Bill Bruton

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 169lb (183cm, 76kg)

Born: November 9, 1925 in Panola, AL us

Died: December 5, 1995 in Marshallton, DE

Buried: Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, DE

Debut: April 13, 1953 (Age 27-155d, 10,977th in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1964 (Age 38-328d)
vs. BAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: William Haron Bruton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.4

6056

1651

.273

937

RBI

545

207

OBP

.328

SLG

.393

OPS

.721

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-4 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SF	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1958	WS g1	Oct 1	MLN		NYY	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	3.25	0.339	169.99	9.76%	0.79	PH CF
2	1958	WS g2	Oct 2	MLN		NYY	W,13-5	CG	5	4	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.714	1.167	1.881	1	.22	0.112	11.58	3.58%	1.64	CF
3	1958	WS g3	Oct 4	MLN	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.444	.583	.778	1.361	1	.67	-0.003	27.75	-0.09%	-0.47	CF
4	1958	WS g4	Oct 5	MLN	@	NYY	W,3-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.444	.583	.778	1.361	7						PR CF
5	1958	WS g5	Oct 6	MLN	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.625	.750	1.375	1	.77	0.082	26.78	1.71%	0.84	CF
6	1958	WS g6	Oct 8	MLN		NYY	L,3-4	6-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.429	.556	.643	1.198	8	1.49	-0.075	113.43	-3.17%	-0.36	CF
7	1958	WS g7	Oct 9	MLN		NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.412	.545	.588	1.134	2	1.18	0.048	195.84	4.59%	0.66	CF
									22	17	2	7	1	2	5	0	5	0		1	.412	.545	.588	1.134

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