Buck West Stats

Buck West was born on Wednesday, August 29, 1860, in Spring Mill, Ohio. West was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 24, 1884, with the Cincinnati Red Stockings. 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 Buck West baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Milton Douglas West
Nickname:   Buck
Born On:   08-29-1860  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Spring Mill, Ohio
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-13-1929 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Mansfield, Ohio
Cemetery:   Mansfield Catholic Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   08-24-1884 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-18-1890
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Buck West Pitching Stats

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Buck West Hitting Stats

1884 24 Red Stockings 33 131 20 32 2 8 1 0 15 2 - - - - 0 - .244 .256 .405
1890 30 Spiders 37 151 20 37 6 1 2 0 29 7 - 11 - - 1 - .245 .283 .338
2 Years 70 282 40 69 8 9 3 0 44 9 - 11 - - 1 - .245 .271 .369

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Buck West Fielding Stats

1884 Red Stockings CF 33 - - 57 1.7 47 46 1 10 0 n/a n/a n/a .825 0.00
1890 Spiders OF 37 - - 71 1.9 59 50 9 12 1 n/a n/a n/a .831 0.00
OF Totals 37 0 0 71 1.9 59 50 9 12 1 n/a n/a n/a .831 0.00
CF Totals 33 0 0 57 1.7 47 46 1 10 0 n/a n/a n/a .825 0.00
2 Years 70 - - 128 1.8 106 96 10 22 1 n/a n/a n/a .828 0.00

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Buck West Miscellaneous Stats

1884 Red Stockings - - - 0 0 n/a 131.0 0.0 8.7 - - -
1890 Spiders 4 - - 0 0 n/a 75.5 13.7 5.2 - - -
2 Years 4 - - 0 0 n/a 94.0 25.6 6.4 - - -

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Buck West Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1884 Cincinnati Red Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Cleveland Spiders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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