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.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	MLN		CIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 14	MLN	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 16	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 17 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
5	5	Apr 17 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	CF
6	6	Apr 18	MLN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 19	MLN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 20	MLN	@	CHC	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
9	9	Apr 22	MLN		STL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 23	MLN		STL	W,5-4	CG	50	12.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
11	11	Apr 26	MLN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	12	Apr 27	MLN	@	NYG	W,9-6	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 28	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
14	14	Apr 29	MLN	@	PHI	L,4-13	CG	43	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	Apr 30	MLN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	MLN	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
17	17	May 2	MLN	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	44	11.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	18	May 3	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-4	GS	29	5.1	1	0	1	2	0	CF
19	19	May 4	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	20	May 5	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
21	21	May 6	MLN	@	STL	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	22	May 7	MLN	@	STL	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
23	23	May 8	MLN	@	STL	W,6-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
24	24	May 10	MLN		PIT	L,6-9	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
25	25	May 11	MLN		PIT	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	26	May 12	MLN		BRO	W,2-1	CG	46	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	27	May 13	MLN		BRO	L,2-6	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
28	28	May 14	MLN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	29	May 15 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 15 (2)	MLN		PHI	L,1-9	CG	50	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
31	31	May 17	MLN		NYG	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 18	MLN		NYG	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	33	May 19	MLN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
34	34	May 20	MLN		CHC	L,2-4	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
35	35	May 21	MLN		CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	36	May 22	MLN		CHC	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	37	May 25	MLN		CIN	L,2-13	CG	54	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	38	May 26	MLN		CIN	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	39	May 27	MLN	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
40	40	May 28	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	41	May 29	MLN	@	CHC	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	42	May 30 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	43	May 30 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 1	MLN	@	BRO	L,8-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	45	Jun 2	MLN	@	BRO	L,2-13	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
46	46	Jun 3	MLN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
47	47	Jun 4	MLN	@	PHI	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
48	48	Jun 5 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
49	49	Jun 5 susp	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
50	50	Jun 6	MLN	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
51	51	Jun 7	MLN	@	NYG	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	52	Jun 8	MLN	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	45	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	53	Jun 11	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
54	54	Jun 12 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	55	Jun 12 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	56	Jun 13	MLN	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	57	Jun 14	MLN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	58	Jun 15	MLN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	59	Jun 16	MLN		PHI	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	60	Jun 17	MLN		NYG	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
61	61	Jun 18	MLN		NYG	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	62	Jun 19	MLN		NYG	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	63	Jun 20	MLN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
64	64	Jun 21	MLN		PIT	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	65	Jun 22	MLN		PIT	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	66	Jun 24	MLN		BRO	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	67	Jun 25	MLN		BRO	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
68	68	Jun 26	MLN		BRO	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	69	Jun 28	MLN		CHC	L,3-7	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
70	70	Jun 29	MLN		CHC	W,14-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
71	71	Jun 30	MLN		CHC	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	MLN	@	CIN	L,2-14	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
73	73	Jul 2	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
74	74	Jul 3	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	75	Jul 4 (1)	MLN		STL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	76	Jul 4 (2)	MLN		STL	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	77	Jul 6	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	78	Jul 7	MLN	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
79	79	Jul 8 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
80	80	Jul 8 (2)	MLN		CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
81	81	Jul 9	MLN		CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
82	82	Jul 10 (1)	MLN		CIN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
83	83	Jul 10 (2)	MLN		CIN	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
84	84	Jul 14	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
85	85	Jul 15	MLN	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	86	Jul 16	MLN	@	NYG	L,7-8	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	87	Jul 17 (1)	MLN	@	NYG	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
88	88	Jul 17 (2)	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
89	89	Jul 18	MLN	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
90	90	Jul 19	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	78	18.1	0	1	0	1	0	CF
91	91	Jul 20	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
92	92	Jul 21	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
93	93	Jul 22	MLN	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
94	94	Jul 23	MLN	@	BRO	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	CF
95	95	Jul 24 (1)	MLN	@	BRO	L,7-9	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
96	96	Jul 24 (2)	MLN	@	BRO	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
97	97	Jul 26	MLN		PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	98	Jul 27	MLN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	99	Jul 28	MLN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	100	Jul 29	MLN		NYG	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	103 (2)	Aug 1	MLN		BRO	L,3-4	CG	47	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	104	Aug 2	MLN		BRO	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
103	105	Aug 3	MLN		BRO	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
104	106	Aug 4	MLN		BRO	L,10-11	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	107	Aug 5	MLN		PIT	L,5-8	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	108	Aug 6	MLN		PIT	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	109	Aug 7 (1)	MLN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
108	110	Aug 7 (2)	MLN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	111	Aug 9	MLN		STL	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	112	Aug 10	MLN		STL	L,2-7	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
111	113	Aug 11 (1)	MLN		STL	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
112	114	Aug 11 (2)	MLN		STL	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	115	Aug 12	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	116	Aug 13	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
115	117	Aug 14	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
116	118	Aug 15	MLN	@	STL	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
117	120 (1)	Aug 17	MLN	@	STL	W,11-4	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
118	121	Aug 18	MLN	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
119	122	Aug 19	MLN		CHC	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
120	123	Aug 20	MLN		CHC	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	125 (1)	Aug 23	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	126	Aug 25	MLN	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	127	Aug 26	MLN	@	NYG	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	128	Aug 27	MLN	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
125	129	Aug 28 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
126	130	Aug 28 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
127	131	Aug 30	MLN	@	BRO	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	132	Aug 31	MLN	@	BRO	W,13-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	133	Sep 1	MLN	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	134	Sep 2	MLN		CIN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	135	Sep 3	MLN		CIN	W,6-5	GF	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
132	136	Sep 4	MLN		CIN	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
133	137	Sep 5 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	138	Sep 5 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
135	139	Sep 7	MLN		BRO	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
136	140	Sep 8	MLN		BRO	L,2-10	GS	22	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	141	Sep 9	MLN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
138	142	Sep 10	MLN		PIT	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	143	Sep 11 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
140	144	Sep 11 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
141	146 (1)	Sep 14	MLN		NYG	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
142	147	Sep 16	MLN		STL	W,9-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
143	148	Sep 17	MLN		STL	L,1-4	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	149	Sep 18	MLN		STL	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
145	150	Sep 20	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
146	151	Sep 21	MLN	@	CIN	L,5-14	CG	48	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
147	152	Sep 23	MLN	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
148	153	Sep 24	MLN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
149	154	Sep 25	MLN	@	STL	L,5-8	CG	40	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
							149gm		1307.1	382	16	14	412	6