P Clay Buddemeyer #42
Age: 35 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
P CLAY BUDDEMEYER #42 - AGE: 35 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
47 4 1-5 5 3.95 79.2 76 9 22 46 1.23 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/02/1974 LAS Win, 9-6 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
09/14/1974 @ SEA Loss, 0-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/13/1974 @ SEA Loss, 0-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/08/1974 SFS Win, 4-3 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1974 DAL Win, 4-3 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
08/26/1974 @ MIL Loss, 5-6 X 7.1 6 4 4 1 3
08/17/1974 @ CLE Loss, 5-6 X 6.2 8 6 6 2 2 Loss
08/07/1974 CHC Loss, 0-3 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
08/06/1974 @ SEA Loss, 1-5 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
08/03/1974 @ LAS Loss, 2-9 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/28/1939
Born in:Knoxville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 89 Days
Service This Yr:159 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 52 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 1st Pick in Round 7
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 47 4 1 5 5 3.95 79.2 76 36 35 9 22 46 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 5 0 100.0 43 21 11.41 8.59 5.20 2.49 4.03 1.23 107 0.2 .270        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 77 19 6 0 1 10 6 16 2 2 2 .247 .310 .364 .674      
vs. RHB 222 57 10 0 8 26 16 30 2 2 1 .257 .307 .410 .717      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 3 1 1 0 2 3  
May 8 2 0 3 0 7.98 14.2 16 13 13 5 5 10  
June 15 0 1 0 2 0.95 19.0 15 2 2 0 2 10  
July 12 0 0 1 3 3.00 18.0 17 7 6 2 9 12  
August 5 2 0 1 0 6.00 18.0 20 12 12 2 3 9  
September 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.1 3 0 0 0 0 2  
October 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0  
Spring Training 9 0 0 0 0 4.85 13.0 14 7 7 2 6 9  
Last Year 30 0 4 3 2 3.66 39.1 40 20 16 7 19 17  
2 Years Ago 47 7 7 3 5 4.20 98.2 104 53 46 10 44 58  
Career 478 152 77 82 31 4.14 1373.2 1307 700 632 124 655 906  
Home 23 1 1 1 3 2.35 38.1 32 11 10 3 12 19  
Road 24 3 0 4 2 5.44 41.1 44 25 25 6 10 27  
Grass 47 4 1 5 5 3.95 79.2 76 36 35 9 22 46  
Day 8 0 0 1 2 3.86 7.0 7 3 3 0 2 1  
Night 39 4 1 4 3 3.96 72.2 69 33 32 9 20 45  
As Starter 4 4 0 3 0 7.77 24.1 25 21 21 5 7 12  
As Reliever / Substitution 43 0 1 2 5 2.28 55.1 51 15 14 4 15 34  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1962 Pittsburgh - FABL 23 26 26 7 10 0 4.45 157.2 158 83 78 18 58 100 4 2 1.37 .287 4.58 1.9 100
1963 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 3 3 0 0 0 2.61 20.2 17 9 6 1 12 17 0 0 1.40 .286 3.78 0.4 156
1964 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.20 .167 2.71 0.0 999
1965 Minneapolis - FABL 26 28 15 6 11 2 4.87 105.1 91 63 57 12 57 69 0 0 1.41 .252 4.63 -0.2 74
1965 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 25 0 2 1 1 3.98 40.2 40 21 18 3 21 21 0 0 1.50 .268 4.02 -0.1 89
1965 Total - FABL 26 53 15 8 12 3 4.62 146.0 131 84 75 15 78 90 0 0 1.43 .257 4.46 -0.4 78
1966 Chicago - FABL 27 63 0 8 4 5 4.27 90.2 85 47 43 5 45 68 0 0 1.43 .295 3.39 0.7 87
1967 Chicago - FABL 28 64 0 6 5 6 2.48 83.1 65 25 23 3 32 66 0 0 1.16 .271 2.56 1.2 131
1968 Chicago - FABL 29 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 8.1 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.60 .083 3.09 0.1 999
1968 Dallas - FABL 29 29 29 10 9 0 3.28 184.0 167 73 67 10 88 139 1 0 1.39 .289 3.06 2.3 93
1968 Total - FABL 29 30 30 11 9 0 3.14 192.1 169 73 67 10 91 142 1 0 1.35 .280 3.06 2.4 97
1969 Dallas - FABL 30 13 13 5 3 0 4.82 74.2 76 44 40 5 46 47 0 0 1.63 .302 4.07 0.6 76
1969 Los Angeles - FABL 30 20 20 5 10 0 4.77 120.2 130 77 64 11 50 64 0 0 1.49 .295 4.31 1.1 83
1969 Total - FABL 30 33 33 10 13 0 4.79 195.1 206 121 104 16 96 111 0 0 1.55 .298 4.22 1.7 81
1970 Los Angeles - FABL 31 30 30 7 13 0 4.82 185.0 175 105 99 24 97 140 0 0 1.47 .281 5.22 1.1 95
1971 Los Angeles - FABL 32 50 4 8 5 5 4.32 83.1 80 44 40 6 60 51 0 0 1.68 .290 4.39 -0.2 88
1972 Dallas - FABL 33 27 7 6 2 4 4.10 74.2 79 41 34 5 31 39 1 1 1.47 .298 3.66 0.4 84
1972 Toronto - FABL 33 20 0 1 1 1 4.50 24.0 25 12 12 5 13 19 0 0 1.58 .278 5.08 -0.5 75
1972 Total - FABL 33 47 7 7 3 5 4.20 98.2 104 53 46 10 44 58 1 1 1.50 .294 4.00 -0.1 82
1973 Kansas City - FABL 34 30 0 4 3 2 3.66 39.1 40 20 16 7 19 17 0 0 1.50 .260 5.28 -0.6 104
1974 Kansas City - FABL 35 45 4 1 5 5 4.04 75.2 73 35 34 9 20 43 0 0 1.23 .271 4.10 0.1 93
1974 Los Angeles - FABL 35 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 3 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1.25 .250 2.78 0.1 167
1974 Total - FABL 35 47 4 1 5 5 3.95 79.2 76 36 35 9 22 46 0 0 1.23 .270 4.03 0.1 94
Total FABL 478 152 77 82 31 4.14 1373.2 1307 700 632 124 655 906 6 3 1.43 .282 4.11 8.3 92
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1957 Mobile - R 18 3 0 1 0 0 5.14 7.0 8 4 4 1 9 4 0 0 2.43 .292 7.48 -0.2 84
1957 Salem - A 18 5 0 0 2 0 4.05 6.2 11 3 3 0 1 5 0 0 1.80 .478 1.33 0.2 79
1958 Spokane - A 19 41 6 9 6 3 3.73 94.0 114 46 39 6 16 58 0 0 1.38 .321 2.96 1.1 89
1958 Gary - A 19 3 0 0 0 0 4.05 6.2 3 3 3 1 1 9 0 0 0.60 .154 2.27 0.2 106
1959 Spokane - A 20 20 17 5 9 1 3.51 138.1 154 62 54 11 16 105 6 1 1.23 .329 3.16 2.3 99
1959 Gary - A 20 14 0 1 0 2 1.71 21.0 15 4 4 2 8 18 0 0 1.10 .236 3.16 0.4 253
1960 Spokane - A 21 15 15 8 2 0 2.48 109.0 106 33 30 9 15 90 2 1 1.11 .304 2.91 2.2 139
1960 Gary - A 21 16 2 1 3 1 5.89 36.2 47 24 24 7 19 33 0 0 1.80 .381 4.71 0.1 75
1961 Birmingham - AA 22 28 28 14 7 0 2.87 222.1 193 82 71 17 111 174 15 5 1.37 .273 3.38 5.9 159
1962 St. Paul - AAA 23 3 3 2 1 0 4.50 20.0 22 10 10 0 9 20 0 0 1.55 .367 1.46 1.0 83
1963 St. Paul - AAA 24 25 25 12 9 0 2.62 165.0 159 60 48 7 51 114 0 0 1.27 .293 2.43 5.6 144
1964 Birmingham - AA 25 11 11 5 5 0 3.71 85.0 73 39 35 7 47 53 7 0 1.41 .263 4.12 1.6 128
1964 St. Paul - AAA 25 16 16 3 11 0 4.79 99.2 111 62 53 10 47 57 1 0 1.59 .310 4.08 1.5 86
1966 Oklahoma City - AAA 27 1 1 1 0 0 2.57 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 1.14 .217 5.34 -0.0 156
1973 Roanoke - A 34 8 0 0 2 0 5.40 11.2 14 7 7 1 5 20 0 0 1.63 .448 1.96 0.3 69
1973 Lincoln - A 34 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.23 .111 1.01 0.2 999
Total DIX 39 39 19 12 0 3.10 307.1 266 121 106 24 158 227 22 5 1.38 .270 3.59 149.1
Total GWL 44 44 17 21 0 3.51 284.2 292 132 111 17 107 191 1 0 1.40 .304 2.94 111.7
Total HL 36 2 2 3 3 4.06 68.2 66 31 31 10 28 65 0 0 1.37 .308 3.76 108.7
Total SEL 8 0 0 2 0 5.40 11.2 14 7 7 1 5 20 0 0 1.63 .448 1.96 68.6
Total COW 81 38 22 19 4 3.26 348.0 385 144 126 26 48 258 8 2 1.24 .323 2.99 105.0
Total GSL 3 0 1 0 0 5.14 7.0 8 4 4 1 9 4 0 0 2.43 .292 7.48 84.2
Total CL 1 1 1 0 0 2.57 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 1.14 .217 5.34 156.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Chicago - FABL 28 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.0 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2.00 .364 3.33 0.0 999
1971 Los Angeles - FABL 32 1 0 0 1 0 54.00 0.2 2 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 6.00 .333 27.20 -0.2 7
Total FABL 3 0 0 1 1 9.82 3.2 6 4 4 1 4 2 0 0 2.73 .357 7.67 38.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Salem - A P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 +0.6 .000
1957 Mobile - R P 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.3 .969
1958 Gary - A P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 +0.0 .990
1958 Spokane - A P 41 6 0 8 0 10 2 .800 94.0 0.77 -1.0 .767
1959 Gary - A P 14 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 21.0 0.43 -0.2 .000
1959 Spokane - A P 19 17 8 7 0 16 1 .938 138.1 0.98 +0.9 1.126
1960 Gary - A P 16 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 36.2 0.98 +1.2 .000
1960 Spokane - A P 15 15 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 109.0 0.74 -0.6 .999
1961 Birmingham - AA P 28 28 8 18 0 28 2 .929 222.1 1.05 +1.9 1.026
1962 Pittsburgh - MLB P 26 26 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 157.2 0.74 +0.6 .875
1962 St. Paul - AAA P 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 20.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Pittsburgh - MLB P 3 3 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 20.2 2.18 -0.5 .981
1963 St. Paul - AAA P 25 25 9 12 1 24 3 .875 165.0 1.15 -1.2 .916
1964 Pittsburgh - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 St. Paul - AAA P 16 16 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 99.2 0.81 +1.7 1.058
1964 Birmingham - AA P 11 11 7 4 0 12 1 .917 85.0 1.16 +0.9 .850
1965 Pittsburgh - MLB P 25 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 40.2 0.44 -0.5 1.048
1965 Minneapolis - MLB P 28 15 5 10 0 16 1 .938 105.1 1.28 +0.4 .943
1966 Chicago - MLB P 63 0 1 6 0 9 2 .778 90.2 0.69 +1.4 .740
1966 Oklahoma City - AAA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1967 Chicago - MLB P 64 0 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 83.1 1.19 +1.3 1.039
1968 Chicago - MLB P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 +0.0 1.017
1968 Dallas - MLB P 29 29 11 20 0 32 1 .969 184.0 1.52 -0.1 1.017
1969 Dallas - MLB P 13 13 7 10 1 18 1 .944 74.2 2.05 -0.7 .909
1969 Los Angeles - MLB P 20 20 7 6 1 14 1 .929 120.2 0.97 +0.3 .999
1970 Los Angeles - MLB P 30 30 12 11 1 23 0 1.000 185.0 1.12 +0.9 1.223
1971 Los Angeles - MLB P 50 4 3 6 0 10 1 .900 83.1 0.97 -0.8 .994
1972 Dallas - MLB P 27 7 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 74.2 1.21 +0.1 1.113
1972 Toronto - MLB P 20 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 24.0 0.75 -0.1 .989
1973 Kansas City - MLB P 30 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 39.1 1.14 +0.4 .991
1973 Lincoln - A P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.4 .000
1973 Roanoke - A P 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Los Angeles - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Kansas City - MLB P 43 4 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 75.2 1.19 +0.5 1.171
TOTAL P 687 276 107 176 5 299 16 .946 2408.0 1.06 +7.3 .992
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Clinton; Clinton, TN) by the Los Angeles Stars. (Round 7, Pick 1, 97th overall pick).
08/30/1957 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
09/02/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
09/12/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Jackson Junipers!
05/17/1958 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/21/1958 Injured (dead arm),out for 3 days.
05/08/1959 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Tacoma Captains with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
04/24/1960 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Tacoma Captains with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/09/1960 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
06/04/1961 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Memphis Excelsiors with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/24/1961 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Little Rock Governors with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/01/1961 Wins the DIX Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/05/1961 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 3 strikeouts and 10 BB allowed!
07/13/1961 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/18/1961 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Little Rock Governors with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/01/1961 Wins the DIX Pitcher of the Month Award.
04/10/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
05/11/1962 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 4 weeks.
06/12/1962 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/24/1962 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
03/30/1963 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/01/1963 Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/24/1963 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
09/07/1964 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/20/1965 Was claimed off waivers by Minneapolis while with Pittsburgh.
11/13/1965 Was traded by the Minneapolis Millers to the Chicago Chiefs in exchange for SP Nelson Roderick.
10/12/1967 Wins the 1967 World Championship Series with the Chicago Chiefs.
05/05/1968 Was claimed off waivers by Dallas while with Chicago.
06/14/1969 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the Los Angeles Suns in exchange for C Roy Abbott and RP Rick Canavan.
03/30/1970 Injured (dead arm),out for 4 days.
09/17/1970 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 2 weeks.
04/18/1972 Released by the Los Angeles Suns.
04/26/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
05/14/1972 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/27/1972 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the Toronto Wolves in exchange for SP Phil Tezak.
04/17/1973 Was claimed off waivers by Minneapolis while with Toronto.
05/02/1973 Released by the Minneapolis Millers.
05/09/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the Minneapolis Millers organization.
06/04/1973 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
06/19/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Mavericks organization.
09/09/1973 Wins the 1973 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
10/17/1973 Was traded by the Kansas City Mavericks to the Los Angeles Stars in exchange for 1B Dale Wilson and RP Jim Ballard.
04/30/1974 Released by the Los Angeles Stars.
05/09/1974 Signed a minor league contract ($300 bonus) with the Kansas City Mavericks organization.
10/06/1974 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/25/1974 Was traded by the Kansas City Mavericks to the Los Angeles Stars in exchange for SP Jack Pratt and 3B Clyde Bowman.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1966 63 10
Year HLD Rank
1966 18 1
1971 10 1
Year HRA Rank
1970 24 9
Year BB Rank
1965 78 7
1968 88 2
1970 97 8
Year WHIP Rank
1962 1.37 10
Year K/9 Rank
1968 6.80 4
Year RA Rank
1966 63 9
Year GF Rank
1967 37 10
Year QSP Rank
1962 .577 10
Year SHO Rank
1962 2 9
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