Buddy Bradford


Charles William Bradford is an American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals. He also played one season for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan.
Bradford was born in Mobile, Alabama. 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. He was traded along with Greg Terlecky from the Cardinals to the White Sox for Lee Richard on December 12, 1975. After winning a starting position for the White Sox in 1976, he was released later in the season after a poor offensive output.