#28 Bill Bruton, Centerfield, 32 yrs, Baltimore Orioles Friday, 10/6/1958 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Bruton
11/9/1925 32 USA,AL,PANOLA 6"0 174
Centerfield 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 1958 (Automatic) 5 Year(s), 109 Days (969 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 109 Days (969 total Days) 5 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 | | |
9/7 | WS1 | W 15-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/8 | BOS | L 5-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/9 | BOS | L 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/10 | BOS | W 8-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/13 | @CHA | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/15 | @BOS | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/19 | @WS1 | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/20 | @WS1 | W 10-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/22 | CLE | W 7-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | CLE | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 81 | 90 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 14 | .311 | .366 | .556 | .922 | 1.074 | .244 |
Projected | 85 | 95 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 15 | .311 | .366 | .556 | .922 | 1.074 | .244 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 15 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 73.7 | 22.0 | 8.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .269 | .318 | .587 |
vs. RHP | 68 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .338 | .395 | .632 | 1.027 |
Close/Late | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .385 | .615 | 1.000 |
Scoring Position | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .150 | .200 | .250 | .450 |
Pinch Hitting | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .333 | .433 | .767 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 41 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 7 | .333 | .373 | .578 | .950 |
Road | 40 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | .289 | .353 | .533 | .886 |
March/April | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
May | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .273 | .818 | 1.091 |
June | 15 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .435 | .458 | .783 | 1.241 |
July | 16 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .208 | .286 | .292 | .577 |
August | 15 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .353 | .429 | .706 | 1.134 |
Sept/Oct | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
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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 |
1958 | 81 | 90 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 5 | .311 | .366 | .556 | .922 | BAL |
Total | 635 | 1828 | 492 | 103 | 24 | 24 | 194 | 281 | 113 | 7 | 8 | 243 | 88 | 47 | .269 | .313 | .391 | .704 | |
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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 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.2 | 1.45 | | | | |
Centerfield | 19 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1.000 | 128.0 | 2.60 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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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 1957 - 8 - 2nd
| SB 1954 - 20 - 7th 1957 - 35 - 1st
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