Buddy Booker
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Richard Lee "Buddy" Booker (born May 28, 1942) is an
, batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).Baseball career
Booker began his 13-year pro career in the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization in 1961, and was selected that autumn by Cleveland in the first-year draft.[1] He moved up through the Indians' system until his promotion to the American League club in June 1966.
He got into 18 games as a
D.C. Stadium,[2] and Joe Sparma of the Detroit Tigers in the second game of a doubleheader at Tiger Stadium on July 17.[3] But Cleveland sent Booker back to Triple-A, and during 1967, he was acquired by the New York Mets
' organization.
Although he never appeared for the Mets' varsity, Booker would be included in a key trade during the 1967 winter meetings. On December 15, he was sent to the White Sox with
at bats
as a catcher and pinch hitter. He spent the final five full seasons of his pro career in the minor leagues, and retired after the 1973 campaign.
In the majors, Booker
runs batted in
, as well as his two 1966 homers.
References
- ^ Baseball Reference
- ^ "Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 2", Retrosheet box score (June 18 1966)
- ^ "Cleveland Indians 15, Detroit Tigers 2", Retrosheet box score (July 17, 1966, game 2)
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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