About Don Buford
Donald Alvin Buford is an American former professional baseball player scout, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 through 1972, most notably as the leadoff hitter for the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1969 to 1971 and won the 1970 World Series over the Cincinnati Reds. He also played for the Chicago White Sox and played in the Nippon Professional Baseball league from 1973 to 1976. Buford also played as an infielder and was a switch hitter who threw right-handed. In 1993, Buford was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame. He attended three semesters at Los Angeles City College, where he won All-Conference honors at quarterback in 1955 and at halfback in 1956. He played outfield and had a.323 batting average in 1958, on a Trojans team that won the College World Series, Dedeaux's first. Buford became a regular in the 1958 and 1959 seasons.
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