CF Joe 'Go Go Joe' Burns #38
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
08/14/1950
CF JOE 'GO GO JOE' BURNS #38 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
89 334 75 13 4 3 24 21 30 .225 .272 .314 10 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/11/1950 @ PHS Loss, 3-5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
08/09/1950 @ CLE Win, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1950 @ BRK Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1950 @ MON Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1950 @ MON Loss, 0-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/30/1950 @ CHC Loss, 2-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1950 @ CHC Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/27/1950 @ NYS Loss, 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1950 @ NYS Loss, 6-7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
07/22/1950 MON Loss, 1-2 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 2
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/30/1922
Born in:Glens Falls, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7"
Weight:160 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$11,000
Signed Through:1950 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 159 Days
Service This Yr:118 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 101 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1941, 12th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1950 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 89 334 75 13 4 3 24 30 21 30 .225 .272 .314 .586 .266 .090 55
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 369 1 0 0 5 12 1 105 20 10 3 76.9 29.6 2.85 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   87 14 1 1 1 3 5 3 11 0 1 0 .161 .189 .230 .419
Versus Right   247 61 12 3 2 21 25 18 19 1 11 1 .247 .300 .344 .644
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
April   31 7 1 1 1 5 2 2 3 0 1 0 .226 .273 .419 .692
May   114 33 6 1 0 6 12 6 12 0 2 0 .289 .325 .360 .685
June   110 17 3 1 2 6 8 7 8 1 5 0 .155 .203 .255 .458
July   68 18 3 1 0 7 7 5 6 0 4 1 .265 .324 .338 .663
August   11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
Spring Training   69 19 4 2 1 7 5 4 16 0 3 0 .275 .315 .435 .750
Last Year   520 151 26 5 2 61 65 42 39 3 9 4 .290 .346 .371 .717
Career   1209 325 54 17 7 111 130 90 95 8 25 7 .269 .321 .359 .680
Home   178 48 8 2 3 16 19 12 13 1 9 1 .270 .318 .388 .705
Road   156 27 5 2 0 8 11 9 17 0 3 0 .173 .218 .231 .449
Grass   334 75 13 4 3 24 30 21 30 1 12 1 .225 .272 .314 .586
Day   278 70 12 4 3 20 27 18 25 1 11 1 .252 .299 .356 .655
Night   56 5 1 0 0 4 3 3 5 0 1 0 .089 .136 .107 .243
As Starter   328 74 13 4 3 24 29 21 30 1 12 1 .226 .274 .317 .591
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Close/Late   83 20 6 1 0 7 5 3 9 0 2 1 .241 .276 .337 .613
Inning 1-3   117 27 5 1 1 6 13 7 9 1 5 0 .231 .272 .316 .588
Inning 4-6   106 23 2 2 1 10 8 9 9 0 5 0 .217 .278 .302 .580
Inning 7-9   102 24 6 1 1 7 9 4 10 0 2 1 .235 .271 .343 .614
Extra Innings   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
0 Outs   104 28 3 0 1 2 16 6 10 0 12 0 .269 .309 .327 .636
1 Outs   128 29 3 2 1 8 11 7 14 1 0 0 .227 .265 .305 .569
2 Outs   102 18 7 2 1 14 3 8 6 0 0 1 .176 .243 .314 .557
Scoring Position   81 12 4 1 0 19 3 8 10 1 12 0 .148 .222 .222 .444
Bases Empty   206 55 8 2 2 2 22 10 16 0 0 1 .267 .304 .354 .659
Runner on 1st   47 8 1 1 1 3 5 3 4 0 0 0 .170 .220 .298 .518
Runner on 2nd   24 3 1 0 0 3 2 3 5 0 8 0 .125 .222 .167 .389
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 4 2 0 0 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 .160 .250 .240 .490
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   16 4 0 1 0 8 1 1 2 0 1 0 .250 .294 .375 .669
Two Strikes   126 25 4 2 0 10 8 5 30 1 0 1 .198 .233 .262 .495
First Pitch   67 17 5 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 .254 .254 .358 .612
Count 0-1   27 7 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 .259 .259 .444 .704
Count 0-2   28 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .179 .179 .250 .429
Count 1-0   25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .120 .120 .120 .240
Count 1-1   39 10 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 .256 .256 .308 .564
Count 1-2   35 6 0 1 0 1 2 0 13 0 0 1 .171 .194 .229 .423
Count 2-0   14 6 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 .429 .429 .643 1.071
Count 2-1   27 6 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .407 .630
Count 2-2   42 9 1 1 0 5 2 0 8 1 0 0 .214 .209 .286 .495
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 1 0 .111 .579 .111 .690
Full Count   21 5 1 0 0 3 3 5 4 0 0 0 .238 .385 .286 .670
Behind in Count   90 18 4 1 1 4 6 0 18 0 2 1 .200 .209 .300 .509
Ahead in Count   75 16 2 0 2 5 11 16 0 0 4 0 .213 .352 .320 .672
Batting Leadoff   63 15 5 1 1 8 6 4 4 0 1 1 .238 .294 .397 .691
Batting 2nd   139 37 6 1 0 6 13 8 13 1 6 0 .266 .304 .324 .628
Batting 4th   4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 5th   19 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Batting 6th   103 17 2 1 2 9 8 9 11 0 5 0 .165 .232 .262 .494
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   143 31 5 2 3 5 13 6 12 0 1 1 .217 .253 .343 .596
Medium Leverage   127 30 6 1 0 8 15 11 12 0 9 0 .236 .297 .299 .596
High Leverage   63 14 2 1 0 11 2 4 5 1 2 0 .222 .265 .286 .550
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1946 Philadelphia - FABL 23 73 280 80 12 7 2 18 29 20 2 2 23 9 11 .286 .336 .400 .736 118 124 1.1
1947 Philadelphia - FABL 24 33 75 19 3 1 0 8 6 7 0 2 3 2 3 .253 .310 .320 .630 74 80 -0.1
1949 Cincinnati - FABL 26 144 520 151 26 5 2 61 65 42 4 3 39 18 11 .290 .346 .371 .717 99 99 2.4
1950 Cincinnati - FABL 27 89 334 75 13 4 3 24 30 21 1 1 30 10 3 .225 .272 .314 .586 53 55 0.3
Total FABL 339 1209 325 54 17 7 111 130 90 7 8 95 39 28 .269 .321 .359 .680 89 92 3.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1940 Total - 17 26 114 55 18 6 1 29 50 11 2 1 3 21 6 .482 .531 .772 1.303 100 100 2.5
1941 Total - 18 23 102 51 16 5 1 32 42 10 2 2 3 33 5 .500 .543 .784 1.327 100 100 2.3
1941 Beaumont - C 18 47 201 62 5 2 2 29 23 3 0 4 16 9 3 .308 .312 .383 .696 101 100 2.1
1942 Bakersfield - B 19 96 374 101 17 10 2 37 45 20 2 6 64 16 14 .270 .306 .385 .691 107 106 5.2
1946 Louisville - AAA 23 27 115 34 7 1 2 13 19 7 0 0 14 7 0 .296 .336 .426 .762 104 100 0.9
1947 Louisville - AAA 24 47 213 60 14 5 2 14 37 12 1 1 19 9 4 .282 .322 .423 .744 106 107 1.8
1948 New Orleans - AA 25 51 219 86 12 7 2 43 43 19 2 0 16 15 5 .393 .446 .539 .985 156 173 4.0
1948 Louisville - AAA 25 84 341 91 16 6 5 32 43 15 1 2 30 10 5 .267 .298 .393 .691 81 80 1.0
Total DIX 51 219 86 12 7 2 43 43 19 2 0 16 15 5 .393 .446 .539 .985 156 173
Total UL 158 669 185 37 12 9 59 99 34 2 3 63 26 9 .277 .312 .408 .720 93 92
Total COW 96 374 101 17 10 2 37 45 20 2 6 64 16 14 .270 .306 .385 .691 107 106
Total GSL 47 201 62 5 2 2 29 23 3 0 4 16 9 3 .308 .312 .383 .696 101 100
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1941 Beaumont - C LF 8 8 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 68.0 1.85 -0.5 .985
1941 Beaumont - C CF 39 38 154 9 3 166 3 .982 323.1 4.54 +12.1 1.097
1942 Bakersfield - B CF 93 93 338 9 2 350 3 .991 809.2 3.86 +29.8 1.125
1946 Philadelphia - MLB LF 11 11 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 101.0 3.12 -0.9 .967
1946 Philadelphia - MLB CF 63 59 235 5 3 245 5 .980 525.1 4.11 +2.8 1.007
1946 Louisville - AAA CF 27 27 91 1 0 93 1 .989 243.0 3.41 +2.2 1.051
1947 Philadelphia - MLB LF 13 4 19 0 0 21 2 .905 43.0 3.98 +0.3 .951
1947 Philadelphia - MLB CF 24 14 54 1 0 57 2 .965 130.1 3.80 -0.6 .965
1947 Louisville - AAA CF 47 47 200 7 1 210 3 .986 432.1 4.31 +7.4 1.029
1948 Louisville - AAA LF 18 18 40 0 0 41 1 .976 153.0 2.35 +1.3 1.043
1948 New Orleans - AA LF 2 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 17.0 4.24 +0.3 .996
1948 Louisville - AAA CF 64 61 237 8 3 250 5 .980 541.1 4.07 +2.2 1.021
1948 New Orleans - AA CF 49 49 173 6 3 186 7 .962 442.1 3.64 +6.7 1.065
1949 Cincinnati - MLB LF 12 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 45.1 1.79 +0.0 1.010
1949 Cincinnati - MLB CF 47 39 145 3 0 152 4 .974 360.0 3.70 +0.0 .999
1949 Cincinnati - MLB RF 84 81 234 5 2 247 8 .968 716.0 3.00 +2.7 1.026
1950 Cincinnati - MLB LF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 +0.0 1.253
1950 Cincinnati - MLB CF 24 20 55 2 0 58 1 .983 186.1 2.75 -0.4 1.007
1950 Cincinnati - MLB RF 60 59 175 2 1 180 3 .983 529.0 3.01 +13.0 1.093
TOTAL LF 67 49 130 0 0 133 3 .977 454.1 2.58 +0.6 1.003
TOTAL CF 477 447 1682 51 15 1767 34 .981 3994.0 3.91 +62.2 1.049
TOTAL RF 144 140 409 7 3 427 11 .974 1245.0 3.01 +15.7 1.053
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1941 Drafted in the 1941 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 28th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones, out of high school Glens Falls (Glens Falls; Glens Falls, NY).
07/20/1941 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization with a signing bonus of $21,000.
09/08/1941 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
10/11/1941 Named the #47 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1942 Named the #58 prospect in the FABL
04/30/1942 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/12/1942 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 3-4 weeks.
07/06/1942 Named the #55 prospect in the FABL
08/28/1942 Injured (fractured rib),out for 3-4 weeks.
09/21/1942 Wins the 1942 Championship with the Bakersfield Bears!
10/10/1942 Named the #34 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/20/1943 Named the #47 prospect in the FABL
10/16/1943 Named the #54 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1944 Named the #50 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/16/1945 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/30/1947 Injured (strained back),out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/08/1948 Goes 5-5 against the Atlanta Peaches, with 1 2B, 2 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
08/26/1948 Goes 0-3 against the Newark Aces, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/17/1949 Was claimed off waivers by Cincinnati while with Philadelphia.
08/21/1949 Injured (adductor strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1946 7 9
Year SB Rank
1949 18 5
Year HP Rank
1949 4 8
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