#28 Bill Bruton, Leftfield, 31 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Bruton
11/9/1925 31 USA,AL,PANOLA 6"0 174
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1957 (Automatic) 4 Year(s), 109 Days (797 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 109 Days (797 total Days) 4 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 6 7 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 9 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 4
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | @CLE | W 8-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/15 | CHA | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/16 | CHA | W 12-11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/17 | CHA | W 14-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/19 | CLE | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/20 | CLE | W 7-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/21 | CLE | L 0-15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/22 | @DET | L 2-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/23 | @DET | W 7-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @DET | W 6-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 145 | 582 | 140 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 90 | 41 | 69 | .241 | .293 | .337 | .630 | .575 | .096 |
Projected | 153 | 612 | 147 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 95 | 43 | 73 | .241 | .293 | .337 | .630 | .575 | .096 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 140 | 634 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 196 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 58.3 | 68.1 | 3.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 153 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .150 | .204 | .268 | .472 |
vs. RHP | 429 | 117 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 72 | 30 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .273 | .324 | .361 | .685 |
Close/Late | 66 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .197 | .257 | .242 | .499 |
Scoring Position | 106 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .208 | .282 | .302 | .584 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 285 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 35 | .235 | .272 | .323 | .595 |
Road | 72 | 297 | 73 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 58 | 26 | 34 | .246 | .307 | .350 | .657 |
March/April | 23 | 108 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | .222 | .283 | .315 | .598 |
May | 27 | 108 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 12 | .213 | .241 | .324 | .565 |
June | 25 | 94 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 8 | .266 | .330 | .415 | .745 |
July | 25 | 91 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 16 | .253 | .300 | .341 | .641 |
August | 26 | 112 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 15 | .241 | .293 | .286 | .578 |
Sept/Oct | 19 | 69 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | .261 | .303 | .362 | .665 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1953 | 37 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .247 | .324 | .571 | SLA |
1954 | 132 | 480 | 141 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 74 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 20 | 7 | .294 | .337 | .421 | .757 | SLA |
1955 | 129 | 366 | 98 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 52 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 6 | .268 | .307 | .361 | .667 | BAL |
1956 | 111 | 236 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 3 | .292 | .321 | .470 | .792 | BAL |
1957 | 145 | 582 | 140 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 90 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 35 | 25 | .241 | .293 | .337 | .630 | BAL |
Total | 554 | 1738 | 464 | 97 | 22 | 20 | 183 | 253 | 106 | 5 | 6 | 229 | 74 | 42 | .267 | .310 | .383 | .693 | |
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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 |
1953, AAA | 57 | 221 | 74 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 47 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 9 | .335 | .438 | .448 | .886 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 143 | 140 | 244 | 8 | 3 | 280 | 28 | .900 | 1247.0 | 2.02 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1953... Had first career hit on 6/13/1953, off Fred Hutchinson (BOS)... Hit first career homerun on 6/22/1953, off Monte Kennedy (CHA)... Injured on 7/22/1953 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 5 weeks... Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 4/10/1956... Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1957...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1954 - 7 - 2nd
| SB 1954 - 20 - 7th
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