Editor’s Note: The text of this article originally appeared on Camden Chat on January 27, 2014, when Don Buford was the #28 greatest Oriole on our then-top 40 list. It is being reposted today with light edits as we reach Buford’s place on our new top 50 countdown.
#30 - Don Buford, OF (1968-1972)
A recurring theme through some of the Orioles on our top 50 list from the Earl Weaver era is that the legendary O’s manager was able to get them into the lineup in ways that might not have been expected and they blossomed once given the chance.