#28 Bill Bruton, Centerfield, 30 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Bruton
11/9/1925 30 USA,AL,PANOLA 6"0 174
Centerfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1956 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 109 Days (625 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 109 Days (625 total Days) 3 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 6 7 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 9 (Range), .982 (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 | | |
9/14 | @WS1 | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/15 | BOS | L 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/16 | BOS | W 7-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/17 | BOS | L 4-11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/18 | KC | L 6-16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/19 | KC | W 7-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
9/20 | KC | W 5-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/22 | @DET | W 7-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/23 | @DET | L 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/24 | @DET | W 4-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 111 | 236 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 35 | .292 | .321 | .470 | .792 | .734 | .178 |
Projected | 117 | 248 | 73 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 37 | .292 | .321 | .470 | .792 | .734 | .178 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 42 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 111 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 35.5 | 5.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 92 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .253 | .413 | .666 |
vs. RHP | 144 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .340 | .362 | .507 | .869 |
Close/Late | 47 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .277 | .269 | .468 | .737 |
Scoring Position | 84 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .247 | .393 | .640 |
Pinch Hitting | 52 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .327 | .322 | .558 | .880 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 56 | 118 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 16 | .305 | .320 | .542 | .863 |
Road | 55 | 118 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 19 | .280 | .312 | .398 | .710 |
March/April | 20 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .344 | .344 | .625 | .969 |
May | 15 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .375 | .381 | .650 | 1.031 |
June | 17 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .207 | .242 | .241 | .484 |
July | 19 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .172 | .265 | .276 | .541 |
August | 19 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .300 | .310 | .500 | .810 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 66 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 8 | .303 | .329 | .455 | .783 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1953 | 37 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .247 | .324 | .571 | SLA |
1954 | 132 | 480 | 141 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 74 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 20 | 7 | .294 | .337 | .421 | .757 | SLA |
1955 | 129 | 366 | 98 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 52 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 6 | .268 | .307 | .361 | .667 | BAL |
1956 | 111 | 236 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 3 | .292 | .321 | .470 | .792 | BAL |
Total | 409 | 1156 | 324 | 69 | 14 | 16 | 143 | 163 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 160 | 39 | 17 | .280 | .318 | .406 | .724 | |
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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 |
1953, AAA | 57 | 221 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 47 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 9 | .335 | .438 | .448 | .886 |
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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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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 37 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 2 | .923 | 153.0 | 1.53 | | | | |
Centerfield | 37 | 30 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 4 | .957 | 279.2 | 2.99 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1953... Had first career hit on 6/13/1953, off Fred Hutchinson (BOS)... Hit first career homerun on 6/22/1953, off Monte Kennedy (CHA)... Injured on 7/22/1953 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 5 weeks... Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 4/10/1956...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1954 - 7 - 2nd
| SB 1954 - 20 - 7th
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