Garland Buckeye
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Garland Maiers "Gob" Buckeye (Born October 16, 1897 in Heron Lake, Minnesota, Died November 14, 1975 in Stone Lake, Wisconsin) is a former professional football and baseball player.
[edit] Baseball
Buckeye made his major league debut on June 19, 1918 for the Washington Senators in Yankee Stadium against the Yankees. He pitched the last 2 innings of a 9-0 game. He gave up 3 hits, 6 walks, and 4 earned runs. He also struck out 2 batters.
From 1925-1927 he had some success as the fifth starter for the Cleveland Indians. After a slow start in 1928 he was released and signed with the New York Giants. He only pitched one game for them, giving up six runs in 3.2 innings.
He finished with a 30-39 record in 108 games pitched (67 starts). He had an earned run average of 3.91 and also had on save.
[edit] Football
Buckeye was a center and guard from 1920-1924 and 1926. In 1920 he played four games for the Chicago Tigers of the APFA. From 1921-1924 he played for the Chicago Cardinals of the APFA & NFL In 1926 he played for the Chicago Bulls of the American Football League.
