Buelow was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1876. He moved to Detroit as a boy.\n', '

Buelow began playing professional baseball in the minor leagues with the Columbus Statesman in 1895, the Brockton Shoemakers in 1896, and the Pawtucket Phenoms in 1897 and 1898. In 1898, he joined the Detroit Tigers of the Western League. He played for the Tigers in 1898 and 1899.\n', '

In September 1899, he was traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Perfectos of the National League. He made his major league debut with St. Louis on September 28, 1899. In seven games with the Perfectos at the end of the 1899 season, he compiled a .467 batting average. He remained with St. Louis in 1900 and appeared in 17 games, but his batting average dropped by 232 points to .235.\n', '

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