1947
Born February 20, 1947
Harrisburg, PA, USA
Tom Buskey Notable
b. February 20, 1947 · New York Yankees 1973–1974, Cleveland Indians 1974–1977, Toronto Blue Jays 1978–1980
Tom Buskey played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1973 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1980.
He went 21 and 27 with a 3.66 earned run average, pitching 479 innings in 258 games. He struck out 212.
He was born in Harrisburg, PA, USA on February 20, 1947, and died on June 7, 1998. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1974 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NYY | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | CLE/NYY | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | CLE | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CLE | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | CLE | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | TOR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | TOR | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | TOR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16.2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5.40 |
| 1974 | CLE/NYY | 2 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 98.2 | 103 | 37 | 36 | 43 | 3.38 |
| 1975 | CLE | 5 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 77.0 | 69 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 2.57 |
| 1976 | CLE | 5 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 94.1 | 88 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 3.63 |
| 1977 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5.29 |
| 1978 | TOR | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3.38 |
| 1979 | TOR | 6 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 78.2 | 74 | 30 | 25 | 44 | 3.43 |
| 1980 | TOR | 3 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 66.2 | 68 | 33 | 26 | 34 | 4.46 |
| Career | — | 21 | 27 | 258 | 0 | 34 | 479.1 | 479 | 195 | 167 | 212 | 3.66 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Died June 7, 1998
Image: Cleveland Indians / Axel Studio, public domain