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Don Buford   |   Major Leaguer   1963-1972

Full Name:  Donald Alvin Buford
Born:  February 2,1937  in  Linden, Texas
Height:  5-8  Weight:  165  Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right
High School:  Dorsey (Los Angeles,CA)
College:  USC, Los Angeles City College

Father of Damon Buford

Baseball Lists:  Walk-Off Grand Slams

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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1959] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by White Sox.  [Nov 29,1967] - Traded by White Sox with Roger Nelson and Bruce Howard to Orioles for John Matias, Russ Snyder and Luis Aparicio.  [Feb 2,1973] - Released by Orioles.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1960San DiegoPCL23ChwAAA   18416111005          .268---.293-----
1961Charlst-scSAL24ChwA   13249676117187727          .236---.343-----
 LincolnIII24ChwB   12043383125218753          .289---.423-----
1962SavannahSally25ChwD   111418100135225643          .323---.443-----
 IndyAmer25ChwAAA   1227231001          .111---.148-----
1963IndyIL26ChwAAA   152613114206413953          .336---.457-----
 Chi Wh-SoxAL26ChwMLB 3b212429121205105700011 .286.354.40575944%
1964Chi Wh-SoxAL27ChwMLB 2b-3b213544262116146430127466252837 .262.337.34868556%
1965Chi Wh-SoxAL28ChwMLB 2b-3b2,1155586931662251047177677644656 .283.358.38974749%
1966Chi Wh-SoxAL29ChwMLB 3b2,11636078514826785251226971331723 .244.323.34967254%
1967Chi Wh-SoxAL30ChwMLB 3b-2b2,1156535611291094323421655113443 .241.322.31663853%
1968BaltimoreAL31BalMLB of-2b11304266512013415462712574645161 .282.367.43780451%
1969BaltimoreAL32BalMLB of11445549916131311641918966257355 .291.397.41781456%
1970BaltimoreAL33BalMLB of11445049913715217661681095588351 .272.406.41181746%
1971BaltimoreAL34BalMLB of11224499913019419541578962715222 .290.413.47789046%
1972BaltimoreAL35BalMLB of1125408468462522836983410315 .206.326.26759349%
 
Major League Totals - 10 Season(s)12864553718120315744934182001056725754157473434 .264.362.37974151%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)54520283815971042329182 .294---.411-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1969BaltimoreAL32BalCh314341001003000000 .286.412.357769--
 BaltimoreAL32BalWs520121012002400000 .100.182.300482--
1970BaltimoreAL33BalCh27231013002000000 .429.5561.0001556--
 BaltimoreAL33BalWs415340011003200000 .267.389.467856--
1971BaltimoreAL34BalCh27130100002100000 .429.556.7141270--
 BaltimoreAL34BalWs623361024003300000 .261.346.565911--
 
Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)228613224151100151000000 .256.366.500866--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1963Chi Wh-SoxAL26ChwMLB2B231150---.800--
1963Chi Wh-SoxAL26ChwMLB3B910111221---.955--
 
1964Chi Wh-SoxAL27ChwMLB2B921961981340760---.968--
1964Chi Wh-SoxAL27ChwMLB3B3730633965---.969--
 
1965Chi Wh-SoxAL28ChwMLB2B1393263571369693---.981--
1965Chi Wh-SoxAL28ChwMLB3B4113591739---.986--
 
1966Chi Wh-SoxAL29ChwMLB2B378881817718---.955--
1966Chi Wh-SoxAL29ChwMLB3B133983012642524---.939--
1966Chi Wh-SoxAL29ChwMLBOF111310140---1.000--
 
1967Chi Wh-SoxAL30ChwMLB2B5110299820930---.962--
1967Chi Wh-SoxAL30ChwMLB3B121952501936416---.948--
1967Chi Wh-SoxAL30ChwMLBOF110010---1.000--
 
1968BaltimoreAL31BalMLB2B58109107822422---.964--
1968BaltimoreAL31BalMLB3B200000--------
1968BaltimoreAL31BalMLBOF65130401340---1.000--
 
1969BaltimoreAL32BalMLB2B1022212452---.956--
1969BaltimoreAL32BalMLB3B65100152---1.000--
1969BaltimoreAL32BalMLBOF128228742391---.983--
 
1970BaltimoreAL33BalMLB2B324170---.857--
1970BaltimoreAL33BalMLB3B312030---1.000--
1970BaltimoreAL33BalMLBOF1302211332373---.987--
 
1971BaltimoreAL34BalMLBOF115217632260---.987--
 
1972BaltimoreAL35BalMLBOF105173621811---.989--
 


 Awards
[1965] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #25)  [1968] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #15)  [1970] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #20)  [1971] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #27), Played in MLB All-Star Game
 Trivia and Player Notes
1991 Director of Field Operations/Instruction for Baltimore Orioles
1995-1999 Assistant Director of player development for Baltimore
2000-2002 Director of Minor League Operations for Baltimore Orioles
2006 - Manager for Daytona of Florida State League (A)

Notes: Played in 1 all-star game during his career (1971)....Member of the World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles in 1970.
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