Garland Buckeye Notable

b. October 16, 1897 · Washington Senators 1918, Cleveland Indians 1925–1928, New York Giants 1928

Garland Buckeye played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1918 and closing with the New York Giants in 1928.

He went 30 and 39 with a 3.91 earned run average, pitching 564 innings in 108 games. He struck out 134, completed 29 of his 67 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 108 games he batted .230, with 47 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 5 home runs and 11 doubles.

He was born in Heron Lake, MN, USA on October 16, 1897, and died on November 14, 1975. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1918	WSH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1925	CLE	30	62	7	14	3	0	3	9	2	13	.226
1926	CLE	32	60	6	12	3	0	2	5	3	14	.200
1927	CLE	35	71	6	19	4	1	0	7	3	6	.268
1928	CLE/NYG	10	11	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	3	.182
Career	—	108	204	19	47	11	1	5	23	9	36	.230

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1918	WSH	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	4	6	2	18.00
1925	CLE	13	8	30	18	0	153.0	161	62	58	49	3.65
1926	CLE	6	9	32	18	0	165.2	160	57	69	36	3.10
1927	CLE	10	17	35	25	1	204.2	231	90	74	38	3.96
1928	CLE/NYG	1	5	10	6	0	38.2	67	32	7	9	7.45
Career	—	30	39	108	67	1	564.0	622	245	214	134	3.91

On this day & linked events

1897

Born October 16, 1897

Heron Lake, MN, USA

1975

Died November 14, 1975

1918

Major-league debut: Garland Buckeye

Garland Buckeye made a major-league debut on June 19, 1918.

1928

Final major-league game: Garland Buckeye

Garland Buckeye played a final major-league game on July 12, 1928.

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