Buster Mills Stats

Buster Mills was born on Wednesday, September 16, 1908, in Ranger, Texas. Mills was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1934, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Buster Mills baseball stats page.

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Buster Mills

Buster Mills Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#234)

Buster Mills Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#234)

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Birth Name:   Colonel Buster Mills
Nickname:   Bus or Buster
Born On:   09-16-1908  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ranger, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-01-1991 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Arlington, Texas
Cemetery:   Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Ranger High School (Ranger, TX)
College:   University of Oklahoma
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-18-1934 (Age 25)
Last Game:   06-01-1946
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Buster Mills Pitching Stats

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Buster Mills Hitting Stats

1934 26 Cardinals 29 72 7 17 4 1 1 0 8 4 - 11 2 - 2 2 .236 .295 .361
1935 27 Dodgers 17 56 12 12 2 1 1 0 7 5 - 11 0 - 4 4 .214 .323 .339
1937 29 Red Sox 123 505 85 149 25 8 7 0 58 46 - 41 9 - 6 - .295 .361 .418
1938 30 Browns 123 466 66 133 24 4 3 0 46 43 - 46 8 - 3 - .285 .350 .373
1940 32 Yankees 34 63 10 25 3 3 1 0 15 7 - 5 0 - 0 6 .397 .457 .587
1942 34 Indians 80 195 19 54 4 2 1 0 26 23 - 18 2 - 0 7 .277 .353 .333
1946 38 Indians 9 22 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 - 5 0 - 0 1 .273 .360 .273
7 Years 415 1,379 200 396 62 19 14 0 163 131 - 137 21 - 15 20 .287 .355 .390

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Buster Mills Fielding Stats

1934 Cardinals CF 17 16 438 241 14.2 241 241 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 14.86
1934 Cardinals RF 1 0 - 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1935 Dodgers CF 8 8 144 13 1.6 12 12 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.25
1935 Dodgers LF 11 7 153 120 10.9 120 120 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 21.18
1935 Dodgers RF 1 0 - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1937 Red Sox CF 10 9 225 24 2.4 23 23 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.76
1937 Red Sox LF 107 107 2,727 2,225 20.8 2,215 2,207 8 10 0 n/a n/a n/a .996 21.93
1937 Red Sox RF 5 4 111 12 2.4 9 9 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 2.19
1938 Browns CF 6 6 123 11 1.8 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.41
1938 Browns LF 106 104 2,637 2,240 21.1 2,232 2,223 9 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .996 22.85
1938 Browns RF 1 0 - 2 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00
1940 Yankees LF 12 10 243 21 1.8 21 21 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.33
1940 Yankees RF 2 2 51 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.12
1942 Indians CF 38 35 663 110 2.9 106 103 3 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .964 4.32
1942 Indians LF 12 10 240 31 2.6 31 31 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.49
1942 Indians RF 4 3 81 9 2.3 9 8 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1946 Indians LF 6 5 117 11 1.8 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.54
LF Totals 254 243 6,117 4,648 18.3 4,630 4,613 17 18 2 n/a n/a n/a .996 20.44
CF Totals 79 74 1,593 399 5.1 393 390 3 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .985 6.66
RF Totals 14 9 243 32 2.3 28 27 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 3.11
7 Years 347 326 7,953 5,079 14.6 5,051 5,030 21 28 4 n/a n/a n/a .994 17.15

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Buster Mills Miscellaneous Stats

1934 Cardinals 0 - - 10 1 n/a 72.0 6.5 9.0 - - -
1935 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 56.0 5.1 8.0 - - -
1937 Red Sox 11 8 .579 3 0 n/a 72.1 12.3 8.7 - - -
1938 Browns 7 8 .467 11 0 n/a 155.3 10.1 10.1 - - -
1940 Yankees 0 0 .000 20 0 n/a 63.0 12.6 4.2 - - -
1942 Indians 5 4 .556 28 0 n/a 195.0 10.8 7.5 - - -
1946 Indians 0 1 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 4.4 7.3 - - -
7 Years 23 21 .523 75 1 n/a 98.5 10.1 8.5 - - -

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Buster Mills Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1934 St. Louis Cardinals 10 Undetermined - -
1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 21 Undetermined - -
1937 Boston Red Sox 7 Undetermined - -
1938 St. Louis Browns 15 Undetermined - -
1940 New York Yankees 17, 27 Undetermined - -
1942 Cleveland Indians 14 Undetermined - -
1946 Cleveland Indians 24 Undetermined - -

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