Bill Bruton

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 169lb (183cm, 76kg)

Born: November 9, 1925 in Panola, AL us

Died: December 5, 1995 in Marshallton, DE

Buried: Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, DE

Debut: April 13, 1953 (Age 27-155d, 10,977th in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1964 (Age 38-328d)
vs. BAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: William Haron Bruton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.4

6056

1651

.273

937

RBI

545

207

OBP

.328

SLG

.393

OPS

.721

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	MLN	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
2	2	Apr 14	MLN		STL	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
3	3	Apr 17	MLN	@	CIN	L,9-10	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
4	4	Apr 19	MLN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 20	MLN	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 22	MLN	@	CHC	W,15-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 23	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
8	8	Apr 25	MLN		CIN	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 28	MLN	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 29	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 30	MLN	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	32	8.1	2	1	0	3	1	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	MLN	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	May 3	MLN	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	14	May 4	MLN	@	BRO	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	15	May 8	MLN		CHC	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	May 9	MLN		CHC	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	May 10 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
18	18	May 10 (2)	MLN		CHC	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	19	May 12	MLN		NYG	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	20	May 13	MLN		NYG	W,11-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
21	21	May 14	MLN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	May 15	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	23	May 16	MLN		PHI	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
24	24	May 18	MLN		PHI	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	25	May 19	MLN		BRO	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	26	May 20	MLN		BRO	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
27	27	May 23	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
28	28	May 24 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 24 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	30	May 25 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
31	31	May 25 (2)	MLN		CIN	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	32	May 26	MLN		CIN	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	33	May 27	MLN		CHC	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
34	34	May 29	MLN	@	STL	L,7-11	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	35	May 30 (1)	MLN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	36	May 30 (2)	MLN	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	46	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
37	37	May 31 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	38	May 31 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 2	MLN	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
40	40	Jun 3	MLN	@	BRO	W,14-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	41	Jun 4	MLN	@	BRO	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	42	Jun 5	MLN	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	43	Jun 6	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	44	Jun 7 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	45	Jun 7 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	46	Jun 8	MLN	@	NYG	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
47	47	Jun 9	MLN	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
48	48	Jun 10	MLN	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	49	Jun 11	MLN	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	50	Jun 12 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
51	51	Jun 12 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	W,11-2	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
52	52	Jun 13	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	53	Jun 14 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-3	GF	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
54	55 (1)	Jun 15	MLN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	0	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
55	56	Jun 16 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	57	Jun 16 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	58	Jun 17	MLN		PHI	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	59	Jun 19	MLN		NYG	L,1-15	CG	50	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
59	60	Jun 20	MLN		NYG	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	61	Jun 21 (1)	MLN		NYG	L,0-5	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
61	62	Jun 21 (2)	MLN		NYG	T,6-6	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	63	Jun 23	MLN		PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	64	Jun 24	MLN		PIT	L,1-10	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	65	Jun 25	MLN		PIT	L,4-6	CG	54	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
65	66	Jun 26	MLN		BRO	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
66	67	Jun 27	MLN		BRO	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
67	68	Jun 28	MLN		BRO	L,1-11	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	69	Jun 30 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
69	70	Jun 30 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	38	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	71	Jul 1	MLN	@	CIN	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
71	72	Jul 2	MLN		CIN	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	75 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,1-3	GF	28	6.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	76	Jul 5 (1)	MLN		STL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
74	77	Jul 5 (2)	MLN		STL	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	78	Jul 7	MLN		CHC	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	79	Jul 8	MLN		CHC	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	80	Jul 10	MLN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	81	Jul 11	MLN	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	82	Jul 12 (1)	MLN	@	STL	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	83	Jul 12 (2)	MLN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
81	84	Jul 16	MLN	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	85	Jul 17	MLN	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	86	Jul 18	MLN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	87	Jul 19 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	L,5-7	CG	39	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	88	Jul 19 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	17	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	89	Jul 21 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,0-10	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	90	Jul 21 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	3	6	0	CF
88	91	Jul 22	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	92	Jul 24	MLN	@	BRO	W,11-6	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
90	93	Jul 25	MLN	@	BRO	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	94	Jul 26 (1)	MLN	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	95	Jul 26 (2)	MLN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	96	Jul 27	MLN		NYG	W,13-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
94	97	Jul 28	MLN		NYG	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	98	Jul 29	MLN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	99	Jul 30	MLN		NYG	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	100	Jul 31 (1)	MLN		PHI	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	101	Jul 31 (2)	MLN		PHI	T,0-0	CG	34	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	102	Aug 1	MLN		PHI	W,5-0	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	103	Aug 2 (1)	MLN		PHI	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	104	Aug 2 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	105	Aug 3	MLN		BRO	L,0-1	CG	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
103	106	Aug 5	MLN		BRO	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
104	107	Aug 6 (1)	MLN		BRO	L,3-4	CG	48	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
105	108	Aug 6 (2)	MLN		BRO	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	109	Aug 7	MLN		PIT	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	110	Aug 8	MLN		PIT	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
108	111	Aug 9 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	112	Aug 9 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	113	Aug 10	MLN		STL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	114	Aug 11	MLN		STL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
112	115	Aug 12 (1)	MLN		STL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	116	Aug 12 (2)	MLN		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	117	Aug 14	MLN	@	CHC	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
115	118	Aug 15	MLN	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	119	Aug 16 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	120	Aug 16 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
118	121	Aug 18	MLN	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	122	Aug 19	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
120	123	Aug 21	MLN		CHC	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	124	Aug 22	MLN		CHC	W,2-1	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	125	Aug 23 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	126	Aug 23 (2)	MLN		CHC	L,2-7	CG	36	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	127	Aug 25 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	128	Aug 25 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	129	Aug 26	MLN	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
127	130	Aug 28	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	131	Aug 29	MLN	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	132	Aug 30 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	W,19-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
130	133	Aug 30 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	W,11-5	GS	0	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	134	Sep 2	MLN	@	BRO	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
132	135	Sep 3	MLN	@	BRO	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
133	136	Sep 4	MLN		STL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	137	Sep 5	MLN		STL	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
135	138	Sep 6 (1)	MLN		STL	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	139	Sep 6 (2)	MLN		STL	T,3-3	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
137	140	Sep 7 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
138	142 (1)	Sep 8	MLN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	143	Sep 9	MLN		PHI	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	144	Sep 11	MLN		BRO	W,9-8	CG	48	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
141	145	Sep 12	MLN		BRO	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	146	Sep 13 (1)	MLN		NYG	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
143	147	Sep 13 (2)	MLN		NYG	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
144	148	Sep 15	MLN		PIT	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
145	149	Sep 16	MLN		PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
146	150	Sep 19	MLN		CIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
147	153 (2)	Sep 22 (1)	MLN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
148	154	Sep 22 (2)	MLN	@	STL	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
149	155	Sep 23	MLN	@	STL	W,2-1	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR CF
150	156	Sep 26	MLN	@	CIN	L,7-10	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							150gm		1301.2	389	12	9	410	5