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Buster Mills

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: September 16, 1908 in Ranger, TX us

Died: December 1, 1991 in Arlington, TX

Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, TX

High School: Ranger HS (Ranger, TX)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: April 18, 1934 (Age 25-214d, 7,699th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 1, 1946 (Age 37-258d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Colonel Buster Mills

Nicknames: Bus

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

1379

396

.287

200

RBI

163

OBP

.355

SLG

.390

OPS

.746

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-4 / in Starts: 4-1
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 25 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	21 (9-7-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 25 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
K Keltner	1
S Gromek	1
L Boudreau	1

Most Driven In By
M Rocco	1
P Seerey	0

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	407	9 (8)	Apr 28	CLE	@	DET	W,3-1	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	4.94	-0.136	10.02	-0.17%	-0.49	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	408	17 (7)	May 7	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	3.65	-0.080	3.66	-0.05%	-0.33	PH
3	409	27 (9)	May 17 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,4-9	5-GF(8)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	1	.27	0.009	.29	0.01%	0.36	LF
4	410	30 (2)	May 20	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	CG	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.400	.625	.400	1.025	3	1.48	0.072	.94	0.03%	0.63	LF
5	411	31	May 21	CLE		NYY	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	8	.26	-0.006	.20	0.00%	-0.29	LF
6	412	32	May 22	CLE		BOS	L,4-7	GS-12	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		0	1	0	0	.286	.412	.286	.697	3	1.36	-0.095	1.28	-0.05%	-0.46	LF
7	413	33	May 23	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.294	.694	8	1.62	0.064	1.14	0.03%	0.34	LF
8	414	34	May 25	CLE	@	SLB	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	3	.96	-0.031	.62	-0.01%	-0.17	LF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	415	41 (6)	Jun 1	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	9	.02	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.21	PH
							5-4		25	22	1	6	0	0	0	3	3	0	5	0	0		0	1	0	1	.273	.360	.273	.633		1.33	-0.204	1.25	-0.22%	-0.61

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