Mike Busch (baseball)

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Mike Busch
Third baseman
Born: (1968-07-07)July 7, 1968 Davenport, Iowa
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 30, 1995 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
August 10, 1996 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics
At bats	100
Home runs	7
Batting average	.220
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1995–1996) Hanwha Eagles (Korea Baseball Organization) (1998)

Michael Anthony Busch (born July 7, 1968, in Davenport, Iowa) is a former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and also in the Korea Baseball Organization for the Hanwha Eagles.

Busch is an alumnus of Iowa State University where he played both baseball and American football. As a senior in 1989 he was a conensus All-American in football.^[1] He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1990 MLB amateur draft. He made his Major League Baseball debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 30, 1995, becoming the first replacement player to be promoted to a regular MLB roster after the 1994 Major League Baseball strike. Because of his status as a replacement player, Busch was never allowed membership in the MLBPA. He appeared in his final game on August 10, 1996.

Beginning in the 2005 season, Busch was named the head coach of the Calgary Vipers, an independent minor league baseball team in the Northern League. The team has since moved to the Golden Baseball League. On December 1, 2008, the Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League announced Mike Busch as their new manager for the 2009 season. He remained the Flyers' manager until the team folded before the 2011 season.

References

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/mike-busch-1.html

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Mike Busch To Return As Manager Of The Calgary Vipers In 2006

v t e 1989 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Andre Ware RB Anthony Thompson RB Emmitt Smith WR Clarkston Hines WR Terance Mathis TE Mike Busch OL Jim Mabry OL Bob Kula OL Mohammed Elewonibi OL Joe Garten OL Eric Still C Jake Young

Defense	DL Chris Zorich DL Greg Mark DL Tim Ryan DL Moe Gardner LB Percy Snow LB Keith McCants LB Alfred Williams DB Todd Lyght DB Mark Carrier DB Tripp Welborne DB LeRoy Butler

Special teams	PK Jason Hanson P Tom Rouen

Persondata
Name	Busch, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	July 7, 1968
Place of birth	Davenport, Iowa
Date of death
Place of death

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