Don Buford
American baseball player (born 1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald Alvin Buford (born February 2, 1937) is an American former professional baseball player scout, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 through 1972, most notably as the leadoff hitter for the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1969 to 1971 and, won the World Series in 1970. He also played for the Chicago White Sox and played in the Nippon Professional Baseball league from 1973 to 1976. Buford also played as an infielder and was a switch hitter who threw right-handed. In 1993, Buford was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.[1]
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Don Buford | |
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Left fielder / Second baseman / Third baseman | |
Born: (1937-02-02) February 2, 1937 (age 87) Linden, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: September 14, 1963, for the Chicago White Sox | |
NPB: April 14, 1973, for the Taiheiyo Club Lions | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: October 3, 1972, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
NPB: October 7, 1976, for the Nankai Hawks | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .264 |
Home runs | 93 |
Runs batted in | 418 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .270 |
Home runs | 65 |
Runs batted in | 213 |
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