Bob Buhl
[edit] Biography
Born on August 12, 1928 in Saginaw, Michigan, Bob Buhl (Robert Ray Buhl) played for the Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 15 year career. Buhl broke into the bigs on April 17, 1953 with the Milwaukee Braves, and put up a 2.97 ERA in 154.1 innings pitched in 1953, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Bob Buhl's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1957, when he posted a 2.74 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 117 batters. However, others believe that it was 1960, when he posted a 3.09 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 121 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 30
| 18
| 13
| 8
| 2.97
| 83
| 59
| 51
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 154.1
| 133
| 9
| 73
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 31
| 14
| 2
| 7
| 4.00
| 57
| 54
| 49
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 110.1
| 117
| 5
| 65
| 7
| 5
| 2
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| 38
| 27
| 13
| 11
| 3.21
| 117
| 85
| 72
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 201.2
| 168
| 13
| 109
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 38
| 33
| 18
| 8
| 3.32
| 86
| 96
| 80
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 216.2
| 190
| 18
| 105
| 7
| 3
| 2
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 34
| 31
| 18
| 7
| 2.74
| 117
| 77
| 66
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 216.2
| 191
| 15
| 121
| 4
| 3
| 0
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 11
| 10
| 5
| 2
| 3.45
| 27
| 33
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 73
| 74
| 5
| 30
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 31
| 25
| 15
| 9
| 2.86
| 105
| 76
| 63
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 198
| 181
| 19
| 74
| 3
| 4
| 2
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 36
| 33
| 16
| 9
| 3.09
| 121
| 89
| 82
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 238.2
| 202
| 23
| 103
| 7
| 11
| 3
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 32
| 28
| 9
| 10
| 4.11
| 77
| 99
| 86
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 188.1
| 180
| 23
| 98
| 4
| 3
| 5
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 22.50
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 34
| 30
| 12
| 13
| 3.69
| 109
| 108
| 87
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 212
| 204
| 23
| 94
| 6
| 5
| 6
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| 35
| 31
| 12
| 14
| 3.87
| 110
| 113
| 92
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 214
| 210
| 23
| 98
| 7
| 5
| 6
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 34
| 11
| 14
| 3.38
| 108
| 96
| 85
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 226
| 219
| 24
| 62
| 1
| 8
| 3
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 35
| 15
| 14
| 3.83
| 107
| 103
| 97
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 227.2
| 208
| 22
| 68
| 4
| 9
| 5
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 31
| 13
| 11
| 4.39
| 92
| 100
| 90
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 184.1
| 207
| 26
| 57
| 4
| 5
| 0
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 18
| 6
| 8
| 4.77
| 59
| 74
| 70
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 132
| 156
| 10
| 39
| 6
| 6
| 4
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15.43
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 19
| 6
| 8
| 4.96
| 60
| 78
| 74
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 134.1
| 160
| 11
| 40
| 6
| 6
| 4
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.00
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 457
| 369
| 166
| 132
| 3.55
| 1268
| 1162
| 1019
| 111
| 20
| 6
| 2587
| 2446
| 238
| 1105
| 59
| 68
| 37
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| P
| 31
| 14
| 110.1
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .958
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 30
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| P
| 34
| 31
| 216.2
| 14
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 1
| .951
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| P
| 11
| 10
| 73
| 5
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| P
| 31
| 25
| 198
| 21
| 43
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| .985
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| P
| 36
| 33
| 238.2
| 26
| 50
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 9
| 0
| .987
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| P
| 32
| 28
| 188.1
| 16
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 1
| .981
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| P
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| P
| 34
| 30
| 212
| 15
| 29
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 8
| 0
| .936
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| P
| 35
| 31
| 214
| 15
| 29
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 8
| 0
| .936
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| P
| 37
| 34
| 226
| 12
| 44
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| P
| 36
| 35
| 227.2
| 22
| 48
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 9
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 31
| 184.1
| 14
| 34
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 1
| .960
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 18
| 132
| 16
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 10
| 3
| .974
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 1
| 2.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| P
| 33
| 19
| 134.1
| 16
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 10
| 3
| .975
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 2.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 457
| 291
| 2014
| 211
| 461
| 18
| 32
| 0
| 25
| 59
| 84
| 8
| .974
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 30
| 53
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .113
| .145
| .113
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 31
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .032
| .091
| .032
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| 38
| 57
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .105
| .150
| .105
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 38
| 73
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .096
| .108
| .123
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 34
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 34
| 73
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .082
| .152
| .082
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 11
| 25
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 31
| 70
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .057
| .083
| .057
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 38
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 36
| 89
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 4
| .157
| .157
| .157
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 32
| 60
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .067
| .138
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| CHI
| N
| 34
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .091
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 35
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| 35
| 70
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .090
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 36
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 74
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 5
| .108
| .108
| .108
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 73
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .096
| .162
| .096
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 31
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 67
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .060
| .100
| .060
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 41
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .098
| .159
| .098
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .095
| .156
| .095
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 457
| 857
| 31
| 76
| 0
| 26
| .089
| .129
| .091
| 2
| 0
| 38
| 389
| 2
| 53
| 2
| 0
| 10
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1947).
- Granted free agency (February 26, 1948).
- Signed by Boston Braves (@March, 1948).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jack Curtis (April 30, 1962).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Larry Jackson to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Adolfo Phillips, John Herrnstein and Fergie Jenkins (April 21, 1966).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 16, 1967).
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