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

Relatives: Cousin of Jim Busby

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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	12 (11)	Apr 21	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-10		15	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	21 (8)	Apr 30	KCR		TEX	L,7-8	GF	24	6.2	0	4	0	4	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	26 (4)	May 6	KCR	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	32	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	31 (4)	May 11	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	30	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
5	37 (5)	May 16	KCR	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	42 (4)	May 22	KCR		SEA	L,11-12	GS	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	46 (3)	May 27	KCR	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	56 (9)	Jun 7	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	60 (3)	Jun 11	KCR		BOS	L,0-4	GS	34	9.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
10	64 (3)	Jun 16	KCR	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
11	69 (4)	Jun 21	KCR	@	OAK	L,7-10	GS	18	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	74 (4)	Jun 27	KCR		OAK	W,10-3	GS	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	79 (4)	Jul 3	KCR	@	BOS	L,0-10	GS	17	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	83 (3)	Jul 7	KCR		CHW	W,4-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	85 (1)	Jul 9	KCR	@	CLE	L,2-8		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	94 (8)	Jul 21	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-4		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	98 (3)	Jul 25	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	106 (7)	Aug 3 (1)	KCR	@	DET	W,5-3	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	118 (11)	Aug 14	KCR	@	MIL	L,2-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	123 (4)	Aug 19	KCR	@	BAL	W,11-7	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	131 (7)	Aug 28	KCR		MIL	L,6-11		10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	147 (15)	Sep 14	KCR		SEA	L,5-7		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							22gm		94.1	4	24	0	28	1