Al Buckenberger

Albert C. Buckenberger

• Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown

• Born January 31, 1861 in Detroit, MI USA
• Died July 1, 1917 in Syracuse, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Al Buckenberger was a major league manager for ten years and also served as club president at Pittsburgh.

He had previously been a light-hitting infielder and manager in the minors before coming to the majors.

His biggest successes were finishing second in the American Association in 1890 and finishing second in the National League in 1893. He also umpired one game in the Players League at the tail end of the 1890 season.

After his major league days he was part of a group that tried to resurrect the American Association, but didn't succeed.

Preceded by Bill McGunnigle

Pittsburgh Pirates Manager 1892

Succeeded by Tom Burns

Preceded by Tom Burns

Pittsburgh Pirates Manager 1893-1894

Succeeded by Connie Mack

Preceded by Doggie Miller

St. Louis Browns Manager 1895

Succeeded by Joe Quinn

Preceded by Frank Selee

Boston Beaneaters Manager 1902-1904

Succeeded by Fred Tenney

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1884	Terre Haute Hottentots	Northwestern League		--	none		replaced by George Hammerstein
1887	Kalamazoo Kazoos	Ohio State League	73-34	1st	none	none League Champs
1888	Wheeling Nail Cities	Tri-State League	71-43	2nd	none
1889	Columbus Solons	American Association	60-78	6th	Columbus Solons
1890	Columbus Solons	American Association	39-41	--	Columbus Solons		replaced by Gus Schmelz on July 30
1891	Sioux City Cornhuskers	Western Association	66-57	1st	none	none League Champs
1892	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	53-41	6th	Pittsburgh Pirates		replaced by Tom Burns (27-32) from May 21 to July 30
1893	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	81-48	2nd	Pittsburgh Pirates
1894	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	53-55	--	Pittsburgh Pirates		replaced by Connie Mack on September 3
1895	St. Louis Browns	National League	16-34	--	St. Louis Browns		replaced by Chris von der Ahe on June 23
1896	Toronto Maple Leafs	Eastern League	59-57	4th	none		Toronto played in Albany July 9-31 (7-11)
1897	Syracuse Stars	Eastern League	83-50	1st	none	Title awarded to Toronto
1899	Rochester Bronchos	Eastern League	72-43	1st	none	none League Champs
1900	Rochester Bronchos	Eastern League	77-56	2nd	none
1901	Rochester Bronchos	Eastern League	89-49	1st	none	none League Champs
1902	Boston Beaneaters	National League	73-64	3rd	Boston Beaneaters
1903	Boston Beaneaters	National League	58-80	6th	Boston Beaneaters
1904	Boston Beaneaters	National League	55-98	7th	Boston Beaneaters
1905	Rochester Bronchos	Eastern League	51-86	7th	none
1906	Rochester Bronchos	Eastern League	77-62	4th	none
1907	Rochester Bronchos	Eastern League	59-76	7th	none
1908	Rochester Bronchos	Eastern League		--	none		replaced by John Ganzel