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Keller Stargell League
6-1-2028
Lance Buford First Base
Retired (1987, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .750 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 530 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 01-31-1953
HR 76 Drafted Round 2, Pick 38
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(45 games)
RBI 305
SB 35
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF D  (14.5%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (96.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1977 NYA
42
41
5
10
2
0
1
7
7
 13 1 1
0
 0 1
.726
.360
.366
.122
.244
1978 NYA
61
69
7
14
4
1
3
13
3
 15 0 0
0
 0 1
.656
.236
.420
.217
.203
1979 NYA-ARI
54
74
11
22
3
0
5
14
7
 13 0 0
1
 0 2
.899
.358
.541
.243
.297
1980 ARI
54
199
19
45
7
0
8
28
14
 41 1 0
6
 0 4
.662
.280
.382
.156
.226
1981 ARI
41
120
13
28
3
0
3
16
9
 36 0 2
0
 0 1
.616
.282
.333
.100
.233
1982 MON
64
195
38
53
13
1
6
31
13
 44 0 2
3
 1 4
.755
.314
.441
.169
.272
1983 MON
112
415
66
112
13
4
21
61
33
 88 0 1
8
 4 5
.795
.323
.472
.202
.270
1984 MON-DET-MON
89
243
22
66
10
1
5
35
18
 50 2 1
5
 3 5
.708
.326
.383
.111
.272
1985 MON
112
323
46
87
14
2
16
51
30
 66 1 0
9
 4 3
.807
.333
.474
.204
.269
1986 MON
101
269
37
74
12
5
7
42
24
 40 1 2
3
 2 2
.769
.334
.435
.160
.275
1987 MON
29
70
9
19
2
2
1
7
4
 15 0 2
0
 0 0
.703
.303
.400
.129
.271
Total
759
2018
273
530
83
16
76
305
162
 421 6 11
35
 14 28
.750
.318
.433
.170
.263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Lance Buford has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-07-24The Montreal Fire Ants have waived Lance Buford.
1987-07-20The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Seiichi Akimoto to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Lance Buford for assignment.
1987-05-29The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Tom Ray to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Barry Foote to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Lance Buford to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Earl Speraw for assignment. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Katsumi Yasui for assignment. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Tom Miles for assignment.
1987-04-18The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Katsumi Yasui to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Billy Warnock to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Gerald Winegarner for assignment. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Lance Buford for assignment.
1986-09-18Lance Buford of the Montreal Fire Ants is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1986-04-10The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Lance Buford to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have sent Bob Rapp to the minors.
1986-04-05The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Lance Buford for assignment.
1985-04-01The Montreal Fire Ants have re-claimed Lance Buford from the waiver wire.
1985-03-13The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Leo Weik for assignment. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Rich Rollins for assignment. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Hank Molina for assignment. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated Lance Buford for assignment. The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Carl Clay to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Rich Goslin to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Leon Ford to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Charlie Sawyer to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Johnny Gonzalez to the major league team.
1984-07-10The Montreal Fire Ants have promoted Lance Buford to the major league team. The Montreal Fire Ants have designated John Talbot for assignment.
1984-07-10The Montreal Fire Ants have acquired Lance Buford from the waiver wire.
1984-06-25The Detroit Derbys have waived Lance Buford.
1984-06-18The Detroit Derbys have promoted Ray Burwell to the major league team. The Detroit Derbys have designated Lance Buford for assignment.
1984-06-18Trade #1515578 has been completed between the Montreal Fire Ants and the Detroit Derbys. The Detroit Derbys receive Lance Buford, Joe Purnell, Joe Atom from the Montreal Fire Ants in exchange for Charlie Burrows, Ken Levy.
1983-09-10Lance Buford of the Montreal Fire Ants is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1983-08-14Lance Buford of the Montreal Fire Ants is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1980-08-26Lance Buford of the Arizona Ghost Riders is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1980-07-09The Arizona Ghost Riders have promoted Lance Buford to the major league team. The Arizona Ghost Riders have sent Rich Marriott to the minors.
1980-06-27The Arizona Ghost Riders have promoted Ed Ojeda to the major league team. The Arizona Ghost Riders have promoted Nick Black to the major league team. The Arizona Ghost Riders have promoted Ricky Villegas to the major league team. The Arizona Ghost Riders have designated Harry McCabe for assignment. The Arizona Ghost Riders have designated Jack Johnson for assignment. The Arizona Ghost Riders have sent Lance Buford to the minors.
1980-06-21The Arizona Ghost Riders have promoted Lance Buford to the major league team. The Arizona Ghost Riders have designated Jay Mavis for assignment.
1980-05-10The Arizona Ghost Riders have promoted Nick Black to the major league team. The Arizona Ghost Riders have promoted Rich Marriott to the major league team. The Arizona Ghost Riders have promoted Jay Mavis to the major league team. The Arizona Ghost Riders have designated Barry LaCorte for assignment. The Arizona Ghost Riders have sent Ed Ojeda to the minors. The Arizona Ghost Riders have sent Lance Buford to the minors.
1980-04-27The Arizona Ghost Riders have promoted Lance Buford to the major league team. The Arizona Ghost Riders have designated Cal Abrams for assignment.
1980-04-06The Arizona Ghost Riders have promoted Rich Marriott to the major league team. The Arizona Ghost Riders have sent Lance Buford to the minors.
1979-09-28The Arizona Howling Ghosts have promoted Lance Buford to the major league team. The Arizona Howling Ghosts have designated Tom Lemon for assignment.
1979-09-28The Arizona Howling Ghosts have acquired Lance Buford from the waiver wire.
1979-09-24The New York Knights have waived Lance Buford.
1979-09-10The New York Knights have promoted Jimmy Prisco to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Lance Buford to the minors.
1979-07-22Lance Buford of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1979-05-25The New York Knights have promoted Lance Buford to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Johnny Wise to the minors.
1979-05-03The New York Knights have sent Lance Buford down to the minors.
1978-04-06The New York Knights have promoted Lance Buford to the major league team. The New York Knights have designated Jim Runnels for assignment.
1977-10-28The New York Knights have sent Lance Buford to the minors.
1977-03-05The New York Knights have promoted Lance Buford to the major league team.