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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 6	KCR		MIN	W,23-6	GS	27	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
2	4 (1)	Apr 10	KCR		OAK	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 16	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 21	KCR	@	CHW	L,7-11	GS	33	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (4)	Apr 26	KCR		BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (3)	May 1	KCR		DET	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
7	24 (3)	May 5	KCR		NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
8	28 (3)	May 11	KCR	@	CAL	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	34 (5)	May 16	KCR		TEX	W,5-3	GS	35	8.1	2	1	1	4	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 21	KCR		CAL	W,4-2	GS	27	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	42 (3)	May 25	KCR		CHW	W,4-3	GS	47	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	46 (3)	May 29	KCR		BAL	L,3-10	GS	28	6.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	50 (3)	Jun 3	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	27	5.2	0	4	0	4	0	P
14	54 (3)	Jun 9	KCR		CLE	L,6-8	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	58 (3)	Jun 14	KCR	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
16	62 (3)	Jun 19	KCR	@	MIL	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	67 (4)	Jun 24	KCR		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	72 (4)	Jun 29	KCR		OAK	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	77 (4)	Jul 4	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-11	GS	28	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
20	81 (3)	Jul 8	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
21	85 (3)	Jul 12	KCR		DET	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	89 (3)	Jul 16	KCR		BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
23	93 (3)	Jul 20	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-6	GS	11	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
24	96 (2)	Jul 26	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	43	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	P
25	101 (4)	Jul 31	KCR	@	MIN	W,3-2	GS	35	8.1	2	3	0	5	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	105 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	KCR		CAL	W,10-4	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	111 (5)	Aug 9	KCR		MIL	W,13-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	116 (4)	Aug 14	KCR	@	DET	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	119 (2)	Aug 18	KCR	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	34	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
30	123 (3)	Aug 23 (1)	KCR	@	MIL	W,8-4	GS	31	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	128 (4)	Aug 27 (1)	KCR		CLE	L,8-12	GS	37	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	133 (4)	Sep 1	KCR		BAL	L,1-7	GS	27	5.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
33	137 (3)	Sep 5	KCR		MIN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
34	140 (2)	Sep 9 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	144 (3)	Sep 13	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-6	GS	25	6.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
36	149 (4)	Sep 17	KCR		OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
37	153 (3)	Sep 21 (2)	KCR	@	TEX	W,8-5	GS	37	7.2	2	2	0	4	0	P
38	157 (3)	Sep 26	KCR		CAL	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							38gm		292.1	24	53	8	85	2