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Branch Rickey League
4-18-2229
Rich Bruton Center Field
Retired (1986, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .728 Status Deceased (2030) Option Years 0  
H 1281 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 12-25-1951
HR 134 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(8 games)
RBI 674
SB 156
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR A 
Speed A- Bunt D- Control C-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 2
1B A+ (96.7%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B  LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF D- (9.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1975 LHP 55 110 26 2 0 2 14 9 23 .601 .292 .309 .073 .236
1975 RHP 139 388 90 14 0 4 38 27 88 .584 .285 .299 .067 .232
1976 LHP 63 112 25 6 0 4 22 13 27 .683 .299 .384 .161 .223
1976 RHP 145 446 95 9 3 10 51 41 92 .593 .279 .314 .101 .213
1977 LHP 61 126 36 5 2 4 17 7 26 .776 .323 .452 .167 .286
1977 RHP 141 436 105 18 4 9 49 39 90 .666 .304 .362 .122 .241
1978 LHP 58 121 35 5 3 2 9 8 23 .768 .338 .430 .140 .289
1978 RHP 143 447 117 19 8 14 67 25 102 .734 .300 .434 .172 .262
1979 LHP 14 11 2 0 0 0 1 4 3 .582 .400 .182 .000 .182
1979 RHP 82 151 41 6 2 5 17 18 35 .786 .349 .437 .166 .272
1980 LHP 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .476 .333 .143 .000 .143
1980 RHP 109 164 56 6 1 6 29 9 24 .871 .371 .500 .159 .341
1981 LHP 37 91 27 4 2 4 13 8 25 .870 .354 .516 .220 .297
1981 RHP 122 182 53 10 2 4 23 16 33 .783 .348 .434 .143 .291
1982 LHP 45 118 39 6 4 4 21 10 21 .934 .383 .551 .220 .331
1982 RHP 143 181 63 3 3 9 41 11 32 .936 .389 .547 .199 .348
1983 LHP 62 136 36 8 0 3 19 21 27 .750 .361 .390 .125 .265
1983 RHP 144 446 113 16 1 16 66 40 103 .716 .315 .401 .148 .253
1984 LHP 80 183 50 11 2 3 24 16 31 .736 .332 .404 .131 .273
1984 RHP 142 408 117 27 4 14 75 46 97 .836 .360 .475 .189 .287
1985 LHP 91 212 50 13 0 5 25 20 50 .668 .300 .368 .132 .236
1985 RHP 127 366 96 21 1 11 49 33 65 .739 .323 .415 .153 .262
1986 LHP 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .167 .000 .000 .000
1986 RHP 26 29 8 3 0 1 4 4 4 .865 .382 .483 .207 .276
Total LHP 581 1232 327 60 13 31 165 118 259 .740 .329 .411 .145 .265
Total RHP 1463 3644 954 152 29 103 509 309 765 .724 .320 .404 .142 .262
Total 1578 4876 1281 212 42 134 674 427 1024 .728 .322 .406 .143 .263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Rich Bruton has retired from the Chicago White Sox
1986-08-28The Chicago White Sox have acquired Rich Bruton from the waiver wire.
1986-08-04The Philadelphia Freedom have designated Rich Bruton for assignment.
1984-10-21The Philadelphia Freedom have placed Rich Bruton on the trade block.
1980-10-09Rich Bruton of the Philadelphia Freedom is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1975-04-01The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Maurice Meyers to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Rich Bruton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have designated Benny Santana for assignment. The Philadelphia Phillies have designated Billy Clarke for assignment.
1967-08-18Trade #1646752 has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Wizards. The San Diego Wizards receive Al Sweeney, Draft Pick 1971 Round 1 PHI (Rich Ignasiak) from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Draft Pick 1972 Round 1 SD (Rich Bruton), Draft Pick 1971 Round 1 SD (Ollie McCabe), Draft Pick 1971 Round 2 SD (Dave Doyle).