Jerry Buchek

Jerry Buchek
Infielder
Born: May 9, 1942 (1942-05-09) (age 69) St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 30, 1961 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1968 for the New York Mets
Career statistics
Batting average	.220
Home runs	22
Runs batted in	108
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1961, 1963-1966) New York Mets (1967-1968)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion: 1964

Gerald Peter Buchek (born May 9, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former professional baseball player. He was an infielder over parts of 7 seasons (1961, 1963-1968) with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Buchek was a member of the 1964 World Series champion Cardinals. For his career he hit .220 with 22 home run and 108 runs batted in in 421 games played.

On April 12, 1966 he hit the first ever home run at Busch Memorial Stadium.^[1]

Among Mets fans he was known for starting an improbable comeback victory against the Atlanta Braves on July 9, 1967. Down 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and nobody on base, Buchek, batting .230, was sent in to pinch hit for Bud Harrelson, who already had four hits, including a double, that game. Buchek hit a home run to tie the game, and the Mets went on to score another, to win 5-4.[1]

References

1. ^ The Offical Major League Baseball Fact Book. The Sporting News. 2002. pp. 453. ISBN 0-89204-670-8. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Buchek, Jerry
Alternative names
Short description	Jerry Buchek is also known as one of the coaches at Sho-Me Baseball camp in Branson, Missouri. Along with other coaches including Major League Pitcher Steve Renko they teach new baseball players.
Date of birth	May 9, 1942
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri
Date of death
Place of death