1906
Born August 10, 1906
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ches Buchanan Notable
b. August 10, 1906 · Philadelphia Stars 1935, 1940–1944
Ches Buchanan spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the Philadelphia Stars as a pitcher, from 1935 to 1944.
He went 15 and 23 with a 4.88 earned run average, pitching 317 innings in 54 games. He struck out 100, completed 23 of his 39 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 56 games he batted .109, with 12 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on August 10, 1906, and died on August 8, 1964.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | PS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | PS | 18 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .108 |
| 1941 | PS | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .045 |
| 1942 | PS | 10 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .095 |
| 1943 | PS | 14 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .185 |
| 1944 | PS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 56 | 110 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .109 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | PS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10.80 |
| 1940 | PS | 4 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 108.2 | 110 | 47 | 38 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 1941 | PS | 1 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 68.0 | 83 | 44 | 22 | 29 | 5.82 |
| 1942 | PS | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 53.1 | 56 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4.39 |
| 1943 | PS | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 77.1 | 92 | 43 | 26 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 1944 | PS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11.37 |
| Career | — | 15 | 23 | 54 | 39 | 0 | 317.0 | 358 | 172 | 104 | 100 | 4.88 |
On this day & linked events
1964