Buddy Bradford Explained

Buddy Bradford
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:25 July 1944
Birth Place:Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 9
Debutyear:1966
Debutteam:Chicago White Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 24
Finalyear:1976
Finalteam:Chicago White Sox
Debut2league:NPB
Debut2date:April 2
Debut2year:1977
Debut2team:Kintetsu Buffaloes
Final2league:NPB
Final2date:July 10
Final2year:1977
Final2team:Kintetsu Buffaloes
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.226
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:52
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:175
Stat2league:NPB
Stat21label:Batting average
Stat21value:.192
Stat22label:Home runs
Stat22value:4
Stat23label:Runs batted in
Stat23value:11
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Charles William Bradford (born July 25, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1966–70, 1972–75 and 1976), Cleveland Indians (1970–71), Cincinnati Reds (1971) and St. Louis Cardinals (1975).[1] He also played one season for the Kintetsu Buffaloes (1977) in Japan.

Bradford was born in Mobile, Alabama. He was traded along with Tommie Sisk from the White Sox to the Indians for Bob Miller and Barry Moore before the trade deadline on June 15, 1970.[2] He was dealt along with Greg Terlecky from the Cardinals to the White Sox for Lee Richard on December 12, 1975.[3] After winning a starting position for the White Sox in 1976, he was released later in the season after a poor offensive output.

In eleven MLB seasons, he played in 697 games, had 1,605 at-bats, 224 runs, 363 hits, 50 doubles, 8 triples, 52 home runs, 175 RBI, 36 stolen bases, 184 walks, .226 batting average, .311 on-base percentage, .364 slugging percentage, 585 total bases, 12 sacrifice hits, 11 sacrifice flies and 16 intentional walks. He had a strong arm and was a solid outfielder, although he never won a Gold Glove Award.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bradfbu01.shtml Buddy Bradford
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/17/archives/drabowsky-back-in-oriole-fold-royals-obtain-floyd-from-baltimore.html Durso, Joseph. "Drabowsky Back in Oriole Fold," The New York Times, Wednesday, June 17, 1970.
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eHsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f9YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2032,2251339&dq "Veeck triggers wild trade spree," The Associated Press (AP), Saturday, December 13, 1975.