Tom Buskey

Thomas William Buskey [Husky] (February 20, 1947 – June 7, 1998) was a Major League Baseball middle relief pitcher. Listed at 6' 3", 200 lb., he batted and threw right handed.^[1]

Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Buskey attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He entered the majors with the New York Yankees in 1973, playing for them one and a half seasons before joining the Cleveland Indians (1974–1977) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1978–1980).^[1]

In an eight-season career, Huskey posted a 21-27 record with a 3.66 earned run average and 34 saves in 258 relief appearances, striking out 212 batters while walking 167 in 479⅓ innings of work.^[1]

He also pitched in the Minor Leagues over parts of eight seasons spanning 1969–1979, going 49–42 with a 2.77 ERA and 23 saves in 183 games, including 74 starts, 37 complete games, seven shutouts, 474 strikeouts and 186 walks in 768 innings.^[2]

Additionally, Buskey played winter baseball with the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan League in the 1974–1975 season, as he went 6-4 with a 2.19 ERA and eight saves in 28 relief games.^[3]

After baseball, Buskey was involved with the Susquehanna Employment and Training Corporation, where he was cited as a contributor to technical and career special needs education in 1997. He died in 1998 at the age of 51, following complications from a heart attack in his natal home.^[4]

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• Baseball Reference
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