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Don Buford

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Full Name: Donald Alvin Buford Primary Position: OF,LF,2B,3B
Height/Weight: 5' 7"/160 First Game: September 14, 1963
Birthdate: February 2, 1937 Final Game: October 3, 1972
Birthplace: Linden, Texas MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Don Buford (Donald Alvin Buford) was born on February 2, 1937 in Linden, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1963 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .262 with 4 home runs and 30 RBI. Buford played for the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 10 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Don Buford's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1969, when he hit for a .291 average and knocked in 64 runs. However, others believe that it was 1966, when he stole 51 bases and knocked in 52 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
1963 CHI A 12 42 9 12 0 5 .286 .354 .405 1 2 5 7 0 0 1 0 1
1964 CHI A 135 442 62 116 4 30 .262 .337 .348 14 6 46 62 5 8 12 2 7
1965 CHI A 155 586 93 166 10 47 .283 .358 .389 22 5 67 76 4 6 17 4 6
1966 CHI A 163 607 85 148 8 52 .244 .323 .349 26 7 69 71 3 17 51 3 3
1967 CHI A 156 535 61 129 4 32 .241 .322 .316 10 9 65 51 1 4 34 3 3
1968 BAL A 130 426 65 120 15 46 .282 .367 .437 13 4 57 46 4 1 27 5 1
1969 BAL A 144 554 99 161 11 64 .291 .397 .417 31 3 96 62 5 3 19 7 5
1970 BAL A 144 504 99 137 17 66 .272 .406 .411 15 2 109 55 8 3 16 8 1
1971 BAL A 122 449 99 130 19 54 .290 .413 .477 19 4 89 62 7 2 15 15 2
1972 BAL A 125 408 46 84 5 22 .206 .326 .267 6 2 69 83 4 3 8 10 5
Total 1286 4553 718 1203 93 418 .264 .362 .379 157 44 672 575 41 47 200 57 34

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Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1963 CHI A 2B 2 2 13 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1963 CHI A 3B 9 8 78 10 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1964 CHI A 2B 92 85 713.1 196 198 13 60 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1964 CHI A 3B 37 22 224 30 63 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1965 CHI A 2B 139 128 1105.1 326 357 13 93 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1965 CHI A 3B 41 15 180.1 13 59 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1966 CHI A 2B 37 31 270 88 81 8 18 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1966 CHI A RF 3 2 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 CHI A OF 11 6 59.2 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 CHI A 3B 133 121 1096.2 98 301 26 24 0 0 0 0 0 .939
1966 CHI A LF 8 4 39.2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CHI A OF 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CHI A 3B 122 94 918 95 250 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 .948
1967 CHI A LF 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CHI A 2B 51 39 328 102 99 8 30 1 0 0 0 0 .962
1968 BAL A LF 27 22 200.2 45 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 BAL A 2B 57 37 369.1 109 107 8 22 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1968 BAL A 3B 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1968 BAL A CF 42 42 296 84 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 BAL A RF 2 2 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 BAL A OF 66 66 510.2 130 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 BAL A OF 128 128 1121.2 228 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1969 BAL A 3B 6 3 33 5 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 BAL A LF 128 128 1121.2 225 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1969 BAL A 2B 11 8 70 22 21 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1970 BAL A 3B 4 2 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 BAL A OF 129 125 1117.2 221 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1970 BAL A 2B 4 1 15 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1970 BAL A LF 129 125 1117.2 220 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1971 BAL A LF 115 113 988.2 215 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1971 BAL A OF 115 113 988.2 217 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1972 BAL A OF 105 101 903.1 173 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1972 BAL A LF 105 101 903.1 173 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
Total 2B 393 331 2884 848 868 54 225 1 0 0 0 0 .969
Total LF 513 494 4378.2 888 32 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 .988
Total 3B 354 266 2563 252 696 50 57 0 0 0 0 0 .950
Total OF 555 540 4708.2 983 37 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 .988
Total CF 42 42 296 84 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total RF 5 4 34 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1959).
  • Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bruce Howard and Roger Nelson to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Luis Aparicio, Russ Snyder and John Matias (November 29, 1967).
  • Released by Baltimore Orioles (February 2, 1973).

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