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Buck Rodgers Buck Rodgers

Full name: Robert Leroy Rodgers Born: August 16, 1938, Delaware, Ohio First Game: September 8, 1961; Final Game: October 1, 1969 Managed First Game: April 10, 1980; Managed Final Game: May 16, 1994 Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 190 NL Manager of the Year (1987) TSN NL Manager of the Year (1987) Minor League Manager of the Year (1984) Buck Rodgers Collectibles! Buck Rodgers Memorabilia! Buck Rodgers Cards! Buck Rodgers Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

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Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1961 LA  A Daily Splits   16    56    8   18   2   0   2   13    1   0    6   0   0   0   0   2   3    0   0  .321  .333  .464   0.0 1961 LA  A
1962 LA  A Daily Splits  155   565   65  146  34   6   6   61   45   6   68   0   6   8   0   6i 16    1   8  .258  .309  .372  -0.5 1962 LA  A
1963 LA  A Daily Splits  100   300   24   70   6   0   4   23   29   2   35   2   7   2   0   6   6    2   2  .233  .303  .293  -1.3 1963 LA  A
1964 LA  A Daily Splits  148   514   38  125  18   3   4   54   40  11   71   4   7   7   0   4  15    4   3  .243  .299  .313   0.6 1964 LA  A
1965 CAL A Daily Splits  132   411   33   86  14   3   1   32   35   9   61   3   4   8   0   8  15    4   5  .209  .271  .265  -1.3 1965 CAL A
1966 CAL A Daily Splits  133   454   45  107  20   3   7   48   29   8   57   2   0   6   0   5  11    3   4  .236  .281  .339  -1.2 1966 CAL A
1967 CAL A Daily Splits  139   429   29   94  13   3   6   41   34   5   55   2   6   4   0   9  12    1   4  .219  .277  .305  -0.8 1967 CAL A
1968 CAL A Daily Splits   91   258   13   49   6   0   1   14   16   3   48   3   2   2   0   4   4    2   1  .190  .244  .225  -1.9 1968 CAL A
1969 CAL A Daily Splits   18    46    4    9   1   0   0    2    5   1    8   1   0   0   0   2   0    0   0  .196  .288  .217  -0.7 1969 CAL A
Total            Splits  932  3033  259  704 114  18  31  288  234  45  409  17  32  37   0  46i 82   17  27  .232  .288  .312  -7.1 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam

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Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1961 LA  A Daily   C   14   13   13   115.1    71   11    3    2   0    1    6    8    0  .965
1962 LA  A Daily   C  150  144  139  1302.2   826   73   10   14   0   12   34   39    4i .989
1963 LA  A Daily   C   85   77   64   695.1   416   48   10    5   0   12   16   23    3  .979
1964 LA  A Daily   C  146  139  135  1255.2   884   87   13   14   0    4   33   36    8  .987
1965 CAL A Daily   C  128  112  105  1025.2   682   52    7    7   0    9   20   40    3  .991
1966 CAL A Daily   C  133  121  116  1103     662   69    6    7   0   11   34   47    6  .992
1967 CAL A Daily   C  133  121  115  1094.2   728   73    7   11   0    7   44   40    2  .991
1967 CAL A        LF    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0                         -
1967 CAL A        OF    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0                         -     1    0    0 
1968 CAL A Daily   C   87   74   57   658     407   50    7   11   0    7   24   32    1  .985
1969 CAL A Daily   C   18   14   13   132      74    9    0    3   0    3    4   17    0 1.000
Total              C  894  815  757  7382.1  4750  472   63   74   0   66  215  282   27i .988
Total             LF    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0                         -
Total             OF    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0                         -     1    0    0 
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

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Managerial RecordManagerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1980 MIL A   47   26   21  .553   272   194          6- 4    2  3
1980 MIL A   23   13   10  .565   104    96   9- 9           4  3
1981 MIL A  109   62   47  .569   493   459                  1
1982 MIL A   47   23   24  .489   221   225          6- 1    5  1
1985 MON N  161   84   77  .522   633   636                  3
1986 MON N  161   78   83  .484   637   688                  4
1987 MON N  162   91   71  .562   741   720                  3
1988 MON N  163   81   81  .500   628   592                  3
1989 MON N  162   81   81  .500   632   630                  4
1990 MON N  162   85   77  .525   662   598                  3
1991 MON N   49   20   29  .408   166   200          6- 2    6  6
1991 CAL A   38   20   18  .526   121   143   8-26           7  7
1992 CAL A   39   19   20  .487   159   153          5-20    5  5
1992 CAL A   34   14   20  .412   112   132   8-28           5  5
1993 CAL A  162   71   91  .438   684   770                  5
1994 CAL A   39   16   23  .410   210   222          5-16    3  4
Total      1558  784  773  .504  6475  6458
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

Division Series Managerial RecordDivision Series Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1981 MIL A    5    2    3  .400    13    19

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1956).

Selected by Los Angeles Angels from Detroit Tigers in the expansion draft (December
14, 1960).

Released by California Angels (October 22, 1969).

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