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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	DET		CLE	L,5-9	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 14	DET		CHW	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
3	3	Apr 15	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 19	DET	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 20	DET	@	CLE	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 21	DET		LAA	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
7	7	Apr 23 (1)	DET		LAA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
8	8	Apr 23 (2)	DET		LAA	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 24	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 26	DET		NYY	L,11-13	CG	51	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 27	DET		BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 29	DET		BOS	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 30 (1)	DET		BAL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	14	Apr 30 (2)	DET		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 2	DET	@	WSA	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	May 3	DET	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	17	May 4	DET	@	WSA	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	18	May 5	DET	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	19	May 6	DET	@	CHW	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	May 7 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	21	May 7 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	22	May 9 (1)	DET		WSA	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
23	23	May 9 (2)	DET		WSA	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 10	DET		WSA	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	25	May 11	DET		WSA	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
26	26	May 12	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	27	May 13	DET	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	28	May 14 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	45	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 14 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	30	May 15	DET	@	BAL	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	31	May 16	DET	@	BAL	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 17	DET	@	BAL	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	33	May 18	DET	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	34	May 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
35	35	May 21	DET	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	36	May 22	DET	@	KCA	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	37	May 23	DET	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	38	May 24	DET	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	39	May 25	DET	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	50	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	40	May 26	DET	@	LAA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
41	41	May 27	DET	@	LAA	L,1-10	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
42	42	May 28	DET	@	LAA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	43	May 30 (1)	DET		KCA	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	44	May 30 (2)	DET		KCA	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
45	45	May 31	DET		KCA	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	DET		KCA	T,4-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
47	47	Jun 2	DET		MIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
48	48	Jun 3	DET		MIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	49	Jun 4 (1)	DET		MIN	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	51 (1)	Jun 5	DET	@	CHW	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
51	52	Jun 6	DET	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
52	53	Jun 8 (1)	DET		CLE	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	54	Jun 8 (2)	DET		CLE	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
54	55	Jun 9	DET		CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
55	56	Jun 10	DET		CLE	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	57	Jun 11 (1)	DET		WSA	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	59 (1)	Jun 13	DET		BOS	W,7-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
58	60	Jun 14	DET		BOS	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	61	Jun 15	DET		BOS	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	62	Jun 16	DET		NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	63	Jun 17	DET		NYY	W,12-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	64	Jun 18	DET		NYY	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
63	65	Jun 20	DET	@	WSA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	66	Jun 22	DET	@	WSA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
65	67	Jun 23	DET	@	CLE	W,15-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	68	Jun 24	DET	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	69	Jun 25 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	70	Jun 25 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	71	Jun 27 (1)	DET		CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	72	Jun 27 (2)	DET		CHW	L,1-11	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	73	Jun 28	DET		CHW	W,12-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
72	74	Jun 29	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	75	Jun 30	DET	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	47	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	76	Jul 1	DET	@	BAL	W,11-8	CG	52	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
75	77	Jul 2	DET	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	78	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	79	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	GF	19	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
78	80	Jul 5 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	82 (1)	Jul 6	DET	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
80	83	Jul 7	DET		LAA	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	84	Jul 8	DET		LAA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	85	Jul 9 (1)	DET		LAA	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	86	Jul 9 (2)	DET		LAA	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	87	Jul 14	DET		MIN	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
85	88	Jul 15	DET		MIN	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
86	89	Jul 16 (1)	DET		KCA	W,11-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	90	Jul 16 (2)	DET		KCA	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	91	Jul 17	DET		KCA	W,7-4	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	92	Jul 18	DET		BAL	L,7-8	CG	43	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
90	93	Jul 19	DET		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	94	Jul 20	DET		BAL	W,15-8	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
92	96 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	DET	@	KCA	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
93	97	Jul 23 (2)	DET	@	KCA	W,17-14	CG	54	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	98	Jul 24	DET	@	LAA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	99	Jul 25	DET	@	LAA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	100	Jul 26	DET	@	LAA	W,5-4	GF	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
97	101	Jul 28	DET		MIN	L,3-4	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	102	Jul 29	DET		MIN	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
99	103	Jul 30	DET		MIN	L,0-4	GF	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	104	Aug 2 (1)	DET		WSA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
101	105	Aug 2 (2)	DET		WSA	L,2-6	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	106	Aug 3	DET		WSA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
103	107	Aug 4	DET		CLE	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	108	Aug 5	DET		CLE	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	109	Aug 6 (1)	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	110	Aug 6 (2)	DET		CLE	L,5-9	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
107	111	Aug 8	DET	@	CHW	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	112	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	113	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
110	114	Aug 11	DET	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	115	Aug 12	DET	@	MIN	W,17-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	116	Aug 13	DET	@	MIN	L,5-13	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	117	Aug 15 (1)	DET		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	118	Aug 15 (2)	DET		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	121 (2)	Aug 18	DET		BOS	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	122	Aug 19	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	123	Aug 20 (1)	DET		BOS	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	124	Aug 20 (2)	DET		BOS	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
119	125	Aug 22	DET	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	126	Aug 23	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	127	Aug 24	DET	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
122	128	Aug 25	DET	@	WSA	W,6-0	CG	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
123	129	Aug 27 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	130	Aug 27 (2)	DET	@	WSA	W,10-1	GS	17	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	131	Aug 28	DET	@	WSA	W,7-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
126	132	Aug 29	DET		CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
127	133	Aug 30	DET		CHW	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
128	134	Aug 31	DET		CHW	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	135	Sep 1	DET	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	34	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
130	136	Sep 2	DET	@	NYY	L,2-7	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	137	Sep 3	DET	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	36	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	138	Sep 4 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
133	139	Sep 4 susp	DET	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
134	140	Sep 5	DET	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	141	Sep 7	DET	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
136	142	Sep 8	DET	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	143	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	144	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	145	Sep 12	DET		KCA	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	146	Sep 13	DET		KCA	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
141	147	Sep 14	DET		KCA	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
142	148	Sep 15 (1)	DET		NYY	L,1-11	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
143	149	Sep 15 (2)	DET		NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
144	150	Sep 16	DET		NYY	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
145	151	Sep 17	DET		NYY	L,4-6	CG	51	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
146	152	Sep 19	DET		LAA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
147	153	Sep 20	DET		LAA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
148	154	Sep 22	DET	@	LAA	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
149	155	Sep 23	DET	@	LAA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
150	156	Sep 24	DET	@	LAA	W,7-5	CG	42	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
151	157	Sep 25 (1)	DET	@	KCA	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
152	160 (2)	Sep 27	DET	@	KCA	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
153	161	Sep 29	DET	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	43	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
154	162	Sep 30	DET	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	26	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
155	163	Oct 1	DET	@	MIN	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
							155gm		1291.1	406	3	5	414	2