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| Name | Team | Age |
| Don Buford | Retired (1973, Age 37) | 77 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 16 (1953) |
RF | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Richie Ashburn League | 0 | 17 years (61 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/1/1935 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (1B) |
| (91.0 %) | (38.2 %) | (1.2 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1954 | Minors | 0.00 | 5 / 6 | 8 / 9 | 11 / 11 | 10 / 10 | 3 / 8 | 7 / 7 | 7 / 11 | 51 / 0 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 0.00 | 12 / 15 | 2 / 6 | 5 / 5 | 4 / 7 | 4 / 13 | 8 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 42 / 0 | |||
| 1956 | Minors | 0.00 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 7 / 7 | 8 / 11 | 2 / 9 | 12 / 12 | 8 / 11 | 44 / 0 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 0.00 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 13 | 6 / 10 | 3 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 7 / 10 | 3 / 10 | 26 / 0 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 0.00 | 5 / 10 | 3 / 12 | 8 / 9 | 2 / 6 | 1 / 8 | 7 / 9 | 1 / 4 | 27 / 0 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 0.00 | 2 / 5 | 3 / 8 | 1 / 7 | 4 / 12 | 1 / 10 | 8 / 9 | 4 / 8 | 23 / 0 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 0.00 | 4 / 11 | 2 / 11 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 11 | 2 / 7 | 8 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 27 / 0 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 60.00 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 3 / 13 | 1 / 15 | 0 / 9 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 6 | 9 / 60 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 65.00 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 15 | 0 / 11 | 6 / 65 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 66.36 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 13 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 8 | 3 / 66 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 66.80 | 2 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 14 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 13 | 7 / 66 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 63.59 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 10 | 2 / 63 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 52.19 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 52 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 47.99 | 1 / 15 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 47 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 62.59 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 62 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 65.49 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 20 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 65 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 57.00 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 11 | 2 / 57 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 56.70 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 56 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 46.89 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 46 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 19.89 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 19 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 / 166 | 26 / 150 | 51 / 160 | 36 / 175 | 15 / 183 | 62 / 156 | 39 / 166 | 270 / 1156 |
| 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. |