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Name	Team	Age
Brian Bucha	Retired (1968, Age 34)	Died (2014, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18 (1953)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Ryan League	0	0 years (107 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D+	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	D-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	B+	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	C-	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	1/22/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (2B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1956	NYA	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1957	NYA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1968	KC	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1968-11-01	Brian Bucha has retired from the Kansas City Thunder
1968-07-30	The Kansas City Thunder have designated Brian Bucha for assignment.
1968-04-19	The Kansas City Thunder have promoted Brian Bucha to the major league team.
1968-04-05	The Kansas City Thunder have acquired Brian Bucha from the waiver wire.
1968-04-01	The Philadelphia Shockers have waived Brian Bucha.
1963-08-03	The Philadelphia Shockers have acquired Brian Bucha from the waiver wire.
1957-10-06	The New York Knuckleheads have sent Brian Bucha to the minors.
1957-10-01	The New York Knuckleheads have promoted Brian Bucha to the major league team. The New York Knuckleheads have sent Eddie Halladay to the minors.
1956-06-22	The New York Knuckleheads have sent Brian Bucha to the minors. The New York Knuckleheads have sent Jerry Bourgeois to the minors.
1956-06-05	The New York Knuckleheads have promoted Bob Blair to the major league team. The New York Knuckleheads have promoted Brian Bucha to the major league team.