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.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	DET		CHW	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 10	DET		CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 11	DET	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
4	4	Apr 13	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	5	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
6	6	Apr 16	DET	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 17	DET	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 19 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 19 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	56	14.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	11	Apr 21	DET	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 22	DET	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	14 (1)	Apr 24	DET		LAA	W,4-3	CG	60	15.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
14	15	Apr 25	DET		LAA	L,5-7	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
15	18 (2)	Apr 28	DET		MIN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	19	May 1	DET		WSA	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	20	May 2	DET		WSA	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	21	May 3	DET		BAL	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	22	May 4	DET		BAL	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	23	May 5	DET		BAL	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
21	24	May 6	DET		NYY	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
22	25	May 7	DET		NYY	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	26	May 8	DET		NYY	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	27	May 10	DET		CLE	W,14-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	28	May 11	DET		CLE	L,5-6	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	29	May 12	DET		CLE	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	30	May 14	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
28	31	May 15	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
29	32	May 18 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,6-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
30	33	May 18 (2)	DET	@	WSA	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
31	34	May 19	DET	@	WSA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	35	May 20	DET	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
33	36	May 21	DET	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	37	May 22	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	38	May 24	DET		BOS	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	39	May 25	DET		BOS	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	40	May 26 (1)	DET		BOS	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	41	May 26 (2)	DET		BOS	L,5-6	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	42	May 28	DET	@	LAA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	43	May 29	DET	@	LAA	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	44	May 30	DET	@	LAA	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	45	May 31	DET	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	46	Jun 1	DET	@	MIN	L,1-7	GS	36	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	47	Jun 2	DET	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
45	48	Jun 4	DET	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
46	49	Jun 5	DET	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	50	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
48	51	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	52	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,2-6	GS	33	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
50	53	Jun 10	DET		BOS	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	54	Jun 11	DET		BOS	L,3-7	GF	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
52	55	Jun 12	DET		CLE	L,6-12	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	57 (1)	Jun 14	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	58	Jun 15	DET	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	59	Jun 16 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	60	Jun 16 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	61	Jun 18	DET	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	62	Jun 19	DET	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
59	64 (1)	Jun 21	DET	@	KCA	W,6-4	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	65	Jun 22	DET	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	66	Jun 23	DET	@	KCA	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
62	67	Jun 24	DET	@	KCA	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	68	Jun 25	DET	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	70 (1)	Jun 27	DET	@	MIN	L,6-10	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	71	Jun 28 (1)	DET		LAA	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	72	Jun 28 (2)	DET		LAA	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	73	Jun 29	DET		LAA	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
68	74	Jun 30	DET		LAA	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	75	Jul 2	DET		MIN	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	76	Jul 3	DET		MIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	77	Jul 4 (1)	DET		MIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
72	79 (1)	Jul 5	DET		KCA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
73	80	Jul 6	DET		KCA	W,8-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	81	Jul 7 (1)	DET		KCA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	82	Jul 7 (2)	DET		KCA	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	84 (1)	Jul 12	DET	@	CHW	W,7-6	GF	20	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
77	86 (1)	Jul 16	DET		BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	87	Jul 17	DET		BAL	W,9-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
79	88	Jul 18	DET		BAL	L,6-8	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
80	89	Jul 19	DET	@	LAA	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
81	90	Jul 20	DET	@	LAA	L,2-11	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	91	Jul 21	DET	@	LAA	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	92	Jul 23 (1)	DET		CHW	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
84	93	Jul 23 (2)	DET		CHW	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
85	95 (1)	Jul 25	DET		CHW	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	99 (3)	Jul 28 (2)	DET		WSA	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	100	Jul 29	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	29	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	101	Jul 30	DET	@	BAL	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	103 (1)	Aug 2	DET		CLE	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	104	Aug 3	DET		CLE	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	106 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	DET		CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	107	Aug 6	DET		BOS	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	108	Aug 7	DET		BOS	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
94	109	Aug 8	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	110	Aug 9 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	111	Aug 9 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	112	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	115 (2)	Aug 13	DET	@	KCA	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	116	Aug 14	DET	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	117	Aug 15	DET	@	KCA	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
101	118	Aug 16	DET	@	LAA	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	119	Aug 17	DET	@	LAA	W,6-1	GF	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
103	120	Aug 18	DET	@	LAA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	121	Aug 20	DET		MIN	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
105	122	Aug 21	DET		MIN	L,1-12	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	123	Aug 23 (1)	DET		KCA	W,17-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
107	124	Aug 23 (2)	DET		KCA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	125	Aug 24	DET		KCA	W,4-3	CG	49	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
109	126	Aug 25 (1)	DET		KCA	W,11-5	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
110	127	Aug 25 (2)	DET		KCA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
111	128	Aug 27	DET		LAA	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	129	Aug 28	DET		LAA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
113	130	Aug 29	DET		LAA	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	132 (1)	Aug 31	DET	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	133	Sep 1 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	134	Sep 1 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
117	136 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	DET		NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	137	Sep 3	DET		NYY	W,3-2	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
119	138	Sep 4	DET	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	139	Sep 5	DET	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	140	Sep 6	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
122	141	Sep 7	DET	@	NYY	L,6-11	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
123	143 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
124	144	Sep 9 (2)	DET	@	WSA	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
125	145	Sep 10 (1)	DET	@	WSA	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
126	146	Sep 10 (2)	DET	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
127	147	Sep 11	DET	@	WSA	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	149 (1)	Sep 14	DET		BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	150	Sep 15	DET		BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
130	151	Sep 17	DET	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	152	Sep 18	DET	@	MIN	L,0-10	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	153	Sep 19	DET	@	MIN	W,8-6	GF	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
133	154	Sep 20	DET		CHW	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
134	155	Sep 21	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
135	156	Sep 22	DET		CHW	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	157	Sep 23	DET		WSA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
137	160 (2)	Sep 27	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	162 (1)	Sep 29	DET	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							138gm		1159.1	342	6	3	351	3