1912
Born March 12, 1912
Cordova, AL, USA
Jack Bruton Notable
b. March 12, 1912 · Birmingham Black Barons 1937, Philadelphia Stars 1938, Cleveland Bears 1939, St. Louis-New Orleans Stars 1940–1941, Cleveland Buckeyes 1948
Jack Bruton played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1937 and closing with the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1948.
Across 57 games he batted .226, with 35 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 9 doubles. He went 6 and 7 with a 5.89 earned run average, pitching 113 innings in 22 games. He struck out 51.
He was an All-Star in 1940.
He was born in Cordova, AL, USA on March 12, 1912, and died on June 1, 1973.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1940 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BBB | 14 | 46 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| 1938 | PS | 14 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| 1939 | CBR | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1940 | SNS | 9 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| 1941 | SNS | 14 | 52 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 |
| 1948 | CBE | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 57 | 155 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BBB | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 60.2 | 82 | 37 | 15 | 34 | 5.49 |
| 1938 | PS | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 51.2 | 51 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 5.75 |
| 1940 | SNS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 54.00 |
| Career | — | 6 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 113.0 | 137 | 74 | 39 | 51 | 5.89 |
On this day & linked events
1973