Johnny Bucha
| Johnny Bucha | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: January 22, 1925 Allentown, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: April 28, 1996 (aged 71) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 2, 1948, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 25, 1953, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .205 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 15 | ||
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John George Bucha (January 22, 1925 – April 28, 1996) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher.
Bucha made his MLB debut in 1948 with the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1952 he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 draft. He was traded, along with Chuck Kress and Ernie Nevel to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954, in exchange for Wayne Belardi.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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