LF Buck 'The Woonsocket Rocket' Pusey #14
St. Louis Pioneers FABL
Age: 31 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/13/1950
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF BUCK 'THE WOONSOCKET ROCKET' PUSEY #14 - AGE: 31 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 107 30 1 1 0 15 7 8 .280 .328 .308 12 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1950 @ CHI Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1950 @ CHI Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1950 @ CHI Loss, 0-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/28/1950 @ NYG Loss, 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1950 @ NYG Loss, 2-7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/26/1950 @ NYG Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1950 CHI Win, 4-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/23/1950 CHI Win, 4-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1950 CHI Loss, 3-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1950 WAS Win, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/22/1919
Born in:Woonsocket, RI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000
Signed Through:1950 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 126 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 140 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1937, 13th Pick in Round 4
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1950 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 117 107 30 1 1 0 15 18 7 8 .280 .328 .308 .636 .288 .028 69
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 11 117 1 2 0 3 1 1 33 2 12 3 80.0 11.4 3.63 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   47 13 0 0 0 9 8 4 3 1 0 0 .277 .327 .277 .604
Versus Right   60 17 1 1 0 6 5 3 5 0 1 1 .283 .328 .333 .661
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   11 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
May   22 7 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 .318 .348 .364 .711
June   12 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 .167 .333 .167 .500
July   19 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
August   21 7 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 .333 .391 .429 .820
September   22 8 0 0 0 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 .364 .375 .364 .739
October   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   54 13 2 0 0 4 10 10 13 0 1 0 .241 .359 .278 .637
Last Year   91 25 3 0 0 11 22 13 9 1 0 0 .275 .362 .308 .670
2 Years Ago   82 27 1 1 1 14 24 11 7 0 2 1 .329 .415 .402 .817
Career   1503 438 62 11 4 179 244 145 106 6 27 4 .291 .354 .355 .709
Home   52 16 1 0 0 4 11 3 4 0 0 1 .308 .357 .327 .684
Road   55 14 0 1 0 11 7 4 4 1 1 0 .255 .300 .291 .591
Grass   107 30 1 1 0 15 18 7 8 1 1 1 .280 .328 .308 .636
Day   58 15 1 1 0 6 8 2 5 1 1 0 .259 .279 .310 .589
Night   49 15 0 0 0 9 10 5 3 0 0 1 .306 .382 .306 .688
As Starter   40 11 0 0 0 8 7 4 2 1 0 0 .275 .333 .275 .608
As Reliever / Substitution   67 19 1 1 0 7 11 3 6 0 1 1 .284 .324 .328 .652
Pinch Hitting   53 13 1 1 0 3 4 2 6 0 1 1 .245 .286 .302 .588
Close/Late   55 15 0 1 0 4 5 1 6 0 1 0 .273 .286 .309 .595
Inning 1-3   14 4 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .412 .286 .697
Inning 4-6   18 5 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 .316 .278 .594
Inning 7-9   68 17 1 1 0 10 5 3 6 1 1 1 .250 .288 .294 .582
Extra Innings   7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143
0 Outs   27 8 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 1 1 0 .296 .310 .296 .607
1 Outs   40 9 1 0 0 3 4 1 4 0 0 1 .225 .262 .250 .512
2 Outs   40 13 0 1 0 10 4 5 3 0 0 0 .325 .400 .375 .775
Scoring Position   40 17 0 0 0 15 6 4 5 1 1 0 .425 .467 .425 .892
Bases Empty   49 9 1 1 0 0 6 3 2 0 0 0 .184 .231 .245 .476
Runner on 1st   18 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .263 .222 .485
Runner on 2nd   7 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 .714 .778 .714 1.492
Runner on 3rd   4 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   12 4 0 0 0 7 2 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Two Strikes   29 3 0 1 0 2 3 3 8 0 0 1 .103 .212 .172 .385
First Pitch   24 13 0 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 .542 .577 .542 1.119
Count 0-1   12 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-0   15 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 1-1   11 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .167 .273 .439
Count 1-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   12 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 .167 .231 .333 .564
Count 3-1   2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .125 .364 .125 .489
Behind in Count   21 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 .190 .190 .190 .381
Ahead in Count   31 8 0 0 0 5 4 2 0 0 1 0 .258 .303 .258 .561
Batting Leadoff   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 4th   9 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Batting 5th   12 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 6th   32 9 0 0 0 5 3 1 2 1 0 0 .281 .294 .281 .575
Batting 7th   9 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
Batting 8th   15 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 9th   21 8 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 .381 .409 .524 .933
Low Leverage   39 9 1 1 0 4 3 2 3 0 0 0 .231 .268 .308 .576
Medium Leverage   25 6 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 .240 .321 .240 .561
High Leverage   43 15 0 0 0 10 6 2 4 1 1 0 .349 .370 .349 .718
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1942 St. Louis - FABL 22 132 495 142 22 7 0 54 62 54 1 1 22 29 23 .287 .358 .360 .717 108 107 -0.6
1943 St. Louis - FABL 23 43 154 47 11 0 1 18 23 14 0 0 9 13 2 .305 .363 .396 .759 123 106 0.3
1946 St. Louis - FABL 26 58 147 37 4 1 0 18 20 14 0 1 19 15 7 .252 .315 .293 .607 81 61 -0.6
1947 St. Louis - FABL 27 130 427 130 20 1 2 49 75 32 1 2 32 27 11 .304 .353 .370 .723 100 102 2.0
1948 St. Louis - FABL 28 83 82 27 1 1 1 14 24 11 1 0 7 5 1 .329 .415 .402 .817 122 127 0.4
1949 St. Louis - FABL 29 102 91 25 3 0 0 11 22 13 0 1 9 8 2 .275 .362 .308 .670 82 72 0.0
1950 St. Louis - FABL 30 117 107 30 1 1 0 15 18 7 1 1 8 12 3 .280 .328 .308 .636 65 69 0.3
Total FABL 665 1503 438 62 11 4 179 244 145 4 6 106 109 49 .291 .354 .355 .709 101 97 1.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1936 Total - 16 22 94 48 9 5 3 27 41 12 1 3 2 33 2 .511 .555 .809 1.363 100 100 2.3
1937 Total - 17 24 108 52 9 7 1 30 48 11 1 2 5 32 1 .481 .525 .722 1.247 100 100 2.2
1937 Gulfport - C 17 30 20 5 0 1 0 2 11 0 2 0 1 18 2 .250 .318 .350 .668 125 128 0.7
1938 Gulfport - C 18 111 328 108 20 12 0 36 67 25 1 3 26 45 12 .329 .375 .463 .839 120 120 2.0
1939 Moline - C 19 59 262 80 15 4 0 27 53 28 1 2 19 37 5 .305 .372 .393 .765 87 82 1.0
1939 Gulfport - C 19 8 28 5 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 12 7 1 .179 .281 .179 .460 18 13 -0.2
1939 Total - C 19 67 290 85 15 4 0 28 55 32 1 2 31 44 6 .293 .363 .372 .735 81 76 0.8
1939 Charlotte - B 19 69 270 90 17 4 1 25 57 48 4 1 26 43 5 .333 .440 .437 .877 139 133 2.6
1940 Charlotte - B 20 82 228 66 5 2 1 16 32 29 0 0 21 13 8 .289 .370 .342 .712 112 108 1.5
1941 Hartford - A 21 38 157 61 8 4 0 22 28 13 0 0 8 15 9 .389 .435 .490 .926 150 154 1.4
1941 Dayton - AA 21 69 285 93 9 8 0 29 41 17 0 2 20 34 17 .326 .362 .414 .776 122 122 2.3
1941 Oakland - AAA 21 32 127 43 7 6 1 15 25 14 0 0 6 18 8 .339 .404 .512 .916 144 150 1.5
1942 Oakland - AAA 22 11 46 16 4 1 0 3 5 4 0 0 1 2 2 .348 .400 .478 .878 147 137 0.4
1943 Oakland - AAA 23 87 371 109 13 8 1 27 52 25 0 2 27 43 10 .294 .337 .380 .717 113 113 3.8
1946 Charleston - AAA 26 51 206 59 9 2 2 23 29 27 1 0 22 23 11 .286 .372 .379 .750 102 104 0.8
Total EA 69 285 93 9 8 0 29 41 17 0 2 20 34 17 .326 .362 .414 .776 122 122
Total GWL 130 544 168 24 15 2 45 82 43 0 2 34 63 20 .309 .358 .419 .777 123 124
Total UL 51 206 59 9 2 2 23 29 27 1 0 22 23 11 .286 .372 .379 .750 102 104
Total MAL 38 157 61 8 4 0 22 28 13 0 0 8 15 9 .389 .435 .490 .926 150 154
Total SEL 151 498 156 22 6 2 41 89 77 4 1 47 56 13 .313 .409 .394 .802 127 122
Total GSL 149 376 118 20 13 0 39 80 29 3 3 39 70 15 .314 .365 .436 .801 112 112
Total UMVA 59 262 80 15 4 0 27 53 28 1 2 19 37 5 .305 .372 .393 .765 87 82
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 St. Louis - FABL 27 6 27 10 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 .370 .379 .593 .972 165 163 -0.5
1948 St. Louis - FABL 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -118 -0.0
Total FABL 8 28 10 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 .357 .367 .571 .938 148 145
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1937 Gulfport - C LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.1 1.023
1937 Gulfport - C CF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.1 1.033
1937 Gulfport - C RF 6 2 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 +0.0 1.001
1938 Gulfport - C LF 66 50 114 2 1 119 3 .975 469.2 2.22 +0.9 1.024
1938 Gulfport - C CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.3 1.005
1938 Gulfport - C RF 29 18 44 3 0 49 2 .959 181.2 2.33 -0.9 .997
1939 Charlotte - B LF 67 67 114 3 0 122 5 .959 581.0 1.81 -0.9 .976
1939 Gulfport - C LF 6 6 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 48.0 0.56 -0.2 1.052
1939 Moline - C CF 59 58 163 8 0 171 0 1.000 523.1 2.94 -1.1 .982
1939 Charlotte - B RF 1 1 3 0 0 4 1 .750 8.0 3.38 -0.7 .771
1940 Charlotte - B LF 58 48 99 3 0 104 2 .981 439.1 2.09 +2.6 1.048
1940 Charlotte - B CF 4 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 14.0 4.50 +0.3 1.051
1940 Charlotte - B RF 5 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 19.0 2.84 +0.2 1.029
1941 Oakland - AAA LF 31 30 61 0 0 62 1 .984 244.2 2.24 +3.0 1.101
1941 Dayton - AA LF 70 67 152 1 0 157 4 .975 584.1 2.36 +6.6 1.091
1941 Hartford - A LF 35 35 89 3 1 95 3 .968 311.0 2.66 +0.8 1.008
1941 Dayton - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1941 Hartford - A CF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 -0.3 1.040
1941 Dayton - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1942 St. Louis - MLB LF 42 19 46 1 0 49 2 .959 196.0 2.16 -1.0 .997
1942 Oakland - AAA LF 11 11 26 2 0 28 0 1.000 98.2 2.55 +2.3 1.096
1942 St. Louis - MLB CF 84 82 284 8 2 301 9 .970 716.2 3.67 -20.7 .928
1942 St. Louis - MLB RF 31 31 84 4 0 90 2 .978 266.2 2.97 -1.9 .997
1943 St. Louis - MLB LF 40 40 119 4 0 125 2 .984 362.2 3.05 -2.0 .990
1943 Oakland - AAA LF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 22.0 2.86 +0.6 1.022
1943 St. Louis - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1943 Oakland - AAA RF 83 83 178 3 0 182 1 .995 744.2 2.19 +6.3 1.035
1946 St. Louis - MLB LF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.2 5.79 -0.3 .994
1946 Charleston - AAA LF 19 19 44 0 0 45 1 .978 166.1 2.38 -1.9 .908
1946 St. Louis - MLB CF 37 36 119 3 1 125 3 .976 321.2 3.41 -5.6 .958
1946 Charleston - AAA CF 28 26 101 2 0 103 0 1.000 231.2 4.00 -1.3 .966
1946 St. Louis - MLB RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.8 .678
1946 Charleston - AAA RF 5 5 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 45.0 2.60 -0.2 .922
1947 St. Louis - MLB LF 35 4 23 0 0 24 1 .958 74.1 2.78 +0.2 1.001
1947 St. Louis - MLB CF 88 87 298 4 1 307 5 .984 760.2 3.57 -7.7 .971
1947 St. Louis - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.2 1.013
1948 St. Louis - MLB LF 11 6 23 1 1 24 0 1.000 61.2 3.50 +0.7 1.004
1948 St. Louis - MLB CF 12 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 19.1 2.33 -1.2 .829
1948 St. Louis - MLB RF 9 3 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 42.0 2.14 +0.9 1.142
1949 St. Louis - MLB LF 14 4 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 55.1 2.44 +0.4 1.010
1949 St. Louis - MLB CF 7 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 12.2 4.26 +0.0 .992
1949 St. Louis - MLB RF 21 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 48.2 1.48 -0.2 1.012
1950 St. Louis - MLB LF 32 2 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 60.2 3.26 +1.1 1.050
1950 St. Louis - MLB CF 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 -0.0 .989
1950 St. Louis - MLB RF 16 9 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 80.2 1.56 -0.6 .993
TOTAL LF 546 410 959 22 3 1005 24 .976 3788.1 2.33 +13.1 1.023
TOTAL CF 331 292 998 25 4 1040 17 .984 2638.0 3.49 -38.0 .959
TOTAL RF 215 157 364 13 0 383 6 .984 1486.1 2.28 +2.3 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1937 Round 4, Pick 12 - Boston Minutemen: 2B Pat PowellDrafted in the 1937 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 13, 61st overall pick) by the Philadelphia Sailors, out of high school Woonsocket (Woonsocket; Woonsocket, RI).
06/29/1937 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Sailors organization with a signing bonus of $2,500.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/07/1938 Injured (kidney stones),out for 4 days.
09/27/1938 Wins the 1938 Championship with the Gulfport Sailors!
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/08/1939 Was traded by the Philadelphia Sailors to the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for RP Dutch Sheldon.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/09/1940 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 6-7 weeks.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/28/1941 Goes 5-5 against the Trenton Eagles, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
05/05/1941 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/21/1943 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/09/1947 Wins the 1947 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/15/1948 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/11/1948 Wins the 1948 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
1942 29 1
1943 13 10
1946 15 7
1947 27 2
1950 12 7
Year IBB Rank
1943 6 9
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