| Buddy MyerCharles Solomon Myer Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman
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Born: March 16, 1904 in Ellisville, MS
School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 1925
Teams (by GP): Senators/RedSox 1925-1941
Final Game: September 24, 1941
Died: October 31, 1974 in Baton Rouge, LA
Buried: Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, LA
Relatives: Greatuncle of Bob Myrick
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| All-Time Rank (among Batters): #281. Lefty O'Doul… #282. Ted Kluszewski… #283. Tim Salmon… #284. BUDDY MYER… #285. Harry Stovey… #286. David Justice… #287. Jimmy Rollins… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 21 | WSH | AL | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | /6 | ||||
| 1926 | 22 | WSH | AL | 132 | 499 | 434 | 66 | 132 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 19 | .304 | .370 | .380 | .750 | 97 | 165 | 0 | 20 | *6/5 | ||||
| 1927 | 23 | TOT | AL | 148 | 601 | 520 | 66 | 146 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 56 | 18 | .281 | .355 | .379 | .734 | 93 | 197 | 4 | 21 | *657O/4 | ||||
| 1927 | 23 | WSH | AL | 15 | 61 | 51 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .216 | .322 | .235 | .557 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 1927 | 23 | BOS | AL | 133 | 540 | 469 | 59 | 135 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 15 | .288 | .359 | .394 | .753 | 98 | 185 | 4 | 19 | 657O/4 | ||||
| 1928 | 24 | BOS | AL | 147 | 621 | 536 | 78 | 168 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 30 | 16 | 53 | 28 | .313 | .379 | .390 | .769 | 106 | 209 | 4 | 26 | *5 | MVP-9 | |||
| 1929 | 25 | WSH | AL | 141 | 639 | 563 | 80 | 169 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 82 | 19 | 7 | 63 | 33 | .300 | .373 | .403 | .776 | 99 | 227 | 2 | 11 | 45 | ||||
| 1930 | 26 | WSH | AL | 138 | 617 | 541 | 97 | 164 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 31 | .303 | .373 | .377 | .750 | 90 | 204 | 2 | 16 | *4/O79 | ||||
| 1931 | 27 | WSH | AL | 139 | 664 | 591 | 114 | 173 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 56 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 42 | .293 | .360 | .406 | .766 | 100 | 240 | 4 | 9 | *4 | ||||
| 1932 | 28 | WSH | AL | 143 | 661 | 577 | 120 | 161 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 12 | 7 | 69 | 33 | .279 | .360 | .426 | .786 | 105 | 246 | 4 | 11 | *4 | ||||
| 1933 | 29 | WSH | AL | 131 | 602 | 530 | 95 | 160 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 61 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 29 | .302 | .374 | .436 | .810 | 116 | 231 | 1 | 10 | *4 | MVP-15 | |||
| 1934 | 30 | WSH | AL | 139 | 636 | 524 | 103 | 160 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 102 | 32 | .305 | .419 | .416 | .835 | 120 | 218 | 1 | 9 | *4 | ||||
| 1935 | 31 | WSH | AL | 151 | 719 | 616 | 115 | 215 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 100 | 7 | 6 | 96 | 40 | .349 | .440 | .468 | .907 | 138 | 288 | 4 | 4 | *4 | AS,MVP-4 | |||
| 1936 | 32 | WSH | AL | 51 | 201 | 156 | 31 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 11 | .269 | .427 | .327 | .754 | 93 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 1937 | 33 | WSH | AL | 125 | 519 | 430 | 54 | 126 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 65 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 41 | .293 | .407 | .384 | .791 | 104 | 165 | 5 | 6 | *4/7O | AS | |||
| 1938 | 34 | WSH | AL | 127 | 534 | 437 | 79 | 147 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 93 | 32 | .336 | .454 | .465 | .918 | 138 | 203 | 1 | 3 | *4 | MVP-24 | |||
| 1939 | 35 | WSH | AL | 83 | 300 | 258 | 33 | 78 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 18 | .302 | .396 | .376 | .772 | 105 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 1940 | 36 | WSH | AL | 71 | 244 | 210 | 28 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 10 | .290 | .389 | .395 | .785 | 110 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1941 | 37 | WSH | AL | 53 | 125 | 107 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 10 | .252 | .360 | .299 | .659 | 80 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 17 Yrs | 1923 | 8190 | 7038 | 1174 | 2131 | 353 | 130 | 38 | 850 | 157 | 109 | 965 | 428 | .303 | .389 | .406 | .795 | 108 | 2858 | 12 | 33 | 151 | |||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 690 | 593 | 99 | 180 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 72 | 13 | 9 | 81 | 36 | .303 | .389 | .406 | .795 | 108 | 241 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| WSH (16 yrs) | 1643 | 7029 | 6033 | 1037 | 1828 | 305 | 113 | 35 | 759 | 118 | 88 | 864 | 385 | .303 | .393 | .408 | .801 | 109 | 2464 | 12 | 25 | 106 | |||||||
| BOS (2 yrs) | 280 | 1161 | 1005 | 137 | 303 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 91 | 39 | 21 | 101 | 43 | .301 | .370 | .392 | .762 | 102 | 394 | 8 | 45 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 21 | WSH | AL | 4 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | .481 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1 | $ | /6 | |
| 1926 | 22 | WSH | AL | 132 | 499 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -15 | 8 | -9 | -0.9 | 16 | 7 | 0.7 | .493 | .495 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 22 | $ | *6/5 | |
| 1927 | 23 | WSH | AL | 15 | 61 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.2 | 2 | -0 | 0.0 | .485 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0 | $ | 6 | |
| 1927 | 23 | BOS | AL | 133 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 7 | 1 | 0.2 | 17 | 18 | 1.9 | .501 | .501 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 24 | $ | 657O/4 | |
| 1928 | 24 | BOS | AL | 147 | 621 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 1.7 | 20 | 37 | 3.7 | .512 | .510 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 32 | $ | *5 | MVP-9 |
| 1929 | 25 | WSH | AL | 141 | 639 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 4 | 0.3 | 20 | 24 | 2.3 | .502 | .502 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 28 | $ | 45 | |
| 1930 | 26 | WSH | AL | 138 | 617 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.3 | 19 | 23 | 2.2 | .502 | .502 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 18 | $ | *4/O79 | |
| 1931 | 27 | WSH | AL | 139 | 664 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1.0 | 21 | 30 | 3.0 | .507 | .506 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 23 | $ | *4 | |
| 1932 | 28 | WSH | AL | 143 | 661 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1.2 | 21 | 34 | 3.2 | .509 | .508 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 31 | $ | *4 | |
| 1933 | 29 | WSH | AL | 131 | 602 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 2.3 | 19 | 43 | 4.2 | .518 | .514 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 35 | $ | *4 | MVP-15 |
| 1934 | 30 | WSH | AL | 139 | 636 | 23 | -1 | 0 | -5 | 4 | 21 | 1.9 | 20 | 41 | 3.9 | .514 | .512 | 4.4 | -0.1 | 46 | $ | *4 | |
| 1935 | 31 | WSH | AL | 151 | 719 | 41 | -0 | 0 | -5 | 5 | 40 | 3.6 | 22 | 63 | 5.8 | .525 | .523 | 6.4 | -0.1 | 68 | $ | *4 | AS,MVP-4 |
| 1936 | 32 | WSH | AL | 51 | 201 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.6 | 6 | 13 | 1.2 | .511 | .504 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 11 | $ | 4 | |
| 1937 | 33 | WSH | AL | 125 | 519 | 8 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 0.9 | 16 | 26 | 2.5 | .507 | .505 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 27 | $10,000 | *4/7O | AS |
| 1938 | 34 | WSH | AL | 127 | 534 | 35 | -0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 3.7 | 17 | 58 | 5.4 | .529 | .522 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 56 | $ | *4 | MVP-24 |
| 1939 | 35 | WSH | AL | 83 | 300 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1.0 | 9 | 20 | 1.9 | .512 | .506 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 18 | $ | 4 | |
| 1940 | 36 | WSH | AL | 71 | 244 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.9 | 6 | 15 | 1.5 | .512 | .505 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 14 | $ | 4 | |
| 1941 | 37 | WSH | AL | 53 | 125 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0 | -0.1 | 3 | 3 | 0.3 | .499 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3 | $ | 4 | |
| 17 Seasons | 1923 | 8190 | 138 | -6 | 0 | -1 | 68 | 199 | 18.2 | 254 | 453 | 43.7 | .510 | .506 | 43.8 | 6.5 | 454 | $10,000 | |||||
| Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | ||||
| WSH (16 yrs) | 1643 | 7029 | 130 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 180 | 16.3 | 218 | 398 | 38.1 | .510 | .506 | 38.3 | 5.5 | 398 | $10,000 | |||||
| BOS (2 yrs) | 280 | 1161 | 8 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11 | 18 | 1.9 | 37 | 55 | 5.6 | .506 | .506 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 56 | $ | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 1925 | 21 | WSH | AL | WS | PIT | L | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | 29 | WSH | AL | WS | NYG | L | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .300 | .364 | .350 | .714 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Yrs (2 Series) | 8 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .286 | .355 | .321 | .676 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 WS | 8 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .286 | .355 | .321 | .676 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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| 1925 | WSH | AL | 21 | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | .945 | 5.20 | ||||
| 1926 | WSH | AL | 22 | SS | 118 | 102 | 100 | 552 | 215 | 297 | 40 | 47 | .928 | 4.34 | .944 | 5.01 | ||||
| 1926 | WSH | AL | 22 | 3B | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 2.25 | .951 | 3.38 | ||||
| 1927 | TOT | AL | 23 | SS | 116 | 116 | 111 | 659 | 267 | 352 | 40 | 73 | .939 | 5.34 | .945 | 5.28 | ||||
| 1927 | WSH | AL | 23 | SS | 15 | 15 | 14 | 75 | 29 | 41 | 5 | 9 | .933 | 4.67 | .945 | 5.28 | ||||
| 1927 | BOS | AL | 23 | SS | 101 | 101 | 97 | 584 | 238 | 311 | 35 | 64 | .940 | 5.44 | .945 | 5.28 | ||||
| 1927 | BOS | AL | 23 | 3B | 14 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 3 | .935 | 3.07 | .952 | 3.33 | ||||
| 1927 | BOS | AL | 23 | LF | 10 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 2.20 | .967 | 2.38 | ||||
| 1927 | BOS | AL | 23 | OF | 10 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 2.20 | .964 | 2.35 | ||||
| 1927 | BOS | AL | 23 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.00 | .960 | 5.70 | ||||
| 1928 | BOS | AL | 24 | 3B | 144 | 141 | 133 | 458 | 137 | 306 | 15 | 35 | .967 | 3.08 | .951 | 3.27 | MVP-9 | |||
| 1929 | WSH | AL | 25 | 2B | 88 | 87 | 85 | 497 | 205 | 271 | 21 | 51 | .958 | 5.41 | .968 | 5.91 | ||||
| 1929 | WSH | AL | 25 | 3B | 53 | 51 | 50 | 171 | 69 | 91 | 11 | 13 | .936 | 3.02 | .952 | 3.10 | ||||
| 1930 | WSH | AL | 26 | 2B | 134 | 133 | 129 | 762 | 330 | 405 | 27 | 89 | .965 | 5.49 | .969 | 5.95 | ||||
| 1930 | WSH | AL | 26 | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.30 | ||||||
| 1930 | WSH | AL | 26 | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.10 | ||||||
| 1930 | WSH | AL | 26 | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | ||||||
| 1931 | WSH | AL | 27 | 2B | 137 | 137 | 137 | 743 | 333 | 398 | 12 | 87 | .984 | 5.34 | .965 | 5.84 | ||||
| 1932 | WSH | AL | 28 | 2B | 139 | 139 | 137 | 798 | 352 | 426 | 20 | 97 | .975 | 5.60 | .968 | 5.92 | ||||
| 1933 | WSH | AL | 29 | 2B | 129 | 129 | 113 | 790 | 356 | 417 | 17 | 92 | .978 | 5.99 | .971 | 5.99 | MVP-15 | |||
| 1934 | WSH | AL | 30 | 2B | 135 | 134 | 130 | 807 | 367 | 420 | 20 | 101 | .975 | 5.83 | .969 | 5.87 | ||||
| 1935 | WSH | AL | 31 | 2B | 151 | 151 | 148 | 953 | 460 | 473 | 20 | 138 | .979 | 6.18 | .969 | 5.86 | AS,MVP-4 | |||
| 1936 | WSH | AL | 32 | 2B | 43 | 42 | 40 | 267 | 120 | 143 | 4 | 31 | .985 | 6.12 | .972 | 5.78 | ||||
| 1937 | WSH | AL | 33 | 2B | 119 | 118 | 115 | 669 | 308 | 338 | 23 | 90 | .966 | 5.43 | .972 | 5.64 | AS | |||
| 1937 | WSH | AL | 33 | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.20 | AS | |||||
| 1937 | WSH | AL | 33 | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.40 | AS | |||||
| 1938 | WSH | AL | 34 | 2B | 121 | 117 | 114 | 675 | 308 | 355 | 12 | 91 | .982 | 5.48 | .967 | 5.52 | MVP-24 | |||
| 1939 | WSH | AL | 35 | 2B | 65 | 65 | 64 | 375 | 175 | 188 | 12 | 48 | .968 | 5.58 | .965 | 5.56 | ||||
| 1940 | WSH | AL | 36 | 2B | 54 | 54 | 52 | 305 | 119 | 176 | 10 | 34 | .967 | 5.46 | .969 | 5.39 | ||||
| 1941 | WSH | AL | 37 | 2B | 24 | 21 | 21 | 109 | 53 | 54 | 2 | 12 | .982 | 4.46 | .967 | 5.47 | ||||
| 14 Seasons | 2B | 1340 | 1327 | 1285 | 7755 | 3487 | 4068 | 200 | 963 | .974 | 5.64 | .969 | 5.80 | |||||||
| 3 Seasons | SS | 238 | 219 | 212 | 1215 | 483 | 652 | 80 | 120 | .934 | 4.77 | .945 | 5.14 | |||||||
| 4 Seasons | 3B | 219 | 211 | 199 | 695 | 234 | 430 | 31 | 51 | .955 | 3.03 | .951 | 3.24 | |||||||
| 3 Seasons | OF | 13 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1.69 | .964 | 2.35 | |||||||
| 3 Seasons | LF | 12 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1.83 | .967 | 2.34 | |||||||
| 1 Season | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | |||||||||
| 17 Seasons | TOT | 1810 | 1766 | 1704 | 9688 | 4224 | 5152 | 312 | 1134 | .968 | 5.18 | .964 | 5.38 | |||||||
| Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||
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MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
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| Black Ink | Batting - 6 (345), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 45 (561), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 86 (207), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 41 (154), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
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| 1937 | 33 | Washington Senators | $10,000 | 1937 N.O. Times-Picayune clip | |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $10,000 | ||||
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