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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 A  Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B D- (5.5%) LF F  (1.8%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (99.7%) CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF D  (16.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1986 Away 29 108 8 25 0 2 3 19 5 25 0 0 2 .615 .263 .352 .120 .231
1986 Home 36 135 19 32 5 1 7 22 14 26 0 0 3 .753 .309 .444 .207 .237
1987 Away 35 114 12 26 2 1 5 14 16 28 0 0 4 .715 .321 .395 .167 .228
1987 Home 41 136 12 36 4 0 2 16 14 32 0 0 7 .674 .336 .338 .074 .265
1988 Away 43 121 16 27 6 0 9 21 8 30 0 1 3 .767 .271 .496 .273 .223
1988 Home 34 92 10 23 4 0 2 14 5 25 0 1 3 .644 .286 .359 .109 .250
1989 Away 66 243 22 61 11 2 5 33 10 55 1 1 11 .657 .282 .374 .123 .251
1989 Home 66 241 33 70 15 2 8 41 16 56 4 2 3 .801 .332 .469 .178 .290
1990 Away 65 254 29 60 12 1 10 32 22 59 1 3 8 .705 .296 .409 .173 .236
1990 Home 65 246 27 64 9 2 8 33 22 56 4 2 10 .735 .325 .411 .150 .260
1991 Away 66 249 27 62 6 1 6 34 26 61 0 2 10 .673 .320 .353 .104 .249
1991 Home 64 240 30 59 7 2 9 36 26 52 2 3 4 .726 .322 .404 .158 .246
1992 Away 31 119 14 32 3 0 7 23 7 25 4 3 5 .775 .305 .471 .202 .269
1992 Home 34 123 13 30 7 1 8 22 14 26 1 2 1 .836 .324 .512 .268 .244
1993 Away 61 137 21 45 6 3 6 21 10 18 1 2 2 .922 .374 .547 .219 .328
1993 Home 55 118 16 35 6 0 3 17 5 22 3 2 2 .749 .325 .424 .127 .297
1994 Away 54 130 26 45 8 1 8 23 10 21 3 2 2 .998 .390 .608 .262 .346
1994 Home 56 115 18 26 5 1 6 20 8 31 1 2 1 .726 .282 .443 .217 .226
1995 Away 64 130 15 25 6 0 6 16 9 26 2 1 3 .620 .243 .377 .185 .192
1995 Home 55 103 20 30 5 1 3 19 13 22 2 1 4 .814 .368 .447 .155 .291
1996 Away 36 99 13 18 5 1 3 11 7 21 1 0 1 .586 .243 .343 .162 .182
1996 Home 40 103 19 35 8 1 3 20 10 17 6 1 0 .928 .404 .524 .184 .340
1997 Away 51 154 19 42 9 0 9 28 10 28 1 4 1 .824 .317 .506 .234 .273
1997 Home 52 143 16 42 3 0 7 26 12 30 4 1 4 .810 .348 .462 .168 .294
1998 Away 52 149 25 35 8 2 6 27 22 24 4 1 5 .772 .335 .436 .201 .235
1998 Home 49 137 14 23 2 0 4 16 12 36 2 2 2 .508 .238 .270 .102 .168
Total Away 653 2007 247 503 82 14 83 302 162 421 18 20 57 .736 .306 .429 .179 .251
Total Home 647 1932 247 505 80 11 70 302 171 431 29 19 44 .746 .323 .423 .161 .261
Total 1300 3939 494 1008 162 25 153 604 333 852 47 39 101 .741 .314 .426 .170 .256
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.