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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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	MLN	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	2	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 15	MLN		STL	W,7-6	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 17	MLN		CIN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	15 (11)	May 4	MLN		PIT	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
5	16	May 5	MLN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	17	May 6	MLN		PIT	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	18	May 7	MLN		CHC	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
8	19	May 8	MLN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	20	May 9	MLN		CHC	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	21	May 11	MLN	@	BRO	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	22	May 12	MLN	@	BRO	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	23	May 13	MLN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	24	May 14	MLN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
14	25	May 15	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	26	May 16 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	27	May 16 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
17	28	May 18	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	29	May 19	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	30	May 21	MLN	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	31	May 22 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
21	32	May 22 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	33	May 23 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	34	May 23 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	31	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	CF
24	35	May 25	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	36	May 26	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	37	May 28	MLN		STL	W,3-2	CG	43	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	38	May 29	MLN		STL	L,7-12	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
28	39	May 30	MLN		STL	L,2-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	40	Jun 1	MLN		BRO	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	41	Jun 2	MLN		BRO	L,6-7	CG	31	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	42	Jun 4	MLN		PIT	L,1-4	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
32	43	Jun 5	MLN		PIT	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	44	Jun 6 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	45	Jun 6 (2)	MLN		PIT	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
35	46	Jun 7	MLN		NYG	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	47	Jun 8	MLN		NYG	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	49 (1)	Jun 10	MLN		NYG	L,0-1	CG	36	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	50	Jun 11	MLN		PHI	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
39	51	Jun 12	MLN		PHI	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	52	Jun 13	MLN		PHI	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	53	Jun 15	MLN	@	BRO	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	54	Jun 16	MLN	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	55	Jun 17	MLN	@	BRO	W,6-4	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
44	56	Jun 18	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
45	57	Jun 19	MLN	@	PIT	W,11-2	GF	17	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
46	58	Jun 20 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	43	9.2	2	1	0	3	0	CF
47	59	Jun 20 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
48	60	Jun 22	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-3	GF	11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
49	61	Jun 23	MLN	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	63 (1)	Jun 25	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
51	64	Jun 26	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	65	Jun 27 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
53	66	Jun 27 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	41	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
54	67	Jun 29	MLN		CHC	W,7-0	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
55	68	Jun 30	MLN		CHC	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	69	Jul 1	MLN		STL	L,2-9	GF	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
57	70	Jul 2 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,11-4	CG	43	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
58	71	Jul 2 (2)	MLN		CIN	W,2-1	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
59	72	Jul 3	MLN		CIN	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	73	Jul 4	MLN		CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	74	Jul 5 (1)	MLN	@	STL	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	75	Jul 5 (2)	MLN	@	STL	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	76	Jul 6	MLN	@	CHC	W,14-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
64	77	Jul 7	MLN	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
65	78	Jul 8	MLN	@	CHC	L,8-9	CG	67	13.2	1	0	0	1	0
66	79	Jul 9	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	80	Jul 10	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	81	Jul 11 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	82	Jul 11 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	83	Jul 14	MLN		BRO	L,1-2	CG	49	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	84	Jul 15 (1)	MLN		BRO	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	85	Jul 15 (2)	MLN		BRO	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
73	86	Jul 16	MLN		BRO	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
74	87	Jul 17	MLN		BRO	L,1-2	CG	42	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	88	Jul 18 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,4-1	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	89	Jul 18 (2)	MLN		PIT	L,5-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
77	90	Jul 19	MLN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	91	Jul 21	MLN		PHI	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
79	92	Jul 22	MLN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
80	93	Jul 23	MLN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	94	Jul 24	MLN		NYG	W,5-4	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	95	Jul 25	MLN		NYG	W,7-5	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
83	96	Jul 26	MLN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	97	Jul 28	MLN	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
85	98	Jul 29	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	43	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
86	99	Jul 30	MLN	@	BRO	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	100	Jul 31	MLN	@	BRO	W,15-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	101	Aug 1	MLN	@	BRO	W,14-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	102	Aug 2	MLN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	60	12.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
90	103	Aug 3	MLN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	104	Aug 4	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
92	105	Aug 6	MLN	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	106	Aug 7	MLN	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	107	Aug 8	MLN	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
95	108	Aug 10	MLN	@	STL	W,11-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
96	109	Aug 11	MLN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	110	Aug 12	MLN	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
98	111	Aug 13	MLN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
99	112	Aug 14	MLN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
100	113	Aug 15	MLN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
101	114	Aug 17	MLN		STL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	115	Aug 18	MLN		STL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
103	116	Aug 19	MLN		STL	L,1-2	CG	42	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
104	117	Aug 20	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	118	Aug 21	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
106	119	Aug 22	MLN	@	CHC	W,12-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
107	120	Aug 24	MLN		PHI	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
108	121	Aug 25	MLN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	122	Aug 26	MLN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	123	Aug 27	MLN		NYG	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	124	Aug 28	MLN		NYG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	125	Aug 29 (1)	MLN		BRO	L,4-12	CG	53	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
113	126	Aug 29 (2)	MLN		BRO	L,4-11	CG	48	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
114	127	Aug 30	MLN		BRO	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
115	128	Aug 31	MLN		BRO	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	129	Sep 1	MLN		PIT	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
117	130	Sep 3	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	131	Sep 4	MLN	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	51	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	132	Sep 5 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	W,11-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
120	133	Sep 5 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	134	Sep 6 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
122	135	Sep 6 (2)	MLN		CHC	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	136	Sep 8	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	137	Sep 10	MLN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	24	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
125	138	Sep 11	MLN	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
126	139	Sep 12 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
127	140	Sep 12 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
128	141	Sep 13	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	142	Sep 14	MLN	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
130	143	Sep 16 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
131	144	Sep 16 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
132	145	Sep 17	MLN	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	146	Sep 18	MLN	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	147	Sep 19	MLN	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	148	Sep 20 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	149	Sep 20 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	150	Sep 21	MLN		CIN	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	CF
138	151	Sep 22 susp	MLN		CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
139	152	Sep 24	MLN		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	153	Sep 25	MLN		STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
141	154	Sep 26	MLN		STL	L,0-2	CG	40	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
							141gm		1193.1	322	14	7	343	3