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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Relatives: Father of Damon Buford

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.2

4553

1203

.264

718

RBI

418

200

OBP

.362

SLG

.379

OPS

.741

OPS+

115

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

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	BAL		OAK	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
2	2	Apr 13	BAL		CAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
3	3	Apr 14	BAL		CAL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	25 (21)	May 10	BAL		CLE	L,0-12	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
5	34 (8)	May 19 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-2	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
6	36 (1)	May 21	BAL		CHW	L,1-2	GF	23	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 2B
7	45 (8)	May 31	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-3	GF	22	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	46	Jun 1	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
9	47	Jun 2	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	23	5.0	4	0	1	5	0	2B
10	49 (1)	Jun 4	BAL		CAL	L,3-5	GF	11	2.0	1	2	0	3	0	PH 2B
11	53 (3)	Jun 7 (2)	BAL		OAK	L,0-6	CG	37	9.0	4	7	1	12	2	2B
12	56 (2)	Jun 11	BAL	@	WSA	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
13	57	Jun 14	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	58	Jun 15	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	60 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	BAL	@	OAK	L,4-6	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
16	61	Jun 17	BAL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	1	4	0	5	1	2B
17	62	Jun 18	BAL	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
18	63	Jun 19	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
19	64	Jun 21	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
20	65	Jun 22	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
21	66	Jun 23	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
22	71 (4)	Jun 29	BAL		MIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
23	72	Jun 30	BAL		MIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	73	Jul 1	BAL		CHW	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
25	74	Jul 3 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
26	75	Jul 3 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	4	7	1	12	1	2B
27	76	Jul 4	BAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	44	12.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
28	80 (3)	Jul 7 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
29	81	Jul 11	BAL		WSA	W,2-0	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
30	82	Jul 12	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	83	Jul 13	BAL		WSA	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	84	Jul 14	BAL		NYY	W,6-4	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	85	Jul 15	BAL		NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	86	Jul 16	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	87	Jul 17	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	88	Jul 18	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
37	89	Jul 19	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	GS	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
38	90	Jul 20	BAL	@	DET	W,5-3	GS	18	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	91	Jul 21 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,5-2	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	92	Jul 21 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,4-1	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	93	Jul 22	BAL		CLE	L,3-7	GS	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF 2B
42	94	Jul 23	BAL		CLE	W,8-6	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	95	Jul 24	BAL		CLE	W,1-0	GS	29	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
44	96	Jul 26	BAL		DET	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	97	Jul 27	BAL		DET	L,0-9	GS	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF 2B
46	98	Jul 28	BAL		DET	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	99	Jul 29 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS	38	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF 2B
48	100	Jul 29 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-8	GS	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	RF 2B
49	101	Jul 30	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	102	Jul 31	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	103	Aug 1	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-1	GS	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
52	104	Aug 2	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	105	Aug 3	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	106	Aug 4	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
55	107	Aug 5	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	GS	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 2B
56	108	Aug 6	BAL		MIN	L,4-5	GS	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF 2B
57	109	Aug 7 (1)	BAL		MIN	W,3-0	GS	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	110	Aug 7 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,9-6	GS	25	6.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
59	111	Aug 8	BAL		MIN	W,10-3	GS	35	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
60	112	Aug 9	BAL		CAL	W,3-0	GS	22	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
61	113	Aug 10	BAL		CAL	W,1-0	CG	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	114	Aug 11	BAL		CAL	L,1-11	GS	50	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	CF 2B
63	115	Aug 12	BAL	@	OAK	W,3-1	GS	36	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF 2B LF
64	116	Aug 13	BAL	@	OAK	W,6-5	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
65	117	Aug 14	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-4	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF 2B
66	118	Aug 15 (1)	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
67	119	Aug 15 (2)	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	120	Aug 16	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	GS	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	LF 2B
69	121	Aug 17	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	122	Aug 18	BAL	@	MIN	W,7-1	GS	28	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
71	123	Aug 19	BAL	@	CAL	W,1-0	GS	26	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	124	Aug 20	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	125	Aug 21	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	68	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
74	126	Aug 23	BAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
75	127	Aug 24	BAL		BOS	W,6-3	GS	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
76	128	Aug 25	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	GS	65	18.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF LF
77	129	Aug 26 (1)	BAL		OAK	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
78	130	Aug 26 (2)	BAL		OAK	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	131	Aug 27 (1)	BAL		OAK	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	132	Aug 27 (2)	BAL		OAK	W,7-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
81	133	Aug 28	BAL		WSA	L,2-3	GS	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF 2B
82	134	Aug 29	BAL		WSA	L,4-5	GS	47	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF 2B
83	135	Aug 30	BAL	@	DET	L,1-9	GS	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF 2B
84	136	Aug 31	BAL	@	DET	W,5-1	GS	25	6.0	3	0	1	4	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	137	Sep 1	BAL	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
86	138	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		NYY	L,2-4	GS	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	CF 2B
87	139	Sep 2 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
88	140	Sep 3	BAL		NYY	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
89	141	Sep 4	BAL		NYY	W,6-3	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	142	Sep 6	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	GS	41	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF 2B
91	143	Sep 7	BAL		CHW	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
92	144	Sep 8	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	GS	23	7.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
93	145	Sep 9	BAL	@	WSA	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	146	Sep 11 (1)	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
95	147	Sep 11 (2)	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	148	Sep 12	BAL	@	WSA	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
97	149	Sep 13	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	150	Sep 14	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
99	151	Sep 15	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
100	152	Sep 16	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
101	153	Sep 17	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
102	154	Sep 18	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
103	155	Sep 20	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
104	156	Sep 21	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	157	Sep 22	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-0	GS	21	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	158	Sep 23	BAL		DET	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
107	159	Sep 24	BAL		DET	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	160	Sep 25	BAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	6	1	9	3	2B
109	161	Sep 26	BAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
110	162	Sep 27	BAL		CLE	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
							131gm		888.0	243	111	8	362	22