Stay up to date this MLB Season with the daily Baseball Reference Newsletter.

Al Bumbry

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 170lb (173cm, 77kg)

Born: April 21, 1947 in Fredericksburg, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Virginia State University (Petersburg, VA).

High School: Ralph Bunche HS (King George, VA)

School: Virginia State University (Petersburg, VA)

Debut: September 5, 1972 (Age 25-137d, 13,280th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1985 (Age 38-167d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Alonza Benjamin Bumbry

Nicknames: The Bee

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.5

5053

1422

.281

778

RBI

402

254

OBP

.343

SLG

.378

OPS

.721

OPS+

104

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-21 / in Starts: 11-17
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	23 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 134 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	80 (45-25-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 134 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	82 (40-27-14)

Most Driven In
M Belanger	2
D DeCinces	2
Self	2
R Dempsey	0

Most Driven In By
L May	5
K Singleton	4
E Murray	3
B Smith	3
Self	2
M Belanger	1
L Harlow	1
R Dauer	1

1978 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	594	1	Apr 7	BAL	@	MIL	L,3-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.64	-0.098	.93	-0.09%	-1.41	CF
2	595	2	Apr 8	BAL	@	MIL	L,3-16	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	1	.34	0.023	.45	0.02%	-0.41	CF
3	596	3	Apr 9	BAL	@	MIL	L,5-13	CG	5	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.333	.718	1	.60	-0.026	.75	-0.02%	0.69	CF
4	597	4	Apr 10	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.412	.286	.697	1	.99	0.027	.96	0.02%	-0.08	CF
5	598	5	Apr 12	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.211	.529	1	1.08	-0.143	1.01	-0.08%	-1.72	LF
6	599	6	Apr 14	BAL		MIL	W,6-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.227	.547	1	1.62	0.034	1.60	0.02%	0.17	LF
7	600	7	Apr 15	BAL		MIL	W,7-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	1	.40	-0.017	.46	-0.01%	-0.60	CF
8	601	8	Apr 16 (1)	BAL		MIL	W,7-5	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.314	.281	.596	1	.33	0.076	.38	0.05%	-0.29	LF
9	602	9	Apr 16 (2)	BAL		MIL	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.308	.278	.585	1	1.20	0.058	1.57	0.05%	0.37	CF
10	603	10	Apr 17	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.311	.250	.561	1	.71	0.010	.80	0.01%	-0.75	LF
11	604	11	Apr 18	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.320	.267	.587	1	1.22	-0.013	1.38	-0.01%	0.06	CF
12	605	12	Apr 21	BAL		KCR	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.333	.271	.604	1	1.26	-0.043	1.15	-0.02%	-0.31	LF
13	606	13	Apr 22	BAL		KCR	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.328	.255	.582	1	1.75	-0.025	1.76	-0.02%	-0.28	CF
14	607	14	Apr 23	BAL		KCR	L,5-6	CG	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222	.333	.241	.574	1	1.54	-0.080	1.41	-0.05%	-0.46	LF CF
15	608	15	Apr 24	BAL		NYY	L,2-8	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.207	.324	.224	.548	1	.53	-0.045	.50	-0.03%	-1.37	CF LF
16	609	16	Apr 25	BAL		NYY	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.319	.226	.545	1	1.20	-0.061	.93	-0.03%	-0.27	LF
17	610	17	Apr 28	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.227	.338	.303	.641	1	.87	0.117	.52	0.04%	1.01	LF
18	611	18	Apr 29	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.225	.329	.296	.625	1	1.27	0.085	.88	0.04%	0.30	CF
19	612	19	Apr 30	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	5	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.345	.324	.669	1	1.14	0.086	.92	0.04%	1.24	LF CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	613	20	May 1	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.348	.359	.707	1	1.08	-0.023	1.16	-0.02%	0.96	LF CF
21	614	21	May 2	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.351	.366	.716	1	.81	-0.040	.83	-0.03%	0.03	LF
22	615	22	May 3	BAL		TEX	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.347	.353	.699	1	1.33	-0.080	1.10	-0.04%	-0.26	LF
23	616	23	May 5	BAL		MIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.343	.348	.691	1	1.42	-0.101	.97	-0.04%	-0.86	CF
24	617	24	May 6	BAL		MIN	L,7-8	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.345	.344	.690	1	.86	-0.020	.74	-0.01%	0.37	LF
25	618	25	May 7	BAL		MIN	L,9-15	CG	5	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.357	.381	.738	1	.27	0.025	.18	0.01%	1.93	LF
26	619	26	May 10	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238	.353	.376	.729	1	1.31	-0.036	.96	-0.02%	0.04	CF
27	620	27	May 11	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.355	.371	.726	1	1.29	0.091	1.04	0.04%	0.41	CF
28	621	28	May 12	BAL	@	TEX	L,3-9	GS-7	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.352	.376	.728	1	1.01	0.000	.58	0.00%	-0.45	CF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	622	138 (109)	Sep 4	BAL		BOS	W,5-3	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.349	.373	.722	9	1.51	-0.037	.26	0.00%	-0.40	PH
30	623	143 (4)	Sep 11	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.346	.369	.716	2	2.84	-0.082	1.22	-0.02%	-0.24	PH
31	624	145 (1)	Sep 13	BAL	@	MIL	L,5-7	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.351	.375	.726	7	1.09	0.045	.31	0.01%	0.38	PH
32	625	151 (5)	Sep 19	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.348	.372	.720	7	2.82	-0.070	.48	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
33	626	155 (3)	Sep 24	BAL		DET	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.346	.368	.714	8	.50	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
							12-21		134	114	21	27	5	2	2	6	17	0	15	2	1	0	2	4	5	3	.237	.346	.368	.714		1.02	-0.376	.90	-0.18%	-2.49

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Bumbry Pages

Al Bumbry Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Batting Splits

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Al Bumbry Pages at Baseball Reference