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Bradford provided speed, power, and defense, mostly as a fourth outfielder. On April 25, 1969, he became only the fourth White Sox player to hit a home run over the Comiskey Park roof, pounding one off the Twins' Tom Hall. Bradford hit a career-high 11 HR that season, during the first of his three stints with the White Sox. (RL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 25, 1969: The Sox rally for two runs in the 9th to beat the Twins, 6–5, at Comiskey Park. Minnesota goes ahead in the 8th on a 3-run pinch homer by Graig Nettles. Buddy Bradford hits a tremendous home run for Chicago, the ball landing on the roof of the LF stands, just the 10th player to do it. » May 8, 1971: The Reds trade Kurt Bevacqua upstate to the Indians for OF Buddy Bradford. » December 12, 1975: After being a White Sox for two days, Dick Ruthven goes to Atlanta, along with Danny Osborn. Chicago receives Ralph Garr and Larvell Blanks. Blanks is then dealt to Cleveland for 2B Jack Brohamer. The Sox then trade P Rich Hinton and C Jeff Sovern to the Reds for P Clay Carroll, and finish the day by shipping Lee Richard to the Cards for Buddy Bradford and P Greg Terlecky.