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Ralph Buxton
Ralph Stanley "Buck" Buxton (June 7, 1911 – January 6, 1988) was a Canadian Major League Baseball, major league pitcher. He pitched five games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1938 and 14 games for the New York Yankees in 1949. In between, he pitched for the Oakland Oaks (PCL), Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League. Early life and career Buxton was born in Weyburn but grew up in Long Beach, California. He attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School. He played a couple of seasons of minor league baseball before making his major league debut in 1938 for the Philadelphia Athletics. He appeared in 5 games that season. Buxton pitched for the minor league Oakland Oaks, where he was managed by Casey Stengel. He began to anticipate being drafted into the military before the 1943 season, and he missed the 1944 through 1946 seasons due to his military service. He returned to the major leagues in 1949, pitching 14 times for Stengel's New York Yankees. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League(and later the National League) and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The Japanese Central Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
