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Name Team Age
Claud Busby Retired (1989, Age 34) Died (2026, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17
(1979)		 CF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Whitey Ford League 0 8 years (84 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ C- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A- A 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A  A 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 8/25/1955
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (98.9 %) A+ (98.8 %) C- (31.4 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1980 TEX 142 584 66 137 26 2 7 52 52 116 26 12 12 .623 .302 .322 .235
1981 TEX 149 499 84 149 17 1 14 57 54 79 23 9 9 .787 .366 .421 .299
1982 TEX 142 588 102 182 36 10 12 62 74 102 36 17 3 .854 .388 .466 .310
1984 TEX 71 170 22 45 6 1 4 22 17 26 9 2 2 .717 .335 .382 .265
1985 TEX 105 127 19 31 3 1 1 16 9 18 8 5 0 .616 .309 .307 .244
1986 TEX 115 225 45 63 12 3 8 32 37 48 10 5 2 .849 .383 .467 .280
1987 TEX-PIT 121 245 46 68 11 3 9 34 46 34 24 8 2 .850 .392 .457 .278
1988 PIT 124 279 45 71 10 6 5 33 39 40 24 4 2 .733 .346 .387 .254
1989 PIT 116 187 27 47 5 2 4 20 23 25 12 5 1 .699 .335 .364 .251
Total 1085 2904 456 793 126 29 64 328 351 488 172 67 33 .756 .353 .403 .273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Claud Busby has retired from the Pittsburgh Mill Men
1988-05-25Claud Busby of the Pittsburgh Mill Men is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1987-06-01A trade has been completed between the Texas Titans and the Pittsburgh Mill Men. The Pittsburgh Mill Men receive Jeff Brye, Claud Busby, Kirk Miklos, Bobby Hilton, Milo Cradle, Hi Herrmann, Draft Pick 1988 Round 1 TEX (Bennie Thormodsgard) from the Texas Titans in exchange for Ike Lassetter, Eduardo Lint.
1985-04-13Claud Busby of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1984-06-08The Texas Titans have promoted Tom McCabe to the major league team. The Texas Titans have promoted Claud Busby to the major league team.
1984-04-19The Texas Titans have promoted Bill Lersch to the major league team. The Texas Titans have sent Claud Busby to the minors.
1984-04-19The Texas Titans have promoted Floyd Hoyle to the major league team. The Texas Titans have promoted Benny Oldring to the major league team. The Texas Titans have promoted Claud Busby to the major league team. The Texas Titans have designated Jack Miller for assignment. The Texas Titans have designated Fred Toporcer for assignment. The Texas Titans have designated Smoky Hood for assignment.
1983-03-25The Texas Titans have sent Claud Busby to the minors.
1982-04-16Claud Busby of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 2 days.
1981-09-06The Texas Titans have placed Claud Busby on the trade block.
1980-04-01The Texas Titans have promoted Claud Busby to the major league team. The Texas Titans have promoted Mike Garcia to the major league team.
1978-05-25A trade has been completed between the Texas Titans and the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers receive Draft Pick 1979 Round 5 TEX (Joe Garcia) from the Texas Titans in exchange for Floyd Hoyle, Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 TEX (Claud Busby).
1978-05-10A trade has been completed between the Texas Titans and the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers receive Floyd Hoyle, Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 TEX (Claud Busby) from the Texas Titans in exchange for .