Don Buschhorn

Don Buschhorn
Pitcher
Born: April 29, 1946 (1946-04-29) (age 65) Independence, Missouri
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 15, 1965 for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
August 3, 1965 for the Kansas City Athletics
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	0–1
Earned run average	4.35
Innings	31
Teams
Kansas City Athletics (1965)

Donald Lee Buschhorn (born April 29, 1946, at Independence, Missouri) is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Kansas City Athletics during the 1965 season. The right-hander stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).

Buschhorn spent the entire 1965 campaign — his second as a professional — on the Athletics' roster^[1] per the bonus rules of the mid-1960s. His first three appearances of that season were as a starting pitcher, and in his debut game against the eventual American League champion Minnesota Twins, Buschhorn struck out the first two big-league batters he faced: Zoilo Versalles and Rich Rollins. Versalles would be the AL Most Valuable Player for 1965. The Twins eventually reached Buschhorn for two runs, including one on a home run by Jerry Kindall,^[2] and Buschhorn was tagged with the 2–0 loss, his only MLB decision.

In 31 innings for the Athletics that season, Buschhorn yielded 36 hits and eight bases on balls, striking out nine. His professional career continued in 1966 and 1968–1969.

References

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

1. ^ Baseball Reference
2. ^ 1965-5-15 box score from Retrosheet

Persondata
Name	Buschhorn, Don
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	April 29, 1946
Place of birth	Independence, Missouri
Date of death
Place of death