1B Joe Buckingham #3
Grand Island Gulls WBL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B JOE BUCKINGHAM #3 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
33 31 15 2 0 1 12 6 0 .484 .568 .645 0 0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/20/1974 SFC Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1974 CSM Loss, 5-7 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/12/1974 @ BIS Win, 18-5 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 @ PAN Loss, 3-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1974 @ FAR Loss, 10-14 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/23/1974 PUE Loss, 11-28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/1974 @ TOP Loss, 5-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1974 SFC Loss, 8-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1974 BIS Loss, 1-15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1974 PAN Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/24/1947
Born in:Omaha, NE
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 17th Pick in Round 19
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 33 31 15 2 0 1 12 14 6 0 .484 .568 .645 1.213 .598 .161 211
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 37 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 3 0 0 0.0 11.1 16.61 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   17 9 1 0 1 7 9 3 0 0 0 0 .529 .600 .765 1.365
Versus Right   14 6 1 0 0 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 .429 .529 .500 1.029
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   5 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
May   7 4 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 .571 .667 1.143 1.810
June   6 3 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .625 .500 1.125
July   4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
August   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   5 3 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Postseason   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   31 15 2 0 1 12 14 6 0 0 0 0 .484 .568 .645 1.213
Home   16 7 0 0 0 7 6 4 0 0 0 0 .438 .550 .438 .988
Road   15 8 2 0 1 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 .533 .588 .867 1.455
Grass   31 15 2 0 1 12 14 6 0 0 0 0 .484 .568 .645 1.213
Day   11 5 0 0 0 5 7 3 0 0 0 0 .455 .571 .455 1.026
Night   20 10 2 0 1 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .565 .750 1.315
As Reliever / Substitution   31 15 2 0 1 12 14 6 0 0 0 0 .484 .568 .645 1.213
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Quincy - R 17 28 91 29 0 0 0 14 14 13 0 2 16 0 0 .319 .396 .319 .715 69 68 -0.3
1965 Charleston - A 17 3 5 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .800 1.467 264 294 0.2
1966 Quincy - R 18 10 12 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 132 151 0.1
1966 Charleston - A 18 31 86 26 4 0 1 11 4 3 1 2 15 0 0 .302 .326 .384 .710 86 81 -0.0
1967 Quincy - R 19 22 32 13 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 8 0 0 .406 .486 .469 .955 156 170 0.4
1967 Charleston - A 19 9 22 6 0 0 2 5 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879 167 179 0.2
1968 Charleston - A 20 6 11 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697 109 112 0.1
1968 Camden - A 20 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -120 -0.1
1969 Winona - R 21 26 98 31 3 0 1 12 9 13 0 0 14 1 0 .316 .396 .378 .774 101 107 0.4
1969 Modesto - A 21 16 56 18 1 0 1 7 6 14 1 0 10 0 0 .321 .465 .393 .858 121 129 0.4
1969 Jersey City - A 21 26 49 15 3 0 0 3 3 8 0 0 8 0 0 .306 .404 .367 .771 125 137 0.3
1969 Montgomery - AA 21 38 121 34 4 1 2 11 9 6 0 3 27 0 0 .281 .308 .380 .688 101 101 0.3
1969 Tulsa - AAA 21 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 207 178 0.0
1970 Montgomery - AA 22 36 143 41 3 0 1 10 8 10 2 1 21 0 0 .287 .340 .329 .668 103 105 0.7
1971 Montgomery - AA 23 64 129 30 2 0 3 20 10 3 0 1 24 0 0 .233 .248 .318 .566 68 67 -0.5
1972 Jersey City - A 24 8 13 6 2 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .533 .615 1.149 230 245 0.3
1972 Montgomery - AA 24 25 27 5 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 1 6 0 0 .185 .233 .296 .530 58 55 -0.1
1972 Tulsa - AAA 24 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667 383 425 0.1
1973 Modesto - A 25 8 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 13 -13 -0.0
1974 Grand Island - A 26 33 31 15 2 0 1 12 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 .484 .568 .645 1.213 196 211 0.5
Total DIX 163 420 110 9 1 7 46 29 21 2 6 78 0 0 .262 .296 .338 .634 89 89
Total MAL 35 66 21 5 0 0 4 8 10 0 0 10 0 0 .318 .408 .394 .802 134 144
Total SEL 49 124 38 6 0 3 20 11 7 1 2 18 0 0 .306 .343 .427 .771 111 111
Total COW 24 63 19 2 0 1 8 6 14 1 0 13 0 0 .302 .436 .381 .817 112 117
Total WBL 33 31 15 2 0 1 12 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 .484 .568 .645 1.213 196 211
Total UMVA 86 233 79 5 0 1 29 29 31 0 2 39 1 1 .339 .414 .373 .787 97 102
Total CL 5 5 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400 312 326
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1974 Grand Island - WBL 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -136 -0.0
Total WBL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -136
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Charleston - A 1B 2 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 10.0 9.00 +0.1 .000
1965 Quincy - R 1B 28 27 173 19 20 192 0 1.000 218.2 7.90 -0.3 .977
1966 Charleston - A 1B 24 22 138 4 16 142 0 1.000 179.1 7.13 +0.1 1.036
1966 Quincy - R 1B 7 2 24 3 7 27 0 1.000 25.0 9.72 +0.5 1.056
1966 Charleston - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.030
1967 Charleston - A 1B 6 4 49 3 4 53 1 .981 45.0 10.40 -0.7 .990
1967 Quincy - R 1B 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.0 1.041
1967 Quincy - R 3B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.2 1.86 +0.1 1.093
1967 Quincy - R SS 3 3 3 3 0 7 1 .857 26.0 2.08 -0.7 .862
1968 Camden - A 1B 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.074
1968 Charleston - A 1B 2 2 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 15.0 11.40 +0.5 1.055
1969 Montgomery - AA 1B 29 28 212 26 27 241 3 .988 247.2 8.65 +0.2 .976
1969 Jersey City - A 1B 10 9 67 5 6 73 1 .986 78.0 8.31 -1.0 .926
1969 Modesto - A 1B 7 7 48 6 5 54 0 1.000 57.1 8.48 -0.3 .983
1969 Winona - R 1B 13 13 92 10 11 103 1 .990 112.0 8.20 +0.3 .983
1969 Modesto - A 3B 4 2 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 21.0 4.29 -0.0 .959
1969 Winona - R 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Jersey City - A SS 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.0 1.121
1969 Modesto - A SS 7 7 17 11 1 30 2 .933 55.0 4.58 -0.4 .898
1969 Winona - R SS 12 12 14 25 2 42 3 .929 98.0 3.58 -0.7 1.026
1969 Winona - R CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1970 Montgomery - AA 1B 34 34 316 21 27 337 0 1.000 308.0 9.85 +2.4 1.029
1971 Montgomery - AA 1B 27 22 219 20 16 245 6 .976 208.1 10.32 -2.6 .906
1972 Tulsa - AAA 1B 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1972 Montgomery - AA 1B 7 3 33 1 2 34 0 1.000 29.2 10.31 -0.5 1.051
1972 Jersey City - A 1B 2 2 17 2 0 19 0 1.000 18.0 9.50 -0.1 1.052
1973 Modesto - A 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1973 Modesto - A SS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.2 1.107
1974 Grand Island - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.015
1974 Grand Island - A 1B 11 0 14 1 1 15 0 1.000 15.0 9.00 -0.0 1.068
TOTAL 1B 217 177 1443 122 143 1577 12 .992 1586.0 8.88 -1.3 .984
TOTAL 3B 6 3 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 31.2 3.41 +0.0 .972
TOTAL SS 25 23 35 43 4 84 6 .929 191.0 3.68 -1.6 .975
TOTAL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.015
TOTAL CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 1.030
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of high school (Falls City; Falls City, NE) by the Cincinnati Cannons. (Round 19, Pick 17, 379th overall pick).
06/28/1968 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
09/24/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Montgomery Capitals organization.
03/24/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Milwaukee Arrows development complex.
07/16/1969 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/09/1973 Released by the Milwaukee organization.
03/21/1974 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Grand Island Gulls organization.
04/20/1974 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
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