Al Buckenberger

Template:Short description Template:Short description Template:Template other Albert C. Buckenberger (January 31, 1861 – July 1, 1917) was an American manager in Major League Baseball.

Early life

Buckenberger was born in Detroit, Michigan, and began his career as an infielder, and then manager for minor league teams in the Midwest.

Major career

In 1889 he became manager of the Columbus Solons of the American Association for two seasons.

After a year at the minor league Sioux City, Iowa Cornhuskers he joined the National League Pittsburgh Pirates from 1892 to 1894, and then the St. Louis Browns for a year. He managed the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Syracuse Stars of the Eastern League for a year each, taking Syracuse to a first place finish in 1897. He then managed the Eastern League Rochester Bronchos from 1899 to 1901, finishing first-second-first.

Following this he rejoined the National League as manager of the Boston Beaneaters from 1902 to 1904. He returned to Rochester between 1905 and 1908.

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.

Later life

After his major league days he was part of a group, together with Francis Richter, editor of Sporting Life, and fellow manager Billy Barnie that tried and failed to resurrect the American Association.

Buckenberger died at age 56 in Syracuse, New York.

Managerial record

Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
		Games	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
COL	1889	140	60	78	Template:Winpct	6th in AA	–	–	–
COL	1890	80	41	39	Template:Winpct	Replaced	–	–	–
COL total		220	99	119	Template:Winpct		-	-	-
PIT	1892	29	15	14	Template:Winning percentage	6th in NL	–	–	–	–
		66	38	27	Template:Winning percentage	4th in NL
PIT	1893	131	81	48	Template:Winpct	2nd in NL	–	–	–
PIT	1894	110	53	55	Template:Winpct	7th in NL	–	–	–
PIT total		336	187	144	Template:Winpct		-	-	-
STL	1895	50	16	34	Template:Winpct	Replaced	–	–	–
BOS	1902	142	73	64	Template:Winpct	3rd in NL	–	–	–
BOS	1903	140	58	80	Template:Winpct	6th in NL	–	–	–
BOS	1904	155	55	98	Template:Winpct	7th in NL	–	–	–
BOS total		437	186	242	Template:Winpct		-	-	-
Total		1,043 Template:Efn	488	539	Template:Winpct		-	-	-

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com – career managing record
• Al Buckenberger obituary

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