Dick Buckley Notable

b. September 21, 1858 · Indianapolis Hoosiers 1888–1889, New York Giants 1890–1891, St. Louis Browns 1892–1894, Philadelphia Phillies 1894–1895

Dick Buckley played for four clubs across eight seasons as a catcher, opening with the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1888 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1895.

Across 524 games he batted .245, with 449 hits and 213 runs. He finished with 26 home runs, 72 doubles and 25 stolen bases.

He played 477 games behind the plate, with 2,142 putouts and 198 errors. He turned 43 double plays.

He was born in Troy, NY, USA on September 21, 1858, and died on December 12, 1929. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1888	IND	71	260	28	71	9	3	5	22	6	24	4	.273
1889	IND	68	260	35	67	11	0	8	41	15	32	5	.258
1890	NYG	70	266	39	68	11	0	2	26	23	35	3	.256
1891	NYG	75	253	23	55	9	1	4	31	11	30	3	.217
1892	STL	121	410	43	93	17	4	5	52	22	34	7	.227
1893	STL	9	23	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.174
1894	PHI/STL	72	249	23	63	8	5	2	29	12	16	1	.253
1895	PHI	38	112	20	28	6	1	0	14	9	17	2	.250
Career	—	524	1833	213	449	72	14	26	216	98	188	25	.245

On this day & linked events

1858

Born September 21, 1858

Troy, NY, USA

1929

Died December 12, 1929

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