#66 Don Buford, Second Base, 27 yrs, San Francisco Giants Thursday, 10/19/1964 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Buford
2/2/1937 27 USA,TX, 5"8 165
Second Base S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good GREAT Normal 2.5 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 1964 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 0 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 6 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 3 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 6 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/19 | PHI | L 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/20 | PHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | CHN | W 4-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/22 | CHN | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/25 | @LAN | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/26 | @STL | L 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/3 | PHI | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/5 | @NYM | W 9-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/6 | @MIL | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/8 | PIT | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 121 | 368 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 86 | 65 | 42 | .264 | .377 | .397 | .773 | .756 | .133 |
Projected | 121 | 368 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 86 | 65 | 42 | .264 | .377 | .397 | .773 | .756 | .133 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 95 | 442 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 146 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 59.7 | 5.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 140 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .264 | .361 | .386 | .747 |
vs. RHP | 228 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 57 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .263 | .385 | .404 | .788 |
Close/Late | 41 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .390 | .449 | .512 | .961 |
Scoring Position | 78 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .295 | .385 | .538 | .924 |
Pinch Hitting | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .833 | 1.233 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 63 | 187 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 48 | 32 | 22 | .251 | .358 | .396 | .754 |
Road | 58 | 181 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 33 | 20 | .276 | .389 | .398 | .787 |
March/April | 16 | 64 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 7 | .266 | .338 | .297 | .635 |
May | 25 | 85 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 14 | .200 | .352 | .318 | .669 |
June | 24 | 77 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 10 | .260 | .344 | .325 | .669 |
July | 16 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 4 | .186 | .340 | .419 | .758 |
August | 19 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 4 | .298 | .459 | .574 | 1.033 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 52 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | .404 | .441 | .577 | 1.018 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1964 | 121 | 368 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 86 | 65 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 4 | .264 | .377 | .397 | .773 | SF |
Total | 121 | 368 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 86 | 65 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 4 | .264 | .377 | .397 | .773 | |
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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 |
1964, AAA | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .400 | .263 | .663 |
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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% |
Second Base | 54 | 46 | 96 | 145 | 35 | 248 | 7 | .972 | 403.2 | 5.53 | | | | |
Third Base | 60 | 49 | 26 | 93 | 7 | 125 | 6 | .952 | 432.2 | 2.60 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 34th overall pick, by San Francisco in 1964... Had first career hit on 4/15/1964, off Gaylord Perry (HOU)... Hit first career homerun on 5/17/1964, off Bob Mahoney (CHN)...
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