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Name	Team	Age
Joe Buskey	Retired (1980, Age 34)	Died (2022, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21 (1964)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	8 years (19 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
60	42	69
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
44	48	75
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
66	75	16
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	14	3
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
5	39	40
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
49	0	2/20/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	3
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (LF)
99 (99.0 %)	97 (97.7 %)	60 (60.3 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1964	22	36	38	49	55	-3	27
1965	30	40	41	57	62	4	39
1966	30	46	42	59	65	9	45
1967	33	48	44	65	65	17	48
1968	35	53	44	68	69	23	52
1969	36	54	44	69	70	28	54
1970	38	58	45	72	70	32	59
1971	42	61	46	72	71	34	62
1972	43	64	46	72	73	36	65
1973	43	65	48	72	73	39	66
1974	44	65	48	73	75	42	68
1975	44	66	48	74	75	42	69
1976	44	66	48	75	75	42	69
1977	44	66	48	75	75	42	69
1978	44	66	48	75	75	42	69
1979	44	66	48	75	75	42	69
1980	44	66	48	75	75	42	69

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Joe Buskey has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-07-23	The Kansas City Plains have waived Joe Buskey.
1977-07-13	The Kansas City Plains have acquired Joe Buskey from the waiver wire.
1977-05-01	The Kansas City Plains have waived Joe Buskey.
1977-05-01	The Kansas City Plains have acquired Joe Buskey from the waiver wire.
1976-07-21	The St. Louis Cardinals have waived Joe Buskey.
1976-07-11	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Amos Terry to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Joe Buskey for assignment.
1972-06-29	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Joe Buskey to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Al Phillips to the major league team.
1972-04-21	The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted John Plank to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Joe Buskey for assignment.
1972-04-18	Joe Buskey of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1971-07-13	Joe Buskey of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1970-07-05	Joe Buskey of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1970-04-11	The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Joe Buskey from the waiver wire.
1970-04-01	The Philadelphia Hormones have promoted Julio Mack to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hormones have promoted Ken Smiley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hormones have promoted Bill Breeden to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hormones have promoted Jim Givens to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hormones have designated Joe Buskey for assignment.
1968-04-01	The Philadelphia Hormones have promoted Joe Buskey to the major league team.