Don Buddin

Full Name: Donald Thomas Buddin	Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/178	First Game: April 17, 1956
Birthdate: May 5, 1934	Final Game: September 25, 1962
Birthplace: Turbeville, South Carolina	MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Don Buddin (Donald Thomas Buddin) was born on May 5, 1934 in Turbeville, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1956 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 5 home runs and 37 RBI. Buddin played for the Boston Red Sox, Houston Colt .45s and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Don Buddin's best season was 1959, when he knocked in 53 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1956	BOS	A	114	377	49	90	5	37	.239	.352	.342	24	0	65	62	4	2	2	1	14
1958	BOS	A	136	497	74	118	12	43	.237	.349	.368	25	2	82	106	4	9	0	1	13
1959	BOS	A	151	485	75	117	10	53	.241	.366	.357	24	1	92	99	5	5	6	0	7
1960	BOS	A	124	428	62	105	6	36	.245	.338	.360	21	5	62	59	1	3	4	5	14
1961	BOS	A	115	339	58	89	6	42	.263	.394	.398	22	3	72	45	2	6	2	7	7
1962	HOU	N	40	80	10	13	2	10	.162	.316	.313	4	1	17	17	1	2	0	2	4
1962	DET	A	31	83	14	19	0	4	.229	.385	.265	3	0	20	16	1	2	1	0	0
1962	Total		71	163	24	32	2	14	.196	.351	.288	7	1	37	33	2	4	1	2	4
Total	NL		40	80	10	13	2	10	.162	.316	.313	4	1	17	17	1	2	0	2	4
Total	AL		671	2209	332	538	39	215	.244	.360	.360	119	11	393	387	17	27	15	14	55
Total			711	2289	342	551	41	225	.241	.358	.359	123	12	410	404	18	29	15	16	59

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1956	BOS	A	SS	113	0	0	213	370	29	98	.953
1958	BOS	A	SS	136	136	1171.1	269	445	31	102	.958
1959	BOS	A	SS	149	145	1225	235	412	35	89	.949
1959	BOS	A	2B	1	1	9	0	0	0	0	.000
1960	BOS	A	SS	124	121	1057	230	356	30	79	.951
1961	BOS	A	SS	109	108	937	204	294	23	70	.956
1962	HOU	N	3B	9	3	41	6	11	3	1	.850
1962	HOU	N	SS	27	22	193.2	38	62	5	13	.952
1962	DET	A	3B	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1962	DET	A	SS	19	18	158.1	40	49	2	13	.978
1962	DET	A	2B	5	5	39	8	6	0	1	1.000
1962	Total		SS	46	40	352	78	111	7	26	.964
1962	Total		3B	11	3	43	6	11	3	1	.850
Total			3B	11	3	43	6	11	3	1	.850
Total			SS	677	550	4742.1	1229	1988	155	464	.954
Total			2B	6	6	48	8	6	0	1	1.000

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1952).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Houston Colt .45s in exchange for Eddie Bressoud (November 26, 1961).
Sold by Houston Astros to Detroit Tigers (July 20, 1962).

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Finished in the top 10 in walks twice.

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