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Name Team Age
Buck Truman Retired (2002, Age 44) Died (2047, Age 89)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1
(1976)		 LF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Murray Maddux League 0 21 years (108 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B- A+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 5/29/1958
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
8 13 18
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.7 %) A+ (98.5 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1980 AHP 4 11 2 0 0 0 1 3 7 .539 .357 .182 .182
1980 HHP 8 29 4 1 0 0 1 2 9 .366 .194 .172 .138
1980 LHP 7 17 3 0 0 0 0 3 11 .476 .300 .176 .176
1980 RHP 10 23 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 .374 .200 .174 .130
1981 AHP 28 97 32 0 2 1 8 13 18 .807 .405 .402 .330
1981 HHP 28 84 29 4 0 2 11 9 16 .869 .404 .464 .345
1981 LHP 18 22 7 0 0 1 3 1 7 .802 .348 .455 .318
1981 RHP 53 159 54 4 2 2 16 21 27 .840 .412 .428 .340
1982 AHP 74 256 76 12 4 4 30 30 48 .798 .376 .422 .297
1982 HHP 72 239 84 13 4 8 31 34 39 .968 .428 .540 .351
1982 LHP 37 39 12 3 1 1 4 8 6 .950 .438 .513 .308
1982 RHP 142 456 148 22 7 11 57 56 81 .874 .398 .476 .325
1983 AHP 78 288 98 16 2 8 31 28 54 .891 .397 .493 .340
1983 HHP 76 279 93 19 1 8 22 32 52 .897 .402 .495 .333
1983 LHP 56 103 30 10 0 1 10 9 19 .766 .348 .417 .291
1983 RHP 141 464 161 25 3 15 43 51 87 .922 .411 .511 .347
1984 AHP 75 301 88 15 3 10 34 28 59 .815 .353 .462 .292
1984 HHP 73 258 93 14 2 8 34 31 46 .952 .429 .523 .360
1984 LHP 72 132 39 7 1 1 13 21 24 .779 .392 .386 .295
1984 RHP 138 427 142 22 4 17 55 38 81 .910 .388 .522 .333
1985 AHP 70 305 103 23 3 9 49 32 66 .921 .400 .521 .338
1985 HHP 73 293 93 15 5 13 63 29 49 .917 .381 .536 .317
1985 LHP 71 158 54 15 1 1 30 16 32 .871 .402 .468 .342
1985 RHP 129 440 142 23 7 21 82 45 83 .937 .387 .550 .323
1986 AHP 74 301 72 10 3 6 26 37 56 .677 .325 .352 .239
1986 HHP 71 277 89 16 6 10 48 28 46 .916 .386 .531 .321
1986 LHP 62 132 31 7 2 1 17 17 24 .672 .331 .341 .235
1986 RHP 131 446 130 19 7 15 57 48 78 .827 .360 .466 .291
1987 AHP 78 307 102 16 3 13 41 33 59 .929 .398 .531 .332
1987 HHP 75 260 102 12 3 13 43 33 32 1.076 .465 .612 .392
1987 LHP 69 154 55 7 1 8 21 16 25 .990 .419 .571 .357
1987 RHP 139 413 149 21 5 18 63 50 66 .999 .433 .567 .361
1988 AHP 64 275 80 11 1 10 32 23 46 .802 .354 .447 .291
1988 HHP 65 246 71 9 1 12 42 43 44 .874 .394 .480 .289
1988 LHP 70 163 37 5 1 4 14 26 27 .677 .333 .344 .227
1988 RHP 111 358 114 15 1 18 60 40 63 .910 .393 .517 .318
1989 AHP 70 292 93 13 4 9 32 40 44 .882 .399 .483 .318
1989 HHP 76 310 86 10 3 13 45 32 65 .800 .345 .455 .277
1989 LHP 72 200 57 8 0 3 17 24 28 .732 .362 .370 .285
1989 RHP 124 402 122 15 7 19 60 48 81 .894 .377 .517 .303
1990 AHP 75 326 114 22 3 7 32 47 44 .933 .433 .500 .350
1990 HHP 75 301 98 13 6 16 53 33 49 .963 .395 .568 .326
1990 LHP 78 213 71 17 3 6 20 25 31 .934 .408 .526 .333
1990 RHP 135 414 141 18 6 17 65 55 62 .955 .419 .536 .341
1991 AHP 72 305 95 9 2 16 50 39 43 .902 .390 .511 .311
1991 HHP 75 304 103 16 3 17 41 38 41 .993 .414 .579 .339
1991 LHP 78 206 57 7 1 9 24 24 27 .805 .353 .451 .277
1991 RHP 127 403 141 18 4 24 67 53 57 1.020 .427 .593 .350
1992 AHP 79 339 107 17 7 12 44 39 54 .904 .391 .513 .316
1992 HHP 70 291 91 18 0 15 47 33 44 .916 .387 .529 .313
1992 LHP 68 197 55 15 0 3 15 35 25 .792 .391 .401 .279
1992 RHP 128 433 143 20 7 24 76 37 73 .963 .388 .575 .330
1993 AHP 57 195 73 14 3 6 40 23 36 1.008 .439 .569 .374
1993 HHP 58 198 70 6 1 9 29 23 34 .945 .415 .530 .354
1993 LHP 54 79 24 2 0 2 11 11 11 .781 .376 .405 .304
1993 RHP 101 314 119 18 4 13 58 35 59 1.026 .440 .586 .379
1994 AHP 71 245 74 10 1 8 33 22 49 .809 .360 .449 .302
1994 HHP 71 229 63 13 4 5 26 26 39 .785 .353 .432 .275
1994 LHP 63 102 27 3 1 2 12 14 23 .728 .356 .373 .265
1994 RHP 117 372 110 20 4 11 47 34 65 .816 .356 .460 .296
1995 AHP 80 229 62 7 2 10 39 24 50 .786 .336 .450 .271
1995 HHP 80 223 60 8 1 4 30 31 43 .728 .361 .368 .269
1995 LHP 63 77 25 2 1 1 10 12 15 .831 .416 .416 .325
1995 RHP 130 375 97 13 2 13 59 43 78 .742 .334 .408 .259
1996 AHP 78 258 81 14 4 6 32 26 40 .843 .374 .469 .314
1996 HHP 80 254 76 8 4 6 31 29 43 .807 .374 .433 .299
1996 LHP 61 84 27 1 1 3 13 9 7 .851 .387 .464 .321
1996 RHP 132 428 130 21 7 9 50 46 76 .820 .372 .449 .304
1997 AHP 74 222 64 7 0 7 26 31 39 .789 .375 .414 .288
1997 HHP 77 197 50 10 1 6 24 18 44 .722 .316 .406 .254
1997 LHP 51 71 24 3 1 3 11 9 12 .948 .412 .535 .338
1997 RHP 128 348 90 14 0 10 39 40 71 .720 .335 .385 .259
1998 AHP 70 155 48 7 2 2 15 13 28 .780 .360 .419 .310
1998 HHP 70 132 40 7 1 4 21 17 19 .849 .387 .462 .303
1998 LHP 57 149 39 5 1 1 15 15 25 .656 .327 .329 .262
1998 RHP 116 138 49 9 2 5 21 15 22 .980 .422 .558 .355
1999 AHP 69 233 59 9 1 2 18 20 36 .641 .315 .326 .253
1999 HHP 69 202 65 8 4 6 27 13 38 .854 .364 .490 .322
1999 LHP 60 89 20 2 1 0 9 5 14 .536 .266 .270 .225
1999 RHP 113 346 104 15 4 8 36 28 60 .792 .355 .436 .301
2000 AHP 71 158 40 5 2 2 17 20 20 .683 .335 .348 .253
2000 HHP 75 136 39 10 1 3 28 11 18 .777 .336 .441 .287
2000 LHP 27 28 8 1 0 0 7 3 5 .665 .344 .321 .286
2000 RHP 121 266 71 14 3 5 38 28 33 .733 .334 .398 .267
2001 AHP 46 125 35 5 2 5 18 15 25 .829 .357 .472 .280
2001 HHP 52 126 40 7 0 4 28 22 20 .879 .411 .468 .317
2001 LHP 15 23 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .297 .167 .130 .130
2001 RHP 92 228 72 12 2 9 45 36 43 .909 .404 .504 .316
2002 AHP 28 33 12 1 0 0 4 2 5 .794 .400 .394 .364
2002 HHP 35 33 10 1 1 1 2 6 4 .895 .410 .485 .303
2002 LHP 25 29 8 1 0 0 1 3 3 .654 .344 .310 .276
2002 RHP 39 37 14 1 1 1 5 5 6 .993 .452 .541 .378
Total AHP 1485 5256 1610 243 54 153 652 588 926 .837 .377 .460 .306
Total HHP 1504 4901 1549 238 52 183 727 573 834 .886 .388 .498 .316
Total LHP 1234 2467 713 121 17 51 278 307 403 .783 .369 .414 .289
Total RHP 2597 7690 2446 360 89 285 1101 854 1357 .886 .387 .499 .318
Total 2989 10157 3159 481 106 336 1379 1161 1760 .861 .382 .478 .311
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2002-11-01Buck Truman has retired from the Houston Colt .45s
2002-04-08The Houston Colt .45s have acquired Buck Truman from the waiver wire.
2002-03-25The Washington G-Men have designated Buck Truman for assignment. The Washington G-Men have designated Bill Getz for assignment.
2001-11-01Buck Truman now holds the league record for career runs.
2001-11-01Buck Truman now holds the league record for career games played.
2001-06-18The Washington G-Men have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team.
2001-06-01The Washington G-Men have designated Buck Truman for assignment.
2001-04-22The Washington G-Men have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team. The Washington G-Men have designated Dennis Taylor for assignment.
2001-03-25The Washington G-Men have designated Rusty Smith for assignment. The Washington G-Men have designated Rudy McClellan for assignment. The Washington G-Men have designated Buck Truman for assignment. The Washington G-Men have designated Lou Cardinal for assignment. The Washington G-Men have designated Dick Hodgin for assignment.
2000-04-28Buck Truman collected his 3000th career hit.
1999-04-08The Washington G-Men have acquired Buck Truman from the waiver wire.
1999-04-01The Chicago Cubbies have designated Buck Truman for assignment.
1995-10-22Buck Truman of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1994-06-08Buck Truman of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1993-11-01Buck Truman now holds the league record for career on-base percentage.
1993-11-01Buck Truman now holds the league record for career batting average.
1993-04-06Buck Truman of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1992-08-23Trade #1635067 has been completed between the Brooklyn Batmen and the Chicago Cubbies. The Chicago Cubbies receive R. C. Morris, Buck Truman from the Brooklyn Batmen in exchange for Johnny Osteen, Oscar Hardtke, Joe Blyzka, John Shiver.
1991-03-25The Brooklyn Batmen have placed Buck Truman on the trade block.
1990-11-01Buck Truman now holds the league record for career batting average.
1988-06-25Buck Truman of the Brooklyn Batmen is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1981-07-31The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team. The Brooklyn Batmen have designated Bill Benes for assignment.
1981-05-05The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Stormy Daniels to the major league team. The Brooklyn Batmen have sent Buck Truman to the minors.
1981-04-29The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team. The Brooklyn Batmen have designated Ed Linton for assignment.
1980-10-03The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Bill Braun to the major league team. The Brooklyn Batmen have sent Buck Truman to the minors.
1980-09-23The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team.
1980-07-15The Brooklyn Batmen have sent Buck Truman to the minors.
1980-07-09The Brooklyn Batmen have promoted Buck Truman to the major league team.
1978-04-06The Brooklyn Batmen have renamed Dick Smythe to Buck Truman.
1977-10-23Trade #1571485 has been completed between the Brooklyn Batmen and the Boston Minute Men. The Boston Minute Men receive Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 WAS (Raul Torres) from the Brooklyn Batmen in exchange for Dick Smythe.