Garland Buckeye
Garland Maiers "Gob" Buckeye was a professional football and baseball player.Buckeye made his major league debut on June 19, 1918 for the Washington Senators at the Polo Grounds against the Yankees. He pitched the last two innings of a 9-0 game, allowing three hits, six walks, and four earned runs while striking out two batters.
From 1925 to 1927, he had some success as the fifth starter for the Cleveland Indians. On June 11, 1927, he gave up two home runs to Babe Ruth in the same game.
After a slow start in 1928, Buckeye was released and signed with the New York Giants. He pitched one game for them, giving up six runs in 3.2 innings.
Buckeye finished with a 30–39 record in 108 games pitched. He had an earned run average of 3.91 and had one save.
As a hitter, Buckeye posted a.230 batting average with 19 runs, 5 home runs and 23 RBI.Football career
Buckeye was a center and guard from 1920 to 1924 and 1926. In 1920, he played four games for the Chicago Tigers of the APFA. From 1921 to 1924, he played for the Chicago Cardinals of the APFA and NFL. In 1926 he played for the Chicago Bulls of the first American Football League.In 1938, Garland was indicted by a Waukesha grand jury on criminal charges of keeping and using slot machines.
Buckeye is the great-grandfather of MLB players Drew and Stu Pomeranz.
