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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
B  B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B  B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  B- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 12/1/1935
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 3 12
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B)
A  (91.0 %) C  (38.2 %) F  (1.2 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1957 KC 140 572 88 132 27 3 14 66 47 103 19 9 4 .653 .291 .362 .231
1958 KC 144 519 80 139 18 11 17 70 60 93 16 5 8 .787 .344 .443 .268
1959 BOS 132 538 80 154 25 5 15 70 50 88 7 6 10 .785 .350 .435 .286
1960 BOS 144 606 84 170 31 3 20 67 46 106 7 3 7 .774 .334 .441 .281
1961 BOS 133 548 86 158 32 6 15 79 54 84 18 4 5 .804 .354 .451 .288
1962 BOS 144 594 95 183 31 5 31 97 54 88 22 4 7 .902 .368 .534 .308
1963 BOS 144 605 109 178 24 12 19 76 59 99 16 6 4 .825 .357 .468 .294
1964 BOS 146 605 120 193 28 12 27 93 59 94 19 1 10 .919 .380 .539 .319
1965 BOS 144 566 101 160 23 13 22 91 59 82 15 2 6 .835 .349 .486 .283
1966 BOS 119 480 83 154 21 8 21 91 35 71 14 2 5 .901 .372 .529 .321
1967 BOS 111 418 79 124 24 3 24 86 56 60 10 1 1 .920 .379 .541 .297
1968 BOS 144 544 80 151 20 7 22 95 75 98 13 3 2 .826 .364 .461 .278
1969 BOS 144 574 109 191 42 10 23 116 74 85 20 2 4 .970 .409 .561 .333
1970 BOS 146 508 96 146 25 3 17 83 53 93 11 5 1 .801 .353 .449 .287
1971 BOS 151 501 86 154 29 4 12 69 62 61 12 4 0 .836 .383 .453 .307
1972 BOS 111 411 61 118 22 3 9 56 51 62 5 3 1 .788 .367 .421 .287
1973 BOS-NYA 114 180 22 45 8 1 2 20 17 26 2 3 3 .655 .317 .339 .250
Total 2311 8769 1459 2550 430 109 310 1325 911 1393 226 63 78 .829 .358 .471 .291
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Don Buford has retired from the New York Rain
1973-04-15The New York Rain have acquired Don Buford from the waiver wire.
1973-04-11The 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.
1972-04-16The Boston Baked Beans have renamed Preston Sturgis to Don Buford.
1957-04-01The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Preston Sturgis to the major league team.