DeWayne Buice
DeWayne Buice | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Lynwood, California, U.S. | August 20, 1957|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 1987, for the California Angels | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 27, 1989, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 9–11 |
Earned run average | 4.23 |
Strikeouts | 157 |
Teams | |
DeWayne Allison Buice (born August 20, 1957) is a former professional
Buice is one of six pitchers in the Angels' 60-year history to strike out at least 100 batters in a season without starting a game (109 in 1987). The others are
Buice finished with a career record of 9 wins versus 11 losses, 20 saves, 157
Upper Deck
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Buice was one of the original managing partners of the
Buice and owner Bill Hemrick struck up a friendship, which led to Buice having an autograph signing at the store, and within weeks, Buice had become one of Hemrick's business partners.
Hemrick and then-partner Paul Sumner were starting a card company called Upper Deck. The two did not have the connections to help land them the necessary license from the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), which would allow them to use the names and likenesses of the players on the card. The only response they could elicit was that the players union wasn't accepting another card company for three more years. Buice was told that if he could help them secure a license, he was promised a 12 percent stake in the card company. Buice would become a key figure in getting MLBPA officials to agree to a meeting. By the end of the 1988 season, Hemrick and Summer received the license and were making baseball cards in 1989.
The company they started was called Upper Deck. The glossy cards featured holograms to protect against counterfeiting. There would be a high demand for the cards. Tom Geideman, one of Upper Deck's first employees, who was responsible for picking the players who would be featured in the set, called the phenomenon cardboard gold. By the time Buice retired from professional ball at the end of the 1989 season, he had collected $2.8 million. Buice believed he was owed much more, so he sued Upper Deck executives. After a battle over his stake in the company was settled in court, he reportedly made $17 million on the deal.
Buice entered into a four-year contract with the company. After the
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Mexican League
- Venezuelan League
- The Upper Deck Company
- DeWayne Buice at SABR (Baseball BioProject)