Bill Bruton
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Born Nov 9, 1925 in Panola, Alabama country flag
Debut Apr 13, 1953
Bats: L, Throws: R   ▪   6'0" / 169
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Year Team G PA AB AVG OBP SLG H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB IBB BB% HBP SO SO% SB CS CS%
1953
team logo Braves   CF
151 532 613 .250 .330 153 18 14 1 82 41 44 .08 6 100 .19 26 11 .30
1954
team logo Braves   CF
142 526 567 .284 .336 .365 161 20 7 4 89 30 40 .08 4 78 .15 34 13 .28
1955
team logo Braves   CF
149 568 636 .275 .325 .403 175 30 12 9 106 47 43 6 .08 4 72 .13 25 11 .31
1956
team logo Braves   CF
147 514 525 .272 .304 .419 143 23 15 8 73 56 26 11 .05 1 63 .12 8 6 .43
1957
team logo Braves   CF
79 332 306 .278 .317 .438 85 16 9 5 41 30 19 4 .06 1 35 .11 11 4 .27
1958
team logo Braves   CF
100 355 325 .280 .336 .360 91 11 3 3 47 28 27 4 .08 2 37 .10 4 1 .20
1959
team logo Braves   CF
133 511 478 .289 .338 .397 138 22 6 6 72 41 35 2 .07 1 54 .11 13 5 .28
1960
team logo Braves   CF
151 677 629 .286 .330 .428 180 27 13 12 112 54 41 1 .06 2 97 .14 22 13 .37
1961
team logo Tigers   CF
160 668 596 .257 .327 .384 153 15 5 17 99 63 61 0 .09 3 66 .10 22 6 .21
1962
team logo Tigers   CF
147 634 561 .278 .346 .430 156 27 5 16 90 74 55 0 .09 5 67 .11 14 7 .33
1963
team logo Tigers   CF/PH
145 595 524 .256 .330 .372 134 21 8 8 84 48 59 3 .10 0 70 .12 14 7 .33
1964
team logo Tigers   CF/PH/LF
106 331 296 .277 .347 .399 82 11 5 5 42 33 32 1 .10 0 54 .16 14 5 .26
Career
1610 6243 6056 .273 .393 1651 241 102 94 937 545 482 .08 29 793 .13 207 89 .30
Per 162G
162 628 609 .273 .393 166 24 10 9 94 55 48 .08 3 80 .13 21 9 .30
Games
Batting
Date Team Vs H AB PA 2B 3B HR R RBI BB IBB HBP SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG
 Apr 14 LF
DET @  team logo KCA 1 4 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000
 Apr 17 LF
DET @  team logo LAA 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .571
 Apr 19 PH
DET @  team logo MIN 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .500
 Apr 21 CF
DET   team logo LAA 1 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .286 .417
 Apr 25 LF
DET   team logo MIN 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .211 .294
 Apr 28 LF
DET   team logo KCA 2 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 .261 .381
 Apr 29 CF
DET   team logo KCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .261 .381
 Apr 30 CF
DET   team logo KCA 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .286 .385
 May 2 CF
DET   team logo BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 .385
 May 6 CF
DET @  team logo BOS 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 .281 .367
 May 7 LF
DET @  team logo BOS 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .278 .353
 May 8 LF
DET @  team logo BAL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .275 .342
 May 9 PH
DET @  team logo BAL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .268 .333
 May 10 PH
DET @  team logo BAL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .262 .325
DET @  team logo BAL 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .304 .364
 May 14 CF
DET @  team logo NYY 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .314 .396
 May 15 CF
DET @  team logo CLE 2 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283 .321 .396
 May 16 LF
DET @  team logo CLE 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .263 .300 .368
DET @  team logo CLE 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .312 .410
 May 18 CF
DET   team logo WAS 2 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .333 .415
 May 19 CF
DET   team logo WAS 2 4 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 .342 .464
 May 21 CF
DET   team logo WAS 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .338 .452
 May 22 PH
DET   team logo CLE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .346 .452
 May 23 PH/CF
DET   team logo CLE 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .289 .333 .434
 May 24 CF
DET   team logo CLE 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .314 .407
 May 25 PH/CF
DET   team logo BAL 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 .318 .422
 May 26 CF
DET   team logo BAL 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264 .304 .402
 May 27 PH/CF
DET   team logo BAL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 .301 .398
 May 29 CF
DET @  team logo CWS 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .289 .380
 May 30 PH
DET @  team logo CWS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .296 .380
 May 31 CF
DET @  team logo CWS 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 .290 .372
 Jun 5 PH
DET   team logo CWS 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .297 .379
 Jun 6 PH/CF
DET   team logo CWS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .294 .375
 Jun 7 CF
DET   team logo CWS 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .292 .390
 Jun 7 (2) CF
DET   team logo CWS 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .291 .379
 Jun 9 CF
DET @  team logo MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .291 .379
 Jun 13 CF
DET @  team logo LAA 1 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .243 .296 .374
 Jun 14 LF
DET @  team logo LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .296 .374
DET @  team logo LAA 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .302 .374
 Jun 16 CF
DET @  team logo KCA 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .232 .289 .357
 Jun 17 CF
DET @  team logo KCA 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .296 .351
 Jun 18 LF/PH
DET @  team logo KCA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .302 .351
 Jun 20 PH
DET   team logo MIN 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .307 .365
 Jun 26 PH/CF
DET   team logo NYY 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .312 .371
DET   team logo NYY 3 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .256 .323 .388
 Jun 30 CF
DET   team logo WAS 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .321 .384
 Jul 2 CF
DET @  team logo CLE 2 4 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .264 .331 .388
 Jul 3 CF
DET @  team logo WAS 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .327 .376
 Jul 3 (2) CF
DET @  team logo WAS 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .331 .375
 Jul 4 CF
DET @  team logo WAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .331 .375
 Jul 5 CF
DET @  team logo WAS 1 4 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .329 .393
 Jul 5 (2) CF
DET @  team logo WAS 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 .327 .396
 Jul 9 CF
DET @  team logo BOS 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 .325 .392
 Jul 10 CF
DET @  team logo BOS 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .327 .392
DET @  team logo BOS 2 4 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .268 .335 .395
DET @  team logo BAL 4 5 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 .348 .420
 Jul 13 CF
DET @  team logo BAL 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 .283 .350 .416
 Jul 15 CF
DET   team logo LAA 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .351 .415
DET   team logo LAA 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293 .359 .420
 Jul 17 CF
DET   team logo BAL 2 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .360 .425
 Jul 18 CF
DET   team logo BAL 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 .356 .418
DET   team logo BAL 1 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .291 .353 .413
 Jul 19 CF
DET   team logo BAL 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285 .346 .404
 Jul 20 PH/CF
DET   team logo BOS 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282 .343 .400
 Jul 21 PH
DET   team logo BOS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .341 .398
 Jul 23 PH
DET   team logo BOS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .340 .396
 Jul 24 CF
DET @  team logo NYY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .343 .396
 Jul 29 PH
DET @  team logo CWS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .346 .396
 Jul 31 PH
DET   team logo CLE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .344 .394
DET   team logo CLE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 .342 .392
 Aug 1 PH
DET   team logo CLE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .341 .390
 Aug 2 (2) PH
DET   team logo CLE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 .339 .388
 Aug 6 CF
DET   team logo CWS 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .341 .389
 Aug 8 PH
DET @  team logo KCA 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .339 .387
 Aug 9 CF
DET @  team logo KCA 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 .338 .389
 Aug 9 (2) CF
DET @  team logo KCA 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .336 .384
 Aug 12 CF
DET   team logo MIN 1 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .342 .383
 Aug 13 CF
DET   team logo MIN 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .275 .347 .390
 Aug 14 CF
DET   team logo KCA 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .269 .340 .381
 Aug 15 CF
DET   team logo KCA 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .341 .383
 Aug 18 CF
DET @  team logo LAA 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .265 .337 .378
DET @  team logo LAA 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 .332 .372
 Aug 19 CF
DET @  team logo LAA 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .327 .366
 Aug 20 PH
DET @  team logo LAA 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .326 .364
 Aug 23 PH
DET @  team logo MIN 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .325 .362
 Aug 27 PH
DET   team logo BOS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .323 .361
 Aug 28 RF/PR
DET   team logo LAA 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .325 .362
DET   team logo LAA 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 .323 .361
 Aug 29 CF
DET   team logo LAA 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .321 .355
 Aug 30 PH
DET   team logo LAA 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .324 .357
 Sep 1 CF
DET   team logo CWS 1 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .326 .357
 Sep 5 CF
DET   team logo WAS 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .258 .331 .363
 Sep 11 CF
DET @  team logo WAS 2 3 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 .333 .375
 Sep 12 CF
DET @  team logo WAS 2 5 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .334 .375
 Sep 15 CF
DET @  team logo CWS 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .336 .375
 Sep 18 PH
DET @  team logo CLE 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .338 .378
 Sep 20 CF
DET @  team logo CLE 2 4 5 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .274 .342 .394
DET @  team logo CLE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .341 .393
 Sep 23 PH
DET @  team logo BAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .343 .393
 Sep 26 PH
DET @  team logo BOS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 .345 .395
 Sep 27 CF
DET @  team logo BOS 2 3 4 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .350 .409
 Sep 30 PH/CF
DET   team logo NYY 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .353 .409
DET   team logo NYY 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .350 .405
 Oct 1 CF
DET   team logo NYY 2 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 .352 .406
 Oct 1 (2) CF
DET   team logo NYY 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .280 .350 .403
 Oct 2 CF
DET   team logo BAL 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 .347 .399