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Lou Brock League
8-8-2067
Don Buford Right Field
Retired (1971, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .238 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .670 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 602 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 01-05-1936
HR 89 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(81 games)
RBI 329
SB 19
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR C-
Speed D+ Bunt C  Control D    Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 3
1B B  (65.1%) LF A+ (98.8%) Arm D+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A+ (94.0%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1959 BAL
127
481
48
101
12
2
17
60
29
 100 1 4
2
 1 7
.604
.254
.349
.139
.210
1960 BAL
139
493
43
95
12
0
14
51
42
 110 3 2
2
 5 19
.561
.259
.302
.110
.193
1961 BAL
51
161
24
57
5
1
6
24
12
 27 0 0
3
 1 2
.908
.399
.509
.155
.354
1962 BAL
102
364
40
89
15
2
15
48
28
 67 1 1
2
 1 3
.720
.299
.420
.176
.245
1963 BAL
75
220
24
55
8
0
10
34
16
 43 0 0
0
 2 2
.724
.301
.423
.173
.250
1964 BAL
37
54
8
15
2
0
3
6
4
 9 1 0
0
 1 0
.820
.339
.481
.204
.278
1965 BAL
19
32
2
14
3
0
0
5
0
 6 0 0
0
 0 1
.969
.438
.531
.094
.438
1966 BAL
47
147
21
36
6
0
1
19
11
 30 1 0
3
 1 2
.608
.302
.306
.061
.245
1967 BAL
32
115
14
28
2
1
6
15
5
 19 0 1
0
 1 0
.708
.273
.435
.191
.243
1968 BAL
30
103
15
25
3
1
5
14
8
 18 0 1
0
 1 0
.732
.295
.437
.194
.243
1969 BAL
54
176
20
40
4
0
6
24
7
 40 1 1
2
 1 5
.612
.259
.352
.125
.227
1970 BAL
50
179
28
47
6
0
6
29
15
 36 1 0
5
 3 2
.720
.323
.397
.134
.263
Total
763
2525
287
602
78
7
89
329
177
 505 9 10
19
 18 43
.670
.290
.381
.142
.238
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Don Buford has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1971-04-05The Baltimore Bananas have waived Don Buford.
1971-04-01The Baltimore Bananas have promoted Jason Aust to the major league team. The Baltimore Bananas have promoted Donn Johnson to the major league team. The Baltimore Bananas have designated Swede Yohanson for assignment. The Baltimore Bananas have designated Don Buford for assignment.
1965-09-23Don Buford of the Baltimore BANDITs is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1962-07-13The Baltimore BANDITs have promoted Don Buford to the major league team. The Baltimore BANDITs have sent Marcelino Johnson to the minors.
1962-06-25The Baltimore BANDITs have sent Don Buford to the minors.
1961-06-18The Baltimore BANDITs have promoted Don Buford to the major league team.
1961-04-13The Baltimore BANDITs have promoted Larry Donaldson to the major league team. The Baltimore BANDITs have promoted Ewon McIlwain to the major league team. The Baltimore BANDITs have sent Don Buford to the minors. The Baltimore BANDITs have sent Jimmy Madison to the minors.
1959-04-08The Baltimore Wildcats have promoted Don Buford to the major league team. The Baltimore Wildcats have sent Bert Morey to the minors.
1959-03-01The Baltimore Wildcats have renamed Howie Minor to Don Buford.