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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1980 Away 72 293 29 68 13 2 4 30 25 59 17 8 4 .628 .297 .331 .099 .232
1980 Home 70 291 37 69 13 0 3 22 27 57 9 4 8 .619 .306 .313 .076 .237
1981 Away 75 245 37 65 13 1 4 24 32 44 12 3 4 .724 .349 .376 .110 .265
1981 Home 74 254 47 84 4 0 10 33 22 35 11 6 5 .847 .383 .465 .134 .331
1982 Away 68 292 47 81 18 7 3 27 33 57 15 10 2 .769 .351 .418 .140 .277
1982 Home 74 296 55 101 18 3 9 35 41 45 21 7 1 .937 .423 .514 .172 .341
1984 Away 39 93 12 23 1 1 3 10 9 10 7 2 2 .690 .314 .376 .129 .247
1984 Home 32 77 10 22 5 0 1 12 8 16 2 0 0 .750 .360 .390 .104 .286
1985 Away 51 59 11 13 1 1 1 7 4 9 4 2 0 .625 .303 .322 .102 .220
1985 Home 54 68 8 18 2 0 0 9 5 9 4 3 0 .609 .315 .294 .029 .265
1986 Away 57 109 18 27 3 1 2 11 21 30 5 1 1 .720 .371 .349 .101 .248
1986 Home 58 116 27 36 9 2 6 21 16 18 5 4 1 .972 .394 .578 .267 .310
1987 Away 60 116 20 35 5 1 6 18 19 22 14 2 0 .917 .400 .517 .216 .302
1987 Home 61 129 26 33 6 2 3 16 27 12 10 6 2 .789 .386 .403 .147 .256
1988 Away 64 147 20 37 5 3 1 11 19 20 13 2 0 .686 .339 .347 .095 .252
1988 Home 60 132 25 34 5 3 4 22 20 20 11 2 2 .785 .353 .432 .174 .258
1989 Away 63 108 16 28 2 0 4 14 14 17 6 3 1 .738 .350 .389 .130 .259
1989 Home 53 79 11 19 3 2 0 6 9 8 6 2 0 .644 .315 .329 .089 .241
Total Away 549 1462 210 377 61 17 28 152 176 268 93 33 14 .721 .340 .380 .122 .258
Total Home 536 1442 246 416 65 12 36 176 175 220 79 34 19 .792 .367 .425 .137 .288
Total 1085 2904 456 793 126 29 64 328 351 488 172 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 .