John Buzhardt

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name=John William Buzhardt


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position=Pitcher
bats=Right
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birthdate=July 13 1936
deathdate=death date and age|2008|6|18|1936|7|13
debutdate=September 10
debutyear=by|1958
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=by|1968
finalteam=Houston Astros
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*Chicago Cubs (by|1958-by|1959)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1960-by|1961)
*Chicago White Sox (by|1962-by|1967)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1967)
*Houston Astros (by|1967)
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John William Buzhardt (August 17 1936 – June 15 2008) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros from by|1958 through by|1968. His best season came in by|1965 when he won 13 games and lost only 8 with the White Sox. He has a career record of 71-96 with a 3.66 ERA. He was born in Prosperity, South Carolina.

On June 21, by|1959, he pitched a 4-0 one-hitter for the Cubs against the Phillies, allowing only a third-inning single by Carl Sawatski and facing just 28 batters, one over the minimum. [ [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1959/B06210CHN1959.htm Retrosheet Boxscore] ] On July 28, by|1961, in the second game of a doubleheader at Connie Mack Stadium, Buzhardt pitched a complete game, 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants. The Phillies then lost their next 23 in a row, a modern-day major league record. They finally won their next game on August 20, defeating the Milwaukee Braves 7-4 at Milwaukee County Stadium, also in the second game of a doubleheader, and also with Buzhardt going the distance for the win.

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