James Quinter Bucher (March 24, 1911 – October 21, 2004) was an infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1934–1937), St. Louis Cardinals (1938) and Boston Red Sox (1944–1945). A native of Manassas, Virginia, Bucher batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He debuted on April 18, 1934 and played his final game on September 29, .

Bucher was a defensively versatile player with decent abilities at third base, second, and any of the three outfield positions. His most productive season came with the 1935 Dodgers, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.302), home runs (7), RBI (58), runs (72), hits (143), doubles (22), and games played (123). In 1937, he was sent to the Cardinals along with Johnny Cooney in the same trade that brought Leo Durocher to Brooklyn. He ended his majors career with the Boston Red Sox.

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In a seven-season career, Bucher was a .265 hitter with 17 home runs and 193 RBI in 554 games. Bucher died in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, at age 93.

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Retrosheet

Boston Red Sox players

Brooklyn Dodgers players

St. Louis Cardinals players

Major League Baseball third basemen

Major League Baseball second basemen

Major League Baseball outfielders

People from Manassas, Virginia

Sportspeople from Prince William County, Virginia

1911 births

2004 deaths

Waynesboro Red Birds players

Scottdale Cardinals players

Elmira Red Wings players

Greensboro Patriots players

Columbus Red Birds players

Toledo Mud Hens players

Houston Buffaloes players

Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players

Portland Beavers players

Baseball players from Virginia

Jim Bucher