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Duke Snider League
3-5-2079
Buck Haiku Left Field
Retired (1989, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .740 Status Deceased (2034) Option Years 0  
H 1356 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 11-03-1953
HR 96 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(73 games)
RBI 528
SB 210
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF B- (54.0%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1974 MIL
21
32
1
4
0
0
0
3
3
 9 0 0
0
 0 2
.325
.200
.125
.000
.125
1975 MIL
19
37
2
7
0
0
0
1
2
 4 0 1
0
 0 1
.414
.225
.189
.000
.189
1976 MIL
162
414
30
92
16
1
5
36
41
 61 1 0
9
 3 2
.596
.294
.302
.080
.222
1977 MIL
153
570
75
177
30
9
11
87
56
 95 1 5
12
 3 7
.823
.370
.453
.142
.311
1978 MIL
152
623
82
162
25
4
9
61
56
 93 2 1
18
 3 6
.679
.323
.356
.096
.260
1979 MIL
147
558
94
150
29
1
9
44
77
 101 1 2
19
 6 3
.730
.357
.373
.104
.269
1980 MIL
152
547
66
141
23
3
9
63
61
 71 4 4
12
 8 4
.695
.334
.360
.102
.258
1981 MIL-WAS
123
330
49
82
10
7
5
31
28
 49 2 0
14
 6 0
.678
.311
.367
.118
.248
1982 WAS
77
66
9
15
5
1
0
7
12
 10 0 0
3
 4 0
.679
.346
.333
.106
.227
1983 WAS
94
82
12
24
3
1
2
7
8
 9 0 0
5
 2 0
.782
.356
.427
.134
.293
1984 WAS
78
77
10
22
2
0
2
9
9
 9 0 0
4
 3 0
.750
.360
.390
.104
.286
1985 WAS
139
547
92
165
25
4
20
66
43
 66 2 2
45
 23 2
.825
.354
.472
.170
.302
1986 WAS
132
531
91
175
23
6
15
55
55
 65 1 1
51
 33 0
.873
.393
.480
.151
.330
1987 WAS
93
222
34
67
3
4
3
26
23
 22 0 2
10
 3 1
.756
.364
.392
.090
.302
1988 WAS
84
217
38
60
11
0
4
21
21
 36 1 0
8
 9 2
.726
.343
.382
.106
.276
1989 CHA
39
44
7
13
3
0
2
11
6
 4 0 1
0
 0 0
.873
.373
.500
.205
.295
Total
1665
4897
692
1356
208
41
96
528
501
 704 15 19
210
 106 30
.740
.345
.395
.118
.277
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Buck Haiku has retired from the Chicago River Cats
1989-04-05The Chicago River Cats have acquired Buck Haiku from the waiver wire.
1989-03-01The Washington G-Men have designated Bart Gallia for assignment. The Washington G-Men have designated Buck Haiku for assignment.
1981-06-28A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Washington Typhoons. The Washington Typhoons receive Buck Haiku from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Charlie Hudson.
1979-09-29The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Al Vitelli to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Hank Manto to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Joe Ryan to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Ron Hextal to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Len Batch to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Frank Hunt to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Buck Haiku to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Chuck Lincoln to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Ron Hoffman to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Lee Spencer to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Rick Maysey to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Jigger Prothro to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Bill Atkinson to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Lu Wong to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Ike Anderson to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Pat Jones to the minors.
1979-09-22The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Jigger Prothro to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Rick Maysey to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Bill Atkinson to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Lu Wong to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Phil Stapleton to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Ron Hoffman to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Lee Spencer to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Van Smith to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Chuck Lincoln to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Joe Ryan to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Ron Hextal to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Len Batch to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Frank Hunt to the minors. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Buck Haiku to the minors.
1975-09-23The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Buck Haiku to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Luis Sudakis to the major league team.
1975-05-12The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Urban Jockety to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Buck Haiku to the minors.
1974-08-25The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Buck Haiku to the major league team.
1974-04-01The Milwaukee Braves have renamed Bucky Hickey to Buck Haiku.