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Name	Team	Age
Bucky Brandon	Retired (1974, Age 35)	Died (2018, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7 (1961)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dom DiMaggio League	0	9 years (4 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D+	C-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	A	C+
Leadership	Mentor Value
A	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	7/29/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HBP	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
1964	BOS	2	3	53	0	0	0	2	0	72.2	83	46	43	4	33	41	1.60	5.33
1966	BOS	2	1	11	11	0	0	0	0	53.1	51	24	24	0	18	37	1.29	4.05
1967	BOS	1	12	29	29	1	0	0	0	105.1	125	82	76	3	66	84	1.81	6.49
1968	BOS	3	11	97	0	0	0	1	4	103.2	110	65	59	2	44	85	1.49	5.12
1969	BOS	8	6	109	0	0	0	0	8	112.0	140	72	68	1	54	80	1.73	5.46
1970	BOS	6	21	36	35	0	0	0	0	158.0	185	123	120	3	72	127	1.63	6.84
1971	BOS	5	12	47	18	1	0	0	0	124.1	129	77	73	2	57	107	1.50	5.28
1972	BOS	3	9	28	21	1	1	0	0	125.0	115	69	66	1	54	95	1.35	4.75
1973	BOS	6	13	27	27	0	0	0	0	139.1	133	80	76	6	77	111	1.51	4.91
1974	BOS	2	10	23	23	0	0	0	0	104.2	145	90	85	2	38	83	1.75	7.31
2075		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
Total		38	98	460	164	3	1	3	12	1098.1	1216	728	690	24	513	850	1.57	5.65

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1974-11-01	Bucky Brandon has retired from the Boston Americans
1968-03-01	The Boston Red Sox have renamed John Ruffin to Bucky Brandon.
1966-07-24	The Boston RedSox have promoted John Ruffin to the major league team. The Boston RedSox have sent John Lester to the minors.
1964-09-30	The Boston RedSox have sent John Ruffin to the minors.
1964-09-08	The Boston RedSox have promoted John Ruffin to the major league team.
1964-07-18	The Boston RedSox have promoted Steve Watkins to the major league team. The Boston RedSox have sent John Ruffin to the minors.
1964-05-18	The Boston RedSox have promoted John Ruffin to the major league team. The Boston RedSox have designated Steve Lonborg for assignment.
1964-03-01	The Boston RedSox have promoted John Ruffin to the major league team.
1962-04-01	The Boston redsox have demoted John Ruffin to the minor leagues.
1961-05-20	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Phat Katz and the St. Louis Blues. The St. Louis Blues receive Dutch Giebell, Dick Paquette, John Ruffin from the Cincinnati Phat Katz in exchange for Ed Williams.