Johnny Bucha
[edit] Biography
Johnny Bucha (John George Bucha) was born on January 22, 1925 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on May 2, 1948 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1953, his rookie year, he hit .222 with 1 home run and 14 RBI. Bucha played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 3 year career.
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| 1948
| STL
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| 22
| 36
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .139
| .225
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| 60
| 158
| 17
| 35
| 1
| 14
| .222
| .309
| .297
| 9
| 0
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 24
| 37
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .135
| .238
| .162
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 60
| 158
| 17
| 35
| 1
| 14
| .222
| .309
| .297
| 9
| 0
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 84
| 195
| 18
| 40
| 1
| 15
| .205
| .295
| .272
| 10
| 0
| 25
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| STL
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| C
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| C
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 218
| 22
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 261
| 27
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1943).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 1, 1952).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Ernie Nevel, Chuck Kress and cash to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Wayne Belardi (June 9, 1954).
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