138 .321
1984 LHP 27 52 19 4 1 0 6 3 8 .881 .400 .481 .115 .365
1984 RHP 52 118 26 2 0 4 16 14 18 .647 .308 .339 .119 .220
1985 LHP 35 43 13 0 1 1 8 3 7 .780 .362 .419 .116 .302
1985 RHP 72 84 18 3 0 0 8 6 11 .533 .283 .250 .036 .214
1986 LHP 38 69 21 3 1 5 11 12 15 1.002 .407 .594 .290 .304
1986 RHP 92 156 42 9 2 3 21 25 33 .782 .372 .410 .141 .269
1987 LHP 40 58 13 1 1 1 8 12 15 .685 .357 .328 .103 .224
1987 RHP 103 187 55 10 2 8 26 34 19 .901 .404 .497 .203 .294
1988 LHP 34 50 6 1 0 1 5 3 7 .385 .185 .200 .080 .120
1988 RHP 110 229 65 9 6 4 28 36 33 .806 .378 .428 .144 .284
1989 LHP 15 30 11 1 0 1 4 3 2 .924 .424 .500 .133 .367
1989 RHP 106 157 36 4 2 3 16 20 23 .656 .318 .338 .108 .229
Total LHP 385 835 222 34 8 23 95 92 144 .751 .342 .408 .143 .266
Total RHP 902 2069 571 92 21 41 233 259 344 .758 .358 .400 .124 .276
Total 1085 2904 793 126 29 64 328 351 488 .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 .