Buck Etchison
Clarence Hampton Etchison
Born: January 27, 1915
Baltimore, MD US
Deceased: January 24, 1980
Cambridge, MD US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1939-1953
Major League Statistics
Buck Etchison compiled a career batting average of .303 with 154 home runs and 314 RBI in his 1468-game career with the Welch Miners, Grand Rapids Colts, Reading Brooks, Dayton Ducks, Elmira Pioneers, Hartford Bees, Nashville Vols, Milwaukee Brewers, York White Roses, Sunbury Yankees, Mahanoy City Bluebirds, Mahanoy City Brewers, Griffin Pimientos, Federalsburg Feds, Youngstown Athletics, Rome Colonels, Harrisburg Senators and Fayetteville Athletics. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1953 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | GAAL | Griffin Pimientos | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | MTNS | Welch Miners | 129 | 476 | 476 | 139 | 32 | 7 | 14 | .292 | .292 | .477 | .769 | 227 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | MTNS | Welch Miners | 124 | 452 | 452 | 164 | 31 | 12 | 24 | .363 | .363 | .644 | 1.007 | 291 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | B | INSL6 | Reading Brooks | 12 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .205 | .205 | .409 | .614 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | C | MICH4 | Grand Rapids Colts | 105 | 400 | 400 | 130 | 35 | 8 | 17 | .325 | .325 | .580 | .905 | 232 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | C | MATL | Dayton Ducks | 57 | 195 | 195 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .246 | .246 | .354 | .600 | 69 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 61 | 209 | 209 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .239 | .239 | .344 | .584 | 72 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | A | EL | Hartford Bees | 139 | 570 | 480 | 109 | 141 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 88 | 24 | 84 | 45 | .294 | .400 | .460 | .860 | 221 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 12 | 44 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | .281 | .477 | .375 | .852 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 104 | 459 | 388 | 76 | 100 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 73 | 5 | 68 | 59 | .258 | .373 | .418 | .790 | 162 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | (+) Sunbury Yankees | 99 | 352 | 352 | 112 | 18 | 6 | 18 | .318 | .318 | .557 | .875 | 196 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | (+) York White Roses | 99 | 352 | 352 | 112 | 18 | 6 | 18 | .318 | .318 | .557 | .875 | 196 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | D | NATL1 | Mahanoy City Bluebirds | 131 | 452 | 452 | 160 | 27 | 8 | 25 | .354 | .354 | .615 | .969 | 278 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | D | NATL1 | Mahanoy City Brewers | 114 | 377 | 377 | 137 | 38 | 3 | 8 | .363 | .363 | .544 | .907 | 205 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | D | ESHL | Federalsburg Feds | 80 | 382 | 304 | 71 | 95 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 59 | 6 | 72 | 13 | .312 | .449 | .438 | .886 | 133 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1949 | D | GAAL | Griffin Pimientos | 44 | 197 | 169 | 33 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 26 | 4 | .272 | .369 | .391 | .760 | 66 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | C | MATL | Youngstown Athletics | 113 | 402 | 402 | 128 | 28 | 5 | 8 | .318 | .318 | .473 | .791 | 190 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | CAML | Rome Colonels | 117 | 520 | 415 | 68 | 114 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 65 | 18 | 103 | 15 | .275 | .421 | .402 | .824 | 167 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 | B | INSL6 | Harrisburg Senators | 103 | 346 | 346 | 90 | 16 | 0 | 8 | .260 | .260 | .376 | .636 | 130 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | CARL | Fayetteville Athletics | 23 | 59 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .305 | .373 | .678 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1468 | 5584 | 5200 | 365 | 1578 | 325 | 65 | 154 | 314 | 57 | 0 | 364 | 140 | .303 | .350 | .480 | .830 | 2495 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | MTNS | Welch Miners | 1B | 129 | 1185 | 44 | 37 | .971 | 9.527 | |
| 1940 | D | MTNS | Welch Miners | 1B | 124 | 1091 | 52 | 30 | .974 | 9.218 | |
| 1941 | B | INSL6 | Reading Brooks | 1B | 12 | 119 | 5 | 4 | .969 | 1.333 | |
| 1941 | C | MICH4 | Grand Rapids Colts | 1B | 105 | 848 | 53 | 18 | .980 | 8.581 | |
| 1942 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 1B | 61 | 408 | 31 | 26 | .944 | 7.197 | |
| 1942 | C | MATL | Dayton Ducks | 1B | 57 | 511 | 35 | 12 | .978 | 9.579 | |
| 1943 | A | EL | Hartford Bees | 1B | 138 | 1280 | 107 | 19 | 113 | .986 | 1.051 |
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 1B | 104 | 901 | 64 | 18 | 86 | .982 | 9.279 |
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 10 | 83 | 10 | 3 | 9 | .969 | 9.300 |
| 1949 | D | ESHL | Federalsburg Feds | 1B | 78 | 656 | 67 | 14 | 67 | .981 | 9.269 |
| 1949 | D | GAAL | Griffin Pimientos | 1B | 44 | 357 | 25 | 4 | 32 | .990 | 8.682 |
| 1949 | D | GAAL | Griffin Pimientos | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | C | CAML | Rome Colonels | 1B | 117 | 1036 | 86 | 25 | 99 | .978 | 9.590 |
| 1953 | B | CARL | Fayetteville Athletics | 1B | 16 | 115 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.625 | |
| Totals | 998 | 8590 | 586 | 210 | 406 | .978 | 9.194 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | Mountain State League | Welch Miners | |||
| 1940 | D | Mountain State League | Welch Miners | |||
| 1941 | C | Michigan State League | Grand Rapids Colts | BRO | ||
| 1941 | B | Inter-State League | Reading Brooks | BRO | ||
| 1942 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Dayton Ducks | BRO | ||
| 1942 | A | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | DET | ||
| 1943 | A | Eastern League | Hartford Bees | BSN | ||
| 1945 | A1 | Southern League | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
| 1945 | AA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| 1946 | B | Inter-State League | York White Roses | PIT | ||
| 1946 | B | Inter-State League | Sunbury Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1947 | D | North Atlantic League | Mahanoy City Bluebirds | |||
| 1948 | D | North Atlantic League | Mahanoy City Brewers | |||
| 1949 | D | Georgia-Alabama League | Griffin Pimientos | |||
| 1949 | D | Eastern Shore League | Federalsburg Feds | |||
| 1950 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Youngstown Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1951 | C | Canadian-American League | Rome Colonels | PHA | ||
| 1952 | B | Inter-State League | Harrisburg Senators | PHA | ||
| 1953 | B | Carolina League | Fayetteville Athletics | PHA |
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