Joe Buskey
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Joseph Henry Buskey (Jazzbow)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 5", Weight 158 lb.
- Debut April 19, 1926
- Final Game April 28, 1926
- Born December 18, 1902 in Cumberland, MD USA
- Died April 11, 1949 in Cumberland, MD USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Joe "Jazzbow" Buskey played five games in the majors in April 1926 for the Philadelphia Phillies. A shortstop, he didn't win the job and Heinie Sand ended up playing 149 games. No other shortstop on the team had more than 5 games at the position that year.
He played in the minors from 1923-32.
Buskey died at the age of 46.
