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Cool Papa Bell League
5-6-2061
Len Buford Shortstop
Retired (1998, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .741 Status Deceased (2030) Option Years 0  
H 1008 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 02-28-1963
HR 153 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1986)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(105 games)
RBI 604
SB 47
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range WS Rings 0
1B D- (5.5%) LF (1.8%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (99.7%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF (16.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1986 RF SF-MIN-BOS 46 46 421.0 97 94 2 1 0 -4 2.05 .990
SS SF-MIN-BOS 12 11 98.0 35 11 23 1 4 -4 3.12 .971
3B SF-MIN-BOS 3 3 27.0 11 1 7 3 0 0 2.67 .727
1B SF-MIN-BOS 3 3 26.0 25 25 0 0 3 -1 8.65 1.000
1987 SS BAL 27 23 208.1 102 29 70 3 9 -2 4.28 .971
3B BAL 21 21 185.1 54 12 35 7 1 -4 2.28 .870
LF BAL 8 8 70.0 17 17 0 0 0 0 2.19 1.000
CF BAL 7 7 62.0 17 16 0 1 0 -1 2.32 .941
2B BAL 3 3 25.0 15 4 11 0 1 +1 5.40 1.000
1B BAL 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 1 0 3.38 1.000
1988 SS BAL-STL 43 41 340.0 170 73 92 5 22 -8 4.37 .971
3B BAL-STL 5 5 40.0 13 0 12 1 0 -1 2.70 .923
2B BAL-STL 4 4 35.0 19 8 11 0 2 -1 4.89 1.000
RF BAL-STL 3 2 19.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.46 1.000
LF BAL-STL 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1989 SS STL 128 127 1064.2 554 196 344 14 70 -5 4.56 .975
1990 SS STL 130 130 1142.2 609 235 356 18 68 -13 4.65 .970
1991 SS STL 130 130 1142.0 577 224 339 14 72 -1 4.44 .976
1992 SS STL 65 65 587.0 303 121 176 6 34 -9 4.55 .980
1993 SS STL 44 41 369.0 167 57 106 4 16 +1 3.98 .976
2B STL 6 6 58.0 31 15 16 0 4 +1 4.81 1.000
3B STL 3 0 8.0 3 1 2 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
1994 SS STL 47 47 410.2 179 72 104 3 17 -5 3.86 .983
2B STL 1 1 8.0 7 5 2 0 0 -2 7.88 1.000
RF STL 2 0 2.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 1.000
1995 SS STL 23 23 200.1 85 34 48 3 6 -2 3.68 .965
2B STL 8 8 70.0 31 13 17 1 5 +1 3.86 .968
RF STL 6 6 53.0 12 9 1 2 0 0 1.70 .833
LF STL 4 4 36.1 6 5 0 1 0 0 1.24 .833
CF STL 3 3 25.1 7 7 0 0 0 0 2.49 1.000
3B STL 6 0 11.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.77 1.000
1996 3B STL 18 18 161.0 43 17 26 0 0 -2 2.40 1.000
1B STL 15 15 121.0 134 131 3 0 4 0 9.97 1.000
2B STL 12 12 106.0 61 18 42 1 7 0 5.09 .984
SS STL 10 2 36.0 16 7 9 0 2 +1 4.00 1.000
LF STL 2 2 17.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 3.18 1.000
CF STL 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1997 3B STL 42 42 375.1 86 21 60 5 2 -6 1.94 .942
2B STL 28 28 246.0 130 43 87 0 13 -4 4.76 1.000
LF STL 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1998 3B STL 23 22 195.0 52 11 39 2 1 +1 2.31 .962
SS STL 22 22 191.1 81 33 47 1 13 -2 3.76 .988
RF STL 13 13 122.0 25 23 0 2 0 -1 1.70 .920
2B STL 14 14 119.2 69 26 41 2 5 -4 5.04 .971
LF STL 4 4 34.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.79 1.000
CF STL 3 3 25.0 10 8 2 0 0 0 3.60 1.000
Pos Total SS 681 662 5790.0 2878 1092 1714 72 333 -49 4.36 .975
3B 121 111 1003.1 263 64 181 18 4 -12 2.20 .932
2B 76 76 667.2 363 132 227 4 37 -8 4.84 .989
RF 70 67 618.0 136 128 3 5 0 -5 1.91 .963
LF 20 20 175.1 36 35 0 1 0 0 1.80 .972
1B 19 19 155.0 162 159 3 0 8 -1 9.41 1.000
CF 14 14 121.1 35 32 2 1 0 -1 2.52 .971
Total 1001 969 8530.2 3873 1642 2130 101 382 -76 3.98 .974
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Len Buford has retired from the St. Louis Browns
1997-09-28Len Buford of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1996-06-27Len Buford of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1994-09-19Len Buford of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1994-05-29Len Buford of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1993-07-14Len Buford of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1993-06-06Len Buford of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1993-04-04Len Buford of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1992-06-30Len Buford of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1988-06-08The St. Louis Browns have promoted Len Buford to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have designated Mike Stringer for assignment.
1988-06-08Trade #1127762 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Baltimore NattyBohs. The Baltimore NattyBohs receive Draft Pick 1989 Round 1 STL (Phil Gonzalez) from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Len Buford. Protest This Trade.
1988-06-06The Baltimore NattyBohs have placed Len Buford on the trade block.
1988-05-29The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Monte Gillenwater to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Len Buford to the minors.
1988-03-07The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Len Buford to the major league team.
1987-10-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Len Buford to the minors.
1987-09-16Len Buford of the Baltimore NattyBohs is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1987-08-04Len Buford of the Baltimore NattyBohs is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1987-04-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have renamed Len Samford to Len Buford.
1987-04-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Len Samford to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have designated Cris Heusser for assignment.
1987-04-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Carl Turnbull to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have sent Len Samford to the minors.
1986-09-19A trade has been completed between the Boston Haffenreffers and the Minnesota DareDevils. The Minnesota DareDevils receive Sidney Jefferson, Wessel Van Tuinen from the Boston Haffenreffers in exchange for Len Samford. Protest This Trade.
1986-07-16A trade has been completed between the San Francisco Criminals and the Minnesota DareDevils. The Minnesota DareDevils receive Len Samford from the San Francisco Criminals in exchange for Gary Guerrero. Protest This Trade.
1986-06-21The San Francisco Criminals have sent Len Samford to the minors.
1986-05-14The San Francisco Criminals have promoted Len Samford to the major league team.