Buzz Clarkson

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: March 13, 1915 in Hopkins, SC

Died: January 18, 1989 in Jeannette, PA

Buried: Brush Creek Cemetery, Irwin, PA

School: Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH)

Debut: April 30, 1952 (Age 37-048d, 8,507th in MLB history)
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

Full Name: James Buster Clarkson

Nicknames: Bus

Name Note: also knows as Bus Clarkson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

AB

R

H

BA

.200

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.286

SLG

.200

OPS

.486

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1938	23		Pittsburgh	NNL	NgM			54	54	6	13	1	0	3	8	1		0		.241	.241	.426	.667	23			0
1939	24		Toledo	NAL	NgM			41	36	6	12	1	1	2	5	2		5		.333	.415	.583	.998	21			0
1940	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	NgM			103	94	22	32	4	1	7	31	2		9		.340	.398	.628	1.026	59			0
	25		Newark	NNL	NgM
	25		Toledo/Indianapolis	NAL	NgM
1940	25		Nuevo Laredo	MEX	Ind
1941	26	2.0	Tampico	MEX	Ind
1942	27		Philadelphia	NNL	NgM			155	152	36	49	12	2	5	36	2		3		.322	.335	.526	.862	80			0

1946	31		Philadelphia	NNL	NgM			116	113	18	36	3	0	1	22	1		3		.319	.336	.372	.708	42			0
1946	31	11.3	Veracruz	MEX	Ind
1947	32	12.0	Veracruz	MEX	Ind
1948	33	5.5	St. Jean	PROV	Ind		88		299		122	14	1	31						.408		.773		231
1949	34		Philadelphia	NAL	NgM			2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	1			0
1950	35	7.5	Milwaukee	AA	AAA	BSN	59	233	205	34	62	11	1	7	33	0		26	30	.302	.384	.468	.852	96	6	1	1
1951	36	8.5	Milwaukee	AA	AAA	BSN	97	335	283	52	97	12	4	5	49	6		43	29	.343	.440	.466	.906	132	8	6	3
1952	37	8.7	BSN	NL	MLB	BSN	14	28	25	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.200	.286	.200	.486	5	0	0	0
1952	37	9.6	Milwaukee	AA	AAA	BSN	74	299	242	49	77	14	2	12	68	10		56	27	.318	.448	.541	.989	131	6	1	0
1953	38	10.2	Dallas	TL	AA		137	553	445	91	147	32	1	18	87	11	5	100	51	.330	.459	.528	.987	235		6	2
1954	39	11.1	2 Teams	TL	AA	CHC	157	656	543	109	176	21	2	42	135	7	2	104	48	.324	.440	.602	1.042	327		8	1	0
	39	11.1	Beaumont	TL	AA	CHC
	39	11.1	Dallas	TL	AA
1955	40	10.5	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	100	357	316	40	93	8	0	13	46	1		34	28	.294	.366	.443	.809	140	11	3	2	2
1956	41	15.3	3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-AA-Opn	CHC	116	402	353	26	95	16	0	18	19	1	0	42	18	.269		.467		165	1	6	1	0
1956	41	12.7	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	8	18	11	2	3	1	0	0	0	0		4	4	.273	.529	.364	.893	4	1	2	1	0
1956	41	14.4	Tulsa	TL	AA	CHC	48	179	137	24	35	4	0	5	19	1	0	38	14	.255	.430	.394	.824	54		4	0	0
1956	41	16.1	Des Moines	WL	A	CHC	60		205		57	11	0	13						.278		.522		107
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		740	2835	2387	401	747	114	10	115	437	36	7	405	231	.313		.514		1226		31	10	2
NLB (6 seasons)					NLB			471	451	88	143	21	4	18	103	8		20		.317	.346	.501	.847	226			0
Foreign (4 seasons)					Foreign
All Levels (16 Seasons)							842	3633	3162	492	1017	149	15	164	541	44	7	428	234					1688		31	10	2

Opn (2 seasons)					Minors		108	375	327	42	96	9	0	13	46	1		38	32	.294	.374	.440	.814	144	12	5	3	2
AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		230	867	730	135	236	37	7	24	150	16		125	86	.323	.428	.492	.919	359	20	8	4
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		342	1388	1125	224	358	57	3	65	241	19	7	242	113	.318	.446	.548	.994	616		18	3	0