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| Name | Team | Age |
| Buck Ortiz | Retired (1962, Age 35) | Died (1995, Age 69) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 16 (1950) |
2B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Frank Thomas League | 0 | 10 years (125 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 | 11/18/1926 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (67.9 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
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 |
| 1950 | BAL | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .200 | .111 | .111 |
| 1951 | BAL | 133 | 493 | 46 | 122 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .675 | .318 | .357 | .247 |
| 1952 | BAL | 135 | 496 | 47 | 121 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 55 | 62 | 79 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .695 | .332 | .363 | .244 |
| 1953 | BAL | 135 | 495 | 48 | 124 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 51 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .677 | .322 | .356 | .251 |
| 1954 | BAL | 114 | 438 | 55 | 124 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 36 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .766 | .341 | .425 | .283 |
| 1955 | BAL | 135 | 512 | 69 | 136 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 63 | 55 | 87 | 7 | 4 | 19 | .758 | .338 | .420 | .266 |
| 1956 | BAL | 114 | 444 | 70 | 132 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 43 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 6 | .818 | .363 | .455 | .297 |
| 1957 | BAL | 135 | 550 | 85 | 143 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 63 | 100 | 5 | 8 | 5 | .732 | .341 | .391 | .260 |
| 1958 | BAL | 127 | 498 | 66 | 126 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 57 | 90 | 5 | 6 | 4 | .691 | .328 | .363 | .253 |
| 1959 | BAL | 120 | 306 | 47 | 97 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 32 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .854 | .381 | .474 | .317 |
| 1960 | BAL | 96 | 385 | 52 | 103 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 46 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .753 | .350 | .403 | .268 |
| 1961 | BAL | 99 | 356 | 38 | 80 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .607 | .289 | .317 | .225 |
| 1962 | PIT | 7 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 | .417 | .500 | .417 |
| Total | 1355 | 5003 | 626 | 1315 | 207 | 29 | 124 | 529 | 531 | 782 | 50 | 46 | 54 | .726 | .335 | .390 | .263 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1962-11-01 | Buck Ortiz has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1962-05-02 | The Pittsburgh Rivets have waived Buck Ortiz. |
| 1962-04-14 | The Pittsburgh Rivets have promoted Eddie Callahan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rivets have designated Buck Ortiz for assignment. |
| 1962-04-12 | Buck Ortiz of the Pittsburgh Rivets is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1960-08-10 | Buck Ortiz of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 45 days. |
| 1958-06-19 | Buck Ortiz of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1956-05-08 | Buck Ortiz of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1954-04-10 | Buck Ortiz of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1951-04-01 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Buck Ortiz to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Bobby Kostro to the minors. |
| 1950-04-06 | The Baltimore Orioles have sent Buck Ortiz to the minors. |