Don Buschhorn Explained

Don Buschhorn
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:29 April 1946
Birth Place:Independence, Missouri
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 15
Debutyear:1965
Debutteam:Kansas City Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 3
Finalyear:1965
Finalteam:Kansas City Athletics
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.35
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:9
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Donald Lee Buschhorn (born April 29, 1946) is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Kansas City Athletics during the season. He is right-hander stood tall and weighed .

Buschhorn spent the entire 1965 campaign — his second as a professional — on the Athletics' roster[1] per the bonus rules of the mid-1960s. His first three appearances of that season were as a starting pitcher, and in his debut game against the eventual American League champion Minnesota Twins, Buschhorn struck out the first two big-league batters he faced: Zoilo Versalles and Rich Rollins. Versalles would be the AL Most Valuable Player for 1965. The Twins eventually reached Buschhorn for two runs, including one on a home run by Jerry Kindall,[2] and Buschhorn was tagged with the 2–0 loss, his only MLB decision.

In 31 innings for the Athletics that season, Buschhorn yielded 36 hits and eight bases on balls, striking out nine. His professional career continued in 1966 and 1968–1969.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=buschh001don Baseball Reference
  2. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1965/B05150KC11965.htm 1965-5-15 box score from Retrosheet