Baseball
| Dave DeBusschere | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1940-10-16)October 16, 1940 | |
| Died: May 14, 2003(2003-05-14) (aged 62) | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 22, 1962 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 2, 1963 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-loss record | 3–4 |
| Earned run average | 2.90 |
| Complete games | 1 |
| Teams | |
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In 1962 DeBusschere was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent. He was pitcher for the Chicago White Sox from 1962-63. He pitched a shutout on August 13, 1963, against the Cleveland Indians, giving up six hits, one walk and striking out three. In 22 career at bats, he had only one hit, a single off Bennie Daniels on July 17, 1963. He pitched in the White Sox' minor league system for two more seasons before giving up pitching to focus on both playing and coaching basketball.
He is one of only 12 athletes to have played in both Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association, or its predecessor the Basketball Association of America, the others being: Mark Hendrickson, Danny Ainge, Gene Conley, Ron Reed, Dick Groat, Steve Hamilton, Cotton Nash, Frank Baumholtz, Dick Ricketts, Howie Schultz and Chuck Connors.
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