a catcher and in 1904 with 14 passed balls. He finished his major league career with 1,495 putouts, 474 assists, 83 errors, and 33 double plays turned. Cleveland and St. Louis In July 1904, Buelow signed a contract with the Cleveland Naps. He played for the Naps for three years, appeared in 151 games, and compiled batting averages of .176 in 1904, .172 in 1905, and .163 in 1906. Defensively, he led the American League's catchers in 1906 when he threw out 54.2% of the base runners attempting to steal a base. In February 1907, Cleveland traded Buelow to the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Pete O'Brien. Buelow appeared in 26 games for the Browns, 25 as a catcher, and compiled a .147 batting average in 75 at bats. He appeared in his final major league game on July 13, 1907. Minor leagues Although his major league career ended in 1907, he played two more years in the minor leagues for the Minneapolis Millers in 1908 and for the Montreal Royals in 1909. After an injury ended his playing career, he served as the manager of the Bay City club in the South Michigan League during the last half of the 1909 season. Later years Buelow lived in Detroit after retiring from baseball. He was a gateman at the grandstand of Navin Field. He developed locomotor ataxia and suffered from that condition for several years. In December 1933, he was hospitalized at Grace Hospital in Detroit and died there after a stay of two weeks. He was 57 years old when he died. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit. References 1876 births 1933 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball players from Germany German emigrants to the United States St. Louis Perfectos players St. Louis Cardinals players Detroit Tigers players Cleveland Naps players St. Louis Browns players 19th-century baseball players Sportspeople from Berlin Minor league baseball managers Columbus Statesmen players Brockton Shoemakers players Pawtucket Phenoms players Pawtucket Tigers players Detroit Tigers (Western League) players Denver Grizzlies (baseball) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Montreal Royals players Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit)