About Cy Buker
Lived 1919 – 2011 (aged 92). Cy Buker was an American baseball player.
Cyril Owen Buker (February 5, 1918 – October 11, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945. The 26-year-old rookie right-hander stood and weighed .
Buker is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut in relief on May 17, 1945, against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ebbets Field. His first major league win came in his first start, on June 21, 1945, as the Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 9–2 at Shibe Park. Andy Karl was the losing pitcher.
Buker died on October 11, 2011, in Greenwood, Wisconsin.
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Who was Cy Buker?
American baseball player
When was Cy Buker born?
Cy Buker was born on 5 February 1919 in Greenwood.
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Cy Buker died on 11 October 2011 in Greenwood.
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Cy Buker was a baseball player.
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Cy Buker was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Cy Buker. https://biography.guide/cy-buker/
MLA: "Cy Buker." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/cy-buker/.
Chicago: "Cy Buker." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/cy-buker/.
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