Don Buford

Positions: Leftfielder, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-7, 160lb (170cm, 72kg)

Born: February 2, 1937 in Linden, TX us

High School: Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Schools: Los Angeles City College (Los Angeles, CA), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 14, 1963 (Age 26-224d, 12,165th in major league history)
vs. WSA 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1972 (Age 35-244d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Don Alvin Buford

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Relatives: Father of Damon Buford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.2

4553

1203

.264

718

RBI

418

200

OBP

.362

SLG

.379

OPS

.741

OPS+

115

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

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-2	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	2	Apr 8	BAL	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 9	BAL	@	CLE	W,13-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 10	BAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	5	Apr 11	BAL		DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 12	BAL		DET	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	7	Apr 16	BAL		WSA	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
8	8	Apr 17	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	CG	43	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	9	Apr 18	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	11 (1)	Apr 19 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,5-8	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	12	Apr 20	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	13	Apr 22	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
13	14	Apr 24	BAL	@	KCR	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	15	Apr 25	BAL	@	KCR	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	16	Apr 26	BAL	@	KCR	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	17	Apr 28	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	18	Apr 29	BAL	@	CHW	W,18-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	19	Apr 30	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	20	May 1	BAL		MIN	W,9-3	GS	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	23 (2)	May 5	BAL		KCR	W,7-3	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	24	May 6	BAL		KCR	W,3-1	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	25	May 7	BAL		KCR	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	26	May 8	BAL		CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	29 (2)	May 10 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	30	May 12	BAL	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	31	May 13	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.2	3	2	0	5	1	LF
27	32	May 15	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	GS	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	33	May 16	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	34	May 18	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	36 (1)	May 20	BAL	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
31	38 (1)	May 21 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	40 (1)	May 23	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	41	May 24 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	43 (1)	May 25	BAL		CLE	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	44	May 26	BAL		CLE	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	45	May 27	BAL		CLE	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	46	May 29	BAL	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	47	May 30	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	48	May 31	BAL	@	CAL	L,1-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	49	Jun 2	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	50	Jun 3	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	51	Jun 4	BAL	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	52	Jun 5	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	53	Jun 6	BAL	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
45	54	Jun 7	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	55	Jun 9	BAL		CAL	L,5-7	CG	47	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	56	Jun 10	BAL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	57	Jun 11	BAL		CAL	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	58	Jun 12	BAL		OAK	L,2-4	CG	40	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	59	Jun 13	BAL		OAK	L,7-10	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	60	Jun 14	BAL		OAK	W,4-2	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	61	Jun 15	BAL		MIL	L,6-9	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
53	62	Jun 17	BAL		MIL	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF
54	63	Jun 19 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,12-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	64	Jun 19 (2)	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	46	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	65	Jun 20	BAL		WSA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	66	Jun 21	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	68 (1)	Jun 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	69	Jun 24	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	70	Jun 25	BAL	@	BOS	W,13-8	GS	65	14.0	4	4	1	9	0	LF 3B 2B
61	71	Jun 26	BAL	@	WSA	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	72	Jun 27	BAL	@	WSA	L,3-5	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
63	74 (1)	Jun 29	BAL	@	WSA	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	75	Jun 30	BAL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	76	Jul 1	BAL		CLE	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	78 (1)	Jul 3	BAL		DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	79	Jul 4	BAL		DET	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	80	Jul 5	BAL		DET	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	81	Jul 7	BAL		NYY	W,6-2	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	82	Jul 8	BAL		NYY	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	83	Jul 9	BAL		NYY	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	84	Jul 10	BAL	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	85	Jul 11	BAL	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	87 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	88	Jul 16	BAL		MIN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	89	Jul 17	BAL		MIN	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
77	90	Jul 18	BAL		MIN	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	92 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
79	93	Jul 20	BAL	@	CHW	W,14-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	94	Jul 21	BAL	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	95	Jul 22	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-3		9	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 2B
82	96	Jul 23	BAL	@	KCR	W,5-4	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	97	Jul 24	BAL	@	MIN	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	98	Jul 25	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	99	Jul 26	BAL	@	MIN	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	100	Jul 27	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	101	Jul 28	BAL		CHW	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	102	Jul 29	BAL		CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	104 (1)	Aug 1	BAL		KCR	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	106 (1)	Aug 4	BAL		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
91	107	Aug 5	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	108	Aug 6 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	109	Aug 6 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	110	Aug 7	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-10	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	111	Aug 8	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	GF	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	112	Aug 9 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	48	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	113	Aug 9 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,12-9	CG	57	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	114	Aug 11	BAL	@	CAL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	116 (1)	Aug 13	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	117	Aug 14	BAL	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
101	118	Aug 15	BAL	@	OAK	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	119	Aug 16	BAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	120	Aug 17	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	121	Aug 18	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-0	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
105	123 (1)	Aug 21	BAL		CAL	W,5-0	GS	25	6.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
106	126 (2)	Aug 25	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	127	Aug 26	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	128	Aug 27	BAL		OAK	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	130 (1)	Aug 28 (2)	BAL		MIL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	131	Aug 29	BAL		MIL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	132	Aug 30	BAL		MIL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
112	133	Aug 31	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
113	136 (2)	Sep 3	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	137	Sep 4	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	138	Sep 5	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
116	139	Sep 6	BAL	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	51	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	140	Sep 7	BAL	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
118	141	Sep 8	BAL	@	DET	W,6-3	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
119	142	Sep 9	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	143	Sep 10	BAL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
121	144	Sep 11	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	51	13.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
122	147 (2)	Sep 15	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	148	Sep 16	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	149	Sep 17	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	150	Sep 18	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
126	153 (2)	Sep 21	BAL		DET	W,4-3	CG	50	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
127	154	Sep 22	BAL		DET	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	156 (1)	Sep 25	BAL	@	CLE	W,9-7	CG	56	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	158 (1)	Sep 27	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
130	159	Sep 29 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
131	160	Sep 29 (2)	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	GS	44	11.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF 3B
132	161	Sep 30	BAL		WSA	W,6-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	162	Oct 1	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							135gm		1157.2	223	17	3	243	2