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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 18	MLN		CIN	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 20	MLN		CIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
4	4	Apr 21	MLN		CIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	5	Apr 22	MLN		CHC	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 23	MLN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 24	MLN		STL	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
8	8	Apr 26	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 27	MLN	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 28	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 30	MLN	@	NYG	L,0-4	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	MLN	@	NYG	W,5-1	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	May 2	MLN	@	PIT	W,8-5	CG	43	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
14	14	May 3	MLN	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	54	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	May 4	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	16	May 5	MLN	@	BRO	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	17	May 6	MLN	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	56	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	18	May 7	MLN	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
19	19	May 8	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	20	May 10	MLN	@	STL	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	21	May 11	MLN	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	May 12 (1)	MLN	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
23	23	May 12 (2)	MLN	@	STL	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	24	May 14	MLN		BRO	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	25	May 15	MLN		BRO	L,2-3	CG	38	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	26	May 16	MLN		PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	27	May 18	MLN		PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	28	May 19	MLN		NYG	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	29	May 21	MLN		PHI	T,1-1	CG	23	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	30	May 22	MLN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	52	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	31	May 24	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
32	32	May 25	MLN	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	33	May 26 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	CF
34	35 (1)	May 27	MLN		CIN	L,6-11	CG	50	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
35	37 (1)	May 29	MLN		CHC	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	38	May 30 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	39	May 30 (2)	MLN		CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
38	40	May 31	MLN		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	41	Jun 1	MLN		STL	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	42	Jun 2	MLN		STL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	43	Jun 4	MLN	@	NYG	L,7-8	CG	60	12.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	44	Jun 5	MLN	@	NYG	W,9-8	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	45	Jun 6	MLN	@	NYG	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	46	Jun 7	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	47	Jun 9 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
46	48	Jun 9 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	49	Jun 10	MLN	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	50	Jun 11	MLN	@	BRO	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
49	51	Jun 12	MLN	@	BRO	L,9-11	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
50	52	Jun 13	MLN	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
51	53	Jun 14	MLN	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	54	Jun 15	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
53	55	Jun 16 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	56	Jun 16 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	L,0-1	GS	24	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	57	Jun 17	MLN		PIT	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	58	Jun 18	MLN		NYG	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	CF
57	59	Jun 19	MLN		NYG	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	60	Jun 20	MLN		NYG	L,3-4	CG	47	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
59	61	Jun 21	MLN		PHI	L,1-6	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
60	62	Jun 22	MLN		PHI	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	63	Jun 23 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	64	Jun 23 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	65	Jun 24	MLN		PHI	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	66	Jun 25	MLN		BRO	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	67	Jun 26	MLN		BRO	W,13-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	68	Jun 27	MLN		BRO	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
67	69	Jun 28	MLN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	70	Jun 29	MLN		PIT	W,13-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	71	Jun 30 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
70	72	Jun 30 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,6-5	CG	51	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	73	Jul 1	MLN	@	STL	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	74	Jul 2	MLN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	75	Jul 3	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	76	Jul 4	MLN	@	CIN	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
75	77	Jul 5	MLN		CHC	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
76	78	Jul 6	MLN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
77	79	Jul 7	MLN		CHC	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	80	Jul 10	MLN	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	81	Jul 11	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-2	GS	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							79gm		689.2	208	5	4	217	2