Today
I present a 1974 “not so missing” card for former reliever Tom Buskey,
who made his MLB debut during the 1973 season as a member of the New
York Yankees:
Buskey appeared in eight games for the Yanks, going 0-1 with an ERA of
5.40 over 16.2 innings pitched, collecting a save along the way.
He would end up putting in eight years in the Big Leagues, pitching
through the 1980 season and appearing in 258 games, all out of the
bullpen for the Yanks, Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays between
1973 and 1980.
His final numbers looked like this: a 21-27 record with a 3.66 earned
run average over 479.1 innings pitched, picking up 34 saves and striking
out 212 hitters.
His best year would arguably be 1975 while with the Indians when he
finished 5-3 with a nice 2.57 earned run average over 50 appearances and
77 innings pitched, with seven saves.