Jim Bucher
James Quinter Bucher

Bats Left
Throws Right
Height 5'11
Weight 170

Born March 11, 1911
Manassas, VA
Died October 21, 2004
Elizabethtown, PA

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1935 24 MIL   59   69   20   4   0   0    6   10    2    6   0   1   1   0  .290  .282  .348  .411   24 
 1936 25 MIL    2    1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0  .000  .286  .000  .410    0 
 1937 26 MIL   23   17    4   0   0   0    3    0    0    0   0   0   0   0  .235  .266  .235  .414    4 
 1944 33 HAR   80  251   66  13   2   8   28   37   15   23   0   1   1   0  .263  .266  .426  .402  107 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  4 Seasons   164  338   90  17   2   8   37   47   17   29   0   2   2   0  .266  .272  .399  .407  135
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  317   85  16   2   8   35   44   16   27   0   2   2   0  .266  ----  .399  ----  127
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Yrs.  MIL   84   87   24   4   0   0    9   10    2    6   0   1   1   0  .276  .278  .322  .412   28 
 1 Yr.   HAR   80  251   66  13   2   8   28   37   15   23   0   1   1   0  .263  .266  .426  .402  107 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1937 MIL HAR   L    1    1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000    0
 1944 HAR MON   L    3    8    1   0   0   0    0    1    1    2   0   0   0   0  .125  .125    0
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               0-2   4    9    1   0   0   0    0    1    1    2   0   0   0   0  .111  .111    0
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+


WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.



Transactions

January 1, 1934: Drafted 3rd round (23rd overall) by Harlem.
December 1, 1934: Traded by Harlem to Milton for Jimmy Jordan.
January 1, 1944: Signed as a Free Agent by Harlem.


Biography

He hit .265 in his major league career with 17 home runs and 193 RBI. One of his best seasons came in 1935 when he hit .302 with seven home runs and 58 RBI for the Dodgers. He played for the Dodgers (1934-1937), the Cardinals (1938) and the Red Sox (1944-45). In Oct. 1937, the Dodgers traded Bucher, along with Johnny Cooney, Roy Henshaw and Joe Stripp, to the Cardinals for Leo Durocher.



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