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Bob Buhl
Robert Ray Buhl
Born: Aug. 12, 1928 in Saginaw, Michigan
Died: Feb. 16, 2001 in Titusville, Fla.
Debut: 1953 | Pos: P
Ht: 6'2" | Wt: 190 | B: R | T: R
| Yrs | W | L | G | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
| 15 | 166 | 132 | 457 | 6 | 2587.0 | 1268 | 3.55 |
>> Visit the Bob Buhl biography on Baseball Almanac for complete statistics.
Bob Buhl stepped on the field for the first time as a member of the Milwaukee Braves in 1953. Fifteen seasons later, in 1967, his career came to a close with the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched in 2,586.1 innings in 457 games, finishing with a career 3.55 ERA and a 166-132 record.
He died in 2001 at the age of 72.
As a Brave, he was a roommate of Eddie Mathews and Buhl died just 2 days after his Braves' teammate. Together, they were members of Braves teams to win the NL Pennant in 1957 and 1958. Buhl put together back-to-back 18 win season in 1956 and 1957.
In 1959, Buhl led the league with 4 shutouts. In 1960, he finished with a 16-9 record, a 3.09 ERA and a trip to the All-Star game.
In 1962, Buhl was traded to the Chicago Cubs after pitching just one game for the Braves. In 1966, he was sent to Phillies.
In his career, he pitched 111 complete games, 20 shutouts and picked up 6 saves. He was a member of the the NL Champion Braves in 1957 & 1958. While he performed well on the mound, Buhl had a weakness at the plate. In 1962, he set a record for most at-bats in a season without a hit when he went 0-for-70. He finished his career with a .089 average.
Buhl started against the Yankees in Game 3 and Game 6 of the 1957 World Series. His starts totaled just 3.1 innings and he was credited with a loss and a 10.80 ERA.
Sources: Baseball Encyclopedia,
InfoPlease, Baseball Chronicle
Special thanks to Warren Linger
for his help with the information.