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Name	Team	Age
John Buzhardt	Retired (1972, Age 37)	Died (2016, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 13 (1954)	3B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Barry Zito League	0	14 years (45 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	8/17/1935
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
C- (29.5 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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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
1954	C-	C+	D	C-	B+	C+	C-
1955	C	B-	D	C	A-	B-	C
1956	C+	B	C-	B-	A	B	C+
1957	B-	B+	C	B	A	B	C+
1958	B-	A-	C	B	A+	B+	B-
1959	B-	A-	C+	B+	A+	A-	B-
1960	B-	A	B-	A-	A+	A	B
1961	B	A	B	A-	A+	A	B
1962	B	A	B	A	A+	A+	B+
1963	B	A	B	A	A+	A+	B+
1964	B	A+	B+	A	A+	A+	B+
1965	B	A+	B+	A	A+	A+	B+
1966	B	A+	B+	A	A+	A+	B+
1967	B	A+	B+	A	A+	A+	B+
1968	B	A+	B+	A	A+	A+	B+
1969	B	A+	B+	A	A+	A+	B+
1970	B	A	B	A	A+	A+	B+
1971	B	A-	B	A	A	A+	B+
1972	B	A-	B	A-	A-	A+	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	John Buzhardt has retired from the Miami Jugadores
1972-05-22	The Miami Jugadores have promoted John Buzhardt to the major league team.
1972-03-29	John Buzhardt has signed with the Miami Jugadores for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1971-03-29	The St. Louis Writers have promoted John Buzhardt to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Hugh Culver to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Willie Burg to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Bill Perez to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Mel Gullett to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Art Pierce to the major league team.
1971-03-29	John Buzhardt has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $1.75M per year for 1 year.
1969-04-22	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Writers and the Houston Lonestars. The Houston Lonestars receive Jay Ludolph, Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 STL (Fay Varner) from the St. Louis Writers in exchange for John Buzhardt. Protest This Trade.
1964-03-30	The Houston Lonestars have promoted John Buzhardt to the major league team. The Houston Lonestars have promoted Urbano Kerr to the major league team. The Houston Lonestars have promoted Hank Johnson to the major league team. The Houston Lonestars have promoted Chris Mullen to the major league team.
1964-03-29	John Buzhardt has signed with the Houston Lonestars for $3.0M per year for 7 years.
1963-05-23	John Buzhardt of the Los Angeles Storm is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1961-06-17	John Buzhardt of the Arizona Storm is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1958-07-05	The Arizona Heat have promoted Stan Clarke to the major league team. The Arizona Heat have promoted John Buzhardt to the major league team. The Arizona Heat have designated Pete Kerr for assignment. The Arizona Heat have designated Nikco Dawson for assignment.
1958-03-28	A trade has been completed between the Arizona Heat and the Oakland Senators. The Oakland Senators receive Hank Johnson, Myron Kirk, Rube Small, Daryl Koster from the Arizona Heat in exchange for John Buzhardt, Larry Miller, Pete Kerr, Luis Josephson, Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 WAS (Bill McElroy), Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 OAK (Ben Wickersham).
1957-04-01	The Oakland Senators have promoted Al Shinners to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent John Buzhardt to the minors.
1957-03-31	The Oakland Senators have promoted John Buzhardt to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Bob Powers to the minors.
1957-03-29	The Oakland Senators have promoted Mark Ferris to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Conrad Bradley to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Bucky Bergman to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Lou Nieman to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Luis Josephson to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent Bob Powers to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent John Buzhardt to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent Greg Long to the minors.
1957-03-28	A trade has been completed between the Boston Irish Assassin and the Oakland Senators. The Oakland Senators receive John Buzhardt, Draft Pick 1960 Round 2 BOS (Deion Johnstone), Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 BOS (Hank Burnett) from the Boston Irish Assassin in exchange for Don Lord, Bert Scheer, Rafael Stanky.
1956-08-03	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Clippers and the Boston Irish Assassin. The Boston Irish Assassin receive John Buzhardt from the Baltimore Clippers in exchange for Charlie Newman.
1953-08-25	A trade has been completed between the Colorado Renegades and the Baltimore Clippers. The Baltimore Clippers receive Izzy Baker, Jesse Chouinard, Ken Roomes, Draft Pick 1955 Round 2 COL (Hardie Kelleher), Draft Pick 1954 Round 2 COL (Tanyon Jones), Draft Pick 1954 Round 1 COL (John Buzhardt) from the Colorado Renegades in exchange for George Kallio, Rip Osborne, Shane Peterson.