Buck Faust

Arthur C. Faust

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

• Born 1934

Buck Faust began his professional baseball career in 1953, hitting .153/~.314/.153 for the Oshkosh Giants (fielding only .915) and .333 in limited time for the Wilkes-Barre Barons. He had his best season with the 1954 Fort Walton Beach Jets, batting .294 with 15 HR, finishing fifth in the Alabama-Florida League in homers. In '55, he finished his career with the Salem Rebels and Wytheville Statesmen, putting up a composite .210 line with five homers for the two Appalachian League clubs.

Sources: Pat Doyle's professional baseball player database, 1954 Baseball Guide

Personal Recollection

Art "Buck" Faust was a catcher for the 1953 Oshkosh Giants of the Class D Wisconsin State League. He had been to college ( possibly Temple Univ. in Pennsylvania ) and had likely played on the class D Ft. Walton Beach, Florida team before he came to Oshkosh. Buck was a fairly large husky blond player, who was a reasonably consistent defensive catcher for Class D baseball, but probably did not hit well enough for pro ball. However, he may have continued to play pro ball after Oshkosh, but I'm not sure what teams. He was a bit older than us younger players, who were mostly rookies and in our late teens.

--Submitted by former teammate Bill O'Donnell as a personal remembrance I just remembered something else. We had another nickname for Faust, too, on the Oshkosh team. We called him "Sarge," I guess because of his "take-charge" attitude and demeanor.