Steve Buechele
[edit] Biography
Steve Buechele (Steven Bernard Buechele) was born on September 26, 1961 in Lancaster, California. He made his Major League debut on July 19, 1985 for the Texas Rangers. In 1985, his rookie year, he hit .219 with 6 home runs and 21 RBI. Buechele played for the Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Steve Buechele's best season was 1991, when he slugged 22 home runs and knocked in 85 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 69
| 219
| 22
| 48
| 6
| 21
| .219
| .271
| .356
| 6
| 3
| 14
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 11
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| 153
| 461
| 54
| 112
| 18
| 54
| .243
| .302
| .410
| 19
| 2
| 35
| 98
| 5
| 9
| 5
| 1
| 10
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| 136
| 363
| 45
| 86
| 13
| 50
| .237
| .290
| .399
| 20
| 0
| 28
| 66
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 7
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 155
| 503
| 68
| 126
| 16
| 58
| .250
| .342
| .404
| 21
| 4
| 65
| 79
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 6
| 8
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 155
| 486
| 60
| 114
| 16
| 59
| .235
| .294
| .387
| 22
| 2
| 36
| 107
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 21
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 91
| 251
| 30
| 54
| 7
| 30
| .215
| .294
| .339
| 10
| 0
| 27
| 63
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 121
| 416
| 58
| 111
| 18
| 66
| .267
| .335
| .447
| 17
| 2
| 39
| 69
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 11
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| 31
| 114
| 16
| 28
| 4
| 19
| .246
| .315
| .412
| 5
| 1
| 10
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1991
| Total
|
| 152
| 530
| 74
| 139
| 22
| 85
| .262
| .331
| .440
| 22
| 3
| 49
| 97
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 14
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 80
| 285
| 27
| 71
| 8
| 43
| .249
| .331
| .389
| 14
| 1
| 34
| 61
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 5
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 65
| 239
| 25
| 66
| 1
| 21
| .276
| .338
| .351
| 9
| 3
| 18
| 44
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 5
|
| 1992
| TOT
| N
| 145
| 524
| 52
| 137
| 9
| 64
| .261
| .334
| .372
| 23
| 4
| 52
| 105
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 10
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 133
| 460
| 53
| 125
| 15
| 65
| .272
| .345
| .437
| 27
| 2
| 48
| 87
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 12
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 104
| 339
| 33
| 82
| 14
| 52
| .242
| .325
| .404
| 11
| 1
| 39
| 80
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 8
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .250
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 106
| 10
| 20
| 1
| 9
| .189
| .265
| .236
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 41
| 130
| 10
| 23
| 1
| 9
| .177
| .262
| .215
| 2
| 0
| 15
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 445
| 1543
| 164
| 392
| 43
| 209
| .254
| .329
| .392
| 68
| 8
| 160
| 319
| 18
| 12
| 3
| 13
| 34
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 889
| 2723
| 337
| 654
| 94
| 338
| .240
| .308
| .396
| 115
| 13
| 248
| 523
| 25
| 38
| 14
| 18
| 73
|
| Total
|
|
| 1334
| 4266
| 501
| 1046
| 137
| 547
| .245
| .316
| .394
| 183
| 21
| 408
| 842
| 43
| 50
| 17
| 31
| 107
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 69
| 68
| 581
| 52
| 137
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 137
| 109
| 988
| 111
| 226
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 33
| 30
| 225.2
| 59
| 66
| 1
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 123
| 94
| 850.1
| 68
| 175
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 18
| 16
| 127.2
| 20
| 36
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 153
| 149
| 1305.1
| 110
| 297
| 16
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 18
| 7
| 81
| 21
| 23
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 145
| 131
| 1154.1
| 106
| 264
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 88
| 79
| 687.2
| 70
| 157
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 1
| 12.2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 13
| 12
| 93
| 12
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 111
| 101
| 926
| 87
| 239
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 31
| 31
| 269
| 22
| 64
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1991
| Total
|
| 3B
| 142
| 132
| 1195
| 109
| 303
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 80
| 79
| 693
| 52
| 169
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 63
| 61
| 547.1
| 50
| 119
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4.1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 143
| 140
| 1240.1
| 102
| 288
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 129
| 126
| 1083
| 79
| 232
| 8
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 2
| 22.1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 5
| 43.2
| 44
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 99
| 95
| 787.1
| 55
| 136
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 6
| 62
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 32
| 30
| 268.2
| 26
| 55
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 3B
| 41
| 36
| 330.2
| 33
| 66
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1269
| 1159
| 10203
| 895
| 2281
| 104
| 184
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 12
| 7
| 66
| 62
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 92
| 68
| 563.1
| 120
| 169
| 1
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (9th pick overall) of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1979).
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Kurt Miller and a player to be named later (August 30, 1991); Texas Rangers received Hector Fajardo (September 6, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1991).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 12, 1991).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Danny Jackson (July 11, 1992).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (July 6, 1995).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (July 12, 1995).
- Released by Texas Rangers (July 31, 1995).
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