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Name Team Age
Buster Templeton Retired (1991, Age 34) Died (2022, Age 65)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16
(1979)
2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (A) 0 7 years (91 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- A- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C- C- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 3/24/1957
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (---)
(64.1 %) C- (29.1 %) (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
1979 BRO 91 374 30 61 8 0 5 27 17 98 2 0 12 .429 .204 .225 .163
1980 BRO 80 308 30 67 7 3 9 25 12 61 3 0 10 .597 .249 .347 .218
1981 BRO 52 168 18 39 5 2 3 16 11 38 1 0 8 .619 .279 .339 .232
1982 BRO 82 192 23 48 8 0 6 23 13 44 1 2 3 .684 .299 .385 .250
1983 BRO 59 147 15 42 5 4 4 23 6 37 1 1 0 .767 .312 .456 .286
1984 BRO 22 18 2 4 0 0 1 4 0 4 2 0 0 .611 .222 .389 .222
1988 BOS-NYA 49 68 10 18 4 0 2 6 5 15 1 0 0 .732 .320 .412 .265
1989 NYA 101 138 14 26 6 1 6 19 11 29 5 1 1 .623 .247 .377 .188
1991 BOS 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total 544 1414 142 305 43 10 36 143 75 326 16 4 34 .594 .257 .337 .216
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01Buster Templeton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1991-07-23The Boston Mud Kings have waived Buster Templeton.
1991-07-11The Boston Mud Kings have promoted Glenn Lotz to the major league team. The Boston Mud Kings have designated Buster Templeton for assignment.
1991-04-01The Boston Mud Kings have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team.
1990-10-12The Boston Mud Kings have acquired Buster Templeton from the waiver wire.
1990-05-21The Boston Mud Kings have waived Buster Templeton.
1990-05-21The Boston Mud Kings have acquired Buster Templeton from the waiver wire.
1990-04-17The New York Sentinel have waived Buster Templeton.
1990-04-01The New York Sentinel have promoted John Nelson to the major league team. The New York Sentinel have designated Buster Templeton for assignment.
1988-07-08The New York Sentinel have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team. The New York Sentinel have sent Dave Darling to the minors.
1988-06-13The New York Sentinel have acquired Buster Templeton from the waiver wire.
1988-06-03The Boston Mud Kings have acquired Bill Sommers from the waiver wire. The Boston Mud Kings have waived Buster Templeton.
1988-04-30The Boston Mud Kings have promoted Bob Ball to the major league team. The Boston Mud Kings have designated Buster Templeton for assignment.
1988-03-25The Boston Mud Kings have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team.
1987-05-01The Boston Mud Kings have acquired Buster Templeton from the waiver wire. The Boston Mud Kings have waived Henry Ramos.
1986-08-15The Kansas City Northern Lights have waived Buster Templeton.
1985-05-23The Kansas City Northern Lights have acquired Buster Templeton from the waiver wire. The Kansas City Northern Lights have waived Walt Spencer.
1985-05-06The Brooklyn Baseball Club have waived Buster Templeton.
1985-04-01The Brooklyn Baseball Club have promoted Ramon Stone to the major league team. The Brooklyn Baseball Club have designated Buster Templeton for assignment.
1980-08-08The Chicago Baseball Club have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team. The Chicago Baseball Club have designated Larry Meoli for assignment.
1980-06-03A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Bulldogs and the Chicago Baseball Club. The Chicago Baseball Club receive Buster Templeton, Draft Pick - 1981 Round 2 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1981 Round 1 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Bulldogs in exchange for Jack Scalzi, Marcus Mathews.
1980-03-26The Cincinnati Bulldogs have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bulldogs have sent Jack Walker to the minors.
1979-10-03The Cincinnati Bulldogs have promoted Jack Walker to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bulldogs have sent Buster Templeton to the minors.
1979-04-01The Cincinnati Bulldogs have promoted Buster Templeton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bulldogs have sent Keith Carter to the minors.