Rich Buonantony
Richard Scott Buonantony
Born: November 28, 1962
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 14 (1980 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Western HS (Las Vegas, NV)
Career: 1980-1991
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Rich Buonantony compiled a career record of 60 wins and 69 losses and a 4.56 ERA in his 218-game pitching career with the Cubs, Quad Cities Cubs, Salinas Spurs, Midland Cubs, Stockton Mudville Nine, El Paso Diablos, Arkansas Travelers, Louisville Redbirds, St. Petersburg Cardinals, Clearwater Phillies, Reading Phillies, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons and Reno Silver Sox. He began playing during the 1980 season and last took the field during the 1991 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | R | GULF | Cubs | 3 | 8 | .273 | 4.00 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63.0 | 66 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | R | GULF | Cubs | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.06 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 70 | 50 | 36 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1982 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Cubs | 12 | 4 | .750 | 3.91 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 161.0 | 151 | 79 | 70 | 9 | 79 | 0 | 103 | 6 | 1 | 15 | |
| 1983 | AA | TL | Midland Cubs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.47 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.7 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1983 | A | CALL | Salinas Spurs | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.46 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 138.0 | 136 | 73 | 53 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1984 | A | CALL | Stockton Mudville Nine | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.82 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 129.7 | 127 | 61 | 55 | 5 | 72 | 1 | 121 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |
| 1984 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 2 | 2 | .500 | 9.44 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 | 46 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1985 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.64 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 147.3 | 141 | 90 | 76 | 11 | 92 | 4 | 121 | 8 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5.58 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108.0 | 106 | 74 | 67 | 9 | 53 | 2 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.50 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72.0 | 88 | 46 | 36 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.50 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.7 | 57 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1989 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1989 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1990 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7.24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 124 |
| Totals | 60 | 69 | .465 | 4.56 | 218 | 174 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1092.7 | 1102 | 665 | 554 | 67 | 621 | 15 | 767 | 50 | 16 | 93 | 124 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 27 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .143 | .162 | .171 | .334 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 11 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 3.500 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 62 | 65 | 56 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .232 | .241 | .304 | .545 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | R | GULF | Cubs | P | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .833 | .833 |
| 1981 | R | GULF | Cubs | P | 13 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 1.846 |
| 1982 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Cubs | P | 26 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 1.577 |
| 1983 | AA | TL | Midland Cubs | P | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 1983 | A | CALL | Salinas Spurs | P | 22 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 4 | .975 | 1.773 |
| 1984 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | P | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 1.625 |
| 1984 | A | CALL | Stockton Mudville Nine | P | 20 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 0 | .919 | 1.700 |
| 1985 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 27 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .938 | 1.111 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | P | 23 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .955 | .913 |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | P | 16 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .750 |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | P | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1.100 |
| 1989 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1989 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1990 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .333 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | P | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 218 | 75 | 179 | 16 | 9 | .941 | 1.165 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | R | Gulf Coast League | Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1981 | R | Gulf Coast League | Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1982 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1983 | A | California League | Salinas Spurs | CHN | ||
| 1983 | AA | Texas League | Midland Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1984 | A | California League | Stockton Mudville Nine | ML4 | ||
| 1984 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | ML4 | ||
| 1985 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1987 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1989 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1989 | A | Florida State League | Clearwater Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1989 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1990 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | California League | Reno Silver Sox |
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