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Name Team Age
Dutch Van Buren Retired (1956, Age 35) Died (1994, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 30, Pick 478
(1950)		 CF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League 0 0 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ B  A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ D+ B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ F 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 7/8/1921
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
C  (42.6 %) D  (13.1 %) 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
1950 BAL-WAS 45 87 6 20 2 0 0 6 5 13 2 2 3 .525 .272 .253 .230
1951 WAS-MIL 89 160 26 46 9 0 5 18 13 31 3 0 1 .782 .345 .438 .287
1952 MIL 61 53 2 14 1 1 0 5 2 5 0 2 1 .624 .304 .321 .264
1955 PIT 44 133 13 41 9 1 3 24 6 14 2 0 2 .792 .333 .459 .308
1956 PIT 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total 243 435 47 121 21 2 8 53 26 64 7 4 8 .711 .320 .391 .278
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1956-11-01Dutch Van Buren has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1956-07-18The Pittsburgh Quakers have waived Dutch Van Buren.
1956-04-08The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Hubie Scott to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Dutch Van Buren to the minors.
1955-09-26The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Dutch Van Buren to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent "How bout that!" Hal Allen to the minors.
1955-08-31The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Rube Bauer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Dutch Van Buren to the minors.
1955-07-25The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Dutch Van Buren to the major league team.
1955-07-25The Pittsburgh Quakers have acquired Dutch Van Buren from the waiver wire.
1955-04-15The Pittsburgh Quakers have waived Dutch Van Buren.
1955-04-15The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted "How bout that!" Hal Allen to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Quakers have sent Dutch Van Buren to the minors.
1955-04-01The Pittsburgh Quakers have promoted Dutch Van Buren to the major league team.
1954-05-31The Pittsburgh Quakers have acquired Dutch Van Buren from the waiver wire.
1953-04-04The Milwaukee Potawatomis have waived Dutch Van Buren.
1953-04-04The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Vladimir Hart to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have sent Dutch Van Buren to the minors.
1952-09-07The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Dutch Van Buren to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have sent Bill Manning to the minors.
1952-08-25The Milwaukee Potawatomis have promoted Bill Manning to the major league team. The Milwaukee Potawatomis have sent Dutch Van Buren to the minors.
1951-06-10A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Potawatomis and the Washington Nationals. The Washington Nationals receive Pedro Papadopoulos from the Milwaukee Potawatomis in exchange for Dutch Van Buren.
1951-04-01The Washington Nationals have promoted Dutch Van Buren to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Josh Truman to the minors.
1951-04-01The Washington Nationals have promoted Josh Truman to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Dutch Van Buren to the minors.
1950-06-20The Washington Nationals have promoted Dutch Van Buren to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have sent Grover Cleveland to the minors.
1950-04-17The Washington Nationals have renamed Augie Hunter to Dutch Van Buren.
1950-04-01The Washington Nationals have acquired Augie Hunter from the waiver wire.
1950-04-01The Baltimore Rank Amateurs waive Augie Hunter.