#73 Don Buddin, Shortstop, 24 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Friday, 10/6/1958 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Buddin
5/5/1934 24 USA,SC, 5"11 178
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 4.0 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 1958 (Automatic) 0 Year(s), 57 Days (57 total Days) 57 Day(s) 0 Year(s), 57 Days (57 total Days) 2 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings SS : 8 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | @CHA | W 6-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/14 | @CHA | W 11-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/15 | @BOS | L 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/16 | @BOS | L 3-10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/17 | @BOS | L 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/19 | @WS1 | L 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/20 | @WS1 | W 10-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | @WS1 | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/23 | CLE | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | CLE | W 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 51 | 152 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 40 | 24 | .217 | .383 | .401 | .784 | .811 | .184 |
Projected | 54 | 160 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 42 | 25 | .217 | .383 | .401 | .784 | .811 | .184 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 48 | 201 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 26.2 | 5.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 45 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .327 | .533 | .861 |
vs. RHP | 107 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .215 | .401 | .346 | .747 |
Close/Late | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .300 | .385 | .685 |
Scoring Position | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .152 | .338 | .326 | .665 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 22 | 63 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 9 | .206 | .365 | .365 | .730 |
Road | 29 | 89 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 15 | .225 | .379 | .427 | .806 |
July | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .625 | .958 |
August | 29 | 85 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 14 | .212 | .360 | .400 | .760 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | .220 | .395 | .373 | .768 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1958 | 51 | 152 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .383 | .401 | .784 | BAL |
Total | 51 | 152 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .383 | .401 | .784 | |
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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 |
1956, AA | 93 | 295 | 79 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 52 | 58 | 105 | 53 | 1 | 4 | .268 | .448 | .495 | .943 |
1957, AA | 138 | 435 | 116 | 23 | 1 | 28 | 82 | 91 | 174 | 63 | 5 | 7 | .267 | .466 | .517 | .983 |
1958, AA | 14 | 53 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .321 | .455 | .755 | 1.209 |
1958, AAA | 88 | 320 | 103 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 66 | 65 | 85 | 44 | 4 | 5 | .322 | .476 | .647 | 1.123 |
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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% |
Shortstop | 50 | 48 | 72 | 165 | 32 | 251 | 14 | .944 | 431.0 | 5.24 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/4/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $3,210,000 per year... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1951, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA... Won World Championship with Washington in 1953... Traded from Washington to New York (A) on 7/31/1954 (Going to WS1: P Ed Lopat. Going to NYY: P Dave Koslo)... Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1956... Injured on 4/22/1956 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 7-8 weeks... Had first career hit on 7/30/1958, off Dick Donovan (KC)... Hit first career homerun on 7/31/1958, off Ted Gray (BOS)...
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