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 | Burton Reaches 2500 Tuesday, April 17th , 1917 What a day for Ike Burton. The 40-year-old Brooklyn catcher reached the 2500-hit mark today and the Kings whipped the Philadelphia Keystones 10-2. Burton told reporters, "It's good to finally get it. The closer you get to 2500, the harder it is to get there. Now the pressure is off and I can go back to just playing ball." He went 1 for 2 in the game to reach the milestone. In 2693 games, Burton is a lifetime .256 hitter. He has knocked in 908 runs, scored 1093 times, hit 31 home runs, walked 896 times and has an on-base percentage of .323. View Boxscore View Game Log Watch Highlights |   |
