Ralph Stanley "Buck" Buxton (June 7, 1911 – January 6, 1988) was a Canadian major league

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. He pitched five games for the

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in 1938 and 14 games for the

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in 1949. In between, he pitched for the Oakland Oaks of the

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Early life and career

Buxton was born in

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but grew up in

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. He attended

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. He played a couple of seasons of minor league baseball before making his major league debut in 1938 for the

. He appeared in 5 games that season. Buxton pitched for the minor league Oakland Oaks, where he was managed by

Casey Stengel Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel (; July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager, best known as the manager of the championship New York Yankees of the 1950s and later, the expansion New York ...

. 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

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