He entered the majors with the New York Yankees in 1973, playing for them one and a half seasons before joining the Cleveland Indians (1974–1977) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1978–1980).

[1] He was traded along with Fritz Peterson, Steve Kline, and Fred Beene from the Yankees to the Indians for Chris Chambliss, Dick Tidrow, and Cecil Upshaw on April 26, 1974.

[2] In an eight-season career, Buskey posted a 21–27 record with a 3.66 earned run average and 34 saves in 258 relief appearances, striking out 212 batters while walking 167 in 479⅓ innings of work.

[3] Additionally, Buskey played winter baseball with the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan League in the 1974–1975 season, as he went 6–4 with a 2.19 ERA and eight saves in 28 relief games.

[4] After baseball, Buskey was involved with the Susquehanna Employment and Training Corporation, where he was cited as a contributor to technical and career special needs education in 1997.