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Name Team Age
Sterling Buford III Retired (1971, Age 34) Died (2009, Age 72)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28
(1957)		 RP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ashburn Crawford League 0 8 years (20 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ C  F 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- D+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D- D  B 
Endurance Velocity Control
C  A+ C+
Leadership   Mentor Value  
C- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 5/21/1937
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1961 CLE 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 2 0 1 4 1.50 4.50
1962 CLE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 0 3.00 9.00
1963 WAS 5 5 34 0 0 0 1 1 39.1 38 17 16 0 21 38 1.50 3.66
1964 WAS 3 7 81 0 0 0 2 1 85.2 73 41 34 3 50 87 1.44 3.57
1965 WAS 7 4 56 0 0 0 5 9 48.2 65 47 36 1 27 40 1.89 6.66
1966 WAS 3 9 66 0 0 0 34 12 58.1 54 41 37 1 39 54 1.59 5.71
1967 WAS 1 9 52 0 0 0 37 12 51.2 62 36 32 1 34 51 1.86 5.57
1968 WAS 1 5 60 0 0 0 45 9 52.2 57 29 28 0 23 43 1.52 4.78
1969 WAS 1 5 51 0 0 0 31 9 50.0 61 38 38 1 32 38 1.86 6.84
1970 WAS 6 3 33 0 0 0 6 5 34.1 35 19 19 1 21 30 1.63 4.98
1971 WAS-CHA 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 7.0 2 1 1 0 2 5 0.57 1.29
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 28 48 441 0 0 0 162 58 433.2 454 273 245 8 254 390 1.63 5.08
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Sterling Buford III has retired from the Chicago BootLeggers
1971-10-02The Chicago BootLeggers have designated Bob Daringer for assignment. The Chicago BootLeggers have designated Sterling Buford III for assignment.
1971-10-02The Chicago BootLeggers have promoted Sterling Buford III to the major league team. The Chicago BootLeggers have promoted Bob Daringer to the major league team.
1971-10-02The Chicago BootLeggers have acquired Sterling Buford III from the waiver wire.
1971-05-13The Washington Monuments have waived Sterling Buford III.
1971-04-22The Washington Monuments have designated Sterling Buford III for assignment.
1969-05-05Sterling Buford III of the Washington Monuments is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1964-09-24Sterling Buford III of the Washington Monuments is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1963-07-02The Washington Monuments have promoted Sterling Buford III to the major league team. The Washington Monuments have designated Dick Smith for assignment.
1963-06-08Trade #1422361 has been completed between the Cleveland Cannibals and the Washington Monuments. The Washington Monuments receive Sterling Buford III from the Cleveland Cannibals in exchange for Bert Thornton.
1962-05-09The Cleveland Cannibals have sent Sterling Buford III to the minors.
1961-09-07The Cleveland Cannibals have promoted Sterling Buford III to the major league team. The Cleveland Cannibals have designated Brian Katt for assignment.
1961-04-29The Cleveland Cannibals have demoted Sterling Buford III to the minor leagues.
1961-04-08The Cleveland Cannibals have promoted Sterling Buford III to the major league team. The Cleveland Cannibals have designated Puff Williams for assignment.
1961-04-05The Cleveland Cannibals have promoted Tim Huntzinger to the major league team. The Cleveland Cannibals have sent Sterling Buford III to the minors.
1960-09-29The Cleveland Cannibals have promoted Sterling Buford III to the major league team. The Cleveland Cannibals have designated Jack Regan for assignment.
1957-04-01The Cleveland Cannibals have renamed Sterling BuFord to Sterling Buford III.
1957-04-01The Cleveland Cannibals have renamed George Dunlap to Sterling BuFord.