#28 Bill Bruton, Centerfield, 29 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Monday, 10/2/1955 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Bruton
11/9/1925 29 USA,AL,PANOLA 6"0 174
Centerfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1955 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 109 Days (453 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 109 Days (453 total Days) 2 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 6 7 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 9 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 4
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | BOS | L 0-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/15 | @DET | L 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/16 | @DET | L 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/17 | @DET | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/18 | @KC | L 2-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/19 | @KC | L 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/20 | @KC | L 4-13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/22 | NYY | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | NYY | L 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/24 | NYY | L 5-12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 129 | 366 | 98 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 52 | 21 | 46 | .268 | .307 | .361 | .667 | .574 | .093 |
Projected | 136 | 385 | 103 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 55 | 22 | 48 | .268 | .307 | .361 | .667 | .574 | .093 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 90 | 388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 41.5 | 3.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 202 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .316 | .381 | .697 |
vs. RHP | 164 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .295 | .335 | .631 |
Close/Late | 48 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .300 | .333 | .633 |
Scoring Position | 95 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .260 | .337 | .597 |
Pinch Hitting | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .407 | .407 | .444 | .852 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 64 | 175 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 22 | .263 | .306 | .354 | .661 |
Road | 65 | 191 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 24 | .272 | .307 | .366 | .673 |
March/April | 24 | 98 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 17 | .255 | .291 | .337 | .628 |
May | 25 | 74 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | .203 | .277 | .257 | .534 |
June | 24 | 62 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 11 | .274 | .286 | .355 | .641 |
July | 19 | 46 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .435 | .469 | .609 | 1.078 |
August | 19 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .273 | .319 | .409 | .728 |
Sept/Oct | 18 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .214 | .233 | .286 | .518 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1953 | 37 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .247 | .324 | .571 | SLA |
1954 | 132 | 480 | 141 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 74 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 20 | 7 | .294 | .337 | .421 | .757 | SLA |
1955 | 129 | 366 | 98 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 52 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 6 | .268 | .307 | .361 | .667 | BAL |
Total | 298 | 920 | 255 | 52 | 9 | 11 | 101 | 133 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 125 | 31 | 14 | .277 | .318 | .389 | .707 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1953, AAA | 57 | 221 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 47 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 9 | .335 | .438 | .448 | .886 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 96 | 82 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 12 | .922 | 681.1 | 2.03 | | | | |
Centerfield | 24 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1.000 | 105.0 | 3.09 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1953... Had first career hit on 6/13/1953, off Fred Hutchinson (BOS)... Hit first career homerun on 6/22/1953, off Monte Kennedy (CHA)... Injured on 7/22/1953 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 5 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1954 - 7 - 2nd
| SB 1954 - 20 - 7th
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