Johnny Bucha

John George Bucha
Born: January 22, 1925
Allentown, PA US
Deceased: April 28, 1996
Bethlehem, PA US
Primary Position: Catcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Career: 1943-1960
Major League Statistics

Johnny Bucha compiled a career batting average of .289 with 96 home runs and 669 RBI in his 1416-game career with the Allentown Wings, Allentown Cardinals, Columbus Red Birds, Rochester Red Wings, Omaha Cardinals, Columbus Cardinals, Houston Buffalos, Buffalo Bisons, St. Paul Saints, Montreal Royals, Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres. He began playing during the 1943 season and last took the field during the 1960 campaign.

Columbus Red Birds	Rochester Red Wings	Houston Buffalos	Rochester Red Wings	St. Paul Saints	Buffalo Bisons
Montreal Royals	San Diego Padres

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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
1943	B	INSL6	Allentown Wings	26	88	78	6	18	3	1	1	13	1		8	17	.231	.310	.333	.644	26		1	1
1944	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	2	2	2		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
1944	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	101	377	331	71	112	15	6	16	83	5		41	44	.338	.416	.565	.981	187		3	2
1945	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	119	447	396	54	130	17	5	3	47	4		40	38	.328	.391	.419	.810	166	7	1	10
1946	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	40	105	90	6	19	2	1	0	11	0	0	12	14	.211	.311	.256	.566	23	6	1	2
1946	AAA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	6	10	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	1				.200	.200	.200	.400	2
1947	A	WL3	Omaha Cardinals	73	291	241	57	87	21	4	7	55	11		47	19	.361	.469	.568	1.037	137		2	1
1947	A	SALL2	Columbus Cardinals	18	74	60	5	13	1	3	0	11	0		11	8	.217	.338	.333	.671	20		0	3
1948	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	54	158	132	20	40	6	1	2	24	1		23	20	.303	.406	.409	.816	54		0	3
1948	AA	TL	Houston Buffalos	32	107	89	7	21	1	2	1	17	0	2	14	18	.236	.358	.326	.684	29		3	1
1949	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	114	398	329	47	95	19	3	8	47	2		61	34	.289	.402	.438	.839	144		1	7
1951	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	110	397	349	39	91	17	4	3	45	1		40	25	.261	.340	.358	.698	125		2	6
1952	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	144	571	500	75	142	25	8	6	72	4		63	47	.284	.369	.402	.771	201		4	4
1954	AAA	IL	Buffalo Bisons	30	110	91	15	25	3	1	2	15	1		15	4	.275	.380	.396	.775	36		1	2	1
1954	AAA	AA2	St. Paul Saints	74	278	256	48	90	15	3	14	43	2		20	28	.352	.401	.598	.998	153	4	1	1	0
1955	AAA	IL	Montreal Royals	84	309	280	33	66	16	0	6	37	2		24	22	.236	.293	.357	.650	100		0	2	3
1956	AAA	AA2	St. Paul Saints	109	382	338	50	96	17	1	13	57	1		35	32	.284	.346	.456	.802	154	11	1	1	7
1957	AAA	IL	Miami Marlins	79	267	243	26	67	6	1	6	26	0		21	26	.276	.332	.383	.715	93		0	2	1
1958	AAA	IL	Miami Marlins	95	283	251	18	70	13	1	7	34	0		25	22	.279	.345	.422	.768	106		2	2	3	3
1959	AAA	IL	Miami Marlins	101	361	331	25	85	15	1	1	32	0		22	24	.257	.308	.317	.625	105		3	4	1	5
1960	AAA	IL	Miami Marlins	1	1	1		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
1960	AAA	PCL	San Diego Padres	4	3	3		3	2	0	0						1.000	1.000	1.667	2.667	5
Totals				1416	5019	4401	604	1272	214	46	96	669	36	2	522	442	.289	.367	.424	.791	1866	28	26	54	16	8

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
1943	B	INSL6	Allentown Wings	C	19	57	15	3	4	.960	3.789	7
1944	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	C	91	559	61	16	4	.975	6.813	24
1945	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	C	107	481	76	28	12	.952	5.206	12
1946	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	C	34	83	18	7	2	.935	2.971	7	16	5	23.8
1947	A	WL3	Omaha Cardinals	C	69	511	49	14	6	.976	8.116	6
1947	A	SALL2	Columbus Cardinals	C	18	97	13	3	1	.973	6.111	4
1948	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	C	50	201	15	1	4	.995	4.320	7
1948	AA	TL	Houston Buffalos	C	30	123	18	2	2	.986	4.700	3
1949	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	C	104	519	54	13	7	.978	5.510	9
1951	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	C	100	436	44	7	4	.986	4.800	6
1952	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	C	142	599	59	17	12	.975	4.634	15
1954	AAA	AA2	St. Paul Saints	C	68	370	27	5	6	.988	5.838	4
1954	AAA	IL	Buffalo Bisons	C	27	140	9	2	0	.987	5.519	0
1955	AAA	IL	Montreal Royals	C	81	379	37	6	7	.986	5.136	3
1956	AAA	AA2	St. Paul Saints	C	91	462	53	7	11	.987	5.659	16
1957	AAA	IL	Miami Marlins	C	70	369	40	7	9	.983	5.843	7
1958	AAA	IL	Miami Marlins	C	72	350	34	12	8	.970	5.333	4
1959	AAA	IL	Miami Marlins	C	92	484	66	7	5	.987	5.978	18
Totals					1265	6220	688	157	104	.978	5.461	152	16	5	23.8

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1943	B	Inter-State League	Allentown Wings	SLN
1944	B	Inter-State League	Allentown Cardinals	SLN
1944	AA	American Association 2	Columbus Red Birds	SLN
1945	AA	American Association 2	Columbus Red Birds	SLN
1946	AAA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	SLN
1946	AAA	American Association 2	Columbus Red Birds	SLN
1947	A	Western League	Omaha Cardinals	SLN
1947	A	South Atlantic League	Columbus Cardinals	SLN
1948	AA	Texas League	Houston Buffalos	SLN
1948	AAA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	SLN
1949	AAA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	SLN
1951	AAA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	SLN
1952	AAA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	SLN
1954	AAA	International League	Buffalo Bisons	DET
1954	AAA	American Association 2	St. Paul Saints	BRO
1955	AAA	International League	Montreal Royals	BRO
1956	AAA	American Association 2	St. Paul Saints	CHN
1957	AAA	International League	Miami Marlins	PHI
1958	AAA	International League	Miami Marlins	PHI
1959	AAA	International League	Miami Marlins	BAL
1960	AAA	Pacific Coast League	San Diego Padres	CHA
1960	AAA	International League	Miami Marlins	BAL

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