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Buddy Myer
Full name Charles Solomon Myer Born March 16, 1904, Ellisville, Mississippi Died October 31, 1974, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Buried at Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, Louisiana First Game: September 26, 1925 ; Final Game: September 24, 1941 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 10.5" Weight: 163 Great-uncle of Bob Myrick Ejections: 1928 (2), 1929 (1), 1933 (1), 1934 (1), 1935 (2), 1937 (1), 1938 (2). Total: 10 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1925 WAS A Daily Splits 4 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 -0.3 1925 WAS A
1926 WAS A Daily Splits 132 434 66 132 18 6 1 60 45 0 19 0 20 0 17 3 10 11 .304 .370 .380 -0.5 1926 WAS A
1927 WAS A Daily Splits 15 51 7 11 1 0 0 7 8 2 3 0 2 0 4 0 3 3 .216 .322 .235 -0.3 1927 WAS A
1927 BOS A Daily Splits 133 469 59 135 22 11 2 47 48 1 15 4 19 0 14 6 9 12 .288 .359 .394 1.6 1927 BOS A
1927 TOT A 148 520 66 146 23 11 2 54 56 3 18 4 21 0 18 6 12 15 .281 .355 .379 1.3 1927 TOT A
1928 BOS A Daily Splits 147 536 78 168 26 6 1 44 53 2 28 4 26 0 18 5 30 16 .313 .379 .390 2.1 1928 BOS A
1929 WAS A Daily Splits 141 563 80 169 29 10 3 82 63 1 33 2 11 0 13 8 19 7 .300 .373 .403 -0.3 1929 WAS A
1930 WAS A Daily Splits 138 541 97 164 18 8 2 61 58 2 31 2 16 0 13 8 14 11 .303 .373 .377 -1.9 1930 WAS A
1931 WAS A Daily Splits 139 591 114 173 33 11 4 56 58 0 42 4 9 0 17 3 11 14 .293 .360 .406 -0.6 1931 WAS A
1932 WAS A Daily Splits 143 577 120 161 38 16 5 52 69 0 33 4 11 0 12 4 12 7 .279 .360 .426 -0.5 1932 WAS A
1933 WAS A Daily Splits 131 530 95 160 29 15 4 61 60 1 29 1 10 0 12 2 6 8 .302 .374 .436 2.1 1933 WAS A
1934 WAS A Daily Splits 139 524 103 160 33 8 3 57 102 1 32 1 9 0 9 3 6 6 .305 .419 .416 2.2 1934 WAS A
1935 WAS A Daily Splits 151 616 115 215 36 11 5 100 96 1 40 4 4 0 14 6 7 6 .349 .440 .468 5.5 1935 WAS A
1936 WAS A Daily Splits 51 156 31 42 5 2 0 15 42 0 11 1 2 0 3 3 7 2 .269 .427 .327 1.2 1936 WAS A
1937 WAS A Daily Splits 125 430 54 126 16 10 1 65 78 5 41 5 6 0 7 11 2 6 .293 .407 .384 -0.3 1937 WAS A
1938 WAS A Daily Splits 127 437 79 147 22 8 6 71 93 5 32 1 3 0 4 10 9 5 .336 .454 .465 3.6 1938 WAS A
1939 WAS A Daily Splits 83 258 33 78 10 3 1 32 40 4 18 0 0 3 0 9 3 4 1 .302 .392 .376 1.0 1939 WAS A
1940 WAS A Daily Splits 71 210 28 61 14 4 0 29 34 2 10 0 1 0 4 6 6 3 .290 .389 .395 1.3 1940 WAS A
1941 WAS A Daily Splits 53 107 14 27 3 1 0 9 18 0 10 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 .252 .360 .299 -0.5 1941 WAS A
Total (17 Years) Splits 1923 7038 1174 2131 353 130 38 848 965 27 428 33 149 3 0 173 84 157 118 .303 .389 .406 15.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1925 WAS A Daily Splits 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .250 1925 WAS A
1933 WAS A Daily Splits 5 20 2 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .350 1933 WAS A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 8 28 2 8 1 0 0 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .355 .321 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1925 WAS A Daily Splits SS 4 1 1 19 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
1926 WAS A Daily Splits SS 118 102 100 937.2 215 297 40 47 0 .928
1926 WAS A 3B 8 7 5 57.2 11 7 2 0 0 .900
1927 WAS A Daily Splits SS 15 15 14 129 29 41 5 9 0 .933
1927 BOS A Daily Splits SS 101 101 97 871.1 238 311 35 64 1 .940
1927 BOS A 3B 14 12 11 123.1 17 26 3 3 0 .935
1927 BOS A OF 10 9 8 85 20 2 1 0 0 .957 10 0 0
1927 BOS A LF 10 9 8 85 20 2 1 0 0 .957
1927 BOS A 2B 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 2 0 1.000
1927 TOT A SS 116 116 111 1000.1 267 352 40 73 1 .939
1928 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 144 141 133 1218.2 137 306 15 35 0 .967
1929 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 89 87 85 765 205 271 21 51 0 .958
1929 WAS A 3B 52 51 50 458 69 91 11 13 0 .936
1930 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 134 133 129 1163 330 405 27 89 1 .965
1930 WAS A OF 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 0
1930 WAS A CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1930 WAS A LF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1931 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 137 137 137 1225 333 398 12 87 0 .984
1932 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 139 139 137 1233 352 426 20 97 0 .975
1933 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 129 129 113 1118 356 417 17 92 0 .978
1934 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 135 134 130 1182.1 367 420 20 101 0 .975
1935 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 151 151 148 1344.2 460 473 20 138 0 .979
1936 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 43 42 40 363.2 120 143 4 31 0 .985
1937 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 119 118 115 1043.2 308 338 23 90 0 .966
1937 WAS A LF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1937 WAS A OF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1938 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 121 117 114 1035.1 308 355 12 91 0 .982
1939 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 65 65 64 565.1 175 188 12 48 0 .968
1940 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 54 54 52 467.1 119 176 10 34 0 .967
1941 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 24 21 21 193.1 53 54 2 12 0 .982
Total (14 Years) Splits 2B 1341 1327 1285 11702.2 3487 4068 200 963 1 .974
Total ( 3 Years) SS 238 219 212 1957 483 652 80 120 1 .934
Total ( 4 Years) 3B 218 211 199 1857.2 234 430 31 51 0 .955
Total ( 3 Years) OF 13 9 8 90 20 2 1 0 0 .957 12 1 0
Total ( 3 Years) LF 12 9 8 89 20 2 1 0 0 .957
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1925 WAS A Daily Splits 3B 3 2 2 21 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1933 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 46 15 13 3 3 0 .903
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits 2B 5 5 5 46 15 13 3 3 0 .903
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 3 2 2 21 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-28-1928(2) BOX BOS A Red Ormsby Call at 1B
8-31-1928 BOX BOS A Harry Geisel Call at HP
8-13-1929 BOX WAS A Bick Campbell Called third strike
4-25-1933 BOX WAS A George Moriarty Fighting
7-30-1934 BOX WAS A Lou Kolls Balls and strikes
7-24-1935(1) BOX WAS A Charles Donnelly Called third strike
8-23-1935 BOX WAS A Bill Dinneen Call at HP
8-15-1937(1) BOX WAS A Cal Hubbard Call at 3B (Threw dirt)
6-10-1938 BOX WAS A Joe Rue Call at 3B
9- 8-1938 BOX WAS A Bill Grieve Fighting
Transaction Information
Sold by New Orleans (Southern Association) to Washington Senators for $25000 (June
2, 1925 ).
Traded by Washington Senators to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Topper Rigney (May
2, 1927 ).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Washington Senators in exchange for Milt Gaston , Hod
Lisenbee , Bobby Reeves , Grant Gillis and Elliot Bigelow (December 15, 1928 ).
Released by Washington Senators (October 7, 1941 ).
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