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Bus Clarkson



James Buster Clarkson
(Buzz)

Born: March 13, 1915 in Hopkins, SC
Died: January 18, 1989 in Jeannette, PA
          (73 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 210
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Notes:


• College: Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH)
• Buried: Brush Creek Cemetery (Irwin, PA)
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
7.5
0.0
0.0
7.5
0.0
2
SP
2
1942
1946
PS
6.5
-0.3
-0.3
7.1
-0.1
3
SP
1
1941
1941
TPC
5.9
0.0
0.0
5.9
0.0
4
SP
1
1942
1942
HG/NE
5.7
1.0
0.4
4.3
0.0
5
1B
2
1940
1942
HG/NE
4.8
4.5
0.5
0.0
-0.2
6
SP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
4.4
0.0
0.0
4.4
0.0
7
SP
1
1941
1941
TPC
4.3
0.0
0.0
4.3
0.0
8
C
1
1942
1942
HG
4.2
4.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
9
SS
2
1938
1942
HG/PC
4.2
1.5
2.2
0.3
0.2
10
SP
2
1940
1942
NE
4.1
-0.4
0.0
4.6
0.0
11
SP
1
1941
1941
TPC
4.1
0.0
0.0
4.1
0.0
12
SP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
3.6
-0.1
0.0
3.7
0.0
13
SP
2
1942
1946
HG/PS
3.5
-0.2
0.0
3.7
0.0
14
RP
3
1939
1942
HG/PC
3.3
-0.3
-0.1
3.7
0.0
15
CF
2
1940
1942
NE
3.3
2.2
1.0
0.0
0.0
16
SS
1
1940
1940
JNL
3.2
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
17
SP
2
1940
1942
EAS/HG
2.9
0.3
-0.3
2.9
-0.1
18
SP
3
1940
1946
EAS/PS
2.8
-0.3
0.0
3.1
0.0
19
SP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
2.3
0.0
0.0
2.3
0.0
20
2B
1
1941
1941
TPC
2.3
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
21
RF
1
1941
1941
TPC
2.3
2.7
0.0
0.0
-0.4
22
RF
3
1940
1946
MULT
2.3
2.7
0.0
0.0
-0.4
23
2B
2
1938
1941
PC/TPC
2.2
2.3
-0.3
0.0
0.2
24
3B
2
1940
1942
EAS/HG
2.2
1.3
0.9
0.0
0.0
25
SP
1
1938
1938
PC
2.2
-0.1
0.0
2.3
0.0
26
SS
1
1942
1942
NE
2.1
2.1
-0.3
0.0
0.3
27
CF
1
1940
1940
JNL
2.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
28
SS
1
1946
1946
PS
2.0
1.1
0.6
0.0
0.3
29
1B
1
1942
1942
PS
1.8
1.3
0.8
0.0
-0.2
30
SS
1
1946
1946
VEZ
1.8
1.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
31
LF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
1.7
1.9
0.0
0.0
-0.2
32
SS
2
1938
1942
HG/PC
1.6
0.2
0.9
0.0
0.5
33
3B
1
1941
1941
TPC
1.5
0.3
0.0
1.2
0.0
34
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
1.5
0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
35
SP
1
1942
1942
HG
1.5
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
36
SP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
1.4
0.0
0.0
1.4
0.0
37
SP
4
1938
1946
MULT
1.4
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
38
1B
1
1946
1946
VEZ
1.3
1.7
0.0
0.0
-0.4
39
SP
2
1939
1940
PC
1.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
40
SP
2
1940
1942
NE
1.3
0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
41
1B
1
1946
1946
PS
1.3
1.3
0.3
0.0
-0.2
42
1B
1
1941
1941
TPC
1.0
1.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
43
SP
1
1941
1941
TPC
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
44
SP
3
1940
1946
JNL/PS
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
45
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
46
3B
1
1942
1942
PS
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
47
SP
1
1942
1942
HG
1.0
-0.2
0.1
1.1
0.0
48
CF
1
1941
1941
TPC
0.9
1.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
49
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
50
CF
2
1939
1942
HG/PC
0.9
1.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
51
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.9
0.8
0.2
0.0
-0.1
52
LF
1
1942
1942
HG
0.8
0.4
0.6
0.0
-0.2
53
SP
1
1946
1946
PS
0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
54
CF
1
1941
1941
TPC
0.8
0.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
55
2B
1
1942
1942
NE
0.8
-0.5
1.1
0.0
0.1
56
LF
2
1940
1942
NE
0.8
0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.1
57
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
58
SP
2
1940
1942
NE
0.8
-0.6
0.0
1.4
0.0
59
SP
2
1942
1946
PS
0.7
0.1
-0.1
0.8
0.0
60
SP
3
1939
1942
MULT
0.7
0.2
-0.1
0.6
0.0
61
1B
2
1940
1942
NE
0.7
0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.1
62
LF
1
1942
1942
PS
0.7
1.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
63
C
1
1946
1946
PS
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
64
CF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.7
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.0
65
2B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.6
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
66
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
67
3B
2
1942
1946
NE/PS
0.6
-0.1
0.6
0.0
0.1
68
C
2
1939
1941
PC/TPC
0.5
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.3
69
RF
1
1942
1942
HG
0.5
1.2
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
70
2B
1
1940
1940
EAS/NE
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
71
3B
2
1940
1942
NE
0.5
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.1
72
1B
1
1942
1942
HG
0.5
1.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
73
CF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
74
SP
1
1942
1942
HG/PS
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
75
1B
3
1938
1940
PC
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
76
LF
1
1940
1940
PC
0.4
-0.1
0.2
0.4
-0.1
77
1B
1
1941
1941
TPC
0.4
0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.4
78
SP
1
1942
1942
HG
0.4
0.1
-0.1
0.4
0.0
79
CF
4
1938
1946
MULT
0.4
0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
80
RP
1
1940
1940
NE
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
81
RF
2
1942
1946
PS
0.4
1.3
-0.8
0.1
-0.3
82
1B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.3
-0.3
0.7
0.0
-0.1
83
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
84
SS
2
1939
1940
PC
0.3
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.1
85
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
86
CF
1
1940
1940
PC
0.3
-0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
87
RP
1
1940
1940
NE
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
88
C
1
1942
1942
PS
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
89
RF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
90
RP
1
1941
1941
TPC
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
91
CF
1
1939
1939
PC
0.3
-0.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
92
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
SP
1
1942
1942
HG
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
94
3B
1
1941
1941
TPC
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
C
1
1940
1940
NE
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
96
CF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
97
RP
1
1940
1940
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
98
3B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.2
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
99
1B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
100
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
101
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
102
RP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
103
2B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
104
C
2
1939
1940
PC
0.1
0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
105
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
106
LF
1
1946
1946
PS
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
107
C
2
1940
1942
NE
0.1
0.8
-0.7
0.0
0.1
108
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
C
1
1942
1942
PS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
110
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
2B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
112
CF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
3B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
2B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
115
RP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
116
SS
1
1939
1939
PC
0.1
0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.1
117
RP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
118
RP
1
1940
1940
NE
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
119
RP
1
1940
1940
NE
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
120
RP
1
1946
1946
PS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
121
LF
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
123
1B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
124
-
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
125
3B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
126
RP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
RP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
129
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
2B
1
1942
1942
HG
0.0
1.1
-1.3
0.0
0.2
131
C
1
1940
1940
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
CF
1
1940
1940
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
RF
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
134
3B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
RP
1
1940
1940
PC
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
136
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
3B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
-
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
3B
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
-
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
-
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
-
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
-
1
1946
1946
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
C
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
LF
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
153
RF
1
1946
1946
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
2B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
155
-
1
1946
1946
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
CF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
C
1
1946
1946
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
SS
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
159
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
160
RF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
161
RP
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
162
C
1
1946
1946
PS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
163
2B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
165
RF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
-0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
166
-
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
167
1B
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
168
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
169
LF
1
1939
1939
PC
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
170
-
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
171
RF
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
172
2B
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
173
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
174
CF
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
175
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
176
SS
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
177
RF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
178
-
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
179
1B
2
1940
1942
EAS/HG
-0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
180
C
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
181
RF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
182
3B
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
183
-
1
1941
1941
TPC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
184
RF
1
1939
1939
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
185
RF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
186
CF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
187
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
188
-
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
189
2B
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
190
RP
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
191
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
192
3B
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
193
C
1
1942
1942
HG
-0.2
0.5
-0.8
0.0
0.1
194
2B
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
195
RF
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.2
0.5
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
196
-
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
197
RF
1
1942
1942
HG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
198
-
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
199
C
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
200
LF
1
1941
1941
TPC
-0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.4
201
RP
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
202
RP
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
203
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
204
LF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
205
-
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
206
-
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
207
-
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
208
CF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
209
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
210
-
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
211
C
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
212
C
2
1940
1946
EAS/PS
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
213
RF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
214
SS
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.2
215
RP
2
1938
1940
NE/PC
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
216
SP
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
217
C
1
1941
1941
TPC
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
218
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
219
RF
2
1940
1942
EAS/PS
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.1
220
RP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
221
LF
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
222
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
223
-
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
224
SP
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
225
LF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
226
LF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.5
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
227
C
2
1938
1940
JNL/PC
-0.5
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.3
228
RF
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
229
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
230
SP
4
1938
1941
PC/TPC
-0.6
0.7
-0.3
-0.9
0.0
231
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
232
-
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
233
-
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
234
C
2
1938
1942
NE/PC
-0.6
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.1
235
2B
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.6
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
236
CF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
237
1B
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
238
LF
2
1940
1946
JNL/VEZ
-0.7
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
239
2B
2
1942
1946
PS
-0.7
-1.7
0.7
0.0
0.3
240
2B
1
1941
1941
TPC
-0.7
-0.9
0.0
0.0
0.1
241
RF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.8
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.2
242
-
1
1941
1941
TPC
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
243
-
1
1939
1939
PC
-0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
244
RF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.9
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.2
245
CF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.9
-0.5
-0.4
0.0
0.0
246
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.9
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.1
247
RP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.9
0.0
248
-
1
1940
1940
NE
-1.0
0.0
0.0
-1.0
0.0
249
RP
1
1942
1942
NE
-1.1
-0.4
-0.6
-0.1
-0.1
250
CF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-1.2
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
251
RP
1
1941
1941
TPC
-1.2
0.0
0.0
-1.2
0.0
252
3B
1
1940
1940
JNL
-1.2
-1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0

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