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Buster Narum
Leslie Ferdinand Narum
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 16, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: Clearwater (Clearwater, FL)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1963
Final Game: September 26, 1967
Died: May 17, 2004 in Clearwater, FL
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1963 22 BAL AL 0 0 3.00 7 0 1 0 0 0 9.0 8 3 3 0 5 2 5 0 0 0 38 115 1.444 8.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 1.00
1964 23 WSA AL 9 15 .375 4.30 38 32 3 7 2 0 199.0 195 104 95 31 73 4 121 5 1 7 845 86 1.347 8.8 1.4 3.3 5.5 1.66
1965 24 WSA AL 4 12 .250 4.46 46 24 1 2 0 0 173.2 176 98 86 16 91 11 86 7 0 4 782 78 1.537 9.1 0.8 4.7 4.5 0.95
1966 25 WSA AL 0 0 21.60 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 11 9 8 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 25 16 4.500 29.7 5.4 10.8 0.0 0.00
1967 26 WSA AL 1 0 1.000 3.09 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.2 8 4 4 1 4 0 8 0 0 0 45 102 1.029 6.2 0.8 3.1 6.2 2.00
5 Seasons 14 27 .341 4.45 96 58 6 9 2 0 396.2 398 218 196 50 177 17 220 12 1 11 1735 80 1.450 9.0 1.1 4.0 5.0 1.24
162 Game Avg. 6 12 .341 4.45 42 26 3 4 1 0 175 176 96 87 22 78 8 97 5 0 5 766 80 1.450 9.0 1.1 4.0 5.0 1.24
WSA (4 yrs) 14 27 .341 4.48 89 58 5 9 2 0 387.2 390 215 193 50 172 15 215 12 1 11 1697 80 1.450 9.1 1.2 4.0 5.0 1.25
BAL (1 yr) 0 0 3.00 7 0 1 0 0 0 9.0 8 3 3 0 5 2 5 0 0 0 38 115 1.444 8.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 1.00

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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
1963 22 BAL AL 7 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 1250 4 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 23 WSA AL 38 71 66 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 40 .061 .061 .106 .167 -55 7 0 0 5 0 0 1
1965 24 WSA AL 46 54 46 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 27 .043 .083 .109 .192 -45 5 0 2 6 0 0 1
1966 25 WSA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 26 WSA AL 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 96 131 118 3 7 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 70 .059 .075 .136 .211 -42 16 0 2 11 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 221 199 5 12 0 0 5 8 0 0 0 118 .059 .075 .136 .211 -42 27 0 3 19 0 0
WSA (4 yrs) 89 130 117 2 6 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 70 .051 .067 .103 .170 -53 12 0 2 11 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 7 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 1250 4 0 0 0 0 0

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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 Awards
1963 BAL AL 22 P 7 0 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 0.43 .967 2.00 0.79
1964 WSA AL 23 P 38 32 199.0 26 9 16 1 2 .962 1.13 0.66 .958 1.90 0.72
1965 WSA AL 24 P 46 24 173.2 59 17 39 3 2 .949 2.90 1.22 .951 2.04 0.75
1966 WSA AL 25 P 3 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.89 0.73
1967 WSA AL 26 P 2 2 11.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.54 1.00 .950 1.93 0.75
5 Seasons P 96 58 396.2 90 28 58 4 4 .956 1.95 0.90 .953 1.96 0.74
5 Seasons TOT 96 58 396.2 90 28 58 4 4 .956 1.95 0.90 .909 1.96 0.74

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1964 AL--31--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1965 AL--91--6th

Losses s c a p y
1964 AL--15--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1964 AL--95--9th
1965 AL--86--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1965 AL--7--5th

                                         

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Transactions

Before 1958 Season: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

March 31, 1964: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Washington Senators for a player to be named later. The Washington Senators sent Lou Piniella (August 4, 1964) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

February 13, 1968: Traded by the Washington Senators with Tim Cullen and Bob Priddy to the Chicago White Sox for Ron Hansen, Dennis Higgins and Steve Jones.

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