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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 Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR
Speed A- Bunt D- Control C-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 2
1B A+ (96.7%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health 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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1975 Away 76 261 21 64 7 0 4 25 16 55 8 4 4 .611 .293 .318 .073 .245
1975 Home 73 237 24 52 9 0 2 27 20 56 5 6 3 .562 .279 .283 .063 .219
1976 Away 76 299 30 61 8 1 10 37 25 62 3 3 3 .604 .266 .338 .134 .204
1976 Home 73 259 31 59 7 2 4 36 29 57 6 5 0 .619 .302 .317 .089 .228
1977 Away 77 294 28 75 12 1 7 36 23 69 11 4 0 .684 .310 .374 .119 .255
1977 Home 72 268 34 66 11 5 6 30 23 47 9 3 1 .697 .305 .392 .146 .246
1978 Away 68 263 29 65 12 5 8 30 16 47 5 3 2 .715 .293 .422 .175 .247
1978 Home 81 305 41 87 12 6 8 46 17 78 12 4 1 .765 .322 .443 .157 .285
1979 Away 45 77 13 24 4 1 3 11 10 16 7 1 1 .897 .391 .506 .195 .312
1979 Home 47 85 11 19 2 1 2 7 12 22 0 2 0 .661 .320 .341 .118 .224
1980 Away 61 95 19 39 4 1 5 21 5 12 2 2 0 1.072 .440 .632 .221 .411
1980 Home 53 76 9 18 2 0 1 8 5 13 1 0 0 .588 .286 .303 .066 .237
1981 Away 67 136 16 41 7 1 4 16 13 31 3 2 1 .818 .362 .456 .154 .301
1981 Home 62 137 20 39 7 3 4 20 11 27 8 0 0 .805 .338 .467 .182 .285
1982 Away 79 149 34 57 5 5 8 32 12 25 13 2 1 1.076 .432 .644 .262 .383
1982 Home 76 150 25 45 4 2 5 30 9 28 5 3 1 .793 .340 .453 .153 .300
1983 Away 76 304 47 74 16 0 9 44 33 69 7 5 4 .703 .318 .385 .141 .243
1983 Home 73 278 38 75 8 1 10 41 28 61 11 1 1 .749 .336 .414 .144 .270
1984 Away 76 307 43 90 20 3 11 48 31 65 15 3 1 .845 .360 .485 .192 .293
1984 Home 73 284 45 77 18 3 6 51 31 63 7 6 2 .762 .343 .419 .148 .271
1985 Away 77 302 36 81 19 1 8 39 30 62 8 5 1 .751 .333 .417 .149 .268
1985 Home 72 276 35 65 15 0 8 35 23 53 10 3 3 .671 .294 .377 .141 .236
1986 Away 26 23 3 8 3 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 0 1.053 .444 .609 .261 .348
1986 Home 19 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .154 .154 .000 .000 .000
Total Away 804 2510 319 679 117 19 78 343 217 517 82 34 18 .755 .330 .425 .155 .271
Total Home 774 2366 313 602 95 23 56 331 210 507 74 33 12 .699 .314 .385 .131 .254
Total 1578 4876 632 1281 212 42 134 674 427 1024 156 67 30 .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).