Scholastically, Buskey attended Terra Nova High School in Pacifica, California and University of San Francisco. He led the Dons in batting average, with a .361 mark, and hits, with 61, in 1971. Buskey was inducted into the USF Dons Sports Hall of Fame, in 1980. Buskey was originally signed by the Chicago White Sox as an undrafted amateur free agent, prior to the 1971 season.\n', '

After spending five seasons in Minor League Baseball (MiLB), where Buskey progressed steadily through the ChiSox farm system, he was dealt to the Phillies, along with Jim Kaat, following the 1975 season.\n', '

Buskey, primarily a shortstop, spent the entire 1976 and most of the1977 campaigns with the Phillies’ Triple-A affiliate Oklahoma City 89ers. He finally received the call to the big leagues on September 5, 1977, at the age of 28. This was to be Buskey\'s only MLB cup of coffee, as he made his last big league game appearance on October 1, 1977.\n', '

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