#66 Don Buford, Third Base, 31 yrs, San Francisco Giants Thursday, 10/19/1968 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Buford
2/2/1937 31 USA,TX, 5"8 165
Third Base S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good GREAT Normal 2.0 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 1968 (Automatic) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 4 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 6 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 3 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 6 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | @STL | L 4-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | @ATL | W 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/27 | @ATL | L 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/29 | PHI | W 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/30 | PHI | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/1 | @PIT | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/3 | HOU | W 7-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
10/5 | @CHN | W 7-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/6 | @CIN | W 4-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
10/8 | NYM | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 109 | 371 | 97 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 65 | 57 | 62 | .261 | .366 | .445 | .810 | .838 | .183 |
Projected | 109 | 371 | 97 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 65 | 57 | 62 | .261 | .366 | .445 | .810 | .838 | .183 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 102 | 435 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 165 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 73.9 | 65.2 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 119 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .311 | .429 | .513 | .941 |
vs. RHP | 252 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 41 | 33 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 | .331 | .413 | .744 |
Close/Late | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .208 | .355 | .229 | .584 |
Scoring Position | 105 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .379 | .476 | .855 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 55 | 180 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 33 | 32 | .267 | .380 | .444 | .824 |
Road | 54 | 191 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 30 | .257 | .347 | .445 | .792 |
March/April | 24 | 82 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | .317 | .441 | .488 | .929 |
May | 17 | 61 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | .295 | .362 | .492 | .854 |
July | 11 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | .250 | .317 | .583 | .900 |
August | 26 | 82 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | .232 | .357 | .402 | .760 |
Sept/Oct | 31 | 110 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 21 | .227 | .320 | .373 | .693 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1964 | 121 | 368 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 86 | 65 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 4 | .264 | .377 | .397 | .773 | SF |
1965 | 157 | 611 | 172 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 68 | 114 | 96 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 31 | 15 | .282 | .381 | .434 | .815 | SF |
1966 | 154 | 582 | 129 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 92 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 99 | 20 | 7 | .222 | .335 | .342 | .677 | SF |
1967 | 104 | 232 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2 | .259 | .329 | .353 | .683 | SF |
1968 | 109 | 371 | 97 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 65 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 17 | 6 | .261 | .366 | .445 | .810 | SF |
Total | 645 | 2164 | 555 | 85 | 20 | 59 | 228 | 395 | 332 | 21 | 6 | 307 | 75 | 34 | .256 | .360 | .396 | .756 | |
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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 |
1964, AAA | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .400 | .263 | .663 |
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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% |
Second Base | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 6.00 | | | | |
Third Base | 102 | 102 | 59 | 229 | 20 | 301 | 13 | .957 | 883.1 | 3.07 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 34th overall pick, by San Francisco in 1964... Had first career hit on 4/15/1964, off Gaylord Perry (HOU)... Hit first career homerun on 5/17/1964, off Bob Mahoney (CHN)... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Pittsburgh on 6/22/1966... Injured on 5/21/1968 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7-8 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1965 - 6 - 8th
| BB 1965 - 96 - 5th 1966 - 91 - 8th
| SB 1965 - 31 - 3rd 1966 - 20 - 7th
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