Buddy Myer Marquee

b. March 16, 1904 · Washington Senators 1925–1927, 1929–1941, Boston Red Sox 1927–1928

Buddy Myer played shortstop and third base for Washington and Boston early in his career before settling at second base for the Senators for his final twelve seasons, retiring in 1941.

He batted .303 with 2,131 hits over 1,923 games, scoring 1,174 runs and drawing 965 walks across a seventeen-season career built on consistent on-base ability.

His two All-Star selections came in 1935 and 1937, both with Washington.

Ellisville, Mississippi produced Myer, on March 16, 1904; he batted left-handed while throwing right, a career spent moving from shortstop to third and finally to second base. He died on October 31, 1974, more than three decades after his playing career ended.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1935, 1937

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1925	WSH	4	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
1926	WSH	132	434	66	132	18	6	1	62	45	19	10	.304
1927	BOS/WSH	148	520	66	146	23	11	2	54	56	18	12	.281
1928	BOS	147	536	78	168	26	6	1	44	53	28	30	.313
1929	WSH	141	563	80	169	29	10	3	82	63	33	18	.300
1930	WSH	138	541	97	164	18	8	2	61	58	31	14	.303
1931	WSH	139	591	114	173	33	11	4	56	58	42	11	.293
1932	WSH	143	577	120	161	38	16	5	52	69	33	12	.279
1933	WSH	131	530	95	160	29	15	4	61	60	29	6	.302
1934	WSH	139	524	103	160	33	8	3	57	102	32	6	.305
1935	WSH	151	616	115	215	36	11	5	100	96	40	7	.349
1936	WSH	51	156	31	42	5	2	0	15	42	11	7	.269
1937	WSH	125	430	54	126	16	10	1	65	78	41	2	.293
1938	WSH	127	437	79	147	22	8	6	71	93	32	9	.336
1939	WSH	83	258	33	78	10	3	1	32	40	18	4	.302
1940	WSH	71	210	28	61	14	4	0	29	34	10	6	.290
1941	WSH	53	107	14	27	3	1	0	9	18	10	2	.252
Career	—	1923	7038	1174	2131	353	130	38	850	965	428	156	.303

On this day & linked events

1904

Born March 16, 1904

Ellisville, MS, USA

1974

Died October 31, 1974

1925

Major-league debut: Buddy Myer

Buddy Myer made a major-league debut on September 26, 1925.

1941

Final major-league game: Buddy Myer

Buddy Myer played a final major-league game on September 24, 1941.

Image: National Photo Company Collection, public domain