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Andy Messersmith League 10-26-2101 |
| Chris Buford |  Second BaseRetired (1961, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .217 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .563 | Status | Deceased (2012) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 245 | Age at Death | 85 | Date of Birth | 02-02-1927 | |
| HR | 16 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 26 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 4 years (90 games) |
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| RBI | 98 | |||||
| SB | 1 | Salary | $0.66M | Final Contract Year | 1955 | |
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | (9.5%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | (3.8%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 65% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NYA | 47 |
173 |
13 |
43
|
6 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
11 |
43 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 9 | .621 |
.303 |
.318 |
.069 |
.249 |
|
| 1951 | NYA | 149 |
599 |
49 |
127
|
20 |
2 |
8 |
50 |
35 |
132 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
0 | 21 | .549 |
.257 |
.292 |
.080 |
.212 |
|
| 1952 | NYA | 57 |
214 |
18 |
40
|
8 |
0 |
5 |
18 |
14 |
48 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 11 | .530 |
.236 |
.294 |
.107 |
.187 |
|
| 1953 | NYA | 59 |
100 |
8 |
20
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | 0 | .471 |
.221 |
.250 |
.050 |
.200 |
|
| 1955 | NYA | 15 |
41 |
7 |
15
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 1 | .910 |
.447 |
.463 |
.098 |
.366 |
|
| Total | 327 |
1127 |
95 |
245
|
38 |
3 |
16 |
98 |
68 |
250 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
2 | 42 | .563 |
.264 |
.299 |
.082 |
.217 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | Chris Buford has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1956-04-08 | The New York Leathernecks have waived Chris Buford. |
| 1956-03-27 | The New York Leathernecks have promoted Randy Gross to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have promoted Ed Montgomery to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have designated Chris Buford for assignment. The New York Leathernecks have designated Hugh Bennett for assignment. |
| 1955-04-01 | The New York Leathernecks have promoted Chris Buford to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have promoted John Moore to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have designated Stuffy Pepper for assignment. The New York Leathernecks have designated Ed Hilly for assignment. |
| 1953-08-06 | The New York Leathernecks have sent Chris Buford to the minors. |
| 1953-07-09 | The New York Leathernecks have promoted Deacon Asbjornson to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have promoted Chris Buford to the major league team. |
| 1953-06-20 | The New York Leathernecks have sent Chris Buford to the minors. |
| 1953-04-04 | The New York Leathernecks have promoted Chris Buford to the major league team. |
| 1953-03-30 | The New York Leathernecks have sent Chris Buford down to the minors. |
| 1952-04-11 | The New York Leathernecks have promoted Chris Buford to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have designated Vicente Deer for assignment. |
| 1952-04-11 | The New York Leathernecks have sent Chris Buford down to the minors. |
| 1952-04-01 | The New York Leathernecks have promoted Chris Buford to the major league team. |
| 1952-04-01 | The New York Leathernecks have sent Barry Murray to the minors. The New York Leathernecks have sent Chris Buford to the minors. The New York Leathernecks have sent Deacon Asbjornson to the minors. |