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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS	20	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 11	KCR		TEX	W,9-6	GS	18	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 15	KCR	@	CHW	W,12-5	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 20	KCR		CHW	L,2-16	GS	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	19 (5)	Apr 27	KCR	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (4)	May 4	KCR	@	MIL	W,5-3	GS	24	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (3)	May 9	KCR		DET	L,1-4	GS	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 13	KCR		MIN	L,0-5	GS	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 18	KCR	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS	28	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 23	KCR	@	MIN	L,6-8	GS	30	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	46 (3)	May 27 (2)	KCR		BOS	L,2-7	GS	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	53 (6)	Jun 3	KCR		CLE	W,5-4	GS	34	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	60 (6)	Jun 12	KCR	@	BAL	L,4-6	GS	28	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	64 (3)	Jun 16	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS	33	9.1	2	5	0	7	1	P
15	69 (4)	Jun 20	KCR		OAK	W,5-4	GS	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
16	72 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	KCR		TEX	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
17	77 (4)	Jun 28	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	82 (4)	Jul 2	KCR		MIN	L,2-5	GS	17	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	86 (3)	Jul 6	KCR		DET	W,12-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	90 (3)	Jul 10	KCR	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	94 (3)	Jul 14	KCR	@	NYY	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
22	98 (3)	Jul 18	KCR	@	DET	L,4-14	GS	22	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	101 (2)	Jul 22	KCR		MIL	W,7-5	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	104 (2)	Jul 27	KCR		CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	109 (4)	Aug 1	KCR	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	31	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
26	113 (3)	Aug 5	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-7	GS	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	116 (2)	Aug 9	KCR		BOS	W,3-2	GS	31	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	120 (3)	Aug 14	KCR		CLE	W,8-5	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	126 (5)	Aug 20	KCR		NYY	W,6-2	GS	35	8.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
30	130 (3)	Aug 25	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-7	GS	27	5.1	0	1	2	3	0	P
31	133 (2)	Aug 29	KCR	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	136 (2)	Sep 2	KCR		OAK	W,6-5	GS	34	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	143 (6)	Sep 10	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-13	GS	24	4.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
34	147 (3)	Sep 14	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS	31	7.1	0	4	0	4	1	P
35	150 (2)	Sep 17	KCR		MIN	L,3-8	GS	28	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
36	157 (6)	Sep 25	KCR	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	P
37	161 (3)	Sep 29	KCR	@	TEX	W,7-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
							37gm		238.1	10	47	6	63	3