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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	DET	@	WSA	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
2	2	Apr 13	DET		NYY	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 14	DET		NYY	L,5-11	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 17	DET		WSA	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	5	Apr 18	DET		WSA	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 19	DET	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 21	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 22	DET	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 24	DET		KCA	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
10	10	Apr 25	DET		KCA	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
11	11	Apr 26	DET		KCA	W,11-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
12	12	Apr 27	DET		LAA	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	13	Apr 28	DET		LAA	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	14	Apr 29	DET		LAA	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	DET	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
16	16	May 2	DET	@	KCA	L,8-12	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	17	May 3	DET	@	KCA	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	May 4	DET	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	39	8.2	6	1	0	7	0	CF
19	19	May 5	DET	@	MIN	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	20	May 6	DET	@	MIN	L,7-10	CG	44	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
21	21	May 8	DET	@	LAA	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	22	May 9	DET	@	LAA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	23	May 10	DET	@	LAA	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 11	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	25	May 12	DET		BOS	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
26	26	May 13	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	27	May 15	DET		MIN	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	28	May 16	DET		MIN	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 18	DET	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	30	May 19	DET	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	31	May 20 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	32	May 20 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,8-6	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
33	33	May 21	DET	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	34	May 24	DET	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	35	May 25	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
36	36	May 26	DET	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	37	May 27 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	38	May 27 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
39	39	May 28	DET		BAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	40	May 29	DET		BAL	W,12-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
41	41	May 30 (1)	DET		CHW	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	42	May 30 (2)	DET		CHW	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
43	43	May 31	DET		CHW	W,13-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 1	DET		CLE	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	45	Jun 2	DET		CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
46	46	Jun 3	DET		CLE	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	47	Jun 6 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
48	48	Jun 6 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
49	49	Jun 7	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	50	Jun 8 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,7-6	CG	41	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
51	51	Jun 8 (2)	DET	@	WSA	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	52	Jun 9	DET	@	WSA	L,2-4	CG	38	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	53	Jun 10 (1)	DET	@	WSA	L,1-2	CG	27	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	62 (8)	Jun 21	DET		WSA	W,6-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
55	63	Jun 22	DET		NYY	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
56	64	Jun 23 (1)	DET		NYY	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	65	Jun 23 (2)	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	66	Jun 24	DET		NYY	L,7-9	CG	96	22.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
59	68 (1)	Jun 26 (1)	DET		CLE	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	69	Jun 26 (2)	DET		CLE	L,1-3	CG	52	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	70	Jun 27	DET		CLE	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	71	Jun 29	DET	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	72	Jun 30 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	74 (1)	Jul 1	DET	@	BAL	W,3-2	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	75	Jul 2	DET		CHW	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
66	76	Jul 3	DET		CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	77	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	39	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	78	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	79	Jul 5	DET	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	80	Jul 6	DET		BAL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	81	Jul 7	DET		BAL	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
72	82	Jul 8 (1)	DET		BAL	W,5-1	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	83	Jul 8 (2)	DET		BAL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	84	Jul 12	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
75	85	Jul 13	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
76	86	Jul 14	DET	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
77	87	Jul 15	DET	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
78	88	Jul 17	DET	@	LAA	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	89	Jul 18	DET	@	LAA	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
80	90	Jul 19	DET	@	LAA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	91	Jul 20	DET	@	KCA	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	92	Jul 21	DET	@	KCA	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	93	Jul 22	DET	@	KCA	L,3-11	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	95 (1)	Jul 24	DET	@	MIN	W,4-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
85	96	Jul 25	DET	@	MIN	L,6-7	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
86	97	Jul 27	DET		LAA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	98	Jul 28	DET		LAA	W,6-1	GF	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
88	99	Jul 29 (1)	DET		LAA	W,7-6	GF	23	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	100	Jul 29 (2)	DET		LAA	L,8-12	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	101	Aug 1 (1)	DET		KCA	W,6-5	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	102	Aug 1 (2)	DET		KCA	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
92	103	Aug 2	DET		KCA	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	105 (1)	Aug 4	DET		MIN	L,3-4	GF	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
94	107 (1)	Aug 5 (2)	DET		MIN	W,5-2	GF	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	108	Aug 6	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	12	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
96	109	Aug 7	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
97	110	Aug 8 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	111	Aug 8 (2)	DET	@	WSA	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
99	112	Aug 9	DET	@	WSA	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
100	113	Aug 10	DET	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	45	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
101	114	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	115	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
103	116	Aug 12	DET	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	117	Aug 14 (1)	DET		BAL	W,13-10	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
105	118	Aug 14 (2)	DET		BAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	119	Aug 15	DET		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	120	Aug 17	DET	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	121	Aug 18	DET	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	122	Aug 19 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	123	Aug 19 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
111	124	Aug 21	DET		CLE	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
112	125	Aug 22	DET		CLE	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	126	Aug 23	DET		CLE	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
114	127	Aug 24	DET		WSA	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	128	Aug 25	DET		WSA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	129	Aug 26 (1)	DET		WSA	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
117	130	Aug 26 (2)	DET		WSA	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
118	131	Aug 27	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	132	Aug 30	DET		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	133	Aug 31	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	134	Sep 1	DET		CHW	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
122	135	Sep 2	DET		CHW	L,8-10	CG	48	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
123	136	Sep 3 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	137	Sep 3 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	138	Sep 5 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	139	Sep 5 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	140	Sep 7	DET		MIN	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	141	Sep 8	DET		MIN	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	142	Sep 9	DET		MIN	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	143	Sep 10	DET		NYY	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	144	Sep 11	DET		NYY	L,7-8	CG	50	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
132	145	Sep 12 (1)	DET		BOS	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	146	Sep 12 (2)	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
134	147	Sep 13	DET		BOS	W,14-6	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
135	148	Sep 14	DET	@	LAA	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
136	149	Sep 15	DET	@	LAA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
137	150	Sep 16	DET	@	LAA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	151	Sep 18	DET	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
139	152	Sep 19	DET	@	MIN	L,5-12	CG	51	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	153	Sep 20	DET	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
141	154	Sep 21	DET	@	KCA	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
142	155	Sep 22	DET	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	156	Sep 23	DET	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	157	Sep 25	DET		LAA	W,3-2	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							144gm		1231.2	396	5	7	408	2