Bill Bruton Stats

Bill Bruton was born on Monday, November 9, 1925, in Panola, Alabama. Bruton was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1953, with the Milwaukee Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Bruton baseball stats page.

"(Billy) Bruton came up again with one out in the bottom of the 10th. (Gerry) Staley, matching (Warren) Spahn in going the distance, 'threw me a knuckleball and I liked the looks of it,' Bruton later said. The ball went soaring toward the right-field fence. Enos Slaughter chased it down and got his glove on it, but his elbow hit the four-foot fence at that instant and the ball popped over into the crowd. Bruton started circling the bases as the crowd roared -- and then suddenly stopped. Umpire Lon Warneke was signaling a ground-rule double, believing that a fan had interfered with Slaughter's catch. Braves manager Charlie Grimm shot out of the dugout to protest, and he was quickly vindicated when (Jocko) Conlan overruled Warneke and called the home run. The Cardinals didn't squawk. Bruton finished his trip around the bases and was mobbed by his teammates at the plate. The new stadium rocked with the chant of 'Bruton! Bruton! Bruton!' And the love affair between Milwaukee and the Braves was on." - Sportswriter Frank Cline in the Milwaukee Journal (04/15/1999)

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Bill Bruton

Bill Bruton Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#214)

Bill Bruton Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#214)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Haron Bruton
Nickname:   Bullet Bill
Born On:   11-09-1925
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Panola, Alabama
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-05-1995
Place of Death Data Died In:   Marshallton, Delaware
Cemetery:   Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Delaware
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   169
First Game:   04-13-1953 (Age 27)
Last Game:   10-02-1964
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bill Bruton

Bill Bruton Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bill Bruton

Bill Bruton Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1953 Braves 151 613 82 153 18 14 1 0 41 44 - 100 5 - 6 9 .250 .306 .330
1954 Braves 142 567 89 161 20 7 4 0 30 40 - 78 8 0 4 3 .284 .336 .365
1955 Braves 149 636 106 175 30 12 9 0 47 43 6 72 2 0 4 2 .275 .325 .403
1956 Braves 147 525 73 143 23 15 8 1 56 26 11 63 18 8 1 7 .272 .304 .419
1957 Braves 79 306 41 85 16 9 5 0 30 19 4 35 1 5 1 2 .278 .317 .438
1958 Braves 100 325 47 91 11 3 3 0 28 27 4 37 4 3 2 5 .280 .336 .360
1959 Braves 133 478 72 138 22 6 6 0 41 35 2 54 7 1 1 9 .289 .338 .397
1960 Braves 151 629 112 180 27 13 12 0 54 41 1 97 1 4 2 4 .286 .330 .428
1961 Tigers 160 596 99 153 15 5 17 0 63 61 0 66 5 3 3 9 .257 .327 .384
1962 Tigers 147 561 90 156 27 5 16 1 74 55 0 67 9 3 5 11 .278 .346 .430
1963 Tigers 145 524 84 134 21 8 8 0 48 59 3 70 10 1 0 6 .256 .330 .372
1964 Tigers 106 296 42 82 11 5 5 0 33 32 1 54 2 1 0 6 .277 .347 .399
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,610 6,056 937 1,651 241 102 94 2 545 482 32 793 72 29 29 73 .273 .328 .393
Bill Bruton

Bill Bruton Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1953 Braves CF 150 - - 421 2.8 412 397 15 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1954 Braves CF 141 - - 371 2.6 364 350 14 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1955 Braves CF 149 - - 443 3.0 429 412 17 14 6 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1956 Braves CF 145 - - 414 2.9 401 391 10 13 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1957 Braves CF 79 - - 215 2.7 211 206 5 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1958 Braves CF 96 - - 214 2.2 209 203 6 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1959 Braves CF 133 - - 318 2.4 315 309 6 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1960 Braves CF 149 - - 366 2.5 361 351 10 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1961 Tigers CF 155 - - 419 2.7 414 410 4 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1962 Tigers CF 145 - - 406 2.8 399 394 5 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1963 Tigers CF 138 126 3,478 348 2.5 345 339 6 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.68 -
1964 Tigers OF 81 - - 152 1.9 150 143 7 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 1,480 126 3,478 3,935 2.7 3,860 3,762 98 75 29 n/a n/a n/a .981 29.97 --
OF Totals 81 0 0 152 1.9 150 143 7 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
12 Years 1,561 126 3,478 4,087 2.6 4,010 3,905 105 77 32 n/a n/a n/a .981 31.13 --
Bill Bruton

Bill Bruton Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1953 Braves 26 11 .703 - - n/a 613.0 6.1 15.0 - - -
1954 Braves 34 13 .723 - - n/a 141.8 7.3 18.9 - - -
1955 Braves 25 11 .694 - - n/a 70.7 8.8 13.5 - - -
1956 Braves 8 6 .571 - - n/a 65.6 8.3 9.4 - - -
1957 Braves 11 4 .733 - - n/a 61.2 8.7 10.2 - - -
1958 Braves 4 1 .800 - - n/a 108.3 8.8 11.6 - - -
1959 Braves 13 5 .722 - - n/a 79.7 8.9 11.7 - - -
1960 Braves 22 13 .629 - - n/a 52.4 6.5 11.6 - - -
1961 Tigers 22 6 .786 - - n/a 35.1 9.0 9.5 - - -
1962 Tigers 14 7 .667 - - n/a 35.1 8.4 7.6 - - -
1963 Tigers 14 7 .667 - - n/a 65.5 7.5 10.9 - - -
1964 Tigers 14 5 .737 - - n/a 59.2 5.5 9.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 207 89 .699 - - n/a 64.4 7.6 11.1 - - -
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Bill Bruton Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1953 Milwaukee Braves 38 Undetermined - -
1954 Milwaukee Braves 38 Undetermined - -
1955 Milwaukee Braves 38 Undetermined - -
1956 Milwaukee Braves 38 Undetermined - -
1957 Milwaukee Braves 38 Undetermined - -
1958 Milwaukee Braves 38 Undetermined - Stats
1959 Milwaukee Braves 38 Undetermined - -
1960 Milwaukee Braves 38 Undetermined - -
1961 Detroit Tigers 38 Undetermined - -
1962 Detroit Tigers 38 Undetermined - -
1963 Detroit Tigers 38 Undetermined - -
1964 Detroit Tigers 38 Undetermined - -


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