Tom Buskey
| Tom Buskey | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: February 20, 1947 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: June 7, 1998 (aged 51) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| August 5, 1973 for the New York Yankees | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 4, 1980 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 21–27 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.66 | ||
| Strikeouts | 212 | ||
Teams | |||
Thomas William Buskey [Husky] (February 20, 1947 – June 7, 1998) was a Major League Baseball middle relief pitcher. Listed at 6' 3", 200 lb., he batted and threw right handed.[1]
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Buskey attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He entered the majors with the New York Yankees in 1973, playing for them one and a half seasons before joining the Cleveland Indians (1974–1977) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1978–1980).[1]
In an eight-season career, Huskey posted a 21-27 record with a 3.66 earned run average and 34 saves in 258 relief appearances, striking out 212 batters while walking 167 in 479⅓ innings of work.[1]
He also pitched in the Minor Leagues over parts of eight seasons spanning 1969–1979, going 49–42 with a 2.77 ERA and 23 saves in 183 games, including 74 starts, 37 complete games, seven shutouts, 474 strikeouts and 186 walks in 768 innings.[2]
Additionally, Buskey played winter baseball with the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan League in the 1974–1975 season, as he went 6-4 with a 2.19 ERA and eight saves in 28 relief games.[3]
After baseball, Buskey was involved with the Susquehanna Employment and Training Corporation, where he was cited as a contributor to technical and career special needs education in 1997. He died in 1998 at the age of 51, following complications from a heart attack in his natal home.[4][5]