Don Buford

Positions: Leftfielder, Second Baseman and Third Baseman Bats: Both  •  Throws: Right 5-7, 160lb (170cm, 72kg) Born: February 2, 1937  in Linden, TX us High School: Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA) Schools: Los Angeles City College (Los Angeles, CA), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) Debut: September 14, 1963 (12,172nd in major league history) vs. WSA 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: October 3, 1972 vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Full Name: Don Alvin Buford View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject Relatives: Father of Damon Buford

Nine Players Who Debuted in 1963

Pete Rose
Rusty Staub
Joe Morgan
Willie Horton
Jose Cardenal
Jim Wynn
Dick Allen
Tommy John
Mickey Lolich

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Notable Events and Chronology

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November 29, 1967

The White Sox reacquire SS Luis Aparicio in 6 player deal

July 18, 1969

Red Sox pitcher Ray Jarvis drives in two runs and beats the Orioles, 6 – 1

April 9, 1970

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Don Buford slams home runs from both sides of the plate in a 13-1 rout

June 26, 1970

Frank Robinson belts two successive grand slams during a 12 – 2 Oriole romp over the Senators

October 24, 2007

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia becomes the second player, and the first rookie to hit a leadoff home run in a World Series

Biography

The compact, switch-hitting outfielder-handyman was a key member of the 1969-71 AL champion Orioles. After four years as a regular infielder with the White Sox, he went to Baltimore in the 1968 deal for Luis Aparicio. The 5’7″ team player was a top leadoff man, drawing walks, stealing bases, and scoring runs (99 in three consecutive years, leading the AL in ’71). He was also the most difficult man in modern baseball history to double up, grounding into only 33 double plays in 4553 at-bats. Buford led off the 1969 WS with a homer off Tom Seaver. After a disappointing 1972 season, he left the Orioles to play in Japan. Known there as “the greatest leadoff man in the world” for his heroics on the Orioles’ 1971 tour of Japan, he hit .270 with 65 HR in 1973- 76.

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