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Buster Mills
Colonel Buster Mills (Bus)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 16, 1908 in Ranger, TX
Schools: University of Oklahoma (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1934
Final Game: June 1, 1946
Died: December 1, 1991 in Arlington, TX
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1934 25 STL NL 29 80 72 7 17 4 1 1 8 0 4 11 .236 .295 .361 .656 70 26 2 2 2 O
1935 26 BRO NL 17 65 56 12 12 2 1 1 7 0 5 11 .214 .323 .339 .662 80 19 4 4 0 O
1937 28 BOS AL 123 566 505 85 149 25 8 7 58 11 8 46 41 .295 .361 .418 .779 92 211 6 9 *O
1938 29 SLB AL 123 520 466 66 133 24 4 3 46 7 8 43 46 .285 .350 .373 .723 81 174 3 8 *O
1940 31 NYY AL 34 70 63 10 25 3 3 1 15 0 0 7 5 .397 .457 .587 1.044 173 37 6 0 0 O
1942 33 CLE AL 80 220 195 19 54 4 2 1 26 5 4 23 18 .277 .353 .333 .687 99 65 7 0 2 O
1946 37 CLE AL 9 25 22 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 5 .273 .360 .273 .633 83 6 1 0 0 /O
7 Seasons 415 1546 1379 200 396 62 19 14 163 23 21 131 137 .287 .355 .390 .746 91 538 20 15 21
162 Game Avg. 162 603 538 78 155 24 7 5 64 9 51 53 .287 .355 .390 .746 91 210 6 8
CLE (2 yrs) 89 245 217 20 60 4 2 1 29 5 5 26 23 .276 .354 .327 .681 97 71 8 0 2
STL (1 yr) 29 80 72 7 17 4 1 1 8 0 4 11 .236 .295 .361 .656 70 26 2 2 2
BOS (1 yr) 123 566 505 85 149 25 8 7 58 11 8 46 41 .295 .361 .418 .779 92 211 6 9
BRO (1 yr) 17 65 56 12 12 2 1 1 7 0 5 11 .214 .323 .339 .662 80 19 4 4 0
NYY (1 yr) 34 70 63 10 25 3 3 1 15 0 0 7 5 .397 .457 .587 1.044 173 37 6 0 0
SLB (1 yr) 123 520 466 66 133 24 4 3 46 7 8 43 46 .285 .350 .373 .723 81 174 3 8
AL (5 yrs) 369 1401 1251 181 367 56 17 12 148 23 21 122 115 .293 .360 .394 .754 93 493 14 9 19
NL (2 yrs) 46 145 128 19 29 6 2 2 15 0 9 22 .227 .308 .352 .659 75 45 6 6 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1934 STL NL 25 OF 18 45 45 0 0 0 1.000 2.50 .973 2.26 0-17-1
1935 BRO NL 26 OF 17 34 33 0 1 0 .971 1.94 .971 2.31 11-6-0
1937 BOS AL 28 OF 120 261 239 8 14 0 .946 2.06 .970 2.28 107-10-5
1938 SLB AL 29 OF 113 253 235 9 9 2 .964 2.16 .972 2.28 106-6-1
1940 NYY AL 31 OF 14 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 1.57 .968 2.32 12-0-2
1942 CLE AL 33 OF 53 150 142 4 4 2 .973 2.75 .976 2.31 13-37-3
1946 CLE AL 37 OF 6 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.83 .973 2.23 6-0-0
7 Seasons OF 341 776 727 21 28 4 .964 2.19 .972 2.29 255-76-12
7 Seasons TOT 341 776 727 21 28 4 .964 2.19 .936 2.29 255-76-12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1937 AL--6--3rd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1937 AL--8--5th
1938 AL--8--7th

                           

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1805), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September, 1935: Sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

March 31, 1936: Sent from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

Before 1937 Season: Sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Bees in an unknown transaction.

December 2, 1937: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Red Kress and Bobo Newsom to the St. Louis Browns for Joe Vosmik.

October 26, 1938: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Oral Hildebrand to the New York Yankees for Joe Glenn and Myril Hoag.

July 3, 1946: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

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