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Bus Clarkson



James Buster Clarkson
(Buzz)

Born: March 13, 1915 in Hopkins, SC
Died: January 18, 1989 in Jeannette, PA
          (73 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 210
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Notes:


• College: Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH)
• Buried: Brush Creek Cemetery (Irwin, PA)
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
7.5
0.0
0.0
7.5
0.0
2
SP
2
1942
1946
PS
6.5
-0.3
-0.3
7.1
-0.1
3
SP
1
1941
1941
TPC
5.9
0.0
0.0
5.9
0.0
4
SP
1
1942
1942
HG/NE
5.7
1.0
0.4
4.3
0.0
5
1B
2
1940
1942
HG/NE
4.8
4.5
0.5
0.0
-0.2
6
SP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
4.4
0.0
0.0
4.4
0.0
7
SP
1
1941
1941
TPC
4.3
0.0
0.0
4.3
0.0
8
C
1
1942
1942
HG
4.2
4.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
9
SS
2
1938
1942
HG/PC
4.2
1.5
2.2
0.3
0.2
10
SP
2
1940
1942
NE
4.1
-0.4
0.0
4.6
0.0
11
SP
1
1941
1941
TPC
4.1
0.0
0.0
4.1
0.0
12
SP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
3.6
-0.1
0.0
3.7
0.0
13
SP
2
1942
1946
HG/PS
3.5
-0.2
0.0
3.7
0.0
14
RP
3
1939
1942
HG/PC
3.3
-0.3
-0.1
3.7
0.0
15
CF
2
1940
1942
NE
3.3
2.2
1.0
0.0
0.0
16
SS
1
1940
1940
JNL
3.2
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
17
SP
2
1940
1942
EAS/HG
2.9
0.3
-0.3
2.9
-0.1
18
SP
3
1940
1946
EAS/PS
2.8
-0.3
0.0
3.1
0.0
19
SP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
2.3
0.0
0.0
2.3
0.0
20
2B
1
1941
1941
TPC
2.3
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
21
RF
1
1941
1941
TPC
2.3
2.7
0.0
0.0
-0.4
22
RF
3
1940
1946
MULT
2.3
2.7
0.0
0.0
-0.4
23
2B
2
1938
1941
PC/TPC
2.2
2.3
-0.3
0.0
0.2
24
3B
2
1940
1942
EAS/HG
2.2
1.3
0.9
0.0
0.0
25
SP
1
1938
1938
PC
2.2
-0.1
0.0
2.3
0.0
26
SS
1
1942
1942
NE
2.1
2.1
-0.3
0.0
0.3
27
CF
1
1940
1940
JNL
2.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
28
SS
1
1946
1946
PS
2.0
1.1
0.6
0.0
0.3
29
1B
1
1942
1942
PS
1.8
1.3
0.8
0.0
-0.2
30
SS
1
1946
1946
VEZ
1.8
1.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
31
LF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
1.7
1.9
0.0
0.0
-0.2
32
SS
2
1938
1942
HG/PC
1.6
0.2
1.0
0.0
0.5
33
3B
1
1941
1941
TPC
1.5
0.3
0.0
1.2
0.0
34
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
1.5
0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
35
SP
1
1942
1942
HG
1.5
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
36
SP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
1.4
0.0
0.0
1.4
0.0
37
SP
4
1938
1946
MULT
1.4
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
38
1B
1
1946
1946
VEZ
1.3
1.7
0.0
0.0
-0.4
39
SP
2
1940
1942
NE
1.3
0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
40
1B
1
1946
1946
PS
1.3
1.3
0.3
0.0
-0.2
41
SP
2
1939
1940
PC
1.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
42
CF
2
1939
1942
HG/PC
1.1
1.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
43
1B
1
1941
1941
TPC
1.0
1.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
44
SP
1
1941
1941
TPC
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
45
SP
3
1940
1946
JNL/PS
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
46
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
47
3B
1
1942
1942
PS
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
48
SP
1
1942
1942
HG
1.0
-0.2
0.1
1.1
0.0
49
CF
1
1941
1941
TPC
0.9
1.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
50
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
51
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.9
0.8
0.2
0.0
-0.1
52
LF
1
1942
1942
HG
0.8
0.4
0.6
0.0
-0.2
53
SP
1
1946
1946
PS
0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
54
CF
1
1941
1941
TPC
0.8
0.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
55
2B
1
1942
1942
NE
0.8
-0.5
1.1
0.0
0.1
56
LF
2
1940
1942
NE
0.8
0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.1
57
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
58
SP
2
1940
1942
NE
0.8
-0.6
0.0
1.4
0.0
59
SP
2
1942
1946
PS
0.7
0.1
-0.1
0.8
0.0
60
1B
2
1940
1942
NE
0.7
0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.1
61
LF
1
1942
1942
PS
0.7
1.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
62
SP
3
1939
1942
MULT
0.7
0.2
-0.1
0.6
0.0
63
C
1
1946
1946
PS
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
64
CF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.7
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.0
65
2B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.6
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
66
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
67
C
2
1939
1941
PC/TPC
0.6
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.3
68
3B
2
1942
1946
NE/PS
0.6
-0.1
0.6
0.0
0.1
69
RF
1
1942
1942
HG
0.5
1.2
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
70
2B
1
1940
1940
EAS/NE
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
71
3B
2
1940
1942
NE
0.5
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.1
72
1B
1
1942
1942
HG
0.5
1.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
73
CF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
74
SP
1
1942
1942
HG/PS
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
75
LF
1
1940
1940
PC
0.4
-0.1
0.2
0.4
-0.1
76
1B
1
1941
1941
TPC
0.4
0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.4
77
SS
2
1939
1940
PC
0.4
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
78
SP
1
1942
1942
HG
0.4
0.1
-0.1
0.4
0.0
79
CF
4
1938
1946
MULT
0.4
0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
80
1B
3
1938
1940
PC
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
81
RP
1
1940
1940
NE
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
82
RF
2
1942
1946
PS
0.4
1.3
-0.8
0.1
-0.3
83
1B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.3
-0.3
0.7
0.0
-0.1
84
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
85
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
86
CF
1
1940
1940
PC
0.3
-0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
87
RP
1
1940
1940
NE
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
88
C
1
1942
1942
PS
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
89
RF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
90
RP
1
1941
1941
TPC
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
91
CF
1
1939
1939
PC
0.3
-0.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
92
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
SP
1
1942
1942
HG
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
94
3B
1
1941
1941
TPC
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
C
1
1940
1940
NE
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
96
CF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
97
RP
1
1940
1940
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
98
3B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.2
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
99
SS
1
1939
1939
PC
0.2
0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.1
100
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
101
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
102
1B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
103
RP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
104
2B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
105
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
106
LF
1
1946
1946
PS
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
107
C
2
1940
1942
NE
0.1
0.8
-0.7
0.0
0.1
108
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
C
1
1942
1942
PS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
110
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
2B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
112
CF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
3B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
C
2
1939
1940
PC
0.1
0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
115
2B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
116
RP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
117
RP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
118
RP
1
1940
1940
NE
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
119
RP
1
1940
1940
NE
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
120
RP
1
1946
1946
PS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
121
LF
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
123
-
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
124
1B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
125
3B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
126
RP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
RP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
129
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
C
1
1940
1940
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
2B
1
1942
1942
HG
0.0
1.1
-1.3
0.0
0.2
132
CF
1
1940
1940
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
RP
1
1940
1940
PC
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
134
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
3B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
-
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
3B
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
-
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
-
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
-
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
-
1
1946
1946
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
3B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
C
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
LF
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
152
RF
1
1946
1946
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
-
1
1946
1946
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
2B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
155
CF
1
1942
1942
NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
C
1
1946
1946
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
SS
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
158
C
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
160
RF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
161
RP
1
1940
1940
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
162
C
1
1946
1946
PS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
163
2B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
165
-
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
166
1B
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
167
RF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
-0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
168
LF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
169
-
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
170
RF
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
171
2B
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
172
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
173
CF
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
174
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
175
SS
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
176
RF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
177
-
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
178
1B
2
1940
1942
EAS/HG
-0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
179
C
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
180
RF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
181
3B
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
182
RF
1
1939
1939
PC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
183
-
1
1941
1941
TPC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
184
RF
1
1939
1939
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
185
RF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
186
CF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
187
C
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
188
-
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
189
2B
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
190
RP
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
191
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
192
LF
1
1939
1939
PC
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
193
3B
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
194
RF
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.2
0.5
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
195
C
1
1942
1942
HG
-0.2
0.5
-0.8
0.0
0.1
196
2B
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
197
-
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
198
-
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
199
RF
1
1942
1942
HG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
200
C
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
201
LF
1
1941
1941
TPC
-0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.4
202
RP
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
203
-
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
204
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
205
LF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
206
-
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
207
-
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
208
-
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
209
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
210
CF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
211
-
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
212
C
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
213
C
2
1940
1946
EAS/PS
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
214
RF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
215
SS
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.2
216
RP
2
1938
1940
NE/PC
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
217
SP
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
218
C
1
1941
1941
TPC
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
219
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
220
RF
2
1940
1942
EAS/PS
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.1
221
RP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
222
LF
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
223
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
224
-
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
225
SP
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
226
LF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
227
SP
4
1938
1941
PC/TPC
-0.5
0.7
-0.2
-0.9
0.0
228
LF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.5
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
229
C
2
1938
1940
JNL/PC
-0.5
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.3
230
RF
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
231
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
232
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
233
-
1
1946
1946
PS
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
234
-
1
1940
1940
NE
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
235
C
2
1938
1942
NE/PC
-0.6
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.1
236
2B
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.6
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
237
CF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
238
1B
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
239
LF
2
1940
1946
JNL/VEZ
-0.7
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
240
2B
2
1942
1946
PS
-0.7
-1.7
0.7
0.0
0.3
241
2B
1
1941
1941
TPC
-0.7
-0.9
0.0
0.0
0.1
242
RF
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.8
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.2
243
-
1
1941
1941
TPC
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
244
RF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.9
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.2
245
-
1
1939
1939
PC
-0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
246
CF
1
1942
1942
NE
-0.9
-0.5
-0.4
0.0
0.0
247
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.9
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.1
248
RP
1
1946
1946
VEZ
-0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.9
0.0
249
-
1
1940
1940
NE
-1.0
0.0
0.0
-1.0
0.0
250
RP
1
1942
1942
NE
-1.1
-0.4
-0.6
-0.1
-0.1
251
CF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-1.2
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
252
RP
1
1941
1941
TPC
-1.2
0.0
0.0
-1.2
0.0
253
3B
1
1940
1940
JNL
-1.2
-1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0

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