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Johnny Bucha

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: January 22, 1925 in Allentown, PA us

Died: April 28, 1996 in Bethlehem, PA

Buried: Cedar Hill Memorial Park, Allentown, PA

Debut: May 2, 1948 (Age 23-101d, 10,513th in major league history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1953 (Age 28-246d)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: John George Bucha

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.1

195

.205

RBI

OBP

.296

SLG

.272

OPS

.567

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-34 / in Starts: 18-24
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	44 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 180 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	112 (52-40-20)
Avg. MLBer w/ 180 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	116 (61-36-18)

Most Driven In
D Lund	5
B Nieman	3
W Dropo	3
J Delsing	1
F Carswell	1
Self	1
B Souchock	0
P Mullin	0

Most Driven In By
H Kuenn	7
J Pesky	2
T Gray	1
J Priddy	1
R Branca	1
F Hatfield	1
Self	1
D Weik	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	26	1	Apr 14	DET	@	SLB	L,0-10	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	.24	0.013	.60	0.02%	-0.14	C
2	27	5 (3)	Apr 18 (2)	DET		SLB	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	8	1.25	-0.092	2.58	-0.11%	-0.47	C
3	28	6	Apr 19	DET		SLB	L,3-6	8-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	8	3.30	-0.167	6.32	-0.19%	-0.66	C
4	29	9 (2)	Apr 23	DET		CHW	W,8-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	7	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.16	C
5	30	10	Apr 24	DET	@	CLE	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	7						PR
6	31	13 (2)	Apr 26 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-12	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	8	1.21	0.009	1.12	0.01%	0.07	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	32	18 (4)	May 3	DET		NYY	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	7						C
8	33	30 (11)	May 18 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	7						C
9	34	31	May 18 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,5-8	GS-9	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.091	.286	.182	.468	8	.66	0.087	.26	0.02%	2.68	C
10	35	33 (1)	May 20	DET	@	NYY	L,8-9	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.316	.200	.516	8	.95	-0.058	.29	-0.01%	-0.39	C
11	36	38 (4)	May 27	DET	@	CHW	T,2-2	9-GF(15)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.118	.286	.176	.462	7	3.63	-0.269	.35	-0.02%	-1.14	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	37	51 (12)	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.286	.176	.462	7						PR
13	38	58 (6)	Jun 17	DET	@	BOS	L,1-17	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.304	.167	.471	7	.01	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.16	C
14	39	60 (1)	Jun 19	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.259	.136	.396	8	.92	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.76	C
15	40	61	Jun 20	DET	@	NYY	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.241	.125	.366	8	1.21	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.51	C
16	41	62	Jun 21 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.074	.219	.111	.330	8	1.07	-0.127	.00	0.00%	-1.28	C
17	42	69 (6)	Jun 28 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.250	.161	.411	8	1.19	0.141	.00	0.00%	1.09	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	43	75 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.231	.147	.378	8	.63	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.56	C
19	44	77 (1)	Jul 5 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,10-7	CG	5	4	2	4	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.289	.608	8	.93	0.263	.00	0.00%	3.01	C
20	45	79 (1)	Jul 6	DET	@	SLB	W,8-7	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.318	.289	.608	7						C
21	46	81 (1)	Jul 8	DET	@	CHW	L,4-14	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.214	.313	.286	.598	8	.26	0.034	.00	0.00%	-1.22	C
22	47	86 (4)	Jul 12 (2)	DET		SLB	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.267	.561	8	2.02	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.50	C
23	48	90 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	DET		PHA	W,13-3	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.273	.245	.518	8	.71	-0.122	.00	0.00%	-1.87	C
24	49	91	Jul 19 (2)	DET		PHA	T,8-8	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.268	.240	.508	7	2.25	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.23	C
25	50	92	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,8-7	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.267	.241	.507	8	1.57	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-0.49	C
26	51	93	Jul 23 (1)	DET		WSH	W,9-6	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.190	.277	.241	.518	8	2.87	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.47	C
27	52	95 (1)	Jul 24	DET		NYY	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.265	.230	.494	8	.54	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.78	C
28	53	96	Jul 25	DET		NYY	L,11-15	CG(12)	7	6	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.267	.239	.505	8	.67	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.84	C
29	54	97	Jul 26 (1)	DET		NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.278	.243	.521	8	.59	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.63	C
30	55	98	Jul 26 (2)	DET		NYY	L,4-14	4-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.192	.280	.247	.527	7	.24	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.79	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	56	103 (4)	Aug 1	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.280	.247	.527	7						C
32	57	104	Aug 2 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.211	.302	.263	.565	8	.96	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.44	C
33	58	105	Aug 2 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,9-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.299	.260	.559	7	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.11	C
34	59	107 (1)	Aug 5	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.299	.260	.559	8						C
35	60	108	Aug 6	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.300	.263	.563	8	.55	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.06	C
36	61	109	Aug 7	DET	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.290	.253	.543	8	1.95	-0.146	.00	0.00%	-1.12	C
37	62	110	Aug 8	DET	@	PHA	L,5-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.290	.253	.543	8						C
38	63	112 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	DET	@	PHA	T,8-8	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.296	.273	.569	7	1.33	0.219	.00	0.00%	1.12	C
39	64	113	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.293	.270	.563	9	.15	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
40	65	114	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.226	.301	.290	.591	8	.56	-0.014	.00	0.00%	0.32	C
41	66	115	Aug 12	DET	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.308	.292	.600	8	1.48	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.84	C
42	67	116	Aug 13	DET	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.295	.277	.572	8	2.17	-0.300	.00	0.00%	-1.90	C
43	68	117	Aug 14	DET		CHW	L,0-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.292	.275	.567	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
44	69	124 (6)	Aug 22	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.291	.274	.564	8	1.75	0.195	.00	0.00%	0.34	C
45	70	126 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,6-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.281	.264	.545	8	1.37	-0.139	.00	0.00%	-1.35	C
46	71	130 (3)	Aug 28	DET		WSH	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.274	.257	.531	8	.70	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.74	C
47	72	132 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	DET		PHA	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.281	.265	.546	8	.18	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.83	C
48	73	134 (1)	Aug 31 (1)	DET		PHA	W,9-7	CG	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.295	.277	.573	8	1.43	0.166	.00	0.00%	0.94	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	74	136 (1)	Sep 1	DET		PHA	W,7-5	CG	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.316	.289	.605	8	1.04	0.098	.00	0.00%	1.01	C
50	75	137	Sep 2	DET		BOS	L,2-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.228	.317	.285	.601	8	1.44	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.21	C
51	76	140 (2)	Sep 5	DET	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.306	.273	.579	8	1.76	-0.233	.00	0.00%	-1.25	C
52	77	142 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.221	.311	.275	.586	8	.78	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.12	C
53	78	144 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.230	.316	.304	.619	8	.42	0.081	.00	0.00%	0.66	C
54	79	146 (1)	Sep 11	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.230	.314	.309	.623	8	1.83	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.11	C
55	80	147	Sep 12	DET	@	NYY	L,4-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.306	.301	.607	8	.65	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.85	C
56	81	148	Sep 13 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,10-4	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.309	.306	.615	8	.37	-0.042	.00	0.00%	0.87	C
57	82	150 (1)	Sep 14	DET	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.314	.307	.620	8	1.41	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.30	C
58	83	152 (1)	Sep 17	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.308	.301	.609	7	1.09	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.64	C
59	84	154 (1)	Sep 20 (2)	DET		CLE	L,3-6	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.309	.301	.610	8	.67	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
60	85	156 (1)	Sep 25	DET	@	CLE	L,3-12	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.309	.297	.606	8	1.54	-0.122	.00	0.00%	-1.25	C
							23-34		180	158	17	35	9	0	1	14	20	5	14	0	2		1	3	1	1	.222	.309	.297	.606		1.12	-1.307	.16	-0.29%	-9.64

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