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Richie Ashburn League 4-1-2013 |
| Don Buford |  Right FieldRetired (1973, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .291 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .829 | Status | Retired (1973) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2550 | Age | 77 (OS 78) | Date of Birth | 12-01-1935 | |
| HR | 310 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 16 (1953) |
Majors Svc Time | 17 years (61 games) |
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| RBI | 1325 | |||||
| SB | 226 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | (1.2%) | LF | (38.2%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (91.0%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 12 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (100%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 3 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1966 | LHP | 63 | 128 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 18 | .727 | .321 | .406 | .133 | .273 |
| 1966 | RHP | 107 | 352 | 119 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 74 | 27 | 53 | .963 | .390 | .574 | .236 | .338 |
| 1967 | LHP | 61 | 119 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | .741 | .338 | .403 | .168 | .235 |
| 1967 | RHP | 99 | 299 | 96 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 66 | 38 | 48 | .991 | .396 | .595 | .274 | .321 |
| 1968 | LHP | 67 | 141 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 30 | .776 | .329 | .447 | .206 | .241 |
| 1968 | RHP | 136 | 403 | 117 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 75 | 57 | 68 | .843 | .376 | .467 | .176 | .290 |
| 1969 | LHP | 75 | 157 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 30 | .968 | .408 | .561 | .236 | .325 |
| 1969 | RHP | 136 | 417 | 140 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 92 | 53 | 55 | .971 | .410 | .561 | .225 | .336 |
| 1970 | LHP | 67 | 83 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 14 | .673 | .300 | .373 | .120 | .253 |
| 1970 | RHP | 129 | 425 | 125 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 67 | 47 | 79 | .826 | .362 | .464 | .169 | .294 |
| 1971 | LHP | 52 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | .664 | .300 | .364 | .127 | .236 |
| 1971 | RHP | 135 | 446 | 141 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 57 | 49 | .857 | .393 | .464 | .148 | .316 |
| 1972 | LHP | 40 | 86 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 12 | .746 | .351 | .395 | .105 | .291 |
| 1972 | RHP | 104 | 325 | 93 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 43 | 50 | .798 | .371 | .428 | .142 | .286 |
| 1973 | LHP | 20 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .373 | .235 | .138 | .034 | .103 |
| 1973 | RHP | 98 | 151 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 22 | .711 | .333 | .377 | .099 | .278 |
| Total | LHP | 445 | 798 | 210 | 42 | 8 | 24 | 116 | 89 | 132 | .765 | .339 | .426 | .163 | .263 |
| Total | RHP | 944 | 2818 | 873 | 149 | 31 | 106 | 500 | 334 | 424 | .880 | .383 | .498 | .188 | .310 |
| Total | 2311 | 8769 | 2550 | 430 | 109 | 310 | 1325 | 911 | 1393 | .829 | .358 | .471 | .180 | .291 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1973-11-01 | Don Buford has retired from the New York Rain |
| 1973-04-15 | The New York Rain have acquired Don Buford from the waiver wire. |
| 1973-04-11 | The Boston Baked Beans have promoted Chick Nelson to the major league team. The Boston Baked Beans have promoted Jaime Mrozinski to the major league team. The Boston Baked Beans have designated Don Buford for assignment. The Boston Baked Beans have designated Brooks Robinson for assignment. |
| 1972-04-16 | The Boston Baked Beans have renamed Preston Sturgis to Don Buford. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Preston Sturgis to the major league team. |