Steve Busby

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: September 29, 1949 in Burbank, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fullerton Union HS (Fullerton, CA) and the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Fullerton Union HS (Fullerton, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 8, 1972 (Age 22-345d, 13,295th in major league history)
vs. MIN 9.0 IP, 5 H, 7 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: August 26, 1980 (Age 30-332d)
vs. MIL 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Steven Lee Busby

Nicknames: Buzz

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Relatives: Cousin of Jim Busby

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.1

ERA

3.72

167

150

1060.2

659

WHIP

1.354

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS	27	8.0	0	6	0	6	1	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 13	KCR		MIN	W,5-3	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 18	KCR	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 23	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	18 (4)	Apr 28	KCR		CHW	W,7-5	GS	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (3)	May 2	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 7	KCR		TEX	W,6-5	GS	36	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 11	KCR		MIL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 15	KCR	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 19	KCR	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	43 (4)	May 25	KCR		BAL	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	48 (4)	Jun 1 (1)	KCR	@	MIL	W,13-6	GS	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	51 (2)	Jun 4	KCR	@	CLE	L,0-4	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	55 (3)	Jun 8	KCR	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	59 (3)	Jun 12	KCR		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	10.0	4	4	0	8	0	P
16	64 (4)	Jun 17	KCR		CAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	67 (2)	Jun 21	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	71 (3)	Jun 25	KCR	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	50	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	76 (4)	Jul 1	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-5	GS	28	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	80 (3)	Jul 5	KCR		CHW	W,6-4	GS	32	7.2	2	1	1	4	0	P
21	85 (4)	Jul 10	KCR		DET	L,2-3	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
22	90 (4)	Jul 18	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-9	GS	20	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	94 (3)	Jul 22 (1)	KCR	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS	31	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	100 (5)	Jul 27	KCR		TEX	W,2-1	GS	32	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	105 (4)	Aug 1	KCR		OAK	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	110 (4)	Aug 6	KCR		MIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
27	115 (4)	Aug 11	KCR	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	119 (3)	Aug 16	KCR		NYY	W,4-3	GS	9	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	128 (8)	Aug 26 (2)	KCR		BAL	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	0	6	1	7	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	133 (4)	Sep 1 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	L,8-10	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	138 (4)	Sep 5	KCR	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	144 (5)	Sep 10	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-9	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	148 (3)	Sep 14	KCR		CAL	W,10-4	GS	30	7.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
34	153 (4)	Sep 19	KCR		OAK	W,5-4	GS	29	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
							34gm		260.1	22	52	3	77	2