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Bukka White Right Field
Retired (1973, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .766 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 1667 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 04-21-1936
HR 178 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(136 games)
RBI 787
SB 229 Salary $1.75M Final Contract Year 1973
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B B+ (71.3%) LF D  (13.2%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 1
3B C  (40.7%) RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1955 Minors 19 59.00 9 / 10 9 / 10 5 / 7 4 / 9 6 / 7 9 / 9 7 / 7 49 / 59
1956 Minors 20 65.00 6 / 9 7 / 8 4 / 8 3 / 10 7 / 8 7 / 7 15 / 15 49 / 65
1957 Minors 21 78.00 6 / 13 7 / 11 10 / 12 2 / 8 7 / 12 7 / 7 15 / 15 54 / 78
1958 Minors 22 61.00 5 / 6 2 / 9 4 / 11 4 / 10 5 / 11 3 / 6 8 / 8 31 / 61
1958 Majors 22 4.96 12 10 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 4
1959 Minors 23 42.00 3 / 10 3 / 5 2 / 7 3 / 7 3 / 8 2 / 3 2 / 2 18 / 42
1959 Majors 23 16.65 35 30 0 2 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 1 2 / 2 2 / 2 8 / 16
1960 Majors 24 63.61 138 116 24 4 / 8 1 / 4 1 / 5 3 / 10 3 / 12 7 / 10 8 / 14 27 / 63
1961 Majors 25 53.32 124 100 38 0 / 7 4 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 9 1 / 7 1 / 7 7 / 10 15 / 53
1962 Majors 26 66.58 146 122 17 0 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 11 2 / 10 3 / 11 7 / 66
1963 Majors 27 65.90 142 119 20 1 / 12 1 / 12 1 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 11 1 / 12 5 / 65
1964 Majors 28 65.83 155 131 7 0 / 10 3 / 8 1 / 10 2 / 9 1 / 12 1 / 9 0 / 7 8 / 65
1965 Majors 29 49.35 162 79 0 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 8 1 / 49
1966 Majors 30 67.32 162 135 0 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 13 0 / 7 2 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 11 2 / 67
1967 Majors 31 67.32 162 135 0 0 / 12 0 / 15 1 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 13 1 / 7 0 / 7 2 / 67
1968 Majors 32 62.34 148 125 14 0 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 9 1 / 62
1969 Majors 33 63.33 151 127 11 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 10 1 / 13 0 / 7 1 / 13 0 / 8 2 / 63
1970 Majors 34 38.22 128 51 34 -1 / 9 0 / 5 -3 / 10 -7 / 4 0 / 3 -3 / 2 -3 / 5 -17 / 38
1971 Majors 35 50.93 162 92 0 -1 / 9 -2 / 5 -2 / 7 -7 / 8 -5 / 5 -2 / 7 -3 / 9 -22 / 50
1972 Majors 36 50.59 135 113 27 -1 / 6 -3 / 5 -2 / 5 -2 / 10 -8 / 8 -1 / 3 -2 / 13 -19 / 50
1973 Minors 37 15.00 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 2 / 15
1973 Majors 37 38.93 94 77 0 -3 / 9 -1 / 5 -3 / 5 -5 / 4 -3 / 4 -1 / 7 -1 / 4 -17 / 38
Total 2056 1562 192 30 / 180 32 / 146 23 / 166 3 / 160 22 / 159 37 / 145 60 / 180 207 / 1136
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Bukka White has retired from the Toronto Bluejays
1973-06-17The Toronto Bluejays have promoted Bukka White to the major league team.
1973-03-29Bukka White has signed with the Toronto Bluejays for $1.75M per year for 1 year.
1972-07-22Bukka White of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1970-07-28Bukka White of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1970-03-28The Oakland Oaks have promoted Bukka White to the major league team.
1969-10-03The Oakland Oaks have promoted Joe Kardow to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted John Davis to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have designated Bukka White for assignment. The Oakland Oaks have designated Morrie Leonard for assignment.
1969-07-30Bukka White of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1968-09-10Bukka White of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1966-03-30The Oakland Oaks have promoted Bukka White to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Mike Nelson to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Pop Cypert to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Pete Malis to the major league team.
1966-03-30Bukka White has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $8.33M per year for 7 years.
1965-03-30The New York Knights have promoted Bukka White to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Chick Lawrence to the major league team.
1965-03-30Bukka White has signed with the New York Knights for $6.0M per year for 1 year.
1964-09-17Bukka White of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1964-07-15Bukka White of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1963-07-20Bukka White of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1962-04-01Bukka White of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1961-08-28Bukka White of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1961-04-25Bukka White of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1960-05-09Bukka White of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1960-03-29The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted Bukka White to the major league team. The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted Art Casey to the major league team.
1959-10-03The Brooklyn Wonders have sent Bukka White to the minors.
1959-09-20The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted Bukka White to the major league team. The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted Art Casey to the major league team. The Brooklyn Wonders have designated Jason Conti for assignment. The Brooklyn Wonders have designated Nick Alperman for assignment.
1959-08-19The Brooklyn Wonders have sent Bukka White to the minors.
1959-07-23The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted Bukka White to the major league team.
1959-03-30The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted George Fisher to the major league team. The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted Nick Alperman to the major league team. The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted Sam Larose to the major league team. The Brooklyn Wonders have sent Bukka White to the minors. The Brooklyn Wonders have sent Art Casey to the minors. The Brooklyn Wonders have sent Tom Pastorius to the minors.
1958-09-19The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted Bukka White to the major league team. The Brooklyn Wonders have sent Gary Boskie to the minors.
1955-03-28The Brooklyn Wonders have renamed Jerry Reinecker to Bukka White.