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Don Buford

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Don Buford

Full name Don Alvin Buford
Born February 2, 1937, Linden, Texas
First Game: September 14, 1963; Final Game: October 3, 1972
Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 5' 7" Weight: 160
Father of Damon Buford
Named Minor League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1963)
Ejections as player: 1971 (1)
SABR Biography
Top Performances 

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1963 CHI A    Daily Splits   12    42    9   12   1   2   0    5    5   0    7   0   0   1   0   3   1    1   0  .286  .354  .405  -0.3 1963 CHI A
1964 CHI A    Daily Splits  135   442   62  116  14   6   4   30   46   2   62   5   8   3   0  11   7   12   7  .262  .337  .348   0.2 1964 CHI A
1965 CHI A    Daily Splits  155   586   93  166  22   5  10   47   67   4   76   4   6   5   0  13   6   17   7  .283  .358  .389   5.3 1965 CHI A
1966 CHI A    Daily Splits  163   607   85  148  26   7   8   52   69   3   71   3  17   2   0  10   3   51  22  .244  .323  .349   1.9 1966 CHI A
1967 CHI A    Daily Splits  156   535   61  129  10   9   4   32   65   3   51   1   4   4   0   6   3   34  21  .241  .322  .316   0.5 1967 CHI A
1968 BAL A    Daily Splits  130   426   65  120  13   4  15   46   57   5   46   4   1   6   0   7   1   27  12  .282  .367  .437   3.3 1968 BAL A
1969 BAL A    Daily Splits  144   554   99  161  31   3  11   64   96   7   62   5   3   5   0   8   5   19  18  .291  .397  .417   1.3 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A    Daily Splits  144   504   99  137  15   2  17   66  109   8   55   8   3   5   0   9   1   16   8  .272  .406  .411   1.9 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A    Daily Splits  122   449   99  130  19   4  19   54   89  15   62   7   2   2   0   4   2   15   7  .290  .413  .477   3.1 1971 BAL A
1972 BAL A    Daily Splits  125   408   46   84   6   2   5   22   69  10   83   4   3   1   0   8   5    8   3  .206  .326  .267  -2.3 1972 BAL A
Total    (10 Years) Splits 1286  4553  718 1203 157  44  93  418  672  57  575  41  47  34   0  79  34  200 105  .264  .362  .379  14.9 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1969 BAL A    Daily Splits    3    14    3    4   1   0   0    1    3   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .412  .357 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A    Daily Splits    2     7    2    3   0   0   1    3    2   0    0   0   0   1   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .500  .857 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A    Daily Splits    2     7    1    3   0   1   0    0    2   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .556  .714 1971 BAL A
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits    7    28    6   10   1   1   1    4    7   0    1   0   0   1   0   0   0    0   1  .357  .472  .571 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1969 BAL A    Daily Splits    5    20    1    2   1   0   1    2    2   0    4   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .100  .182  .300 1969 BAL A
1970 BAL A    Daily Splits    4    15    3    4   0   0   1    1    3   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .389  .467 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A    Daily Splits    6    23    3    6   1   0   2    4    3   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .346  .565 1971 BAL A
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits   15    58    7   12   2   0   4    7    8   0    9   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .303  .448 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1971 AL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1971 AL   


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1963 CHI A Daily Splits  3B    9    8    8    78      10   11    1    1   0  .955
1963 CHI A               2B    2    2    0    13       3    1    1    0   0  .800
1964 CHI A Daily Splits  2B   92   85   46   713.1   196  198   13   60   0  .968
1964 CHI A               3B   37   22   22   224      30   63    3    5   0  .969
1965 CHI A Daily Splits  2B  139  128   85  1105.1   326  357   13   93   0  .981
1965 CHI A               3B   41   15    9   180.1    13   59    1    9   0  .986
1966 CHI A Daily Splits  3B  133  121  106  1096.2    98  301   26   24   0  .939
1966 CHI A               2B   37   31   23   270      88   81    8   18   0  .955
1966 CHI A               OF   11    6    5    59.2    13    1    0    0   0 1.000     8    0    3 
1966 CHI A               LF    8    4    3    39.2     9    1    0    0   0 1.000
1966 CHI A               RF    3    2    2    20       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1967 CHI A Daily Splits  3B  122   94   78   918      95  250   19   16   0  .948
1967 CHI A               2B   51   39   20   328     102   99    8   30   1  .962
1967 CHI A               OF    1    1    0     7       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    0 
1967 CHI A               LF    1    1    0     7       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1968 BAL A Daily Splits  OF   66   66   26   510.2   130    4    0    0   0 1.000    27   42    2 
1968 BAL A               2B   57   37   32   369.1   109  107    8   22   0  .964
1968 BAL A               CF   42   42   11   296      85    1    0    0   0 1.000
1968 BAL A               LF   27   22   15   200.2    45    2    0    0   0 1.000
1968 BAL A               3B    2    1    0     8       0    0    0    0   0     -
1968 BAL A               RF    2    2    0    14       5    1    0    0   0 1.000
1969 BAL A Daily Splits  OF  128  128  101  1121.2   228    7    4    1   0  .983   128    0    0 
1969 BAL A               LF  128  128  101  1121.2   225    7    4    1   0  .983
1969 BAL A               2B   11    8    5    70      22   21    2    2   0  .956
1969 BAL A               3B    6    3    3    33       5   10    0    2   0 1.000
1970 BAL A Daily Splits  OF  129  125  114  1117.2   221   13    3    3   0  .987   129    0    0 
1970 BAL A               LF  129  125  114  1117.2   220   11    2    2   0  .991
1970 BAL A               3B    4    2    2    25       1    2    0    0   0 1.000
1970 BAL A               2B    4    1    0    15       2    4    1    0   0  .857
1971 BAL A Daily Splits  OF  115  113  100   988.2   217    6    3    0   0  .987   115    0    0 
1971 BAL A               LF  115  113  100   988.2   215    5    3    0   0  .987
1972 BAL A Daily Splits  OF  105  101   97   903.1   173    6    2    1   0  .989   105    0    0 
1972 BAL A               LF  105  101   97   903.1   172    7    2    1   0  .989
Total ( 7 Years) Splits  OF  555  540  443  4708.2   983   37   12    5   0  .988   513   42    5 
Total ( 7 Years)         LF  513  494  430  4378.2   887   33   11    4   0  .988
Total ( 8 Years)         2B  393  331  211  2884     848  868   54  225   1  .969
Total ( 8 Years)         3B  354  266  228  2563     252  696   50   57   0  .950
Total ( 1 Year )         CF   42   42   11   296      85    1    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years)         RF    5    4    2    34       8    1    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1969 BAL A Daily Splits  OF    3    3    3    32       8    0    0    0   0 1.000     3    0    0 
1969 BAL A               LF    3    3    3    32       8    0    0    0   0 1.000
1970 BAL A Daily Splits  OF    2    2    2    18       2    0    0    0   0 1.000     2    0    0 
1970 BAL A               LF    2    2    2    18       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1971 BAL A Daily Splits  OF    2    2    1    16       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     2    0    0 
1971 BAL A               LF    2    2    1    16       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits  OF    7    7    6    66      11    0    0    0   0 1.000     7    0    0 
Total ( 3 Years)         LF    7    7    6    66      11    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1969 BAL A Daily Splits  OF    5    5    5    43       8    0    0    0   0 1.000     5    0    0 
1969 BAL A               LF    5    5    5    43       8    0    0    0   0 1.000
1970 BAL A Daily Splits  OF    4    4    4    36       6    0    0    0   0 1.000     4    0    0 
1970 BAL A               LF    4    4    4    36       6    0    0    0   0 1.000
1971 BAL A Daily Splits  OF    6    6    5    51      13    1    0    0   0 1.000     6    0    0 
1971 BAL A               LF    6    6    5    51      13    1    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits  OF   15   15   14   130      27    1    0    0   0 1.000    15    0    0 
Total ( 3 Years)         LF   15   15   14   130      27    1    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G


                  Coaching Record
Year Team   Position                   START    END
1981 SF  N  First base                  4- 9  10- 4
1982 SF  N  First base                  4- 6  10- 3
1983 SF  N  First base                  4- 5  10- 2
1984 SF  N  First base                  4- 3   9-30
1988 BAL A  Bench                       6- 6  10- 2
1994 BAL A  Bench                       4- 4   8-10
2005 WAS N  First base                  4- 4  10- 2
Total ( 7 Years) 



Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5-31-1971(2)  BOX  BAL A  Nestor Chylak       Arguing with spectator





Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (November, 1959).

Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bruce Howard and Roger Nelson to Baltimore Orioles
in exchange for Luis Aparicio, Russ Snyder and John Matias (November 29, 1967).

Released by Baltimore Orioles (February 2, 1973).

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