:Mike Buskey
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1949)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| image = |
| name = Mike Buskey
| position = Shortstop
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|1|13}}
| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = September 5
| debutyear = {{mlby|1977}}
| debutteam = Philadelphia Phillies
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = October 1
| finalyear = {{mlby|1977}}
| finalteam = Philadelphia Phillies
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = Batting average
| stat1value = .286
| stat2label = Home runs
| stat2value = 0
| stat3label = Runs batted in
| stat3value = 1
| teams =
- Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1977}})
| highlights =
}}
Michael Thomas Buskey (born January 13, 1949) is an American former professional baseball infielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in {{by|1977}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/buskemi01.shtml|title=Mike Buskey|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=June 5, 2018}} Buskey batted and threw right-handed. During his playing days, he stood {{height|ft=5|in=11|}}, weighing {{convert|160|lb|kg}}.
Baseball career
Scholastically, Buskey attended Terra Nova High School in Pacifica, California and University of San Francisco. He led the Dons in batting average, with a .361 mark, and hits, with 61, in {{by|1971}}.{{cite web|url=https://usfdons.com/sports/2013/5/22/BB_0522132924.aspx|title=2016 USF Baseball Media Guide|page=27|publisher=usfdons.com|accessdate=March 28, 2019}} Buskey was inducted into the USF Dons Sports Hall of Fame, in 1980.{{cite web|url=https://usfdons.com/hof.aspx?hof=4|title=Mike Buskey (1980) Hall of Fame|publisher=usfdons.com|accessdate=March 28, 2019}} Buskey was originally signed by the Chicago White Sox as an undrafted amateur free agent, prior to the 1971 season.
After spending five seasons in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) where he progressed steadily through the White Sox farm system, Buskey was dealt along with Jim Kaat to the Phillies for Dick Ruthven, Alan Bannister and Roy Thomas on December 10, 1975.[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/11/archives/phils-obtain-kaat-in-5player-trade.html Koppett, Leonard. "Phils Obtain Kaat In 5‐Player Trade," The New York Times, Thursday, December 11, 1975.] Retrieved May 2, 2020 Buskey, primarily a shortstop, spent the entire {{by|1976}} and most of the{{by|1977}} campaigns with the Phillies’ Triple-A affiliate Oklahoma City 89ers. He finally received the call to the big leagues on September 5, 1977, at the age of 28. This was to be Buskey's only MLB cup of coffee, as he made his last big league game appearance on October 1, 1977.
Buskey's MLB career statistical line reads: 6 games played, 7 at bats, 2 hits, .286 batting average, 1 run scored, 1 run batted in, 1 hit-by-pitch, .375 on-base percentage, and .571 slugging percentage.
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External links
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