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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	32 (31)	May 24	MLN		SFG	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
2	34 (1)	May 25 (2)	MLN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	35	May 26	MLN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	36	May 27	MLN		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	37	May 28	MLN		STL	L,4-7	CG	56	12.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
6	38	May 30 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	39	May 30 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	L,6-12	GS	36	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	40	May 31	MLN	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	41	Jun 1	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	42	Jun 3	MLN	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	43	Jun 4	MLN	@	SFG	W,10-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
12	44	Jun 5	MLN	@	SFG	L,4-5	GF	15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
13	45	Jun 6	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	48 (2)	Jun 10	MLN	@	CHC	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	49	Jun 11	MLN	@	CHC	W,10-7	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
16	50	Jun 12	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	51	Jun 13	MLN	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	52	Jun 14	MLN	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
19	53	Jun 15	MLN	@	STL	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	54	Jun 17	MLN		CHC	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
21	55	Jun 19	MLN		CHC	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	56	Jun 20	MLN		STL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
23	58 (1)	Jun 22	MLN		STL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	59	Jun 23	MLN		SFG	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	60	Jun 24	MLN		SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
26	61	Jun 25	MLN		SFG	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
27	65 (3)	Jun 29	MLN		LAD	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	66	Jun 30	MLN		CIN	W,9-2	GS	18	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	68 (1)	Jul 2	MLN		CIN	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	69	Jul 3	MLN		PHI	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
31	70	Jul 4 (1)	MLN		PHI	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
32	71	Jul 4 (2)	MLN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	72	Jul 5	MLN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	74 (1)	Jul 9	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	76 (1)	Jul 11	MLN	@	LAD	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	77	Jul 12	MLN	@	SFG	L,3-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	78	Jul 13	MLN	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	42	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	79	Jul 14	MLN	@	SFG	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	80	Jul 15	MLN	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	81	Jul 16	MLN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
41	82	Jul 17	MLN	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
42	83	Jul 18	MLN	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	86 (2)	Jul 21	MLN		STL	L,4-5	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	87	Jul 22	MLN		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	88	Jul 23	MLN		STL	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	89	Jul 24	MLN		STL	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	90	Jul 25 (1)	MLN		CHC	L,4-5	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
48	91	Jul 25 (2)	MLN		CHC	W,4-1	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	92	Jul 26	MLN		CHC	L,4-7	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	93	Jul 27	MLN		CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	94	Jul 29	MLN		LAD	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	97 (2)	Aug 1	MLN		SFG	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	98	Aug 2	MLN		SFG	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
54	100 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	MLN		SFG	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	101	Aug 4	MLN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
56	102	Aug 5	MLN		PIT	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	103	Aug 6	MLN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	104	Aug 7	MLN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
59	105	Aug 8	MLN	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	45	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	107 (1)	Aug 10 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	108	Aug 10 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,14-3	GS	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
62	109	Aug 11	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
63	110	Aug 12	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	113 (2)	Aug 14	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	114	Aug 15	MLN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
66	116 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	117	Aug 17 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	118	Aug 19 (1)	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	120 (1)	Aug 20	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	122 (1)	Aug 23	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	123	Aug 24	MLN	@	SFG	W,8-5	GF	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
72	125 (1)	Aug 26	MLN	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	126	Aug 27	MLN	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	50	11.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	128 (1)	Aug 29	MLN		PIT	L,2-3	GS	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
75	129	Aug 30	MLN		PIT	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	130	Aug 31	MLN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	131	Sep 1 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
78	132	Sep 1 (2)	MLN		CHC	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
79	133	Sep 3	MLN	@	PHI	W,11-5	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	134	Sep 4	MLN	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	135	Sep 5	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
82	136	Sep 6	MLN	@	PIT	L,6-7	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
83	137	Sep 7 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	138	Sep 7 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
85	139	Sep 9	MLN		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
86	140	Sep 10	MLN		CIN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	141	Sep 12	MLN		STL	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	142	Sep 13	MLN		STL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	143	Sep 14	MLN		LAD	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
90	144	Sep 15	MLN		LAD	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
91	145	Sep 16	MLN		SFG	W,4-1	GF	11	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	146	Sep 17	MLN	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	147	Sep 18	MLN	@	STL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	148	Sep 19	MLN	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	149	Sep 20	MLN	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	150	Sep 21	MLN	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
							96gm		748.2	199	5	5	209	0