#16 Don Buford, Second Base, 36 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Saturday, 9/1/1973 |
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| Don Buford
2/2/1937
36
USA,TX,LINDEN
5"8
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Second Base
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$ 100,000
1973
9 Year(s), 106 Days (1654 total Days)
0 Day(s)
10 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Talent | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 4 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 3 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 3 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 3 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 4
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1963 | 153 | 582 | 156 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 73 | 108 | 88 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 50 | 25 | .268 | .371 | .419 | .790 | PIT |
| 1964 | 154 | 601 | 159 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 77 | 100 | 108 | 6 | 3 | 68 | 52 | 27 | .265 | .380 | .414 | .795 | PIT |
| 1965 | 156 | 586 | 154 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 104 | 118 | 2 | 7 | 71 | 53 | 29 | .263 | .384 | .362 | .746 | PIT |
| 1966 | 156 | 602 | 166 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 93 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 50 | 18 | .276 | .372 | .437 | .809 | PIT |
| 1967 | 156 | 559 | 142 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 90 | 108 | 3 | 6 | 110 | 58 | 29 | .254 | .374 | .381 | .755 | PIT |
| 1968 | 156 | 582 | 133 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 100 | 104 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 55 | 17 | .229 | .350 | .328 | .678 | PIT |
| 1969 | 152 | 583 | 147 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 86 | 76 | 6 | 2 | 89 | 56 | 28 | .252 | .343 | .352 | .695 | PIT |
| 1970 | 143 | 548 | 147 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 78 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 60 | 24 | .268 | .358 | .367 | .725 | PIT |
| 1971 | 79 | 115 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | .226 | .323 | .243 | .567 | PIT |
| 1972 | 31 | 49 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | .388 | .464 | .510 | .974 | PIT |
| Total | 1336 | 4807 | 1249 | 189 | 69 | 85 | 488 | 784 | 789 | 41 | 29 | 661 | 453 | 205 | .260 | .367 | .381 | .748 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1972, AAA | 38 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .327 | .267 | .594 |
| 1973, AAA | 77 | 86 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .140 | .235 | .174 | .410 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1963...
Had first career hit on 4/1/1963, off Don McMahon (PHN)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/28/1963, off Gaylord Perry (NYM)...
Won Golden Glove Award at Leftfield in 1964...
Won Golden Glove Award at Leftfield in 1965...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/11/1967, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 4 RBI...
Injured on 5/26/1970 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
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OBP
1965 - .384 - 9th
| Triples
1964 - 12 - 2nd
1965 - 7 - 10th
1966 - 12 - 9th
1967 - 8 - 8th
1969 - 9 - 6th
1970 - 9 - 7th
| Runs
1963 - 108 - 8th
1965 - 104 - 8th
1968 - 100 - 5th
| BB
1963 - 88 - 6th
1964 - 108 - 3rd
1965 - 118 - 1st
1966 - 90 - 6th
1967 - 108 - 2nd
1968 - 104 - 1st
1969 - 76 - 10th
| SB
1963 - 50 - 2nd
1964 - 52 - 3rd
1965 - 53 - 4th
1966 - 50 - 3rd
1967 - 58 - 3rd
1968 - 55 - 4th
1969 - 56 - 4th
1970 - 60 - 5th
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