Tony Busco
Anthony John Busco
Born: 1925
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1946-1951
Tony Busco compiled a career record of 32 wins and 26 losses and a 4.47 ERA in his 120-game pitching career with the Sherbrooke Canadians, Niagara Falls Frontiers, Lincoln Athletics and Rome Colonels. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1951 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | BORD | Sherbrooke Canadians | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 110.0 | 123 | 74 | 51 | 56 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1946 | C | MATL | Niagara Falls Frontiers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.36 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 59.0 | 64 | 33 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1947 | C | MATL | Niagara Falls Frontiers | 15 | 7 | .682 | 3.75 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 185.0 | 185 | 115 | 77 | 108 | 116 | 8 | 6 | |||||||
| 1948 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.92 | 30 | 120.0 | 151 | 90 | 79 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 4 | 3 | .571 | 5.11 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 88.0 | 97 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1951 | C | CAML | Rome Colonels | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 32 | 26 | .552 | 4.47 | 120 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 562.0 | 620 | 367 | 279 | 0 | 308 | 0 | 267 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | MATL | Niagara Falls Frontiers | 11 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .095 | .136 | .095 | .232 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | C | BORD | Sherbrooke Canadians | 22 | 51 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .196 | .196 | .333 | .529 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1947 | C | MATL | Niagara Falls Frontiers | 35 | 88 | 68 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 22 | .221 | .354 | .353 | .707 | 24 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1948 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 32 | 46 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .283 | .348 | .630 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 32 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .185 | .290 | .185 | .476 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 132 | 238 | 213 | 18 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 36 | .211 | .276 | .300 | .576 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | BORD | Sherbrooke Canadians | P | 17 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 0 | .957 | 2.588 |
| 1946 | C | MATL | Niagara Falls Frontiers | P | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.100 |
| 1947 | C | MATL | Niagara Falls Frontiers | P | 31 | 11 | 44 | 4 | 0 | .932 | 1.774 |
| 1948 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | P | 29 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .917 | .759 |
| 1951 | C | CAML | Rome Colonels | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 118 | 22 | 110 | 8 | 0 | .943 | 1.119 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | Border League | Sherbrooke Canadians | |||
| 1946 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Niagara Falls Frontiers | |||
| 1947 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Niagara Falls Frontiers | PHA | ||
| 1948 | A | Western League | Lincoln Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1949 | A | Western League | Lincoln Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1951 | C | Canadian-American League | Rome Colonels | PHA |
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