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| Name | Team | Age |
| Don Buford | Retired (1971, Age 35) | Died (2017, Age 81) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 13 (1960) |
RF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Thurman Munson League | 0 | 6 years (102 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
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/7/1936 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (98.9 %) | (98.2 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1960 | LHP | 32 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | .494 | .282 | .212 | .152 |
| 1960 | RHP | 40 | 77 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 20 | .652 | .263 | .390 | .234 |
| 1962 | LHP | 49 | 94 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 24 | .654 | .250 | .404 | .191 |
| 1962 | RHP | 39 | 94 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 16 | .501 | .214 | .287 | .138 |
| 1965 | LHP | 18 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .207 | .069 | .138 | .069 |
| 1965 | RHP | 9 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.069 | .444 | .625 | .375 |
| 1967 | LHP | 71 | 112 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 21 | .885 | .358 | .527 | .295 |
| 1967 | RHP | 51 | 129 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 26 | .751 | .372 | .380 | .287 |
| 1968 | LHP | 56 | 97 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 24 | .379 | .183 | .196 | .134 |
| 1968 | RHP | 54 | 136 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 30 | .424 | .218 | .206 | .162 |
| 1969 | LHP | 65 | 112 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 24 | .805 | .350 | .455 | .286 |
| 1969 | RHP | 41 | 112 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 26 | .458 | .172 | .286 | .161 |
| 1970 | LHP | 76 | 106 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 18 | .719 | .314 | .406 | .236 |
| 1970 | RHP | 35 | 94 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 22 | .650 | .310 | .340 | .266 |
| 1971 | LHP | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
| 1971 | RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | LHP | 374 | 596 | 129 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 75 | 53 | 126 | .653 | .280 | .372 | .216 |
| Total | RHP | 270 | 667 | 142 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 79 | 47 | 145 | .587 | .267 | .319 | .213 |
| Total | 527 | 1263 | 271 | 43 | 8 | 35 | 154 | 100 | 271 | .618 | .273 | .344 | .215 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1971-11-01 | Don Buford has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1971-05-22 | The Baltimore Orioles have waived Don Buford. |
| 1971-04-11 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Jim Cypert to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Don Buford for assignment. |
| 1967-03-25 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Don Buford to the major league team. |
| 1965-06-13 | The Baltimore Orioles have sent Don Buford down to the minors. |
| 1965-03-25 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Roberto Alomar to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Tug Spriggs to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Ken Singleton to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Don Buford to the major league team. |
| 1962-09-12 | The Baltimore Orioles have sent Don Buford to the minors. |
| 1962-03-25 | The Baltimore Orioles have renamed Chuck Murphy to Don Buford. |
| 1960-09-22 | The Milwaukee Braves have sent Chuck Murphy to the minors. |
| 1960-04-01 | The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Chuck Murphy to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Larry Brown to the minors. |