请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Steve Buechele
释义

  1. Playing career

  2. Personal life

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Steve Buechele
|image=Steve Buechele on May 26, 2014.jpg
|image_size=240px
|caption=Buechele as manager for the Round Rock Express in 2014
|position=Third baseman
|team=
|number=
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date and age|mf=yes|1961|9|26}}
|birth_place=Lancaster, California
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=July 19
|debutyear=1985
|debutteam=Texas Rangers
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=July 29
|finalyear=1995
|finalteam=Texas Rangers
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.245
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=137
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=547
|teams=
  • Texas Rangers ({{by|1985}}–{{by|1991}})
  • Pittsburgh Pirates ({{by|1991}}–{{by|1992}})
  • Chicago Cubs ({{by|1992}}–{{by|1995}})
  • Texas Rangers ({{by|1995}})

}}Steven Bernard Buechele (born September 26, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman, coach, and current front office executive for the Texas Rangers. Buechele played from {{by|1985}} to {{by|1995}} for the Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cubs. He joined the Rangers in {{by|1985}} after he was named the Tom Grieve Minor League Player of the Year.[1] He was traded from the Rangers to the Pirates in {{by|1991}} following the emergence of Dean Palmer. He returned to the Rangers for an eighth season in {{by|1995}}.[2]

Playing career

Buechele was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1979 but did not sign. He was drafted again in 1982 by the Texas Rangers and spent several years in the minor leagues before breaking into the majors in 1985 with the Rangers. He had a career year in {{by|1991}} when he had a batting average of .267 along with 18 home runs and 66 RBI while only committing three errors for an MLB-record .991 fielding percentage at third base.[2] Although he did not fare as well in 31 games with the Pirates, hitting just .246, he still finished the year with career highs in hits, home runs, slugging percentage, RBI, and runs scored. He also made his only postseason appearances, hitting .304 for Pittsburgh in the 1991 National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves.

Buechele's career stats include 137 home runs, 547 RBI, and a .971 fielding percentage. Throughout his career, Buechele was known for hitting solo home runs.[3]

Buechele ranks 12th in Rangers' club history for total games with 889 games played and 16th for at-bats (2723). Additionally, the 25 times he was hit by a pitch is the 13th highest in Rangers' franchise history and his 73 grounded into double plays is the 14th highest. In Rangers' fielding stats, he is 21st (2476) in total chances, 7th (1675) in assists, 15th (66) in errors, and 33rd (165) in double plays. He was a candidate for the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005 and 2006.[2][4]

Buechele continues to be a part of the professional baseball world, including serving as one of the hosts and coaches for the Texas Rangers 2006 Media Spring Training.[5] In August 2008, Buechele began to serve as a studio commentator for the Ranger's pre and post-game shows on Fox Sports Southwest. He was the first base coach for the Texas Rangers from 2015 to 2018.

On November 14, 2018, it was announced that Buechele would be moving from his role as the first base coach, to be a special assistant in the baseball operations department of the Texas Rangers front office. [6]

Personal life

Steve and his wife Nancy currently reside in Arlington, Texas. They have five children. His eldest son Garrett played baseball for the University of Oklahoma and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants 14th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, and his middle son Tanner played baseball for Fullerton College. Steve has two daughters, Jordan and Amber, both of whom attend the University of Oklahoma. His youngest son, Shane, currently attends the University of Texas, where he plays quarterback for the Texas Longhorns.

At Stanford, his roommate was Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

References

1. ^{{cite web | year=2006 | title=Diamond and Metcalf named Rangers Minor League Pitcher and Player of the Year | url=http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050908&content_id=1202339&vkey=pr_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex | accessdate=19 July 2006}}
2. ^{{cite web | year=2006 | title=2006 Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame ballot announced | url=http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060324&content_id=1361545&vkey=pr_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex | accessdate=19 July 2006}}
3. ^{{cite web | author=Jamey Newberg | year=2005 | title=The Newberg Report | url=http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050509&content_id=1043668&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex | accessdate=19 July 2006}}
4. ^{{cite web | year=2006 | title=John Wetteland and Mark Holtz selected as 2005 inductees to Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame | url=http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050615&content_id=1090686&vkey=pr_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex | accessdate=19 July 2006}}
5. ^{{cite web | author=Abby Teaff | year=2006 | title=First Media Spring Training a success | url=http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060302&content_id=1331628&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex | accessdate=19 July 2006}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/rangers-name-luis-ortiz-as-hitting-coach/c-300738606 |title=Ortiz named Rangers Hitting Coach |publisher=MLB.com |date=November 14, 2018 |accessdate=November 14, 2018}}

External links

{{Baseballstats|mlb=111668|br=b/buechst01|fangraphs=1001630|cube=9382|brm=bueche001ste}}{{1979 MLB Draft}}{{Chicago White Sox 1st round}}{{AA MVPs}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Buechele, Steve}}

13 : Living people|1961 births|Baseball players from California|Major League Baseball third basemen|Texas Rangers coaches|Texas Rangers players|Pittsburgh Pirates players|Chicago Cubs players|Minor league baseball managers|Tulsa Drillers players|Oklahoma City 89ers players|American Association (20th century) MVP Award winners|Servite High School alumni

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/9/21 16:22:32