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

Summary of 73 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 29 go ahead

1 Tm
KCR	73

Platoon
vs RHB	44
vs LHB	29

Home/Road
Away	44
Home	29

Outs
1	30
0	22
2	21

13 Opps
OAK	11
CHW	11
CLE	9
MIN	6
BOS	6
BAL	6
TEX	5
MIL	5
CAL	4
DET	4
NYY	3
SEA	2
TOR	1

57 Batters
Larry Hisle	3
Bill Melton	3
Jeff Burroughs	3
Joe Rudi	3
Gene Tenace	2
Oscar Gamble	2
Don Baylor	2
Jim Rice	2
Don Money	2
Chris Chambliss	2
Steve Braun	2
Sal Bando	2
Dwight Evans	1
Dave May	1
Bruce Bochte	1
Rick Miller	1
Bobby Grich	1
Bob Allietta	1
Bob Watson	1
Joe Lis	1
Jim Spencer	1
Bob Jones	1
Alan Ashby	1
Bill Nahorodny	1
Mark Belanger	1
Ralph Garr	1
John Lowenstein	1
Mitchell Page	1
Ruppert Jones	1
Brooks Robinson	1
Mickey Stanley	1
Steve Kemp	1
Carl Yastrzemski	1
Tony Oliva	1
Graig Nettles	1
George Hendrick	1
Jack Pierce	1
Mike Cubbage	1
Boog Powell	1
Tony Armas	1
Rico Carty	1
Al Woods	1
Dave Duncan	1
Carlos May	1
Toby Harrah	1
Ron Hassey	1
Ron Santo	1
Kevin Bell	1
Jesús Alou	1
Bobby Darwin	1
Brian Downing	1
Charlie Moore	1
Frank Robinson	1
Earl Williams	1
Gates Brown	1
Dan Briggs	1
Jorge Orta	1

15 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	29
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	7
RingCentral Col (OAK)	6
Fenway Pk (BOS)	5
ClevelandStd (CLE)	5
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	4
Tiger Stad (DET)	3
Memor. Stad (BAL)	3
Arlington St (ARL)	3
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	30
9	15
78	4
8	2
89	2

3 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	45
2·HR gms	11
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	36
1--	18
-2-	7
12-	6
--3	2
1-3	2
123	1
-23	1

121 Runs
RISP	19
0 on	36
1 on	27
2 on	9
3 on	1
Any on	37

Inning
1	11
2	11
3	12
4	10
5	9
6	5
7	6
8	7
9	2

1-3	34
4-6	24
7-end	15

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	5
+2	5
+1	7
Tied	22
-1	14
-2	5
-3	1
-4..	10

Ahead	21
Tied	22
Behind	30

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	15
3B	13
1B	11
C	9
RF	8
DH	8
CF	5
2B	2
SS	2

OrderPos
5th	14
3rd	12
6th	11
4th	9
7th	8
8th	6
2nd	6
9th	4
1st	3

Leverage
High Lev	16
Medium Lev	30
Low Lev	27

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1972-09-26	Carlos May	CHW		KCR	behind 0-2	b 9	1	---	1	4	7	6%	9%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1973-04-06	Frank Robinson	CAL		KCR	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	7	12%	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	2	1	1973-04-15	Bill Melton	CHW		KCR	behind 0-12	b 7	0	1--	2	6	5	0%	0%		Home Run; K. Henderson Scores
4	4	3	1	1973-05-04	Dave May	MIL		KCR	behind 0-4	b 6	1	---	1	1	8	5%	12%		Home Run
5	5	4	1	1973-05-18	Joe Rudi	OAK		KCR	behind 0-1	b 1	0	1--	2	2	7	18%	65%		Home Run; B. Campaneris Scores
6	6	5	1	1973-05-23	Larry Hisle	MIN		KCR	behind 1-5	b 4	2	---	1	1	8	6%	17%		Home Run
7	7	6	1	1973-06-03	George Hendrick	CLE	@	KCR	ahead 2-1	t 6	1	---	1	3	8	13%	76%		Home Run
8	8	7	1	1973-06-12	Bobby Grich	BAL		KCR	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	6	4	12%	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	8	1	1973-06-16	Oscar Gamble	CLE		KCR	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	5	9	11%	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	9	2	1973-06-16	Dave Duncan	CLE		KCR	behind 1-2	b 8	0	---	1	7	2	31%	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	10	1	1973-06-20	Joe Rudi	OAK	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	2	7	7	18%	68%		Home Run; D. Johnson Scores
12	12	11	1	1973-06-24 (1)	Jeff Burroughs	TEX	@	KCR	behind 2-7	t 9	2	-2-	2	6	9	0%	0%		Home Run; J. Spencer Scores
13	13	12	1	1973-07-18	Mickey Stanley	DET		KCR	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1	2	8	11%	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	13	2	1973-07-18	Gates Brown	DET		KCR	ahead 2-1	b 4	2	12-	3	3	DH	22%	90%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Brinkman Scores; M. Stanley Scores
15	15	14	1	1973-07-22	Don Money	MIL	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	5	10%	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	15	2	1973-07-22	Don Money	MIL	@	KCR	tied 2-2	t 5	1	1--	2	2	5	23%	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Coluccio Scores
17	17	16	1	1973-08-05	Tony Oliva	MIN		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	DH	10%	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	17	1	1973-08-09	Rick Miller	BOS	@	KCR	behind 1-3	t 8	0	---	1	9	9	12%	25%		Home Run (Deep RF)
19	19	18	1	1973-09-02	Jesús Alou	OAK	@	KCR	behind 3-6	t 8	1	1--	2	7	7	13%	20%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Tenace Scores
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1974-04-06	Steve Braun	MIN	@	KCR	behind 1-10	t 4	0	12-	3	7	7	2%	4%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Darwin Scores; H. Killebrew Scores
21	21	2	2	1974-04-06	Bobby Darwin	MIN	@	KCR	behind 4-10	t 5	1	1--	2	5	9	5%	8%		Home Run (LF-CF); L. Hisle Scores
22	22	3	1	1974-04-16	Jeff Burroughs	TEX		KCR	behind 0-1	b 4	2	-2-	2	4	9	27%	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Johnson Scores
23	23	4	1	1974-04-21	Brian Downing	CHW		KCR	ahead 3-2	b 2	0	---	1	8	2	10%	76%		Home Run
24	24	5	1	1974-05-16	Jeff Burroughs	TEX	@	KCR	behind 1-3	t 6	0	---	1	4	9	12%	33%		Home Run (LF-CF)
25	25	6	1	1974-06-09	Oscar Gamble	CLE	@	KCR	tied 4-4	t 5	1	---	1	5	DH	15%	62%		Home Run (CF-RF)
26	26	7	1	1974-06-24	Ron Santo	CHW	@	KCR	behind 0-1	t 7	1	1--	2	6	5	37%	68%		Home Run (LF-CF); C. May Scores
27	27	8	1	1974-07-04	Bill Melton	CHW		KCR	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	5	12%	64%		Home Run (CF-RF)
28	28	9	1	1974-08-27 (1)	Joe Lis	CLE	@	KCR	behind 3-4	t 3	2	-2-	2	7	5	22%	58%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (LF Line); T. McCraw Scores
29	29	10	1	1974-09-01	Earl Williams	BAL	@	KCR	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	3	10%	71%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	11	1	1974-09-09 (1)	Gene Tenace	OAK		KCR	tied 0-0	b 5	1	--3	2	7	2	18%	82%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Washington Scores
31	31	12	1	1974-09-13	Larry Hisle	MIN		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2	3	7	18%	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Carew Scores
32	32	13	2	1974-09-13	Steve Braun	MIN		KCR	behind 3-5	b 7	0	---	1	6	5	14%	35%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	14	1	1974-09-21 (2)	Toby Harrah	TEX		KCR	behind 2-4	b 5	2	1--	2	6	6	28%	51%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Burroughs Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	1975-05-19	Chris Chambliss	NYY		KCR	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	---	1	5	3	7%	87%		Home Run
35	35	2	2	1975-05-19	Chris Chambliss	NYY		KCR	ahead 4-1	b 8	1	---	1	5	3	2%	99%		Home Run
36	36	3	1	1975-05-25	Don Baylor	BAL	@	KCR	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	4	3	11%	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	4	1	1975-06-04	Boog Powell	CLE		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	2	--3	2	4	3	18%	71%		Home Run; R. Manning Scores
38	38	5	2	1975-06-04	John Lowenstein	CLE		KCR	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	---	1	5	DH	8%	80%		Home Run
39	39	6	3	1975-06-04	Alan Ashby	CLE		KCR	ahead 3-0	b 5	0	---	1	9	2	5%	94%		Home Run
40	40	7	1	1975-07-01	Mike Cubbage	TEX		KCR	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---	1	2	4	11%	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	8	1	1975-07-10	Jack Pierce	DET	@	KCR	behind 1-2	t 4	0	---	1	6	3	13%	50%		Home Run
42	42	9	1	1975-07-18	Carl Yastrzemski	BOS		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	1	-2-	2	3	3	15%	72%		Home Run; B. Carbo Scores
43	43	10	2	1975-07-18	Jim Rice	BOS		KCR	ahead 5-0	b 3	0	---	1	5	7	3%	96%		Home Run (Deep CF)
44	44	11	1	1975-08-11	Don Baylor	BAL		KCR	ahead 3-0	b 8	0	---	1	5	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	12	1	1975-08-26 (2)	Mark Belanger	BAL	@	KCR	tied 1-1	t 5	2	---	1	9	6	15%	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	13	1	1975-09-01 (1)	Bill Melton	CHW		KCR	behind 4-5	b 3	2	1-3	3	6	5	31%	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Orta Scores; C. May Scores
47	47	14	1	1975-09-10	Sal Bando	OAK		KCR	behind 0-1	b 3	2	-23	3	3	5	31%	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Garner Scores; B. North Scores
48	48	15	2	1975-09-10	Gene Tenace	OAK		KCR	ahead 4-1	b 6	1	-2-	2	6	2	5%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Jackson Scores
49	49	16	1	1975-09-14	Bob Allietta	CAL	@	KCR	behind 1-9	t 8	0	---	1	9	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	17	2	1975-09-14	Dan Briggs	CAL	@	KCR	behind 2-9	t 8	1	1--	2	3	3	1%	1%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Balaz Scores
51	51	18	1	1975-09-19	Joe Rudi	OAK	@	KCR	behind 2-3	t 7	1	1--	2	7	7	36%	67%		Home Run; G. Tenace Scores
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	1976-05-07	Brooks Robinson	BAL		KCR	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	1	8	5	14%	55%		Home Run (Deep LF)
53	53	2	1	1976-06-22	Jim Spencer	CHW	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	3	5	3	27%	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Garr Scores; J. Orta Scores
54	54	3	2	1976-06-22	Kevin Bell	CHW	@	KCR	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	123	4	8	5	14%	97%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF; J. Orta Scores; P. Kelly Scores; J. Brohamer Scores
55	55	4	3	1976-06-22	Jorge Orta	CHW	@	KCR	ahead 7-0	t 4	1	-2-	2	3	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Lemon Scores
56	56	5	1	1976-06-27	Bob Jones	CAL	@	KCR	behind 0-1	t 4	1	---	1	5	9	14%	47%		Home Run (Deep RF)
57	57	6	1	1976-07-02	Sal Bando	OAK	@	KCR	behind 0-5	t 3	2	1--	2	5	5	9%	15%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Baylor Scores
58	58	7	1	1976-07-06 (2)	Graig Nettles	NYY		KCR	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	5	12%	65%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
59	59	1	1	1978-04-28	Larry Hisle	MIL	@	KCR	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	12-	3	4	7	19%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Sakata Scores; S. Bando Scores
60	60	2	1	1978-09-06	Rico Carty	OAK		KCR	ahead 5-0	b 4	1	1--	2	3	DH	3%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Duncan Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
61	61	1	1	1979-04-21	Jim Rice	BOS		KCR	ahead 5-3	b 7	1	---	1	4	DH	6%	93%		Home Run (LF-CF)
62	62	2	2	1979-04-21	Dwight Evans	BOS		KCR	ahead 7-3	b 7	2	1--	2	8	9	3%	99%		Home Run; L. Wolfe Scores/unER; D. Evans Scores/unER
63	63	3	1	1979-05-11	Bill Nahorodny	CHW		KCR	tied 1-1	b 2	1	1--	2	7	2	18%	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Moore Scores
64	64	4	2	1979-05-11	Ralph Garr	CHW		KCR	tied 3-3	b 5	1	1--	2	1	DH	23%	80%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Kessinger Scores
65	65	5	1	1979-05-16	Ruppert Jones	SEA		KCR	tied 0-0	b 3	1	12-	3	2	8	23%	82%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; B. Stinson Scores; J. Cruz Scores
66	66	6	1	1979-05-22	Bruce Bochte	SEA	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2	3	3	16%	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Jones Scores
67	67	7	1	1979-06-21	Tony Armas	OAK		KCR	ahead 4-3	b 3	2	-2-	2	8	7	17%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Murray Scores
68	68	8	1	1979-06-27	Mitchell Page	OAK	@	KCR	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	5	DH	10%	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
69	69	9	1	1979-07-03	Bob Watson	BOS		KCR	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	1--	2	6	3	12%	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Fisk Scores
70	70	10	1	1979-08-03 (1)	Steve Kemp	DET		KCR	tied 1-1	b 3	0	---	1	3	7	11%	67%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
71	71	1	1	1980-08-09	Al Woods	TOR		KCR	behind 0-1	b 1	2	---	1	3	7	10%	51%		Home Run (Deep RF)
72	72	2	1	1980-08-21	Ron Hassey	CLE	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1-3	3	4	2	19%	75%		Home Run; M. Diloné Scores; M. Hargrove Scores
73	73	3	1	1980-08-26	Charlie Moore	MIL		KCR	behind 2-7	b 6	2	12-	3	8	2	14%	19%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Oglivie Scores; D. Money Scores