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| Player Report for #1 Jerry Buchek | | Saturday, October 4th, 1969 | 
| AB | 517 | | HR | 9 | | RBI | 53 | | AVG | .317 | | OPS | .791 |
| | Name: | Jerry Buchek | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $29,439 | | Birthday: | 05-09-1942 | Signed Through: | 1969 Season | | Age: | 27 | Years of Major League Service: | 4 Years, 91 Days | | Born in: | St. Louis (Missouri) | Major League Service Days this Year: | None | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 5' 10" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 8 Years, 28 Days | | Weight: | 185 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 9 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | 2B | Minor League Option Years: | Out of option years | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Good | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | Player Development | | | | | | | Leadership: | 1 | IF Range: | 6 | | Desire for Winner: | 9 | IF Arm: | 6 | | Loyalty: | 7 | IF Range: | 6 | | Greed: | 4 | IF Error: | 6 | | Intelligence: | > 3 | IF DP: | 6 | | Work Ethic: | 4 | | | | | OF Range: | 1 | | | | OF Arm: | 1 | | | | OF Err: | 1 | | | | Catcher Abil: | 0 | | | | Catcher Arm: | 0 |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | Talent | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 6 | | Second Base 6 | | Stealing Ability: | 5 | | Third Base 3 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 8 | | Shortstop 4 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 1 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 1 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-01-1969 | ROC | Loss, 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-31-1969 | ROC | Win, 4-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-30-1969 | ROC | Win, 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-29-1969 | POR | Loss, 6-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-28-1969 | POR | Win, 7-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-27-1969 | POR | Loss, 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-26-1969 | @ TEX | Loss, 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-25-1969 | @ TEX | Win, 14-3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-24-1969 | @ TEX | Win, 14-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-21-1969 | TOR | Win, 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Independence League 1969 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 124 | 517 | 164 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 59 | 31 | 117 | .317 | .361 | .429 | .791 | .721 | .112 | 37.0 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 124 | 559 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 222 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 79.9 | 5.83 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 155 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .327 | .419 | .747 | | Versus Right | | 362 | 121 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 44 | 20 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .334 | .376 | .434 | .810 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 67 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .338 | .463 | .801 | | May | | 117 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .316 | .380 | .368 | .747 | | June | | 104 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .337 | .369 | .404 | .773 | | July | | 116 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .328 | .491 | .819 | | August | | 109 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .312 | .377 | .431 | .808 | | September | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | | Last Year | | 381 | 97 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 42 | 27 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .255 | .314 | .407 | .721 | | Career | | 1532 | 438 | 67 | 13 | 41 | 179 | 197 | 108 | 330 | 9 | 0 | 21 | .286 | .340 | .427 | .766 | | Home | | 259 | 90 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .347 | .380 | .436 | .816 | | Road | | 258 | 74 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .287 | .344 | .422 | .766 | | Grass | | 489 | 157 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 55 | 31 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .321 | .367 | .440 | .807 | | Turf | | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | | Day | | 172 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .314 | .351 | .483 | .834 | | Night | | 345 | 110 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 34 | 21 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .319 | .367 | .403 | .769 | | Close/Late | | 112 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .381 | .464 | .846 | | Inning 1-3 | | 190 | 60 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .316 | .368 | .426 | .795 | | Inning 4-6 | | 172 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .321 | .343 | .664 | | Inning 7-9 | | 128 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .359 | .390 | .516 | .905 | | Extra Innings | | 27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .593 | 1.037 | | 0 Outs | | 142 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .394 | .429 | .577 | 1.007 | | 1 Outs | | 177 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .288 | .332 | .362 | .693 | | 2 Outs | | 198 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .338 | .384 | .722 | | Scoring Position | | 129 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .310 | .354 | .496 | .850 | | Bases Empty | | 294 | 88 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .299 | .340 | .395 | .734 | | Runner on 1st | | 94 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .383 | .437 | .447 | .884 | | Runner on 2nd | | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .273 | .310 | .582 | | Runner on 3rd | | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 43 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .395 | .447 | .698 | 1.144 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .500 | .571 | 1.071 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .429 | .400 | .829 | | Bases Loaded | | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .667 | .833 | | Two Strikes | | 241 | 59 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 117 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .295 | .340 | .635 | | First Pitch | | 96 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .381 | .563 | .944 | | Count 0-1 | | 32 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .333 | .531 | .865 | | Count 0-2 | | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .139 | .139 | .167 | .306 | | Count 1-0 | | 48 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .417 | .451 | .604 | 1.055 | | Count 1-1 | | 43 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .289 | .279 | .568 | | Count 1-2 | | 85 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .227 | .341 | .568 | | Count 2-0 | | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .385 | .462 | .846 | | Count 2-1 | | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .367 | .355 | .367 | .722 | | Count 2-2 | | 66 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .258 | .379 | .636 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .786 | .870 | .786 | 1.655 | | Full Count | | 54 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .493 | .407 | .900 | | Behind in Count | | 153 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .229 | .340 | .569 | | Ahead in Count | | 105 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .448 | .520 | .543 | 1.063 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1963 Omaha - AAA | 21 | 23 | 93 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .242 | .333 | .575 | 1.6 | | 1964 Omaha - AAA | 22 | 130 | 541 | 156 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 87 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 108 | 4 | 7 | .288 | .352 | .455 | .807 | 34.4 | | 1968 Omaha - AAA | 26 | 96 | 381 | 97 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 42 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 2 | 1 | .255 | .314 | .407 | .721 | 11.3 | | 1969 Cloverdale - AAA | 27 | 124 | 517 | 164 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 59 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 117 | 6 | 2 | .317 | .361 | .429 | .791 | 37.0 | | Total IL | | 373 | 1532 | 438 | 67 | 13 | 41 | 179 | 197 | 108 | 21 | 9 | 330 | 13 | 10 | .286 | .340 | .427 | .766 | 84.3 |
| | Player History | | 11-01-1962 | Retired from retirement. | | 11-15-1962 | Signed a 0-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Athletics organization. | | 01-01-1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (2). | | 03-10-1963 | Was traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with SP D. Segui, a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for RF D. Snider. | | 05-02-1963 | Injured (torn thigh muscle), out for 7-8 months. | | 01-01-1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 4 (3); Eye: 3 (2). | | 05-11-1964 | Wins the IL KMLL Player of the Week Award. | | 06-16-1964 | Was selected to the 1964 Independence League All-Star Game. | | 09-19-1964 | Wins the 1964 IL KMLL Slick Fielder Award at 2B. | | 01-01-1965 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 5 (3); Eye: 4 (2). | | 04-12-1965 | Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days. | | 11-16-1965 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $24,774 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 5 (3); Eye: 4 (2). | | 11-08-1966 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,241 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 5 (3); Eye: 4 (2). | | 11-12-1967 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $27,794 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 5 (3); Eye: 4 (2). | | 07-15-1968 | Wins the IL KMLL Player of the Week Award. | | 10-21-1968 | Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft (Round 29, Pick 4, 116th overall Pick) by the Atlanta Braves. | | 11-08-1968 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $29,439 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 5 (3); Eye: 4 (2). | | 07-07-1969 | Wins the IL KMLL Player of the Week Award. | |
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