#19 Don Buford, Second Base, 34 yrs, St. Louis Captains Tuesday, 4/15/1906 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Buford
2/2/1872 34 Linden, TX 5"8 165
Second Base S R
| Contract : Salary : Signed Through :
Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Big League Contract $ 448,500 1907
Minimal Average None at all Good Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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| Batting | Hits | Doubles | Triples | Homeruns | Walks | Strikeouts |
| Overall | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| vs. LHP | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| vs. RHP | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Talent | Average | Average | Average | Fair | Good | Good |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| B C A D Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : E (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : D (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.) SS : E (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) CF : E (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : - Outfield Arm : B
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 4/4 | @Haz | W 12-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 4/5 | @Haz | L 6-7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 4/6 | @Haz | L 9-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 4/7 | Ast | W 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 4/8 | Ast | L 4-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 4/9 | Ast | L 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 4/10 | @TB | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 4/11 | @TB | W 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 4/12 | @TB | W 11-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 4/14 | MIL | W 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 13 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | .233 | .340 | .233 | .573 | .474 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 11 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
| vs. RHP | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .349 | .243 | .592 |
| Close/Late | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 |
| Scoring Position | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .333 | .733 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 |
| Road | 9 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .258 | .324 | .258 | .582 |
| This Week | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| Last Week | 6 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .273 | .385 | .273 | .657 |
| March/April | 13 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | .233 | .340 | .233 | .573 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1901 | 138 | 437 | 109 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 74 | 56 | 61 | 41 | 14 | 5 | .249 | .341 | .389 | .730 | Nj |
| 1902 | 27 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .174 | .283 | .196 | .479 | Nj |
| 1904 | 20 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .226 | .238 | .355 | .593 | Riv |
| 1905 | 45 | 61 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | .295 | .442 | .377 | .819 | Riv |
| 1906 | 13 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .340 | .233 | .573 | Stl |
| Total | 243 | 649 | 159 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 99 | 103 | 92 | 71 | 26 | 14 | .245 | .339 | .361 | .699 | |
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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 |
| 1902, AAA | 99 | 391 | 118 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 31 | 15 | 11 | .302 | .388 | .442 | .830 |
| 1903, AAA | 126 | 465 | 151 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 66 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 16 | 19 | .325 | .395 | .480 | .875 |
| 1904, AAA | 126 | 461 | 139 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 90 | 58 | 42 | 30 | 11 | .302 | .375 | .401 | .776 |
| 1905, AAA | 52 | 201 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 7 | .323 | .411 | .498 | .909 |
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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 |
| 1901 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .353 | .267 | .620 |
| Total | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .353 | .267 | .620 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 12 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 53 | 2 | .962 | 97.2 | 4.88 | | | | |
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Drafted in 11th round, 165th overall pick, by New Jersey in 1901... Had first career hit on 4/9/1901, off Jaime Navarro (Mis)... Hit first career homerun on 5/7/1901, off Ken Clay (Mau)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1901, hitting .647 with 1 HR, 10 RBI... Released by New Jersey on 6/16/1903... Signed as a free agent by River City on 6/30/1903 to a minor league contract... Injured on 4/8/1904 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 2 weeks... Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 2/20/1906 to a 2-year deal worth $448,500 per year...
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