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James Buford



James L. Buford Jr.
(Black Bottom)

Born: December 25, 1906 in Spring Hill, TN
Died: November 8, 1966 in Nashville, TN
          (59 years old)

Bats:
Throws: R
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 165
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Notes:


• Buried: Greenwood Cemetery (Nashville, TN)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
4
1929
1932
BEG
6.4
-0.2
-0.2
6.8
0.0
2
SS
2
1931
1932
BEG
3.0
0.8
1.9
0.0
0.4
3
SP
4
1929
1932
BEG
2.0
-0.4
-0.1
2.5
0.0
4
SP
1
1933
1933
AB2
1.9
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
5
SP
1
1931
1931
BEG
1.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
6
RF
2
1930
1931
BEG
1.2
0.9
0.4
0.0
-0.2
7
SP
1
1931
1931
BEG
0.9
-0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
8
CF
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.8
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
9
SP
1
1932
1932
BEG
0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
10
RF
1
1932
1932
BEG
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
11
2B
1
1931
1931
BEG
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
12
C
1
1930
1930
BEG
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
13
RP
1
1932
1932
BEG
0.6
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
14
C
4
1929
1932
BEG
0.6
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.0
15
RF
2
1931
1932
BEG
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.2
-0.1
16
RP
1
1931
1931
BEG
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
17
1B
1
1932
1932
BEG
0.4
0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
18
SP
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.4
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
19
SP
2
1930
1931
BEG
0.4
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
20
SP
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
21
2B
1
1932
1932
BEG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
22
C
3
1929
1932
BEG
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
23
3B
2
1930
1932
BEG
0.3
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
24
3B
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
25
RF
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
26
SS
1
1929
1929
BEG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
27
SP
1
1932
1932
BEG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
28
3B
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
29
2B
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
30
3B
1
1931
1931
BEG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
31
LF
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
32
RP
1
1932
1932
BEG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
33
3B
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
34
RP
1
1932
1932
BEG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
35
SS
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
36
LF
1
1931
1931
BEG
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
37
C
2
1931
1932
BEG
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
38
C
1
1931
1931
BEG
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
39
1B
2
1929
1930
BEG
0.0
0.7
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
40
-
1
1931
1931
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
41
-
1
1932
1932
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
42
LF
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.0
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
43
C
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
44
RP
1
1930
1930
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
45
RF
1
1930
1930
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
46
-
1
1931
1931
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
47
3B
1
1930
1930
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
48
C
1
1929
1929
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
49
RF
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
50
-
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
51
RF
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
52
RF
1
1933
1933
AB2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
53
RP
1
1932
1932
BEG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
54
3B
3
1930
1932
BEG
0.0
0.5
-0.7
0.0
0.1
55
RF
1
1932
1932
BEG
0.0
0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
56
CF
1
1930
1930
BEG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
57
2B
1
1931
1931
BEG
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
58
-
1
1930
1930
BEG
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
59
RF
2
1929
1930
BEG
-0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
60
-
1
1929
1929
BEG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
61
3B
1
1931
1931
BEG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
62
SS
1
1933
1933
AB2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
63
SS
4
1929
1932
BEG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
64
2B
1
1929
1929
BEG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
65
C
1
1931
1931
BEG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
66
3B
1
1929
1929
BEG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
67
RF
1
1930
1930
BEG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
68
CF
1
1933
1933
AB2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
69
RF
1
1929
1929
BEG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
70
CF
1
1929
1929
BEG
-0.1
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.0
71
-
1
1932
1932
BEG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
72
RF
1
1933
1933
AB2
-0.2
-0.1
0.3
-0.3
0.0
73
-
1
1929
1929
BEG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
74
RF
1
1930
1930
BEG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
75
C
1
1930
1930
BEG
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
76
3B
1
1933
1933
AB2
-0.2
0.1
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
77
RP
1
1933
1933
AB2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
78
C
1
1932
1932
BEG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
79
-
1
1929
1929
BEG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
80
1B
2
1932
1933
AB2/BEG
-0.3
0.3
-0.1
-0.3
-0.2
81
-
1
1930
1930
BEG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
82
C
1
1933
1933
AB2
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
83
2B
2
1929
1930
BEG
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
84
LF
3
1929
1932
BEG
-0.3
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.2
85
RF
1
1929
1929
BEG
-0.4
0.2
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
86
-
1
1931
1931
BEG
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
87
2B
1
1930
1930
BEG
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
88
-
1
1930
1930
BEG
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
89
C
1
1933
1933
AB2
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
90
RF
1
1933
1933
AB2
-0.5
0.0
0.1
-0.5
0.0
91
SS
1
1933
1933
AB2
-0.6
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.1
92
1B
1
1933
1933
AB2
-0.7
0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
93
-
1
1929
1929
BEG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
94
LF
2
1931
1933
AB2/BEG
-0.8
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
95
2B
1
1933
1933
AB2
-0.8
-0.6
-0.3
0.0
0.1
96
-
1
1930
1930
BEG
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
97
RP
1
1931
1931
BEG
-0.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
0.0
98
-
2
1929
1930
BEG
-0.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.0
99
RP
2
1931
1932
BEG
-0.9
0.0
0.0
-1.0
0.0
100
1B
1
1931
1931
BEG
-1.1
-0.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
101
CF
4
1929
1932
BEG
-2.1
-0.3
-1.5
0.0
-0.2

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