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

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Team Record in Appearances: 4-1 / in Starts: 4-1

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1972 Pitching Game Log

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1972 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IS	SB	PO	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	131	Sep 8(2)	KCR		MIN	W,3-2	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	5	2	2	2	7	0	2.00	1.51	34	7	13	1	0	5	74		0	0	29	0	1	0	2	1.11	0.349	.01	0.00%	1.45	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
2	2	136	Sep 13	KCR		CHW	W,6-4	GS-7		4	7.0	5	2	1	3	8	0	1.69	1.46	27	6	5	1	0	5	66		1	1	23	0	0	0	1	1.30	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.68	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
3	3	141	Sep 20	KCR	@	CAL	W,9-2	CG	W(2-0)	6	9.0	7	2	1	2	2	0	1.44	1.88	35	9	15	2	2	7	67		0	0	33	0	0	1	0	.18	0.041	.00	0.00%	1.27	1b start a 6	9b 3 out a7
4	4	147	Sep 26	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	W(3-0)	5	9.0	5	1	1	1	10	1	1.32	1.90	33	6	11	1	0	5	82		0	0	32	0	0	0	0	1.39	0.528	.00	0.00%	2.58	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
5	5	153	Oct 3	KCR		TEX	L,0-3	GS-6	L(3-1)	6	6.0	6	2	2	0	4	0	1.58	1.77	24	11	4	0	0	5	56		2	0	23	1	0	0	0	.85	-0.031	.00	0.00%	0.30	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
							4-1		W-L:3-1	5.3	40.0	28	9	7	8	31	1	1.58	1.77	153	0.81		6%	2%	27	69	---%	3	1	140	1	1	1	3	.95	0.961	.00	0.00%	6.28

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