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STEVE BUSBY (Franchise player #0071 -
1972-9)
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All-Star |
Position:
P |
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Steven Lee Busby
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.
College: USC
Born: September 23, 1942 in Lakeview, OR |
Acquired: June
8, 1971: Drafted by the Royals in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur
draft (Secondary Phase) Released: August
29, 1980 |
MLB Debut: September 8,
1972
Final MLB Game: August 26, 1980 |
Royals Debut: September
8, 1972
Final Royals Game: August
26, 1980
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Member of
the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame - Class of 1986 |
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| Awards
& Notable Achievements |
| Royals
Pitcher of the Month: September 1972, August 1973 (w/Doug
Bird),
June 1974, May 1975 |
| Royals
Pitcher of the Year: 1974 |
| 1973 Sporting News AL Rookie
Pitcher of the Year |
| American League Player of the Week:
June 25, 1974 |
| American League All-Star: 1974
& 1975 |
| Pitched 2 No-Hitters (April 27,
1973 at the Detroit Tigers & June 19, 1974 at the Milwaukee Brewers) |
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| Statistics
with the Royals (led
team in bold) |
| Year |
W |
L |
G |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
| 1972 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
40.0 |
28 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
31 |
1.58 |
| 1973 |
16 |
15 |
37 |
37 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
238.1 |
246 |
125 |
112 |
18 |
105 |
174 |
4.23 |
| 1974 |
22 |
14 |
38 |
38 |
20 |
3 |
0 |
292.1 |
284 |
118 |
110 |
14 |
92 |
198 |
3.39 |
| 1975 |
18 |
12 |
34 |
34 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
260.1 |
233 |
96 |
89 |
18 |
81 |
160 |
3.08 |
| 1976 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
71.2 |
58 |
42 |
35 |
7 |
49 |
29 |
4.40 |
| 1977 |
Did
Not Pitch - On Disabled List |
| 1978 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21.1 |
24 |
18 |
18 |
2 |
15 |
10 |
7.59 |
| 1979 |
6 |
6 |
22 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
94.1 |
71 |
45 |
38 |
10 |
64 |
45 |
3.63 |
| 1980 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.1 |
59 |
30 |
29 |
3 |
19 |
12 |
6.17 |
| Career |
70 |
54 |
167 |
150 |
53 |
7 |
0 |
1060.2 |
1003 |
483 |
438 |
73 |
433 |
659 |
3.72 |
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For
complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Steve Busby page
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- unofficial fan site of the Kansas City Royals Baseball Club