Kevin Buckley
Appearance
Kevin Buckley | |
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Designated hitter | |
Born: Quincy, Massachusetts | January 16, 1959|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 4, 1984, for the Texas Rangers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 25, 1984, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .286 |
Teams | |
Kevin John Buckley (born January 16, 1959 in Quincy, Massachusetts) is a retired baseball player. Buckley attended Braintree High School prior to attending the University of Maine.[1] In 1978, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] With Maine's baseball team, Buckley appeared in the 1981 College World Series. Drafted in the 17th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft, Buckley made his major league debut with the Texas Rangers on September 4, 1984. Appearing in 5 career games as a designated hitter, Buckley went 2-7 with 4 strike outs.[3]
References
- ^ "University of Maine Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2004. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Profile The Baseball Cube
External links
- Baseball Reference
- Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Gauge
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from Massachusetts
- Burlington Rangers players
- Cotuit Kettleers players
- Gulf Coast Rangers players
- Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Maine Black Bears baseball players
- Maine Guides players
- Major League Baseball designated hitters
- Oklahoma City 89ers players
- Sportspeople from Quincy, Massachusetts
- Texas Rangers players
- Tulsa Drillers players
- Braintree High School alumni
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