Buster Mills

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: September 16, 1908 in Ranger, TX us

Died: December 1, 1991 in Arlington, TX

Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

High School: Ranger HS (Ranger, TX)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: April 18, 1934 (Age 25-214d, 7,699th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 1, 1946 (Age 37-258d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Colonel Buster Mills

Nicknames: Bus

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

1379

396

.287

200

RBI

163

OBP

.355

SLG

.390

OPS

.746

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-23 / in Starts: 7-5
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 70 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	46 (26-11-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 70 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
J Gordon	4
T Henrich	4
B Rosar	3
J DiMaggio	2
C Keller	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
B Dahlgren	4
B Knickerbocker	1
R Rolfe	1
Self	1
C Keller	1
R Ruffing	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	293	13 (12)	May 4	NYY		CHW	L,3-10	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.02	0.002	.04	0.00%	0.73	PH
2	294	14	May 5	NYY		DET	L,4-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	2.73	-0.047	5.88	-0.06%	0.02	PH
3	295	16 (1)	May 7	NYY		DET	L,2-4	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	7	1.77	0.080	3.27	0.09%	0.39	LF
4	296	17	May 8	NYY		CLE	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.21	-0.008	.33	-0.01%	-0.82	PH
5	297	19 (1)	May 10	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.750	1.194	6	1.60	0.072	1.94	0.05%	1.13	LF
6	298	21 (1)	May 12	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	6	.49	-0.011	.39	-0.01%	-0.29	LF
7	299	22	May 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.688	1.099	6	.60	0.120	.53	0.06%	1.70	LF
8	300	23	May 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.429	.700	1.129	6	1.01	0.117	.88	0.06%	1.31	LF
9	301	25 (1)	May 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.375	.400	.667	1.067	6	.44	-0.012	.47	-0.01%	-0.94	LF
10	302	29 (3)	May 26	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-2	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.423	.680	1.103	9	.44	0.016	.49	0.01%	0.52	PH
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
11	303	40 (10)	Jun 4	NYY		CHW	L,3-7	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.423	.444	.692	1.137	9	.21	0.009	.47	0.01%	0.39	PH
12	304	44 (3)	Jun 8	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.444	.464	.704	1.168	9	.67	0.027	1.78	0.04%	0.13	PH
13	305	46 (1)	Jun 11	NYY		DET	L,1-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.448	.679	1.127	1	.66	-0.017	1.64	-0.03%	-0.25	PH
14	306	47	Jun 12	NYY		DET	W,7-5	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.414	.433	.655	1.089	9	1.78	-0.005	3.86	-0.01%	0.02	PH
15	307	58 (10)	Jun 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-7	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.419	.633	1.053	9	.86	-0.022	1.20	-0.02%	-0.26	PH
16	308	59	Jun 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	4-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.438	.633	1.071	9	1.23	0.014	1.46	0.01%	0.12	PH
17	309	63 (3)	Jun 30 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.419	.455	.645	1.100	9	3.56	0.135	3.99	0.09%	0.39	PH
Jul		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
18	310	69 (5)	Jul 5	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.406	.441	.625	1.066	9	.44	-0.012	.84	-0.01%	-0.18	PH
19	311	72 (2)	Jul 7 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-10	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.394	.429	.606	1.035	9	.13	-0.003	.18	0.00%	-0.18	PH
20	312	76 (3)	Jul 14	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	3	3	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.444	.474	.639	1.113	7	.50	0.058	.72	0.05%	0.80	LF
21	313	77	Jul 15	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.436	.463	.615	1.079	7	1.02	-0.040	1.86	-0.04%	-0.37	LF
22	314	80 (2)	Jul 18	NYY		CLE	W,9-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.467	.595	1.062	7	.23	-0.016	.56	-0.02%	-0.04	LF
23	315	81	Jul 19	NYY		CLE	W,15-6	CG	5	4	1	2	1	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.435	.480	.652	1.132	7	.12	0.046	.33	0.07%	3.53	LF
24	316	82	Jul 20	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.420	.463	.620	1.083	7	.76	-0.004	2.54	-0.01%	-0.13	LF
25	317	84 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	NYY		DET	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.412	.455	.608	1.062	9	2.75	-0.070	5.74	-0.09%	-0.17	PH
26	318	86 (1)	Jul 24	NYY	@	SLB	L,12-14	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.412	.464	.608	1.072	9	2.42	0.051	2.17	0.03%	0.22	PH
27	319	88 (1)	Jul 26	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-2	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.404	.456	.596	1.052	6	2.73	-0.001	2.27	0.00%	-0.09	PH LF
28	320	91 (2)	Jul 28 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.396	.448	.585	1.033	9	.94	-0.017	.87	-0.01%	0.01	PH
Aug		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
29	321	95 (3)	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-2	CG	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.411	.476	.589	1.065	7	.64	0.221	.59	0.12%	2.59	RF
30	322	96	Aug 3	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.407	.470	.576	1.046	7	.97	-0.014	1.25	-0.01%	-0.05	RF
31	323	98 (1)	Aug 5	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.417	.478	.617	1.094	9	.11	0.011	.06	0.00%	0.28	PH
32	324	99	Aug 6	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.410	.471	.607	1.077	9	.09	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.19	PH
33	325	100	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.403	.464	.597	1.061	9	.33	-0.009	.09	0.00%	-0.27	PH
34	326	109 (8)	Aug 15	NYY		BOS	L,1-11	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.397	.457	.587	1.044	9	.19	-0.005	.08	0.00%	-0.82	PH
							11-23		70	63	10	25	3	3	1	15	7	0	5	0	0		0	3	0	1	.397	.457	.587	1.044		.81	0.664	1.18	0.38%	9.25

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