#73 Don Buddin, Shortstop, 25 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Buddin
5/5/1934 25 USA,SC, 5"11 178
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 3.5 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 1959 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 57 Days (229 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 57 Days (229 total Days) 3 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings SS : 8 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/8 | @WS1 | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/13 | BOS | L 5-10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/15 | @KC | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/17 | @KC | L 0-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/19 | @CLE | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/20 | @CLE | L 7-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/21 | @CLE | W 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/22 | DET | W 7-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/23 | DET | W 13-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | DET | W 11-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 132 | 370 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 55 | 68 | 100 | 76 | .222 | .394 | .368 | .761 | .817 | .146 |
Projected | 139 | 389 | 86 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 58 | 72 | 105 | 80 | .222 | .394 | .368 | .761 | .817 | .146 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 113 | 485 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 136 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 61.8 | 5.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 81 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .173 | .398 | .333 | .732 |
vs. RHP | 289 | 68 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 52 | 68 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .235 | .389 | .377 | .766 |
Close/Late | 35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .366 | .629 | .994 |
Scoring Position | 88 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .273 | .400 | .477 | .877 |
Pinch Hitting | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 67 | 184 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 53 | 35 | .207 | .384 | .332 | .716 |
Road | 65 | 186 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 41 | .237 | .395 | .403 | .798 |
March/April | 23 | 80 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 13 | .275 | .416 | .475 | .891 |
May | 27 | 84 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 13 | .238 | .383 | .345 | .728 |
June | 26 | 73 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 15 | .233 | .443 | .411 | .854 |
July | 24 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 22 | .208 | .363 | .333 | .696 |
August | 18 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | .086 | .298 | .086 | .384 |
Sept/Oct | 14 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .192 | .364 | .462 | .825 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1958 | 51 | 152 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .383 | .401 | .784 | BAL |
1959 | 132 | 370 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 55 | 68 | 100 | 7 | 3 | 76 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .394 | .368 | .761 | BAL |
Total | 183 | 522 | 115 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 77 | 98 | 140 | 9 | 5 | 100 | 2 | 1 | .220 | .391 | .377 | .768 | |
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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 |
1956, AA | 93 | 295 | 79 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 52 | 58 | 105 | 53 | 1 | 4 | .268 | .448 | .495 | .943 |
1957, AA | 138 | 435 | 116 | 23 | 1 | 28 | 82 | 91 | 174 | 63 | 5 | 7 | .267 | .466 | .517 | .983 |
1958, AA | 14 | 53 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .321 | .409 | .755 | 1.164 |
1958, AAA | 88 | 320 | 103 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 66 | 65 | 85 | 44 | 4 | 5 | .322 | .454 | .647 | 1.101 |
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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% |
Shortstop | 127 | 113 | 167 | 372 | 69 | 560 | 21 | .963 | 970.0 | 5.20 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/4/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $3,210,000 per year... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1951, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA... Won World Championship with Washington in 1953... Traded from Washington to New York (A) on 7/31/1954 (Going to WS1: P Ed Lopat. Going to NYY: P Dave Koslo)... Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1956... Injured on 4/22/1956 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 7-8 weeks... Had first career hit on 7/30/1958, off Dick Donovan (KC)... Hit first career homerun on 7/31/1958, off Ted Gray (BOS)...
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