Don Buford

Positions: Leftfielder, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-7, 160lb (170cm, 72kg)

Born: February 2, 1937 in Linden, TX us

High School: Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Schools: Los Angeles City College (Los Angeles, CA), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 14, 1963 (Age 26-224d, 12,165th in major league history)
vs. WSA 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1972 (Age 35-244d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Don Alvin Buford

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Relatives: Father of Damon Buford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.2

4553

1203

.264

718

RBI

418

200

OBP

.362

SLG

.379

OPS

.741

OPS+

115

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-3	GS	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	2B
2	2	Apr 14	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
3	3	Apr 15	CHW		WSA	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
4	4	Apr 17	CHW		WSA	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	5	6	0	11	2	2B
5	5	Apr 18 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
6	7 (1)	Apr 19	CHW		BAL	W,7-2	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
7	9 (1)	Apr 23	CHW	@	WSA	W,5-3	GF	29	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	PR 2B
8	10	Apr 24	CHW	@	WSA	W,6-2	GS	22	6.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
9	11	Apr 27	CHW		BOS	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	5	4	0	9	3	2B
10	12	Apr 30	CHW		MIN	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	13	May 1	CHW		MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
12	14	May 2 (1)	CHW		MIN	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
13	15	May 2 (2)	CHW		MIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
14	16	May 4	CHW	@	DET	W,10-6	GS	31	7.0	0	5	1	6	1	2B
15	18 (1)	May 5 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,4-1	GS	22	6.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
16	19	May 7	CHW	@	MIN	W,13-5	GF	9	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
17	20	May 8	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
18	21	May 9	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
19	23 (1)	May 12 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
20	24	May 12 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
21	25	May 13	CHW		KCA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
22	27 (1)	May 15	CHW		CAL	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
23	30 (2)	May 17	CHW	@	KCA	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
24	31	May 18	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
25	33 (1)	May 21	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
26	34	May 22	CHW	@	CAL	L,3-6	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 2B
27	35	May 23	CHW	@	CAL	W,8-3	GS	24	5.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
28	37 (1)	May 25	CHW		DET	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
29	38	May 26	CHW		CLE	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
30	39	May 28	CHW		NYY	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
31	41 (1)	May 30	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
32	42	May 31 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	1	5	1	7	0	2B
33	43	May 31 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	44	Jun 4	CHW	@	NYY	W,2-0	GS	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
35	45	Jun 5	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
36	46	Jun 6 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B 2B
37	47	Jun 6 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-12	CG	45	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
38	48	Jun 7	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-3	GS	35	9.0	2	3	1	6	2	2B 3B
39	49	Jun 8	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-2	GS	30	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B 3B
40	50	Jun 9	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
41	51	Jun 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2	GS	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B 3B
42	52	Jun 11 (1)	CHW	@	WSA	W,5-2	GS	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B 3B
43	53	Jun 11 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
44	54	Jun 12	CHW	@	WSA	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
45	55	Jun 13	CHW	@	WSA	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
46	56	Jun 15	CHW		MIN	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
47	57	Jun 16	CHW		MIN	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
48	59 (1)	Jun 18	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
49	60	Jun 19	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
50	63 (2)	Jun 23 (2)	CHW		WSA	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
51	64	Jun 25	CHW		BAL	W,6-0	GS	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B 3B
52	65	Jun 26	CHW		BAL	L,0-2	CG	51	14.0	2	7	0	9	2	3B
53	66	Jun 27 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
54	67	Jun 27 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
55	68	Jun 28	CHW	@	MIN	W,17-4	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
56	69	Jun 29	CHW	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS	37	8.2	1	4	0	5	1	3B 2B
57	70	Jun 30 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
58	71	Jun 30 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS	37	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B 2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	72	Jul 2	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-5	GS	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B 2B
60	73	Jul 3	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-5	GS	36	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	3B 2B
61	74	Jul 4	CHW	@	CAL	W,1-0	GS	31	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B 3B
62	75	Jul 5	CHW		CLE	W,3-1	GS	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B 3B
63	76	Jul 7 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	2B
64	77	Jul 7 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	CG	43	11.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
65	78	Jul 8	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	6	1	8	0	3B
66	79	Jul 9	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
67	80	Jul 10 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-4	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B 3B
68	81	Jul 10 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
69	82	Jul 14	CHW	@	CLE	W,12-10	GS	50	12.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B 3B
70	83	Jul 15	CHW		CAL	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
71	84	Jul 16	CHW		CAL	W,4-3	GS	44	11.0	1	6	0	7	1	3B 2B
72	85	Jul 17	CHW		CAL	W,5-2	GS	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B 3B
73	86	Jul 18 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
74	87	Jul 18 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
75	88	Jul 19	CHW		KCA	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	2B
76	89	Jul 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS	40	9.1	1	3	0	4	1	2B 3B
77	90	Jul 22	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
78	91	Jul 23	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
79	92	Jul 24	CHW	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
80	93	Jul 25 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,10-6	GS	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B 3B
81	94	Jul 25 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-13	CG	47	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
82	95	Jul 27	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
83	96	Jul 28	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
84	97	Jul 29	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-4	GS	31	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
85	98	Jul 30	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
86	99	Jul 31	CHW		DET	W,4-3	GS	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B 3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	100	Aug 1 (1)	CHW		DET	W,1-0	GS	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
88	101	Aug 1 (2)	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	1	7	2	2B
89	102	Aug 2	CHW		DET	W,2-0	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
90	103	Aug 3	CHW		NYY	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B 3B
91	104	Aug 4	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	52	13.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
92	105	Aug 5	CHW		NYY	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
93	106	Aug 6	CHW		CLE	W,11-5	GS	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B 3B
94	107	Aug 7	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
95	108	Aug 8	CHW		CLE	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
96	109	Aug 10	CHW		WSA	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
97	110	Aug 11 (1)	CHW		WSA	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
98	111	Aug 11 (2)	CHW		WSA	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
99	112	Aug 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
100	113	Aug 14	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS	29	6.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
101	114	Aug 15	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-4	GS	34	7.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
102	115	Aug 16	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
103	116	Aug 17 (1)	CHW	@	WSA	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
104	117	Aug 17 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	W,5-1	GS	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B 3B
105	118	Aug 18	CHW	@	WSA	W,8-2	GS	29	8.0	0	10	0	10	3	2B
106	119	Aug 20	CHW	@	KCA	W,3-1	GS	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B 3B
107	120	Aug 21	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-6	GS	46	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B 3B
108	121	Aug 22 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	W,8-3	GS	39	9.0	5	6	0	11	4	2B 3B
109	122	Aug 22 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
110	123	Aug 23	CHW		BAL	L,1-2	CG	52	12.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
111	124	Aug 24	CHW		BAL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
112	125	Aug 25	CHW		BAL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
113	126	Aug 26	CHW		BAL	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
114	127	Aug 27 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
115	128	Aug 27 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
116	129	Aug 28	CHW		BOS	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
117	130	Aug 29 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG	54	14.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
118	131	Aug 29 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
119	132	Aug 31 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	3	1	7	2	2B
120	133	Aug 31 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	134	Sep 2 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
122	135	Sep 2 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
123	136	Sep 3	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
124	137	Sep 4	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
125	138	Sep 5	CHW	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
126	139	Sep 6 (1)	CHW		CAL	W,2-1	CG	40	10.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
127	140	Sep 6 (2)	CHW		CAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
128	141	Sep 7	CHW		CLE	L,5-9	CG	47	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
129	142	Sep 8	CHW		MIN	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
130	143	Sep 9	CHW		MIN	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
131	144	Sep 10	CHW		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
132	145	Sep 11	CHW		NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	8	0	10	2	2B
133	146	Sep 12	CHW		NYY	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
134	147	Sep 14	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
135	148	Sep 15 (1)	CHW	@	CAL	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
136	149	Sep 15 (2)	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	54	13.1	7	4	1	12	0	2B
137	150	Sep 17	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
138	151	Sep 18	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
139	152	Sep 19	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
140	153	Sep 21	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
141	154	Sep 22	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	GS	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B 3B
142	155	Sep 25 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-1	GS	33	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B 3B
143	156	Sep 25 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,2-0	GS	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B 3B
144	157	Sep 26	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-3	GS	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B 3B
145	158	Sep 28 (1)	CHW		DET	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
146	159	Sep 28 (2)	CHW		DET	L,3-4	GS	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B 3B
147	160	Oct 1	CHW		KCA	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
148	161	Oct 2	CHW		KCA	W,12-0	GS	24	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
149	162	Oct 3	CHW		KCA	W,3-2	GS	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B 3B
							180gm		1285.2	339	416	14	769	102