Bob Buchanan
Robert Gordon Buchanan
Born: May 3, 1961
Ridley Park, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1979-1992
Major League Statistics
Bob Buchanan compiled a career record of 77 wins and 80 losses, with 51 saves, and a 3.70 ERA in his 433-game pitching career with the Billings Mustangs, Tampa Tarpons, Cedar Rapids Reds, Waterbury Reds, Indianapolis Indians, Vermont Reds, Wichita Aeros, Denver Zephyrs, Tidewater Tides, Omaha Royals, Tucson Toros, Syracuse Chiefs and Nashville Sounds. He began playing during the 1979 season and last took the field during the 1992 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.36 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 91.0 | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.28 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 101.0 | 102 | 53 | 48 | 6 | 40 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1981 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Reds | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.21 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 171.0 | 174 | 81 | 61 | 13 | 64 | 1 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1982 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.86 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 165.3 | 174 | 90 | 71 | 12 | 68 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 1983 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.50 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.0 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6.61 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49.0 | 69 | 42 | 36 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1984 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.18 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20.7 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.07 | 39 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 58.7 | 51 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.18 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 41.3 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.38 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 77.0 | 95 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.60 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60.0 | 60 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.37 | 47 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 76.0 | 70 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.35 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 164.0 | 150 | 70 | 61 | 8 | 49 | 2 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.52 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 64.0 | 63 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.26 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 157.3 | 147 | 67 | 57 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 664 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4.96 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 63 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 218 |
| Totals | 77 | 80 | .490 | 3.70 | 433 | 155 | 156 | 26 | 10 | 51 | 1376.3 | 1391 | 680 | 566 | 96 | 544 | 23 | 809 | 15 | 10 | 68 | 882 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 17 | 40 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .205 | .225 | .205 | .430 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 28 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .103 | .278 | .103 | .381 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Reds | 26 | 61 | 52 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .212 | .281 | .250 | .531 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 27 | 63 | 57 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .140 | .138 | .193 | .331 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 31 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 243 | 234 | 206 | 19 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 47 | .155 | .208 | .184 | .393 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | P | 14 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .889 | 1.714 |
| 1980 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | P | 27 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .920 | .852 |
| 1981 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Reds | P | 25 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 1 | .925 | 1.960 |
| 1982 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | P | 27 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 3 | .956 | 1.593 |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 30 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .433 |
| 1983 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | P | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .214 |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 39 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .256 |
| 1984 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | P | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .571 | .286 |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | P | 29 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .241 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | P | 36 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .389 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 29 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .690 |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 47 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .933 | .298 |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 27 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 1 | .917 | 1.630 |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .444 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 24 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .923 | .500 |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 32 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.312 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.300 |
| Totals | 433 | 51 | 288 | 21 | 19 | .942 | .783 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | CIN | ||
| 1980 | A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | CIN | ||
| 1981 | A | Midwest League | Cedar Rapids Reds | CIN | ||
| 1982 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Reds | CIN | ||
| 1983 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Reds | CIN | ||
| 1983 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1984 | AA | Eastern League | Vermont Reds | CIN | ||
| 1984 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CIN | ||
| 1985 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Zephyrs | CIN | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Zephyrs | CIN | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1989 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1990 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1991 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1992 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CIN |
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