#73 Don Buddin, Shortstop, 27 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Buddin
5/5/1934 27 USA,SC, 5"11 178
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 3.5 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 1961 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 57 Days (573 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 57 Days (573 total Days) 5 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Talent | 6 | 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 | | |
9/28 | LAA | W 8-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/29 | BOS | W 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/30 | BOS | L 10-11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/1 | @KC | W 9-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | @KC | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/4 | @BOS | L 4-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/5 | NYY | L 9-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/7 | DET | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/9 | MIN | W 7-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/10 | @MIN | L 7-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 153 | 484 | 135 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 86 | 91 | 117 | 110 | .279 | .426 | .446 | .873 | .948 | .167 |
Projected | 153 | 484 | 135 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 86 | 91 | 117 | 110 | .279 | .426 | .446 | .873 | .948 | .167 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 140 | 618 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 216 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 103.1 | 7.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 176 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .284 | .436 | .494 | .930 |
vs. RHP | 308 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 53 | 55 | 75 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .276 | .421 | .419 | .840 |
Close/Late | 55 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .327 | .513 | .673 | 1.186 |
Scoring Position | 124 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .339 | .485 | .532 | 1.017 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .538 | .444 | .983 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 244 | 73 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 58 | .299 | .435 | .480 | .914 |
Road | 75 | 240 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 42 | 63 | 52 | .258 | .417 | .412 | .829 |
Last Week | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .625 | 1.025 |
March/April | 22 | 73 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 15 | .288 | .395 | .425 | .820 |
May | 28 | 96 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | .323 | .424 | .563 | .986 |
June | 23 | 71 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | .254 | .415 | .479 | .894 |
July | 21 | 68 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 20 | .221 | .411 | .382 | .793 |
August | 26 | 72 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 20 | .264 | .455 | .319 | .774 |
Sept/Oct | 33 | 104 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 19 | .298 | .443 | .462 | .904 |
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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 |
1959 | 132 | 370 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 55 | 68 | 100 | 7 | 3 | 76 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .394 | .368 | .761 | BAL |
1960 | 133 | 393 | 104 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 62 | 74 | 71 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 1 | .265 | .378 | .458 | .836 | BAL |
1961 | 153 | 484 | 135 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 86 | 91 | 117 | 11 | 5 | 110 | 2 | 2 | .279 | .426 | .446 | .873 | BAL,AL |
Total | 469 | 1399 | 354 | 67 | 5 | 54 | 225 | 263 | 328 | 23 | 14 | 281 | 6 | 4 | .253 | .400 | .424 | .824 | |
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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 | .409 | .755 | 1.164 |
1958, AAA | 88 | 320 | 103 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 66 | 65 | 85 | 44 | 4 | 5 | .322 | .454 | .647 | 1.101 |
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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 | 148 | 140 | 216 | 515 | 104 | 760 | 29 | .962 | 1236.2 | 5.53 | | | | |
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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)... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 3 runs on 7/6/1960... Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game...
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