Buster Clarkson

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 210lb (180cm, 95kg)

Born: March 13, 1915 in Hopkins, SC us

Died: January 18, 1989 in Jeannette, PA

Buried: Brush Creek Cemetery, Irwin, PA

School: Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH)

Debut: 1938 (8,330th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: April 30, 1952 (Age 37-048d)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 22, 1952 (Age 37-101d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: James Buster Clarkson

Nicknames: Bus or Buzz

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.1

601

191

.318

127

RBI

141

OBP

.399

SLG

.529

OPS

.928

OPS+

158

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-11 / in Starts: 3-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	17 (8-7-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-5-2)

Most Driven In
S Gordon	1

Most Driven In By
S Sisti	2
R Hartsfield	0

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	160	14 (13)	Apr 30	BSN	@	PIT	L,5-11	8-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.06	PH SS
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	161	16 (1)	May 2	BSN	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	8	.96	-0.018	1.51	-0.02%	-0.22	SS
3	162	17	May 3	BSN	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	8	1.03	0.036	1.72	0.04%	0.16	SS
4	163	19 (1)	May 4 (2)	BSN	@	STL	W,5-1	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	7						SS
5	164	22 (2)	May 10	BSN		NYG	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	8						SS
6	165	26 (3)	May 17	BSN		STL	L,4-5	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	1.68	0.049	2.25	0.04%	0.12	PH
7	166	32 (5)	May 27 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	6	.75	0.043	.58	0.02%	0.43	SS
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	167	48 (15)	Jun 11	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.250	.544	9	.49	-0.013	.12	0.00%	-0.43	PH
9	168	49	Jun 12	BSN	@	PIT	W,11-2	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.263	.627	5	.76	0.114	.13	0.01%	0.89	3B
10	169	50	Jun 13	BSN		CHC	L,0-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.227	.547	5	.63	-0.048	.16	-0.01%	-0.72	3B
11	170	51	Jun 14	BSN		CHC	L,1-3	15-GF(15)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.308	.217	.525	7	1.45	-0.041	.29	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
12	171	55 (3)	Jun 18 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,6-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.296	.208	.505	9	3.56	-0.078	.69	-0.01%	-0.45	PH
13	172	59 (3)	Jun 21	BSN		STL	L,0-9	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.200	.486	7	.21	-0.005	.02	0.00%	-0.22	PH
14	173	60	Jun 22 (1)	BSN		STL	L,2-7	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.310	.200	.510	9	2.45	0.099	.15	0.00%	0.37	PH
							3-11		29	25	3	5	0	0	0	1	4	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.310	.200	.510		.95	0.138	.68	0.07%	-0.34

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