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

All Teammate Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Mule Suttles	2	1940	1942	0.9
Johnny Davis	1	1942	1942	0.7
Roy Parnell	1	1942	1942	0.5
Vic Harris	1	1942	1942	0.2
Johnny Smith	1	1940	1940	0.2

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Monte Irvin	2	1940	1942	2.8
Willard Brown	1	1940	1940	2.0
Joe González	1	1941	1941	0.9
Jerry Benjamin	2	1939	1942	0.5
Sylvester Owens	1	1940	1940	0.2

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ed Stone	3	1940	1946	2.4
Santos Amaro	1	1941	1941	2.2
David Whatley	1	1942	1942	0.6
Goose Curry	2	1942	1946	0.5
Glass	1	1942	1942	0.0

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bus Clarkson	6	1938	1946	10.9
Ted Strong	1	1940	1940	3.2
Frank Austin	1	1946	1946	2.1
Willie Wells	1	1942	1942	2.0
Sam Bankhead	2	1938	1942	1.4

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Manuel Arroyo	1	1941	1941	2.3
Harry Williams	2	1938	1941	2.2
Larry Doby	1	1942	1942	0.7
Stanley Pintarell	1	1940	1940	0.6
Matt Carlisle	1	1942	1942	0.5

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jimmy Direaux	1	1941	1941	1.5
Henry Spearman	1	1942	1942	0.9
Willie Spencer	2	1939	1940	0.8
Murray Watkins	2	1942	1946	0.7
Howard Easterling	2	1940	1942	0.5

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Lennie Pearson	2	1940	1942	4.3
Doc Dennis	1	1946	1946	1.3
Angel Castro	1	1941	1941	1.0
Jim West	1	1942	1942	0.7
Jud Wilson	1	1942	1942	0.7

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Josh Gibson	1	1942	1942	2.8
Lonnie Summers	1	1941	1941	0.9
Bill Cash	1	1946	1946	0.7
Tommie Dukes	2	1939	1941	0.6
Charlie Parks	2	1940	1942	0.6

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Andy Porter	1	1940	1940	7.5
Barney Brown	2	1942	1946	6.2
Jesús Valenzuela	1	1941	1941	5.9
Leon Day	1	1942	1942	4.9
Francisco Castañeda	1	1941	1941	4.3
Nate Moreland	1	1941	1941	4.1
Roy Partlow	2	1942	1946	3.8
Max Manning	2	1940	1942	3.5
Johnny Wright	3	1939	1942	2.8
Ray Brown	2	1940	1942	2.7
Henry McHenry	3	1940	1946	2.6
Barney Morris	1	1938	1938	2.2
Johnny Taylor	3	1938	1940	2.1
Jimmy Hill	2	1940	1942	1.8
Terris McDuffie	1	1942	1942	1.4
Garnett Blair	1	1942	1942	1.4
Jimmy Johnson	2	1939	1940	1.3
Verdell Mathis	1	1941	1941	1.0
Manny Pérez	1	1940	1940	1.0
Guadalupe Ortegón	1	1940	1940	0.9

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Albert Walker	1	1940	1940	0.4
Edsall Walker	1	1942	1942	0.3
Leon Stewart	1	1940	1940	0.3
Ernesto Maimón	1	1941	1941	0.3
Larry Kimbrough	2	1942	1946	0.2
Clarence White	1	1940	1940	0.2
Henry Richardson	1	1938	1938	0.2
J. C. Hamilton	1	1942	1942	0.1
John Wofford	1	1940	1940	0.1
Eastern	1	1940	1940	0.1
Allen Reed	1	1940	1940	0.1
Robert Moore	1	1946	1946	0.1
Lefty Calhoun	1	1942	1942	0.0
Larry Grant	1	1940	1940	0.0
Specs Roberts	1	1942	1942	0.0
Silvino Ruiz	1	1940	1940	0.0
Bob Evans	1	1942	1942	0.0
Charlie King	1	1938	1938	-0.2
Marion Cain	1	1938	1938	-0.2
Eddie Jefferson	1	1946	1946	-0.3

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