| Al Buckenberger | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Manager | |
| Born:(1861-01-31)January 31, 1861 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| Died: July 1, 1917(1917-07-01) (aged 56) Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1889, for the Columbus Solons | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 8, 1904, for the Boston Beaneaters | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games managed | 1,043 |
| Win–loss record | 488–539–16 |
| Winning % | .475 |
| Teams | |
Albert C. Buckenberger (January 31, 1861 – July 1, 1917) was an Americanmanager inMajor League Baseball.
Buckenberger was born inDetroit, Michigan, and began his career as aninfielder, and then manager for minor league teams in the Midwest.
In 1889 he became manager of theColumbus Solons of theAmerican Association for two seasons.
After a year at the minor leagueSioux City, IowaCornhuskers he joined theNational LeaguePittsburgh Pirates from 1892 to 1894, and then theSt. Louis Browns for a year. He managed theToronto Maple Leafs, and theSyracuse Stars of theEastern League for a year each, taking Syracuse to a first place finish in 1897. He then managed the Eastern LeagueRochester Bronchos from 1899 to 1901, finishing first-second-first.[citation needed]
Following this he rejoined the National League as manager of theBoston Beaneaters from 1902 to 1904. He returned to Rochester between 1905 and 1908.[citation needed]
Al Buckenberger also served as club president at Pittsburgh. His biggest successes were finishing second in the American Association in 1890 and finishing second in the National League at Pittsburgh in 1893.
After his major league days he was part of a group, together withFrancis Richter, editor ofSporting Life, and fellow managerBilly Barnie that tried and failed to resurrect the American Association.[1]
Buckenberger died at age 56 inSyracuse, New York.
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| COL | 1889 | 140 | 60 | 78 | .435 | 6th in AA | – | – | – | |
| COL | 1890 | 80 | 41 | 39 | .513 | Replaced | – | – | – | |
| COL total | 220 | 99 | 119 | .454 | - | - | - | |||
| PIT | 1892 | 29 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 6th in NL | – | – | – | – |
| 66 | 38 | 27 | .585 | 4th in NL | ||||||
| PIT | 1893 | 131 | 81 | 48 | .628 | 2nd in NL | – | – | – | |
| PIT | 1894 | 110 | 53 | 55 | .491 | 7th in NL | – | – | – | |
| PIT total | 336 | 187 | 144 | .565 | - | - | - | |||
| STL | 1895 | 50 | 16 | 34 | .320 | Replaced | – | – | – | |
| BOS | 1902 | 142 | 73 | 64 | .533 | 3rd in NL | – | – | – | |
| BOS | 1903 | 140 | 58 | 80 | .420 | 6th in NL | – | – | – | |
| BOS | 1904 | 155 | 55 | 98 | .359 | 7th in NL | – | – | – | |
| BOS total | 437 | 186 | 242 | .435 | - | - | - | |||
| Total[2] | 1,043[a] | 488 | 539 | .475 | - | - | - | |||
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