Bob Buhl

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)
Born: August 12, 1928 in Saginaw, MI us
Died: February 16, 2001  in Titusville, FL
Buried: Cremated
High School: Saginaw HS (Saginaw, MI)
Debut: April 17, 1953 (10,999th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L
Last Game: April 30, 1967
vs. ATL 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER
Full Name: Robert Ray Buhl

Nine Players Who Debuted in 1953

Al Kaline
Ernie Banks
Junior Gilliam
Roy Face
Don Larsen
Johnny Podres
Bob Buhl
Bobo Holloman
Bill Bruton

All-Time Teammate Team

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Notable Events and Chronology

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July 30, 1956

Hank Aaron homerun puts Braves 23 games over 500

February 15, 1957

Bob Buhl announcement on a 20 win season

July 14, 1957

Gil Hodges hits a Walk Off vs the Braves

October 9, 1957

1957 World Series Game 6 Hank Bauer’s Homerun helps Yankees force game 7

August 5, 1959

Willie McCovey hits two home runs and Willie Mays another as the Giants whip the Braves’ Bob Buhl, 4 – 1, to move into first place.

July 16, 1963

Bob Buhl of the Cubs pitched no-hit ball for six and

August 23, 1964

Mets pitcher Willard Hunter picks up half his career wins (4) today as New York sweeps the Cubs, 2 – 1

April 21, 1966

Chicago Cubs make one of the best trades in franchise history, acquiring future Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins

Biography

Although he won in double figures six times with the Braves, this fast worker pitched in the shadows of Warren Spahn and Lew Burdette in the 1950s. A paratrooper in Korea in 1952, Buhl broke in with the Braves in 1953 and went 13-8 (2.97).
In 1956 a fractured finger on his pitching hand in August kept him from winning 20; he finished 18-8. His herky-jerky motion caused arm problems, and though he missed a month in 1957, he went 18-7 (2.74 ERA) to help Milwaukee win the pennant.

Buhl was a famed Dodger-killer, beating them eight times in 1956 alone. After his April 1962 trade to the Cubs, his first Chicago victory came two days later against Los Angeles. He had a large repertoire of pitches and fielded well, but he was a notoriously poor hitter. In 1962 he went 0-for-70, the worst ML “0-fer” by a pitcher in a season. He hit .089 lifetime, striking out in 45% of his at-bats.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

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