Mike Busby

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: December 27, 1972 in Lomita, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 14th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Phineas Banning HS (Wilmington, CA).

High School: Phineas Banning HS (Wilmington, CA)

Debut: April 7, 1996 (Age 23-102d, 16,839th in major league history)
vs. ATL 4.0 IP, 9 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 8 ER, L

Last Game: July 8, 1999 (Age 26-193d)
vs. CIN 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Full Name: Michael James Busby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

6.48

82.0

WHIP

1.659

Summary of 11 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 3 go ahead

1 Tm
STL	11

Platoon
vs RHB	7
vs LHB	4

Home/Road
Away	7
Home	4

Outs
1	7
0	2
2	2

7 Opps
ATL	4
ARI	2
LAD	1
MON	1
COL	1
PIT	1
MIL	1

11 Batters
Chipper Jones	1
Ryan Klesko	1
José Guillén	1
Dave Nilsson	1
Andy Fox	1
Mark Grudzielanek	1
Eddie Pérez	1
Marquis Grissom	1
Mike Piazza	1
Kelly Stinnett	1
Ellis Burks	1

5 Parks
Busch Stad (STL)	4
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	4
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1

Where Hit
7	4
8	2
9	2
78	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	4
5	3
4	2
3	1
2	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	7
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
1--	4
---	4
123	1
--3	1
-2-	1

20 Runs
RISP	3
0 on	4
1 on	6
3 on	1
Any on	7

Inning
1	2
2	1
3	2
4	2
7	3
8	1

1-3	5
4-6	2
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+1	1
Tied	3
-1	2
-3	1

Ahead	5
Tied	3
Behind	3

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	4
2-1	2
3-1	2
1-0	1
1-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	4
CF	2
SS	2
RF	1
LF	1
3B	1

OrderPos
7th	2
2nd	2
8th	2
6th	2
3rd	2
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	4

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-04-07	Chipper Jones	ATL		STL	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--		2	3	5	16%	71%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Blauser Scores
2	2	2	2	1996-04-07	Marquis Grissom	ATL		STL	ahead 2-1	b 2	1	123		4	1	8	17%	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Klesko Scores; E. Pérez Scores; J. Schmidt Scores/unER; M. Grissom Scores
3	3	3	3	1996-04-07	Ryan Klesko	ATL		STL	ahead 7-2	b 3	0	---		1	6	7	3%	95%		Home Run (CF-RF)
4	4	4	4	1996-04-07	Eddie Pérez	ATL		STL	ahead 11-3	b 4	1	-2-		2	8	2	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Klesko Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1997-09-16	Mike Piazza	LAD	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	4,(2-1) B1B1CX	2	3	2	17%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball); B. Butler Scores
6	6	2	1	1997-09-21	José Guillén	PIT		STL	ahead 4-1	b 3	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	9	9%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Young Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1998-04-07	Ellis Burks	COL		STL	behind 9-12	b 8	2	---	5,(3-1) BSBBX	1	2	8	6%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
8	8	2	1	1998-04-14	Kelly Stinnett	ARI	@	STL	behind 4-5	t 7	1	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	7	2	20%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	3	1	1998-04-22	Mark Grudzielanek	MON		STL	behind 1-2	b 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	2	6	24%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1999-04-05	Dave Nilsson	MIL	@	STL	tied 1-1	t 4	1	1--	5,(2-2) BBFCX	2	6	2	20%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Burnitz Scores
11	11	2	1	1999-07-04	Andy Fox	ARI	@	STL	ahead 8-4	t 7	0	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	8	6	4%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); K. Stinnett Scores