1944
Born July 25, 1944
Mobile, AL, USA
Buddy Bradford Notable
b. July 25, 1944 · Chicago White Sox 1966–1970, 1972–1976, Cleveland Indians 1970–1971, Cincinnati Reds 1971, St. Louis Cardinals 1975
Buddy Bradford played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1966 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1975.
Across 697 games he batted .226, with 363 hits and 224 runs. He finished with 52 home runs, 50 doubles and 36 stolen bases.
He played 587 games in the outfield, with 941 putouts and 29 errors.
He was born in Mobile, AL, USA on July 25, 1944. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CHW | 14 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| 1967 | CHW | 24 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .100 |
| 1968 | CHW | 103 | 281 | 32 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 67 | 8 | .217 |
| 1969 | CHW | 93 | 273 | 36 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 75 | 5 | .256 |
| 1970 | CHW/CLE | 107 | 254 | 33 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 73 | 1 | .193 |
| 1971 | CIN/CLE | 99 | 138 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 4 | .188 |
| 1972 | CHW | 35 | 48 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 3 | .271 |
| 1973 | CHW | 53 | 168 | 24 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 43 | 4 | .238 |
| 1974 | CHW | 39 | 96 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | .333 |
| 1975 | CHW/STL | 75 | 139 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 46 | 3 | .223 |
| 1976 | CHW | 55 | 160 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 6 | .219 |
| Career | — | 697 | 1605 | 224 | 363 | 50 | 8 | 52 | 175 | 184 | 411 | 36 | .226 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Major-league debut: Buddy Bradford
Buddy Bradford made a major-league debut on September 9, 1966.
1976
Final major-league game: Buddy Bradford
Buddy Bradford played a final major-league game on July 24, 1976.
Image: Chicago White Sox, public domain