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Bill Bruton
Full name William Haron Bruton Born November 9, 1925, Panola, Alabama Died December 5, 1995, Marshallton, Delaware Buried at Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Delaware First Game: April 13, 1953 ; Final Game: October 2, 1964 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0.5" Weight: 169 Ejections: 1956 (1), 1964 (1). Total: 2 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1953 MIL N Daily Splits 151 613 82 153 18 14 1 41 44 1 100 6 5 0 9 9 26 11 .250 .306 .330 -3.2 1953 MIL N
1954 MIL N Daily Splits 142 567 89 161 20 7 4 30 40 3 78 4 8 0 0 4 3 34 13 .284 .336 .365 -1.5 1954 MIL N
1955 MIL N Daily Splits 149 636 106 175 30 12 9 47 43 6 72 4 2 0 0 13 2 25 11 .275 .325 .403 -0.2 1955 MIL N
1956 MIL N Daily Splits 147 525 73 143 23 15 8 56 26 11 63 1 18 8 0 10 7 8 6 .272 .304 .419 -1.3 1956 MIL N
1957 MIL N Daily Splits 79 306 41 85 16 9 5 30 19 4 35 1 1 5 0 9 2 11 4 .278 .317 .438 -0.3 1957 MIL N
1958 MIL N Daily Splits 100 325 47 91 11 3 3 28 27 4 37 2 4 3 0 10 5 4 1 .280 .336 .360 -1.3 1958 MIL N
1959 MIL N Daily Splits 133 478 72 138 22 6 6 41 35 2 54 1 7 1 1 6 9 13 5 .289 .338 .397 -0.3 1959 MIL N
1960 MIL N Daily Splits 151 629 112 180 27 13 12 54 41 1 97 2 1 4 0 12 4 22 13 .286 .330 .428 -0.3 1960 MIL N
1961 DET A Daily Splits 160 596 99 153 15 5 17 63 61 0 66 3 5 3 0 15 9 22 6 .257 .327 .384 -0.9 1961 DET A
1962 DET A Daily Splits 147 561 90 156 27 5 16 74 55 0 67 5 9 3 1 14 11 14 7 .278 .346 .430 0.8 1962 DET A
1963 DET A Daily Splits 145 524 84 134 21 8 8 48 59 3 70 0 10 1 1 5 6 14 7 .256 .330 .372 -0.6 1963 DET A
1964 DET A Daily Splits 106 296 42 82 11 5 5 33 32 1 54 0 2 1 0 6 6 14 5 .277 .347 .399 0.2 1964 DET A
Total NL ( 8 Years) 1052 4079 622 1126 167 79 48 327 275 32 536 21 46 21 1 73 41 143 64 .276 .323 .391 -8.4 Total NL
Total AL ( 4 Years) 558 1977 315 525 74 23 46 218 207 4 257 8 26 8 2 40 32 64 25 .266 .336 .396 -0.5 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 1610 6056 937 1651 241 102 94 545 482 36 793 29 72 29 3 113 73 207 89 .273 .328 .393 -8.9 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1958 MIL N Daily Splits 7 17 2 7 0 0 1 2 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .412 .545 .588 1958 MIL N
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1953 MIL N Daily Splits OF 150 147 143 1299.1 397 15 9 5 0 .979 0 150 0
1953 MIL N CF 150 147 143 1299.1 399 12 9 5 0 .979
1954 MIL N Daily Splits OF 141 129 128 1195.1 350 14 7 3 0 .981 0 141 0
1954 MIL N CF 141 129 128 1195.1 348 14 7 3 0 .981
1955 MIL N Daily Splits OF 149 145 143 1307.1 412 17 14 6 0 .968 0 149 0
1955 MIL N CF 149 145 143 1307.1 411 16 14 6 0 .968
1956 MIL N Daily Splits OF 145 138 132 1247.1 391 10 13 1 0 .969 0 145 0
1956 MIL N CF 145 138 132 1247.1 398 10 13 1 0 .969
1957 MIL N Daily Splits OF 79 76 73 689.2 206 5 4 2 0 .981 0 79 0
1957 MIL N CF 79 76 73 689.2 208 5 4 2 0 .982
1958 MIL N Daily Splits OF 96 85 75 748.2 203 6 5 0 0 .977 0 96 0
1958 MIL N CF 96 85 75 748.2 202 5 5 0 0 .976
1959 MIL N Daily Splits OF 133 114 105 1046.1 309 6 3 2 0 .991 0 133 0
1959 MIL N CF 133 114 105 1046.1 306 6 3 2 0 .990
1960 MIL N Daily Splits OF 149 145 144 1317.1 351 10 5 3 0 .986 0 149 0
1960 MIL N CF 149 145 144 1317.1 352 11 5 3 0 .986
1961 DET A Daily Splits OF 155 141 139 1291.1 410 4 5 2 0 .988 0 155 0
1961 DET A CF 155 141 139 1291.1 406 3 5 2 0 .988
1962 DET A Daily Splits OF 145 134 131 1231.2 394 5 7 2 0 .983 0 145 0
1962 DET A CF 145 134 131 1231.2 396 5 7 2 0 .983
1963 DET A Daily Splits OF 138 127 123 1159.1 339 6 3 3 0 .991 0 138 0
1963 DET A CF 138 127 123 1159.1 342 6 3 3 0 .991
1964 DET A Daily Splits OF 81 67 60 592.1 143 7 2 3 0 .987 10 70 1
1964 DET A CF 70 59 53 515.1 120 5 2 2 0 .984
1964 DET A LF 10 8 7 72 20 2 0 1 0 1.000
1964 DET A RF 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits OF 1561 1448 1396 13126 3905 105 77 32 0 .981 10 1550 1
Total (12 Years) CF 1550 1440 1389 13049 3888 98 77 31 0 .981
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 10 8 7 72 20 2 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1958 MIL N Daily Splits OF 7 4 4 42 12 0 1 0 0 .923 0 7 0
1958 MIL N CF 7 4 4 42 12 0 1 0 0 .923
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-30-1956(1) BOX MIL N Bill Engeln Charging mound
8-18-1964(1) BOX DET A Bill Haller Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1950).
Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Terry Fox , Dick Brown and Chuck Cottier to Detroit
Tigers in exchange for Frank Bolling and a player to be named later (December 7,
1960 ); Milwaukee Braves received Neil Chrisley (January 17, 1961 ).
Released by Detroit Tigers (October 9, 1964 ).
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