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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	MLN		CHC	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
2	2	Apr 19	MLN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 20	MLN	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 21	MLN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
5	5	Apr 22 (1)	MLN	@	STL	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	2	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 22 (2)	MLN	@	STL	W,13-5	GS	29	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
7	7	Apr 30	MLN		STL	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	8	May 1	MLN		PHI	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	May 4	MLN		NYG	W,3-2	GS	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
10	10	May 7	MLN		BRO	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	May 8	MLN		PIT	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
12	12	May 11	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-8	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	May 12	MLN	@	CIN	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
14	17 (3)	May 16	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	35	8.1	0	0	1	1	0
15	18	May 17	MLN	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	19	May 19	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
17	20	May 20 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	21	May 20 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
19	22	May 22	MLN	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	23	May 25	MLN		CIN	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	2	6	0	CF
21	24	May 26	MLN		CIN	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
22	25	May 27	MLN		CIN	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	26	May 28	MLN	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	29 (2)	May 31	MLN	@	CHC	W,15-8	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	30	Jun 1	MLN		PIT	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	31	Jun 2	MLN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
27	32	Jun 3 (1)	MLN		PIT	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	33	Jun 3 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
29	34	Jun 4	MLN		BRO	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	35	Jun 5	MLN		BRO	L,1-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	36	Jun 6	MLN		BRO	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	37	Jun 7	MLN		BRO	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	38	Jun 8	MLN		NYG	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	39	Jun 9	MLN		NYG	W,4-0	GF	15	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
35	40	Jun 10	MLN		NYG	L,3-5	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	41	Jun 11	MLN		PHI	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	43 (1)	Jun 13	MLN		PHI	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	44	Jun 14	MLN		NYG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	45	Jun 15	MLN	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	43	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
40	46	Jun 16	MLN	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	47	Jun 17 (1)	MLN	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
42	48	Jun 17 (2)	MLN	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	49	Jun 18	MLN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
44	50	Jun 19	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
45	51	Jun 20	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	52	Jun 21	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
47	53	Jun 22	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	54	Jun 23	MLN	@	NYG	W,2-1	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	55	Jun 24 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
50	56	Jun 24 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
51	57	Jun 25	MLN	@	PHI	W,8-5	GS	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
52	58	Jun 26	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	60 (1)	Jun 29	MLN	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	CF
54	61	Jun 30	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	62	Jul 1 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	63	Jul 1 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	64	Jul 2	MLN	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	65	Jul 3	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-0	GF	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
59	66	Jul 4 (1)	MLN		STL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	67	Jul 4 (2)	MLN		STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	68	Jul 5	MLN		CHC	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	69	Jul 6	MLN		CHC	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	70	Jul 7	MLN		CHC	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
64	71	Jul 8	MLN		CHC	L,6-10	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	72	Jul 12	MLN		BRO	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	73	Jul 13 (1)	MLN		BRO	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
67	74	Jul 13 (2)	MLN		BRO	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	75	Jul 14	MLN		BRO	W,3-2	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	76	Jul 15 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
70	77	Jul 15 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	78	Jul 16	MLN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
72	79	Jul 17	MLN		NYG	L,6-8	CG	0	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	80	Jul 18	MLN		NYG	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
74	81	Jul 19	MLN		NYG	W,13-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	82	Jul 20	MLN		PHI	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
76	84 (1)	Jul 22 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
77	85	Jul 22 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,16-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	86	Jul 24	MLN	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	87	Jul 25	MLN	@	NYG	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
80	89 (1)	Jul 27	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	91 (1)	Jul 30	MLN	@	BRO	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	92	Jul 31	MLN	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	32	8.1	3	1	0	4	1	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	93	Aug 1	MLN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	94	Aug 2	MLN	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
85	95	Aug 3	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
86	96	Aug 4	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
87	97	Aug 5 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	98	Aug 5 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	0	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	99	Aug 6	MLN		CHC	L,4-5	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	100	Aug 7	MLN		CHC	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
91	101	Aug 8 (1)	MLN		STL	W,10-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	102	Aug 8 (2)	MLN		STL	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	103	Aug 9 (1)	MLN		STL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	104	Aug 9 (2)	MLN		STL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	105	Aug 10	MLN		CIN	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
96	106	Aug 11	MLN		CIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	107	Aug 12	MLN		CIN	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	108	Aug 13	MLN		CIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
99	109	Aug 14	MLN	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	110	Aug 15	MLN	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	111	Aug 16	MLN	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
102	112	Aug 17	MLN	@	CIN	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
103	113	Aug 18	MLN	@	CIN	L,4-13	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	114	Aug 19	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-1	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
105	115	Aug 20	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
106	116	Aug 21 (1)	MLN		NYG	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	117	Aug 21 (2)	MLN		NYG	W,6-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
108	118	Aug 22	MLN		NYG	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
109	119	Aug 23	MLN		PHI	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	120	Aug 24	MLN		PHI	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	121	Aug 25	MLN		PHI	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
112	122	Aug 26	MLN		BRO	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
113	123	Aug 27	MLN		BRO	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
114	124	Aug 28	MLN		PIT	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
115	125	Aug 29	MLN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
116	126	Aug 30	MLN		PIT	T,1-1	CG	33	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
117	127	Aug 31 (1)	MLN		STL	W,6-5	CG	51	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
118	128	Aug 31 (2)	MLN		STL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	129	Sep 1	MLN		STL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	130	Sep 2	MLN		STL	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
121	131	Sep 3 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
122	132	Sep 3 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
123	133	Sep 4	MLN		CIN	L,2-4	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	134	Sep 5	MLN		CIN	L,2-12	CG	47	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
125	135	Sep 7	MLN	@	CHC	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
126	136	Sep 8	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	137	Sep 9 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	138	Sep 9 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	139	Sep 11	MLN	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	140	Sep 12	MLN	@	BRO	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	141	Sep 13 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	54	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
132	142	Sep 13 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	42	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
133	143	Sep 14	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-13	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	144	Sep 15	MLN	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
135	146 (1)	Sep 17 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
136	147	Sep 18	MLN	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	148	Sep 20	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	37	9.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
138	149	Sep 21	MLN		CHC	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
139	150	Sep 22	MLN		CHC	L,4-5	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	151	Sep 23	MLN		CHC	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
141	152	Sep 25	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	153	Sep 28	MLN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
143	154	Sep 29	MLN	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	41	11.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	155	Sep 30	MLN	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							144gm		1247.1	395	10	13	418	1