| Buzz Dozier | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1928-08-31)August 31, 1928 Waco, Texas | |
| Died: November 24, 2005(2005-11-24) (aged 77) Waco, Texas | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 12, 1947, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 20, 1949, for the Washington Senators | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 6.55 |
| Strikeouts | 3 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
William Joseph Dozier III (August 31, 1928 – November 24, 2005), known as "Buzz", was an American professionalbaseballpitcher who appeared in fourMajor League Baseballgames for the1947 and1949Washington Senators.[1] A native and lifelong resident ofWaco, Texas,[2] he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
Dozier starred infootball and baseball atWaco High School and turned down a joint scholarship in those sports fromTexas Christian University to sign a professional baseball contract with Washington in August 1947.[2] He jumped immediately to theAmerican League the following month and made hisMLB debut on September 12 atGriffith Stadium against theSt. Louis Browns. Coming into the contest in the eighthinning with Washington trailing 9–3, Dozier proceeded tostrike out the first man to bat against him, veteran infielder and futuresoap opera starJohnny Berardino. In two scoreless frames, he faced the minimum of six opposing batters and allowed only onehit, asingle toLes Moss, who was erased on acaught stealing.[3] Two days later, he threw two moreshutout innings ofrelief, this time against theDetroit Tigers, permitting only one hit and onebase on balls.[4]
However, two years later, Dozier was ineffective in his third major-league game, a one-sided loss to the eventual1949 World Series championNew York Yankees on September 11. He entered the game atYankee Stadium with twoout in the fourth and the Bombers already ahead, 11–0. Dozier threw the final 51⁄3 innings, allowing an inherited runner to score, then eightearned runs of his own, as New York triumphed, 20–5.[5] In his final big-league appearance nine days later, he threw one scoreless inning on September 20, 1949 against St. Louis in another lopsided Senator defeat.
All told, in his four MLB games, all in relief, Dozier allowed 14 hits and seven bases on balls in 11innings pitched. he struck out three. All eight earned runs charged against him came in his "mop up" performance against the Yankees on September 11, 1949. He did not gain adecision and compiled a careerearned run average of 6.55. Doozer pitched in the minor leagues through 1951 before leaving pro baseball.
He attendedBaylor University in his hometown, where he raised his family and became a longtime Waco businessman, spending 37 years as a manufacturer's representative in the apparel industry.[2] He died, aged 77, on November 24, 1955.
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