RF Luther Burns #28
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/27/1966
RF LUTHER BURNS #28 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/27/1937
Born in:Medford, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1958, 10th Pick in Round 14
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
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
1952 Total - 14 37 166 82 14 1 1 43 75 15 2 2 6 15 13 .494 .535 .608 1.144 100 100 2.9
1953 Total - 15 33 147 67 15 1 1 40 48 13 2 2 5 14 12 .456 .500 .592 1.092 100 100 2.2
1954 Total - 16 35 154 75 12 3 3 41 63 13 2 3 5 17 14 .487 .523 .662 1.186 100 100 2.8
1955 Total - 17 34 147 69 15 3 1 36 56 14 2 3 5 18 15 .469 .512 .633 1.145 100 100 2.5
1956 Total - 18 58 272 69 4 0 3 48 58 10 2 3 99 5 1 .254 .282 .301 .584 100 100 -1.4
1957 Total - 19 55 257 62 5 0 5 39 42 14 2 1 95 6 1 .241 .285 .319 .604 100 100 -1.1
1958 Total - 20 67 316 75 9 0 6 50 66 16 2 0 63 0 0 .237 .278 .323 .601 100 100 -1.5
1958 Dubuque - R 20 10 10 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573 37 5 -0.1
1959 Dubuque - R 21 8 9 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 61 49 -0.0
1960 Dubuque - R 22 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .333 .500 .833 96 63 -0.0
1960 Mobile - A 22 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100 -74 -103 -0.3
1961 Mobile - A 23 43 48 10 2 0 2 12 7 6 2 3 9 0 0 .208 .305 .375 .680 73 64 -0.2
1961 Evansville - A 23 8 10 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 .300 .417 .400 .817 118 126 -0.1
1962 Evansville - A 24 64 56 19 1 1 2 8 9 12 0 0 7 0 0 .339 .456 .500 .956 151 161 0.5
1963 Evansville - A 25 43 41 11 0 0 3 7 7 3 0 0 6 0 0 .268 .318 .488 .806 116 114 0.1
1964 Mobile - A 26 24 28 10 1 1 0 5 11 9 0 0 2 0 0 .357 .514 .464 .978 147 154 0.2
1964 Evansville - A 26 59 65 15 3 0 3 14 6 8 0 2 17 0 0 .231 .307 .415 .722 89 80 -0.0
1965 Mobile - A 27 38 72 30 6 0 8 22 17 12 1 0 9 0 0 .417 .506 .833 1.339 228 228 1.4
1965 Evansville - A 27 16 31 7 2 0 0 6 0 8 0 0 12 0 0 .226 .385 .290 .675 78 91 -0.1
1965 Nashville - AA 27 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 170 181 -0.0
Total DIX 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 170 181
Total HL 190 203 55 7 1 8 37 24 33 0 2 46 0 0 .271 .370 .433 .803 112 114
Total SEL 112 157 50 9 1 10 39 35 28 3 3 21 0 0 .318 .424 .580 1.004 149 145
Total UMVA 23 23 6 2 0 0 5 3 2 0 1 7 0 0 .261 .308 .348 .656 58 32
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Dubuque - R LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.0 .920
1958 Dubuque - R CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Dubuque - R RF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.2 1.86 -0.0 .957
1959 Dubuque - R LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Dubuque - R CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Dubuque - R RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 .954
1960 Mobile - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .937
1960 Dubuque - R LF 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .925
1960 Mobile - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Mobile - A RF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.6 .769
1961 Evansville - A 1B 5 1 16 0 1 17 1 .941 16.0 9.00 -0.5 .782
1961 Mobile - A 1B 4 0 7 0 2 8 1 .875 8.0 7.88 -0.5 .517
1961 Evansville - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 4.0 2.25 -0.8 .478
1961 Mobile - A LF 5 3 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 31.2 2.56 -0.8 .936
1961 Mobile - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.002
1961 Evansville - A RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.0 .957
1961 Mobile - A RF 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 24.2 2.55 -0.1 .968
1962 Evansville - A 1B 3 0 5 0 0 6 1 .833 7.2 5.87 -0.5 .000
1962 Evansville - A LF 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 13.0 2.77 -0.1 .941
1962 Evansville - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Evansville - A RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.5 .481
1963 Evansville - A 1B 3 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 6.0 7.50 +0.0 1.033
1963 Evansville - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Evansville - A RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1964 Evansville - A 1B 3 1 10 1 1 12 1 .917 13.0 7.62 -0.9 .000
1964 Mobile - A 1B 2 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.1 1.048
1964 Evansville - A LF 5 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 18.0 2.00 -0.7 1.054
1964 Mobile - A LF 3 1 3 0 0 4 1 .750 11.0 2.45 -0.7 .633
1964 Evansville - A RF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 +0.2 1.026
1964 Mobile - A RF 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 -0.3 .797
1965 Evansville - A 1B 7 6 51 0 3 51 0 1.000 58.0 7.91 -0.1 1.062
1965 Mobile - A 1B 9 8 64 9 4 73 0 1.000 72.2 9.04 -0.4 .939
1965 Nashville - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1965 Mobile - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Nashville - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Mobile - A RF 7 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 45.0 1.80 +0.2 .955
TOTAL 1B 36 16 161 11 11 176 4 .977 185.1 8.35 -2.8 .870
TOTAL LF 27 6 23 1 0 29 5 .828 92.2 2.33 -3.9 .828
TOTAL CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.002
TOTAL RF 34 11 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 140.1 2.18 -1.3 .901
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1955 Was not drafted and joined Central Illinois.
06/19/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft out of college (Central Illinois; Peoria, IL) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 14, Pick 10, 218th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
06/08/1964 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/19/1965 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
08/19/1965 Released by the Montreal organization.
04/10/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
04/14/1966 Released by the New York organization.
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