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'''Jay Campbell Buhner''' (born August 13, 1964), nicknamed '''"Bone"''', is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[right fielder]]. At {{height|ft=6|in=5}} and {{convert|220|lb|0|abbr=on}}, he was among the most recognizable players of his day, noted for his shaved head, thick goatee, and patch of [[pine tar]] on the right hip of his uniform.
'''Jay Campbell Buhner''' (born August 13, 1964), nicknamed "'''Bone'''", is an American former professional baseball [[right fielder]]. Noted for his shaved head, thick goatee, and patch of [[pine tar]] on the right hip of his uniform, he is regarded as one of the most popular players in [[Seattle Mariners]]’ history.<ref name=cothbn/><ref name=ebdrret/>


==Early years==
==Early life==
Born in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], Buhner was raised in [[Texas]] and attended [[Clear Creek High School (League City, Texas)|Clear Creek High School]] in [[League City, Texas|League City]], southeast of [[Houston]], where he played baseball under coach Jim Mallory. His nickname, "Bone", came from Coach Mallory after an incident where Buhner lost a ball in the lights. The ball hit him in the skull, but he shook it off. Mallory came out to see if Buhner was OK and commented it was a good thing Buhner had such a bony head, and the name stuck.<ref name=siarlcu>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1996/03/18/210998/a-real-cutup-seattle-mariners-slugger-jay-buhner-may-look-like-a-fiend-but-hes-actually-a-fun-loving-fan-friendly-star-with-only-one-revolting-habit |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Callahan |first=Gerry |title=A real cutup |date=March 18, 1996 |page=88}}</ref>
Born in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], Buhner was raised in [[Texas]] and attended [[Clear Creek High School (League City, Texas)|Clear Creek High School]] in [[League City, Texas|League City]], southeast of [[Houston]], where he played baseball under coach Jim Mallory. His nickname, "Bone", came after an incident where Buhner lost a ball in the lights. The ball hit him in the skull, but he shook it off. Mallory came out to see if Buhner was OK and commented it was a good thing Buhner had such a bony head, and the name stuck.<ref name=siarlcu>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1996/03/18/210998/a-real-cutup-seattle-mariners-slugger-jay-buhner-may-look-like-a-fiend-but-hes-actually-a-fun-loving-fan-friendly-star-with-only-one-revolting-habit |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Callahan |first=Gerry |title=A real cutup |date=March 18, 1996 |page=88}}</ref>


Buhner graduated from high school in 1982 and played college baseball at [[McLennan Community College]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]. In his freshman season in 1983, the Highlanders made their fourth consecutive trip to the junior college world series in [[Suplizio Field|Grand Junction, Colorado]], and won their only national title.<ref name="wactrib">{{cite news |url=http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/mcc/where-are-they-now-jay-buhner-enjoyed-time-at-mcc/article_f0d78ef7-e5a4-5c4e-b504-0cb7136ec78a.html |newspaper=Waco Tribune |location=Texas |last=Cherry |first=Brice |title=Where are they now? Jay Buhner enjoyed time at MCC, Seattle Mariners and beyond |date=July 25, 2015 |accessdate=June 24, 2016}}</ref> He was selected by the [[1983 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] in the ninth round of the [[1983 Major League Baseball draft]], but opted not to sign.
Buhner graduated from high school in 1982 and played college baseball at [[McLennan Community College]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]. In his freshman season in 1983, the Highlanders made their fourth consecutive trip to the junior college world series in [[Suplizio Field|Grand Junction, Colorado]], and won their first national title.<ref name="wactrib">{{cite news |url=http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/mcc/where-are-they-now-jay-buhner-enjoyed-time-at-mcc/article_f0d78ef7-e5a4-5c4e-b504-0cb7136ec78a.html |newspaper=Waco Tribune |location=Texas |last=Cherry |first=Brice |title=Where are they now? Jay Buhner enjoyed time at MCC, Seattle Mariners and beyond |date=July 25, 2015 |access-date=June 24, 2016}}</ref> He was selected by the [[1983 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] in the ninth round of the [[1983 Major League Baseball draft]], but opted not to sign.


==Minor league career==
==Professional career==
===Pittsburgh Pirates (1984)===
During his sophomore year in January 1984, Buhner was taken in the second round of the secondary phase of the free-agent draft by the [[1984 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref name=fadrft>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KU8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=720DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5110%2C3249498 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=Free agent draft |date=January 18, 1984 |page=16}}</ref> He signed in late May and played for the [[Watertown Pirates]] in the [[Minor League Baseball#Class A Short Season|Class A short season]] [[New York–Penn League]].
During his sophomore year, in January 1984, Buhner was taken in the second round of the secondary phase of the free-agent draft by the [[1984 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref name=fadrft>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KU8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=720DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5110%2C3249498 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=Free agent draft |date=January 18, 1984 |page=16}}</ref> He signed in late May and played for the [[Watertown Pirates]] in the [[Minor League Baseball#Class A Short Season|Class A short season]] [[New York–Penn League]].


===New York Yankees (1984-1988)===
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That December, Buhner was traded to the [[1985 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] with infielder [[Dale Berra]] as part of a five-player deal for outfielder [[Steve Kemp]] and shortstop [[Tim Foli]], a former Pirate.<ref name=ppuebr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8tQdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6GEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5699%2C6424803 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |last=Hertzel |first=Bob |title=Ueberroth reportedly OKs Kemp-Berra deal |date=December 20, 1984 |page=D1 }}</ref><ref name=tannsees>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n8A0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=O24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6591%2C5974293 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Feeney |first=Charley |title=Tanner sees Bucs back in contention after trade |date=December 21, 1984 |page=21 }}</ref><ref name=kofjonsb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8xQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z9oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1700%2C4218571 |newspaper=Beaver County Times |location=Pennsylvania |agency=Associated Press |last=Nelson |first=John |title=Kemp officially joins Bucs; Berra departs |date=December 21, 1984 |page=B1 }}</ref> The next two seasons were in the Class A [[Florida State League]] with the [[Fort Lauderdale Yankees]], then Buhner moved up to [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple A]] in 1987 with the [[Columbus Clippers]] in the [[International League]] and hit 31 home runs. Managed by [[Bucky Dent]], Columbus finished second in the regular season, but swept both series in the four-team playoffs to take the league title and [[Governors' Cup]].<ref name=clpchmp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f7BPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wFEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2700%2C6531012 |newspaper=Bryan Times|location=Ohio|agency=UPI|title=Clippers champs|date=September 10, 1987|page=12}}</ref>
====Minor leagues====
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In December 1984, Buhner was traded to the [[1985 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] with infielder [[Dale Berra]] as part of a five-player deal for outfielder [[Steve Kemp]] and shortstop [[Tim Foli]], a former Pirate.<ref name=ppuebr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8tQdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6GEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5699%2C6424803 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |last=Hertzel |first=Bob |title=Ueberroth reportedly OKs Kemp-Berra deal |date=December 20, 1984 |page=D1 }}</ref><ref name=tannsees>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n8A0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=O24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6591%2C5974293 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Feeney |first=Charley |title=Tanner sees Bucs back in contention after trade |date=December 21, 1984 |page=21 }}</ref><ref name=kofjonsb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8xQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z9oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1700%2C4218571 |newspaper=Beaver County Times |location=Pennsylvania |agency=Associated Press |last=Nelson |first=John |title=Kemp officially joins Bucs; Berra departs |date=December 21, 1984 |page=B1 }}</ref> His two seasons were in the Class A [[Florida State League]] with the [[Fort Lauderdale Yankees]], then Buhner moved up to [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple A]] in 1987 with the [[Columbus Clippers]] in the [[International League]] and hit 31 home runs. Managed by [[Bucky Dent]], Columbus finished second in the regular season, but swept both series in the four-team playoffs to take the league title and [[Governors' Cup]].<ref name=clpchmp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f7BPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wFEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2700%2C6531012 |newspaper=Bryan Times|location=Ohio|agency=UPI|title=Clippers champs|date=September 10, 1987|page=12}}</ref>


==Major league career==
====Major leagues====
With the minor league playoffs concluded, Buhner made his major league debut in [[1987 New York Yankees season|1987]] on September 11, and appeared in seven games that year. In [[1988 New York Yankees season|1988]], he was back and forth between Columbus and New York,<ref name=yopgu>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cN5GAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tDMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3413%2C1379376 |newspaper=Evening News |location=Newburgh, New York |agency=Associated Press |title=Yankees option Guetterman; recall Buhner |date=May 14, 1988 |page=2B }}</ref> and was batting .188 (13 for 69) with three home runs in three stints for the big club when was traded on July 21 to the [[1988 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]],<ref name=apygetph/> along with two career minor leaguers (Rich Balabon and Troy Evers), in exchange for designated hitter [[Ken Phelps]], a Seattle native.<ref name=apygetph>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cN5GAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tDMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3413%2C1379376 |newspaper=The Day |location=New London, Connecticut |agency=Associated Press |title=Yanks get Phelps |date=July 22, 1988 |page=E7 }}</ref><ref name=mddbdl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nFtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-u8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6794%2C4119925 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=wire services |title=M's double deal |date=July 22, 1988 |page=35}}</ref><ref name=ppgmmochm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eq5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3G0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3517%2C8012832 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Buhner making most of chance with Mariners |date=August 27, 1988 |page=24}}</ref> This trade is often considered one of the Yankees' worst and one of the Mariners' best.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060808&content_id=1406631&oid=36019&vkey=4 |title=Not Every Trade Worked | accessdate = April 7, 2007 |author=Jonah Keri |author-link=Jonah Keri }}</ref>
When the minor league playoffs concluded, Buhner made his major league debut in [[1987 New York Yankees season|1987]] on September 11, and appeared in seven games that year. In [[1988 New York Yankees season|1988]], Buhner was back and forth between Columbus and New York,<ref name=yopgu>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cN5GAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tDMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3413%2C1379376 |newspaper=Evening News |location=Newburgh, New York |agency=Associated Press |title=Yankees option Guetterman; recall Buhner |date=May 14, 1988 |page=2B }}</ref> and was batting .188 (13-for-69) with three home runs in three stints in the major leagues.


===Seattle Mariners (1988-2001)===
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The trade was referenced on the television sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]'', in the January 1996 episode "[[The Caddy (Seinfeld episode)|The Caddy]]". The Yankees' owner, [[George Steinbrenner#Steinbrenner caricatured in Seinfeld|George Steinbrenner]], appears at the home of [[George Costanza]]'s parents to inform them – mistakenly – that their son is dead. The only response of [[List of Seinfeld minor characters#Secondary characters|Frank Costanza]] (played by [[Jerry Stiller]]) is, "What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?! He had 30 home runs, over 100 RBIs last year! He's got a rocket for an arm.... You don't know what the hell you're doing!"<ref name=titwil>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G3YzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f_IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6242%2C109770 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Blanchette |first=John |title=Bone carries torch into twilight |date=October 11, 2001 |page=C1}}</ref><ref name=phbuhsei>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/watch-jay-buhner-and-ken-phelps-reminisce-about-trade-and-seinfeld/ |publisher=CBS Sports |last=Brown |first=Dave |title=Watch: Jay Buhner and Ken Phelps reminisce about trade and 'Seinfeld' |date=March 18, 2015 |accessdate=June 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name=mlbseinf>{{cite web |url=http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/03/18/113343762/seinfeld-reunion-alert-jay-buhner-and-ken-phelps-hang-out-at-mariners-spring-training |publisher=Major League Baseball |last=Bertha |first=Mike |title=Seinfeld reunion alert: Jay Buhner and Ken Phelps hang out at Mariners spring training |date=March 18, 2015 |accessdate=June 28, 2016}}</ref> The clip was played at [[Safeco Field]] when Buhner was inducted into the Mariners' Hall of Fame in August [[2004 Seattle Mariners season|2004]].<ref name=btbhonrd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pdFYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5583%2C3400000 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=(Tacoma News Tribune) |last=LaRue |first=Larry |title=Buhner to be honored |date=February 25, 2004|page=C2}}</ref><ref name=mhofaph>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8GhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5vIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4154%2C4229086 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |title=Buhner is inducted into Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame |agency=(AP photo) |date=August 25, 2004 |page=C3 }}</ref>
On July 21, 1988, the Yankees traded Buhner to the [[1988 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]],<ref name=apygetph/> along with two career minor leaguers (Rich Balabon and Troy Evers), in exchange for designated hitter [[Ken Phelps]], a Seattle native.<ref name=apygetph>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cN5GAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tDMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3413%2C1379376 |newspaper=The Day |location=New London, Connecticut |agency=Associated Press |title=Yanks get Phelps |date=July 22, 1988 |page=E7 }}</ref><ref name=mddbdl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nFtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-u8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6794%2C4119925 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=wire services |title=M's double deal |date=July 22, 1988 |page=35}}</ref><ref name=ppgmmochm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eq5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3G0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3517%2C8012832 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Buhner making most of chance with Mariners |date=August 27, 1988 |page=24}}</ref>


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Buhner's career began an upwards turn in [[1991 Seattle Mariners season|1991]], hitting 27 home runs with 77 RBI, hitting a massive home run against his former team in [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in July,<ref name=bhmhriys>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UFcyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XeYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5356%2C6310634 |newspaper=Lawrence Journal World |location=Kansas |agency=Associated Press |last=Blum |first=Ronald |title=Buhner hits massive home run for Mariners at Yankee Stadium |date=July 26, 1991 |page=4C}}</ref> and having continued success against the Yankees.<ref name=newlndn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IZZGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZfgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4663%2C4429083 |newspaper=The Day |location=New London, Connecticut |agency=Associated Press |title=Buhner to NY: Deal with that! |date=April 20, 1994 |page=F1 }}</ref> In an extra-inning home game against the [[Oakland Athletics]] on June 23, 1993, he became the first Mariner to [[Hitting for the cycle|hit for the cycle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B06230SEA1993.htm |title=Seattle Mariners 8, Oakland Athletics 7 |website=[[Retrosheet]] |date=June 23, 1993}}</ref> Buhner began his cycle with a [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] in the first inning, and hit a triple in the 14th inning to complete it; he subsequently scored the winning run on a [[wild pitch]].<ref name=bccmsr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tBIzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6370%2C1047000 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=wire reports |title=Buhner's cycle carries M's |date=June 24, 1993 |page=C1}}</ref><ref name=rntribap>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=krVMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4jIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2449%2C5989011 |newspaper=Rome News-Tribune |location=Georgia |agency=Associated Press |title=Buhner finishes cycle with game-winning hit |date=June 24, 1993 |page=4B}}</ref> While well known for his tendency to [[Strikeout|strike out]], he also developed a patience at the plate which allowed him to [[Base on balls|walk]] 100 times in a season twice ([[1993 Seattle Mariners season|1993]] and [[1997 Seattle Mariners season|1997]]) and to post a career [[On-base percentage|OBP]] of .359. By the mid-1990s he had developed into one of the premier offensive players in the game, hitting over 40 home runs in three consecutive seasons ([[1995 Seattle Mariners season|1995]], [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|1996]], and [[1997 Seattle Mariners season|1997]]), becoming just the tenth player to do so (and the first since [[Frank Howard (baseball)|Frank Howard]] in 1970); this feat has since been equaled by several other players.
===Later career===
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Buhner hit his stride in [[1991 Seattle Mariners season|1991]], hitting 27 home runs with 77 RBI, hitting a massive home run against his former team in [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in July,<ref name=bhmhriys>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UFcyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XeYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5356%2C6310634 |newspaper=Lawrence Journal World |location=Kansas |agency=Associated Press |last=Blum |first=Ronald |title=Buhner hits massive home run for Mariners at Yankee Stadium |date=July 26, 1991 |page=4C}}</ref> and having continued success against the Yankees.<ref name=newlndn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IZZGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZfgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4663%2C4429083 |newspaper=The Day |location=New London, Connecticut |agency=Associated Press |title=Buhner to NY: Deal with that! |date=April 20, 1994 |page=F1 }}</ref> In an extra-inning home game against the [[Oakland Athletics]] on June 23, 1993, he became the first Mariner to [[Hitting for the cycle|hit for the cycle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1993/B06230SEA1993.htm |title=Seattle Mariners 8, Oakland Athletics 7 |website=[[Retrosheet]] |date=June 23, 1993}}</ref> Buhner began his cycle with a [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] in the first inning, and hit a triple in the 14th inning to complete it; he subsequently scored the winning run on a [[wild pitch]].<ref name=bccmsr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tBIzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JvEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6370%2C1047000 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=wire reports |title=Buhner's cycle carries M's |date=June 24, 1993 |page=C1}}</ref><ref name=rntribap>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=krVMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4jIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2449%2C5989011 |newspaper=Rome News-Tribune |location=Georgia |agency=Associated Press |title=Buhner finishes cycle with game-winning hit |date=June 24, 1993 |page=4B}}</ref> While well known for his tendency to [[Strikeout|strike out]], he also developed a patience at the plate which allowed him to [[Base on balls|walk]] 100 times in a season twice ([[1993 Seattle Mariners season|1993]] and [[1997 Seattle Mariners season|1997]]) and to post a career [[On-base percentage|OBP]] of .359. By the mid-1990s he had developed into one of the premier offensive players in the game, hitting over 40 home runs in three consecutive seasons ([[1995 Seattle Mariners season|1995]], [[1996 Seattle Mariners season|1996]], and [[1997 Seattle Mariners season|1997]]), becoming just the tenth player to do so (and the first since [[Frank Howard (baseball)|Frank Howard]] in 1970); this feat has since been equaled by several other players.


==Retirement and legacy==
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During his career, the Mariners hosted a popular promotion, "Jay Buhner Buzz Cut Night",<ref name="siarlcu" /><ref name="bbzzapf">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6ekyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zgcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6923%2C5022496 |newspaper=Free Lance-Star |location=Fredericksburg, Virginia |agency=(AP photo) |title=Buhner Buzz Night |date=August 24, 1995 |page=B2 }}</ref><ref name="cothbn">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zMwiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BvIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5163%2C2616004 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=(Tacoma News Tribune) |last=Boling |first=Dave |title =Cult of the Bone |date=August 13, 1996|page=C1}}</ref><ref name="sshtrb">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B28fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nn0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6820%2C1692777 |newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |location=Florida |title=Buhner Buzz |date=August 7, 1998 |page=5C }}</ref> where visitors would receive free admission in the right field seats if they had a shaved head. Free buzz cuts were provided for people who showed up with hair.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Moore |title=Go 2 Guy: Buhner still creating a whole lot of buzz |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/moore/124134_moore29.html |newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=May 29, 2003 |accessdate=December 15, 2007}}</ref> Buhner himself participated in giving fans of all ages buzz cuts, which also included women.<ref name="shlkssocl">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4yofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K9EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4226%2C3636897 |newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record |location=Washington |last=Kuhn |first=Jill |title=She looks so cool |agency=(photo) |date=July 24, 1997 |page=3}}</ref> [[George Thorogood]]'s song "[[Bad to the Bone]]" was used as Buhner's at-bat music during home games.
[[File:Jay Buhner Dan Wilson Randy Johnson Edgar Martinez Ken Griffey Jr.jpg|thumb|[[2010 Seattle Mariners season|2010 Seattle Mariners]] home opener, From left to right: Buhner, [[Dan Wilson (catcher)|Dan Wilson]], [[Randy Johnson]], [[Edgar Martínez]], [[Ken Griffey Jr.]]]]
===Mariners legacy===
After a 116-win [[2001 Seattle Mariners season|2001 season]], Buhner retired at age 37 in December of that year.<ref name=cothbn/><ref name=ebdrret>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZCkfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hscEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4415%2C9338956 |newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record |location=Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Jay Buhner announces retirement |date=December 18, 2001 |page=A6}}</ref>


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During his career, the Mariners hosted a popular promotion, "Buhner Buzz Night",<ref name="siarlcu" /><ref name="bbzzapf">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6ekyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zgcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6923%2C5022496 |newspaper=Free Lance-Star |location=Fredericksburg, Virginia |agency=(AP photo) |title=Buhner Buzz Night |date=August 24, 1995 |page=B2 }}</ref><ref name="cothbn">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zMwiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BvIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5163%2C2616004 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=(Tacoma News Tribune) |last=Boling |first=Dave |title =Cult of the Bone |date=August 13, 1996|page=C1}}</ref><ref name="sshtrb">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B28fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nn0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6820%2C1692777 |newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |location=Florida |title=Buhner Buzz |date=August 7, 1998 |page=5C }}</ref> where visitors would receive free admission in the right field seats if they had a shaved head. Free buzz cuts were provided for people who showed up with hair.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Moore |title=Go 2 Guy: Buhner still creating a whole lot of buzz |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/moore/124134_moore29.html |newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=May 29, 2003 |access-date=December 15, 2007}}</ref> Buhner himself participated in giving fans of all ages buzz cuts, which also included women.<ref name="shlkssocl">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4yofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K9EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4226%2C3636897 |newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record |location=Washington |last=Kuhn |first=Jill |title=She looks so cool |agency=(photo) |date=July 24, 1997 |page=3}}</ref> [[George Thorogood]]'s song "[[Bad to the Bone]]" was used as Buhner's at-bat music during home games.
After the 116-win [[2001 Seattle Mariners season|2001]] season, Buhner retired at age 37 in December as one of the most popular players in Mariners history.<ref name=cothbn/><ref name=ebdrret>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZCkfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hscEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4415%2C9338956 |newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record |location=Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Jay Buhner announces retirement |date=December 18, 2001 |page=A6}}</ref> Although his jersey number 19 has not been issued since, it has not been officially retired, per the team's policy regarding retired numbers. The Mariners require a player to have spent at least five years with the team and be elected to the Hall of Fame or narrowly miss election after spending substantially his entire career with the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guidelines for Selection to the Mariners Hall of Fame |url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/history/hof_guidelines.jsp |work=[[Seattle Mariners]] |accessdate=September 2, 2015}}</ref>


Buhner holds the Mariners' career record for [[strikeouts]] with 1,375 and has the lowest career stolen base percentage since 1954 – 6 [[stolen base]]s against 24 times [[caught stealing]] for a success rate of 20%. (Caught stealing counts are not complete until the 1954 season, when Major League Baseball began maintaining official records.)
Although his jersey number 19 has not been issued since, it has not been officially retired, per the team's policy regarding retired numbers. The Mariners require a player to have spent at least five years with the team and be elected to the Hall of Fame or narrowly miss election after spending substantially his entire career with the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guidelines for Selection to the Mariners Hall of Fame |url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/history/hof_guidelines.jsp |work=[[Seattle Mariners]] |access-date=September 2, 2015}}</ref> Buhner holds the Mariners' career record for [[strikeouts]] with 1,375 and has the lowest career stolen base percentage since 1954 – 6 [[stolen base]]s against 24 times [[caught stealing]] for a success rate of 20%. (Caught stealing counts are not complete until the 1954 season, when Major League Baseball began maintaining official records.)


===1988 Trade and ''Seinfeld''===
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After his playing days, Buhner and his family remained in the Seattle area, in [[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish]].<ref name=siarlcu/><ref name=wactrib/> His son, Gunnar, played baseball for [[Lewis–Clark State College]], and in 2017 played for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]' [[farm team]] in the [[Gulf Coast League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=buhner000gun |title=Gunnar Buhner Minor League Statistics & History |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
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Buhner's July 1988 trade from the Yankees to the Mariners, often considered one of the Yankees' worst and one of the Mariners' best trades in baseball history,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060808&content_id=1406631&oid=36019&vkey=4 |title=Not Every Trade Worked | access-date = April 7, 2007 |author=Jonah Keri |author-link=Jonah Keri }}</ref> was referenced on the television sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]'' in the January 1996 episode “[[The Caddy (Seinfeld episode)|The Caddy]]”. Yankees owner [[George Steinbrenner#Steinbrenner caricatured in Seinfeld|George Steinbrenner]] appears at the home of [[George Costanza]]’s parents to mistakenly inform them that their son is dead. The only response from [[List of Seinfeld minor characters#Secondary characters|Frank Costanza]] (played by [[Jerry Stiller]]) is, “What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?! He had 30 home runs, over 100 RBIs last year! He’s got a rocket for an arm… You don’t know what the hell you‘re doing!” (Steinbrenner, voiced by [[Larry David]], replies, “Well, Buhner was a good prospect, no question about it. But my baseball people love Ken Phelps’s bat. They kept saying, ‘Ken Phelps! Ken Phelps!’”)<ref name=titwil>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G3YzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f_IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6242%2C109770 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Blanchette |first=John |title=Bone carries torch into twilight |date=October 11, 2001 |page=C1}}</ref><ref name=phbuhsei>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/watch-jay-buhner-and-ken-phelps-reminisce-about-trade-and-seinfeld/ |work=CBS Sports |last=Brown |first=Dave |title=Watch: Jay Buhner and Ken Phelps reminisce about trade and 'Seinfeld' |date=March 18, 2015 |access-date=June 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name=mlbseinf>{{cite web |url=http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/03/18/113343762/seinfeld-reunion-alert-jay-buhner-and-ken-phelps-hang-out-at-mariners-spring-training |publisher=Major League Baseball |last=Bertha |first=Mike |title=Seinfeld reunion alert: Jay Buhner and Ken Phelps hang out at Mariners spring training |date=March 18, 2015 |access-date=June 28, 2016}}</ref> The clip was played at [[Safeco Field]] when Buhner was inducted into the Mariners' Hall of Fame in August [[2004 Seattle Mariners season|2004]].<ref name=btbhonrd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pdFYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LPMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5583%2C3400000 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=(Tacoma News Tribune) |last=LaRue |first=Larry |title=Buhner to be honored |date=February 25, 2004|page=C2}}</ref><ref name=mhofaph>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8GhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5vIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4154%2C4229086 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |title=Buhner is inducted into Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame |agency=(AP photo) |date=August 25, 2004 |page=C3 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
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Buhner and his family remained in the Seattle area, in [[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish]], following his playing career.<ref name=siarlcu/><ref name=wactrib/> His son, Gunnar, played baseball for [[Lewis–Clark State College]], and in 2017 played for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]' [[farm team]] in the [[Gulf Coast League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=buhner000gun |title=Gunnar Buhner Minor League Statistics & History |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>


==See also==
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* {{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/watch-jay-buhner-and-ken-phelps-reminisce-about-trade-and-seinfeld/ |title=WATCH: Jay Buhner and Ken Phelps reminisce about trade and 'Seinfeld' |first=Dave |last=Brown |website=[[CBS Sports]] |date=March 18, 2015}}
* {{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/watch-jay-buhner-and-ken-phelps-reminisce-about-trade-and-seinfeld/ |title=WATCH: Jay Buhner and Ken Phelps reminisce about trade and 'Seinfeld' |first=Dave |last=Brown |website=[[CBS Sports]] |date=March 18, 2015}}
* {{cite news |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/jay-buhner-ive-discovered-life-after-baseball/ |title=Jay Buhner: "I've discovered life after baseball" |first=Bob |last=Finnigan |newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=March 14, 2005}}
* {{cite news |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/jay-buhner-ive-discovered-life-after-baseball/ |title=Jay Buhner: "I've discovered life after baseball" |first=Bob |last=Finnigan |newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=March 14, 2005}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUwSxqnRW-8 |title=Seinfeld: Jay Buhner |date=January 1996 |via=[[YouTube]]}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUwSxqnRW-8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/cUwSxqnRW-8 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Seinfeld: Jay Buhner |date=January 1996 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}


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Jay Buhner
Seattle Public Library ad in 1999
Right fielder
Born: (1964-08-13) August 13, 1964 (age 59)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1987, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
October 7, 2001, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average.254
Home runs310
Runs batted in964
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Jay Campbell Buhner (born August 13, 1964), nicknamed "Bone", is an American former professional baseball right fielder. Noted for his shaved head, thick goatee, and patch of pine tar on the right hip of his uniform, he is regarded as one of the most popular players in Seattle Mariners’ history.[1][2]

Early life

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Buhner was raised in Texas and attended Clear Creek High School in League City, southeast of Houston, where he played baseball under coach Jim Mallory. His nickname, "Bone", came after an incident where Buhner lost a ball in the lights. The ball hit him in the skull, but he shook it off. Mallory came out to see if Buhner was OK and commented it was a good thing Buhner had such a bony head, and the name stuck.[3]

Buhner graduated from high school in 1982 and played college baseball at McLennan Community College in Waco. In his freshman season in 1983, the Highlanders made their fourth consecutive trip to the junior college world series in Grand Junction, Colorado, and won their first national title.[4] He was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the ninth round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft, but opted not to sign.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Pirates (1984)

During his sophomore year, in January 1984, Buhner was taken in the second round of the secondary phase of the free-agent draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5] He signed in late May and played for the Watertown Pirates in the Class A short season New York–Penn League.

New York Yankees (1984-1988)

Minor leagues

In December 1984, Buhner was traded to the New York Yankees with infielder Dale Berra as part of a five-player deal for outfielder Steve Kemp and shortstop Tim Foli, a former Pirate.[6][7][8] His two seasons were in the Class A Florida State League with the Fort Lauderdale Yankees, then Buhner moved up to Triple A in 1987 with the Columbus Clippers in the International League and hit 31 home runs. Managed by Bucky Dent, Columbus finished second in the regular season, but swept both series in the four-team playoffs to take the league title and Governors' Cup.[9]

Major leagues

When the minor league playoffs concluded, Buhner made his major league debut in 1987 on September 11, and appeared in seven games that year. In 1988, Buhner was back and forth between Columbus and New York,[10] and was batting .188 (13-for-69) with three home runs in three stints in the major leagues.

Seattle Mariners (1988-2001)

On July 21, 1988, the Yankees traded Buhner to the Seattle Mariners,[11] along with two career minor leaguers (Rich Balabon and Troy Evers), in exchange for designated hitter Ken Phelps, a Seattle native.[11][12][13]

Buhner's career began an upwards turn in 1991, hitting 27 home runs with 77 RBI, hitting a massive home run against his former team in Yankee Stadium in July,[14] and having continued success against the Yankees.[15] In an extra-inning home game against the Oakland Athletics on June 23, 1993, he became the first Mariner to hit for the cycle.[16] Buhner began his cycle with a grand slam in the first inning, and hit a triple in the 14th inning to complete it; he subsequently scored the winning run on a wild pitch.[17][18] While well known for his tendency to strike out, he also developed a patience at the plate which allowed him to walk 100 times in a season twice (1993 and 1997) and to post a career OBP of .359. By the mid-1990s he had developed into one of the premier offensive players in the game, hitting over 40 home runs in three consecutive seasons (1995, 1996, and 1997), becoming just the tenth player to do so (and the first since Frank Howard in 1970); this feat has since been equaled by several other players.

Retirement and legacy

2010 Seattle Mariners home opener, From left to right: Buhner, Dan Wilson, Randy Johnson, Edgar Martínez, Ken Griffey Jr.

Mariners legacy

After a 116-win 2001 season, Buhner retired at age 37 in December of that year.[1][2]

During his career, the Mariners hosted a popular promotion, "Buhner Buzz Night",[3][19][1][20] where visitors would receive free admission in the right field seats if they had a shaved head. Free buzz cuts were provided for people who showed up with hair.[21] Buhner himself participated in giving fans of all ages buzz cuts, which also included women.[22] George Thorogood's song "Bad to the Bone" was used as Buhner's at-bat music during home games.

Although his jersey number 19 has not been issued since, it has not been officially retired, per the team's policy regarding retired numbers. The Mariners require a player to have spent at least five years with the team and be elected to the Hall of Fame or narrowly miss election after spending substantially his entire career with the team.[23] Buhner holds the Mariners' career record for strikeouts with 1,375 and has the lowest career stolen base percentage since 1954 – 6 stolen bases against 24 times caught stealing for a success rate of 20%. (Caught stealing counts are not complete until the 1954 season, when Major League Baseball began maintaining official records.)

1988 Trade and Seinfeld

Buhner's July 1988 trade from the Yankees to the Mariners, often considered one of the Yankees' worst and one of the Mariners' best trades in baseball history,[24] was referenced on the television sitcom Seinfeld in the January 1996 episode “The Caddy”. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner appears at the home of George Costanza’s parents to mistakenly inform them that their son is dead. The only response from Frank Costanza (played by Jerry Stiller) is, “What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?! He had 30 home runs, over 100 RBIs last year! He’s got a rocket for an arm… You don’t know what the hell you‘re doing!” (Steinbrenner, voiced by Larry David, replies, “Well, Buhner was a good prospect, no question about it. But my baseball people love Ken Phelps’s bat. They kept saying, ‘Ken Phelps! Ken Phelps!’”)[25][26][27] The clip was played at Safeco Field when Buhner was inducted into the Mariners' Hall of Fame in August 2004.[28][29]

Personal life

Buhner and his family remained in the Seattle area, in Sammamish, following his playing career.[3][4] His son, Gunnar, played baseball for Lewis–Clark State College, and in 2017 played for the Philadelphia Phillies' farm team in the Gulf Coast League.[30]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Boling, Dave (August 13, 1996). "Cult of the Bone". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.
  2. ^ a b "Jay Buhner announces retirement". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. Associated Press. December 18, 2001. p. A6.
  3. ^ a b c Callahan, Gerry (March 18, 1996). "A real cutup". Sports Illustrated. p. 88.
  4. ^ a b Cherry, Brice (July 25, 2015). "Where are they now? Jay Buhner enjoyed time at MCC, Seattle Mariners and beyond". Waco Tribune. Texas. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Free agent draft". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 18, 1984. p. 16.
  6. ^ Hertzel, Bob (December 20, 1984). "Ueberroth reportedly OKs Kemp-Berra deal". Pittsburgh Press. p. D1.
  7. ^ Feeney, Charley (December 21, 1984). "Tanner sees Bucs back in contention after trade". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 21.
  8. ^ Nelson, John (December 21, 1984). "Kemp officially joins Bucs; Berra departs". Beaver County Times. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. p. B1.
  9. ^ "Clippers champs". Bryan Times. Ohio. UPI. September 10, 1987. p. 12.
  10. ^ "Yankees option Guetterman; recall Buhner". Evening News. Newburgh, New York. Associated Press. May 14, 1988. p. 2B.
  11. ^ a b "Yanks get Phelps". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press. July 22, 1988. p. E7.
  12. ^ "M's double deal". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. wire services. July 22, 1988. p. 35.
  13. ^ "Buhner making most of chance with Mariners". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 27, 1988. p. 24.
  14. ^ Blum, Ronald (July 26, 1991). "Buhner hits massive home run for Mariners at Yankee Stadium". Lawrence Journal World. Kansas. Associated Press. p. 4C.
  15. ^ "Buhner to NY: Deal with that!". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press. April 20, 1994. p. F1.
  16. ^ "Seattle Mariners 8, Oakland Athletics 7". Retrosheet. June 23, 1993.
  17. ^ "Buhner's cycle carries M's". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. wire reports. June 24, 1993. p. C1.
  18. ^ "Buhner finishes cycle with game-winning hit". Rome News-Tribune. Georgia. Associated Press. June 24, 1993. p. 4B.
  19. ^ "Buhner Buzz Night". Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. (AP photo). August 24, 1995. p. B2.
  20. ^ "Buhner Buzz". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. August 7, 1998. p. 5C.
  21. ^ Moore, Jim (May 29, 2003). "Go 2 Guy: Buhner still creating a whole lot of buzz". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
  22. ^ Kuhn, Jill (July 24, 1997). "She looks so cool". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. (photo). p. 3.
  23. ^ "Guidelines for Selection to the Mariners Hall of Fame". Seattle Mariners. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  24. ^ Jonah Keri. "Not Every Trade Worked". Retrieved April 7, 2007.
  25. ^ Blanchette, John (October 11, 2001). "Bone carries torch into twilight". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
  26. ^ Brown, Dave (March 18, 2015). "Watch: Jay Buhner and Ken Phelps reminisce about trade and 'Seinfeld'". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  27. ^ Bertha, Mike (March 18, 2015). "Seinfeld reunion alert: Jay Buhner and Ken Phelps hang out at Mariners spring training". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  28. ^ LaRue, Larry (February 25, 2004). "Buhner to be honored". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C2.
  29. ^ "Buhner is inducted into Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame". Spokesman-Review. (AP photo). August 25, 2004. p. C3.
  30. ^ "Gunnar Buhner Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

Further reading

External links

Achievements
Preceded by Hitting for the cycle
June 23, 1993 		Succeeded by
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