Don Buford

Positions: Leftfielder, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-7, 160lb (170cm, 72kg)

Born: February 2, 1937 in Linden, TX us

High School: Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Schools: Los Angeles City College (Los Angeles, CA), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 14, 1963 (Age 26-224d, 12,165th in major league history)
vs. WSA 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1972 (Age 35-244d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Don Alvin Buford

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Relatives: Father of Damon Buford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.2

4553

1203

.264

718

RBI

418

200

OBP

.362

SLG

.379

OPS

.741

OPS+

115

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-3 / in Starts: 7-3
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	25 (14-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-8-4)

Most Driven In
J Cunningham	2
A Weis	1
G Peters	1
J Martin	1
M Hershberger	0

Most Driven In By
R Hansen	2
D Nicholson	1
F Robinson	1
C Carreon	1
J Martin	1
C Smith	1
T McCraw	1
A Weis	1

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	150 (149)	Sep 14	CHW	@	WSA	W,7-5	2-GF	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	5	1.11	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.27	3B
2	2	152 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,8-3	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.62	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
3	3	153	Sep 18 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	2	.99	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.68	2B
4	4	154	Sep 20	CHW	@	DET	W,2-0	GS-7	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	2	.98	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.12	2B
5	5	155	Sep 21	CHW	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.438	.600	1.038	2	1.30	0.276	.00	0.00%	1.72	3B
6	6	156	Sep 22	CHW	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.421	.450	.684	1.134	3	.49	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.00	3B
7	7	157	Sep 24	CHW	@	BAL	W,15-0	CG	6	6	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.423	.600	1.023	2	.45	0.033	.00	0.00%	1.48	3B
8	8	158	Sep 25	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-10	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.333	.355	.500	.855	2	1.19	-0.133	.00	0.00%	-1.14	3B
9	9	159	Sep 27 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,11-2	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.361	.485	.846	2	.70	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.20	3B
10	10	160	Sep 27 (2)	CHW		WSA	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.297	.325	.432	.757	3	.63	0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.02	3B
11	11	161	Sep 28	CHW		WSA	W,7-2	CG	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	.289	.364	.421	.785	4	.64	0.097	.00	0.00%	1.85	3B
12	12	162	Sep 29	CHW		WSA	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.354	.405	.759	2	.73	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-1.09	3B
							9-3		48	42	9	12	1	2	5	5	7	1	2	1	1	.286	.354	.405	.759		.84	0.285	.00	0.00%	3.12

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