1927-1928
BUDDY MYER   2B

After Buddy Myer committed five errors in his first 15 games in 1927, the Washington Nats shuffled him off to the sorriest team in the league, the Boston Red Sox, in return for shortstop Topper Rigney. Buddy’s .288 BA with Boston was just about league average, but his defense at short failed to satisfy even a last-place club. In 1928 the Red Sox shifted him to third base. He led the team with a .313 batting average and led the league with 30 stolen bases ...

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