Jerry Buchek
Gerald Peter Buchek
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: May 9, 1942 in St. Louis, MO
Signed: 1959 by the St. Louis Cardinals
Acquired: traded from the Cardinals with Art Mahaffey and Tony Martinez for Eddie Bressoud, Danny Napoleon, and cash, April 1967
Departed: traded to the Cardinals for Jim Cosman, December 1968
The Mets' Opening Day second baseman in 1967, Jerry was an infielder who just missed out on playing in the World Series with the '67 and '68 Cardinals, and just missed out again with the '69 Mets. Pictured here with the Mets on his 1968 Topps card.
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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)YEAR CLUB G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG 1963 StL NL 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1964 StL NL 35 30 7 6 0 2 0 1 10 0 0 11 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .200 1965 StL NL 55 166 17 41 8 3 3 21 64 1 0 46 13 0 1 1 .300 .386 .247 1966 StL NL 100 284 23 67 10 4 4 25 97 0 5 71 23 0 1 5 .288 .342 .236 1967 *METS* 124 411 35 97 11 2 14 41 154 3 5 101 26 2 3 2 .283 .375 .236 1968 *METS* 73 192 8 35 4 0 1 11 42 1 1 53 10 3 2 0 .234 .219 .182 METS TOTALS 197 603 43 132 15 2 15 52 196 4 6 154 36 5 5 2 .268 .325 .219 OTHER CLUBS 224 574 53 127 20 9 7 56 186 1 5 158 39 2 2 7 .270 .324 .221 CAREER TOTS 421 1177 96 259 35 11 22 108 382 5 11 312 75 7 7 9 .269 .325 .220 |
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This is a list of the Jerry Buchek cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at
Rounding Third.1964 Topps #314
1965 Topps #397
1966 Topps #454
1968 Topps #277
1991 WIZ Mets #56
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