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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 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1956	NYA	2	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1.000	.400	.600	.400
1957	NYA	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.733	.400	.333	.333
1968	KC	8	12	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	.607	.357	.250	.250
Total		11	20	1	6	1	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	2	.725	.375	.350	.300

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.