Jerry Buchanan
George Jerome Buchanan
Born: March 3, 1931
Deceased: October 14, 2015
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
Career: 1950-1958
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Jerry Buchanan compiled a career record of 38 wins and 56 losses and a 4.68 ERA in his 189-game pitching career with the Joplin Miners, Amsterdam Rugmakers, Quincy Gems, Galveston White Caps, Portsmouth Merrimacks, Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets, New Orleans Pelicans, Albany Senators and Dallas Rangers. He began playing during the 1950 season and last took the field during the 1958 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | WA | Joplin Miners | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.87 | 27 | 196.0 | 167 | 120 | 106 | 8 | 199 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | 2 | 7 | .222 | 7.15 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 68.0 | 57 | 69 | 54 | 129 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Quincy Gems | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Galveston White Caps | 5 | 8 | .385 | 7.01 | 22 | 10 | 77.0 | 89 | 62 | 60 | 2 | 53 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Merrimacks | 11 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 20 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.77 | 26 | 21 | 148.0 | 147 | 73 | 62 | 6 | 68 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 13 | .235 | 4.28 | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 164.0 | 191 | 103 | 78 | 11 | 113 | 3 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1958 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.85 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 82.0 | 72 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Dallas Rangers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.66 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 38 | 56 | .404 | 4.68 | 189 | 84 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 767.0 | 742 | 473 | 399 | 32 | 600 | 6 | 186 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | WA | Joplin Miners | 27 | 72 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | 14 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Galveston White Caps | 13 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Quincy Gems | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | B | PIED | (+) Portsmouth Merrimacks | 31 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .048 | .048 | .048 | .095 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | PIED | (+) Norfolk Tars | 31 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .048 | .048 | .048 | .095 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 26 | 54 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .148 | .148 | .296 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 61 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .054 | .115 | .054 | .168 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Dallas Rangers | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 14 | 34 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .074 | .242 | .111 | .354 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 149 | 289 | 273 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 39 | .125 | .161 | .128 | .289 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | WA | Joplin Miners | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | P | 14 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .789 | 1.071 |
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Quincy Gems | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Galveston White Caps | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Merrimacks | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | P | 34 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 3 | .844 | .794 |
| 1958 | A | EL | Albany Senators | P | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.143 |
| 1958 | AA | TL | Dallas Rangers | P | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .643 |
| Totals | 189 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 4 | .870 | .354 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | C | Western Association | Joplin Miners | NYA | ||
| 1951 | C | Canadian-American League | Amsterdam Rugmakers | NYA | ||
| 1954 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Quincy Gems | NYA | ||
| 1954 | B | Big State League | Galveston White Caps | |||
| 1955 | B | Piedmont League | Portsmouth Merrimacks | |||
| 1955 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1956 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | New Orleans Pelicans | NYA | ||
| 1958 | A | Eastern League | Albany Senators | KC1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Rangers |
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