3B Bill Burke #18
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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3B BILL BURKE #18 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
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:06/11/1934
Born in:Toledo, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 121 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 162 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 3rd 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
1957 Washington - FABL 22 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -103 -0.1
1958 Washington - FABL 23 22 33 14 2 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 .424 .457 .576 1.033 175 157 0.4
1959 Washington - FABL 24 70 245 65 3 0 12 36 34 10 0 1 43 0 1 .265 .293 .424 .717 92 74 0.4
1960 Washington - FABL 25 44 56 8 0 1 0 6 5 5 1 1 8 0 0 .143 .222 .179 .401 10 9 -0.5
1962 Los Angeles - FABL 27 120 314 95 10 1 14 56 49 11 0 0 44 0 0 .303 .326 .475 .801 111 107 0.9
1963 Los Angeles - FABL 28 158 628 191 16 1 25 90 81 15 4 4 93 2 0 .304 .323 .452 .775 113 110 2.3
1964 Los Angeles - FABL 29 111 306 72 7 0 7 33 18 10 0 1 44 0 0 .235 .259 .327 .585 74 64 -0.5
1965 Los Angeles - FABL 30 29 45 9 4 0 2 9 4 3 0 1 13 0 0 .200 .245 .422 .667 93 89 0.0
1966 Los Angeles - FABL 31 23 26 5 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 .192 .250 .269 .519 54 44 -0.2
Total FABL 581 1657 459 44 3 61 232 198 57 6 8 256 2 1 .277 .302 .418 .720 98 91 2.5
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 Jackson - R 17 30 36 8 2 0 1 1 7 4 0 0 13 0 0 .222 .300 .361 .661 68 67 -0.0
1953 Jackson - R 18 26 53 15 4 0 1 11 4 4 0 1 10 0 0 .283 .328 .415 .743 104 99 -0.1
1954 Jackson - R 19 26 23 9 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .391 .391 .391 .783 116 110 -0.1
1955 Jackson - R 20 49 169 43 4 1 3 18 22 16 1 0 23 1 0 .254 .323 .343 .666 89 84 0.1
1955 Spokane - A 20 14 43 15 4 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 7 0 0 .349 .378 .442 .820 142 152 0.4
1956 Everett - A 21 81 294 75 12 0 9 29 27 13 4 0 33 0 1 .255 .296 .388 .684 97 102 2.2
1956 Trenton - A 21 31 129 38 4 0 6 19 20 10 3 1 19 0 0 .295 .357 .465 .822 119 121 1.1
1956 Harrisburg - AA 21 20 81 26 8 0 4 28 15 6 0 3 10 0 1 .321 .356 .568 .923 152 143 0.9
1957 Harrisburg - AA 22 107 450 134 15 1 32 100 73 22 4 3 94 0 0 .298 .334 .549 .883 141 136 4.1
1957 Richmond - AAA 22 6 25 11 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .440 .423 .560 .983 170 176 0.3
1958 Harrisburg - AA 23 6 24 6 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667 97 94 0.1
1958 Richmond - AAA 23 71 288 72 16 0 12 48 36 10 1 3 51 2 0 .250 .275 .431 .705 103 105 2.0
1959 Richmond - AAA 24 70 282 80 8 1 20 59 39 6 4 2 45 1 1 .284 .306 .532 .838 141 150 3.1
1960 Harrisburg - AA 25 36 136 38 4 0 4 21 17 12 2 1 20 0 0 .279 .344 .397 .741 116 116 1.0
1960 Richmond - AAA 25 28 112 37 3 0 4 19 14 2 0 0 23 0 0 .330 .342 .464 .806 129 135 1.1
1961 Oklahoma City - AA 26 42 180 60 11 0 13 44 30 6 1 1 24 1 0 .333 .356 .611 .967 162 163 1.8
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA 26 56 219 62 9 0 14 44 28 9 1 3 30 0 1 .283 .310 .516 .826 121 124 1.6
1967 Stockton - A 32 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .167 .375 .667 1.042 191 192 0.1
1967 Tampa - A 32 35 123 35 6 0 6 21 27 27 4 0 25 1 0 .285 .429 .480 .908 174 186 1.4
1967 Total - A 32 37 129 36 6 0 7 22 29 29 4 0 28 1 0 .279 .426 .488 .914 174 186 1.5
1967 Springfield - A 32 22 85 27 3 0 4 14 7 7 2 0 29 0 0 .318 .383 .494 .877 161 157 0.7
1967 Tulsa - A 32 12 42 5 2 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 9 0 0 .119 .260 .167 .427 28 28 -0.3
1967 Total - A 32 34 127 32 5 0 4 17 9 13 4 0 38 0 0 .252 .340 .386 .726 115 112 0.4
1967 Galveston - AA 32 3 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 .444 .444 .444 .889 137 148 -0.0
1968 Springfield - A 33 4 18 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 .167 .211 .222 .433 35 31 -0.3
Total EA 169 691 204 28 1 41 152 107 40 6 7 125 0 1 .295 .336 .517 .853 136 131
Total HL 38 145 35 6 0 4 17 10 14 4 0 44 0 0 .241 .325 .366 .691 105 103
Total UL 175 707 200 27 1 37 131 91 18 5 6 121 3 2 .283 .303 .481 .784 124 130
Total MAL 31 129 38 4 0 6 19 20 10 3 1 19 0 0 .295 .357 .465 .822 119 121
Total SEL 35 123 35 6 0 6 21 27 27 4 0 25 1 0 .285 .429 .480 .908 174 186
Total COW 97 343 91 16 0 10 35 31 16 5 0 43 0 1 .265 .308 .399 .707 105 110
Total LSA 45 189 64 11 0 13 44 30 6 1 1 27 1 1 .339 .360 .603 .964 161 162
Total GSL 131 281 75 10 1 5 32 34 24 1 1 48 1 0 .267 .326 .363 .689 91 87
Total CL 56 219 62 9 0 14 44 28 9 1 3 30 0 1 .283 .310 .516 .826 121 124
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Jackson - R 3B 10 2 3 10 1 13 0 1.000 42.0 2.79 +0.4 .986
1952 Jackson - R SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.0 1.017
1952 Jackson - R RF 4 2 5 0 0 6 1 .833 19.2 2.29 -0.1 .964
1953 Jackson - R 2B 7 7 17 14 4 33 2 .939 61.0 4.57 -2.0 .790
1953 Jackson - R 3B 7 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 13.2 2.63 +0.2 1.012
1953 Jackson - R SS 5 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 13.0 3.46 -0.6 .793
1953 Jackson - R RF 5 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 35.0 0.77 -0.5 .968
1954 Jackson - R 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Jackson - R 3B 12 1 1 4 0 6 1 .833 25.0 1.80 -1.0 .843
1954 Jackson - R SS 11 2 12 12 0 24 0 1.000 39.0 5.54 -0.9 .849
1955 Spokane - A 2B 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.2 .000
1955 Jackson - R 2B 14 5 16 15 5 33 2 .939 52.0 5.37 -0.4 .910
1955 Spokane - A 3B 3 2 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 +0.2 1.031
1955 Jackson - R 3B 12 11 11 26 1 37 0 1.000 94.0 3.54 +1.3 1.005
1955 Jackson - R SS 15 14 29 37 2 70 4 .943 118.0 5.03 -2.7 .893
1955 Spokane - A RF 11 11 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 85.0 1.59 -0.4 .970
1955 Jackson - R RF 16 16 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 120.1 2.17 -0.7 .902
1956 Harrisburg - AA 2B 16 15 51 40 10 92 1 .989 134.0 6.11 +1.5 1.048
1956 Trenton - A 2B 26 26 68 82 16 156 6 .962 235.2 5.73 +0.9 1.001
1956 Everett - A 2B 62 62 135 151 22 293 7 .976 516.1 4.99 +6.2 1.044
1956 Harrisburg - AA 3B 4 4 2 10 2 12 0 1.000 28.0 3.86 -0.0 1.044
1956 Trenton - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Everett - A 3B 8 4 6 6 0 12 0 1.000 45.0 2.40 -0.4 1.039
1956 Harrisburg - AA SS 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 1.038
1956 Trenton - A SS 8 4 13 16 6 29 0 1.000 40.0 6.53 +1.2 1.169
1956 Everett - A SS 19 13 23 34 6 57 0 1.000 119.0 4.31 +0.0 .967
1956 Harrisburg - AA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.2 .986
1957 Harrisburg - AA 1B 12 12 89 6 11 97 2 .979 98.0 8.72 -0.7 .920
1957 Washington - MLB 2B 3 1 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 10.1 5.23 -0.1 .955
1957 Richmond - AAA 2B 6 5 12 13 4 26 1 .962 42.0 5.36 +0.5 1.142
1957 Harrisburg - AA 2B 82 79 212 227 58 451 12 .973 725.2 5.44 +5.8 1.041
1957 Washington - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.035
1957 Richmond - AAA 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.3 .000
1957 Harrisburg - AA 3B 9 7 3 16 6 21 2 .905 66.1 2.58 -0.3 .950
1957 Harrisburg - AA SS 5 5 9 12 5 23 2 .913 42.0 4.50 -2.1 .806
1958 Washington - MLB 1B 1 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.12 +0.0 1.015
1958 Richmond - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Washington - MLB 2B 10 6 14 9 4 23 0 1.000 51.1 4.03 -0.3 .954
1958 Richmond - AAA 2B 61 59 143 176 41 331 12 .964 524.0 5.48 +3.9 1.036
1958 Harrisburg - AA 2B 6 6 12 12 4 25 1 .960 53.0 4.08 +0.0 1.086
1958 Washington - MLB 3B 12 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 21.2 1.25 +0.1 1.038
1958 Richmond - AAA 3B 5 5 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 45.0 2.20 +0.6 1.061
1958 Richmond - AAA SS 5 4 15 14 6 29 0 1.000 40.1 6.47 -0.8 .988
1958 Harrisburg - AA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.059
1959 Washington - MLB 2B 66 66 193 191 46 391 7 .982 568.1 6.08 +2.6 1.015
1959 Richmond - AAA 2B 24 24 62 76 17 145 7 .952 212.2 5.84 -0.4 .994
1959 Washington - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Richmond - AAA 3B 8 8 0 11 3 13 2 .846 59.1 1.67 -1.1 .837
1959 Washington - MLB SS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.1 1.052
1959 Richmond - AAA SS 38 35 55 108 16 170 7 .959 324.2 4.52 +1.9 1.034
1960 Washington - MLB 1B 5 3 30 0 3 31 1 .968 28.2 9.42 -0.5 .518
1960 Richmond - AAA 1B 2 2 14 1 1 15 0 1.000 14.0 9.64 -0.2 1.031
1960 Harrisburg - AA 1B 7 7 49 6 5 55 0 1.000 58.0 8.53 +1.4 1.182
1960 Washington - MLB 2B 26 11 41 39 14 83 3 .964 112.0 6.43 -0.5 1.018
1960 Richmond - AAA 2B 3 3 1 11 0 12 0 1.000 25.0 4.32 +1.2 1.254
1960 Harrisburg - AA 2B 19 19 51 47 14 100 2 .980 164.1 5.37 +0.6 1.012
1960 Richmond - AAA 3B 2 2 4 3 2 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.2 1.043
1960 Harrisburg - AA 3B 4 4 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 44.0 2.05 +0.6 1.065
1960 Washington - MLB SS 8 0 2 5 2 7 0 1.000 11.2 5.40 -0.1 1.042
1960 Richmond - AAA SS 21 20 40 61 13 103 2 .981 183.0 4.97 +0.1 1.008
1960 Harrisburg - AA SS 5 4 12 10 2 24 2 .917 37.0 5.35 -1.2 .793
1961 Oklahoma City - AA 1B 23 23 178 8 17 190 4 .979 190.0 8.81 -1.4 .912
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA 2B 37 35 96 97 26 197 4 .980 309.1 5.62 +2.2 1.032
1961 Oklahoma City - AA 2B 20 15 34 32 10 68 2 .971 143.2 4.13 +0.5 1.091
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA 3B 8 7 8 15 2 26 3 .885 64.0 3.23 -0.6 .800
1961 Oklahoma City - AA 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.052
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 11 10 17 32 6 53 4 .925 92.0 4.79 -1.0 .841
1961 Oklahoma City - AA SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.045
1961 Oklahoma City - AA RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.1 1.37 -0.8 1.009
1962 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 27 2 69 7 10 76 0 1.000 79.1 8.62 +0.3 1.016
1962 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 8 7 17 20 5 38 1 .974 53.0 6.28 +0.0 1.007
1962 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 73 58 45 102 7 158 11 .930 529.1 2.50 -5.2 .917
1962 Los Angeles - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 1 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 3.0 15.00 +0.1 1.024
1963 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 155 152 116 295 30 438 27 .938 1321.0 2.80 -9.7 .956
1963 Los Angeles - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 61 59 459 46 49 506 1 .998 453.1 10.03 +3.4 1.057
1964 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 24 9 27 27 5 58 4 .931 106.1 4.57 -3.9 .815
1964 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 26 13 22 25 3 48 1 .979 131.0 3.23 +0.8 1.026
1964 Los Angeles - MLB SS 9 0 7 5 2 12 0 1.000 22.2 4.76 -0.7 .776
1965 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 0.0 .000
1965 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 17 10 26 26 6 53 1 .981 86.2 5.40 -1.1 .937
1965 Los Angeles - MLB SS 3 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 11.2 3.86 -0.1 1.038
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 8 0 14 2 3 16 0 1.000 12.2 11.37 +0.1 1.057
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 7 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 -0.2 1.009
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 4 2 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 25.0 2.52 -0.7 .844
1966 Los Angeles - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.028
1967 Galveston - AA 1B 2 2 16 2 2 19 1 .947 17.0 9.53 -0.4 .869
1967 Tulsa - A 1B 11 11 91 3 7 95 1 .989 96.1 8.78 -0.1 1.005
1967 Springfield - A 1B 14 13 84 7 13 91 0 1.000 114.0 7.18 +1.0 1.124
1967 Tampa - A 1B 20 19 141 20 10 163 2 .988 172.1 8.41 +0.1 .980
1967 Stockton - A 1B 2 2 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 15.0 5.40 +0.1 1.054
1967 Springfield - A 2B 5 2 8 9 2 17 0 1.000 24.0 6.38 -0.7 .918
1967 Tampa - A 2B 16 14 37 25 4 65 3 .954 126.2 4.41 -4.4 .849
1967 Galveston - AA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.045
1967 Springfield - A 3B 6 6 4 7 0 12 1 .917 44.0 2.25 -1.3 .847
1967 Tampa - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Galveston - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Tulsa - A SS 1 1 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.0 1.080
1967 Springfield - A SS 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.1 1.080
1968 Springfield - A 1B 4 4 36 3 4 40 1 .975 39.0 9.00 -1.3 .833
TOTAL 1B 202 160 1295 113 135 1421 13 .991 1403.2 9.03 +2.0 1.007
TOTAL 2B 569 487 1279 1346 319 2703 78 .971 4359.2 5.42 +12.3 1.014
TOTAL 3B 373 290 241 561 57 850 48 .944 2654.0 2.72 -16.0 .950
TOTAL SS 173 115 241 365 67 628 22 .965 1131.0 4.82 -6.9 .962
TOTAL RF 40 36 57 0 0 58 1 .983 289.1 1.77 -2.1 .937
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 3, 211st overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of high school Crestline (Crestline; Crestline, OH).
09/12/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Jackson Junipers!
09/12/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Jackson Junipers!
11/27/1955 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Washington Eagles, along with LF Marty Hanna, CL Earl Wright, and SP Sam Fitchett, in exchange for 2B Bill Wise and SP Gil Woodruff.
08/21/1956 Goes 6-8 against the Scranton Silver Stars, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
09/21/1956 Goes 5-6 against the Erie Cannons, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI and 3 R.
10/12/1956 Named the #86 prospect in the FABL
04/15/1957 Named the #86 prospect in the FABL
04/14/1958 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
09/01/1958 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1958 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
05/25/1959 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
03/08/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/30/1961 Was claimed off waivers by Cleveland while with Washington.
05/13/1961 Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Cleveland.
08/07/1961 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Chiefs by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 20, Pick 2, 78th overall pick).
09/15/1962 Goes 5-6 against the Minneapolis Millers, with 2 HR, 7 RBI and 4 R.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 4; Eye: 2.
04/10/1963 Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Miners, with 3 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
04/15/1963 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
05/10/1963 Hits three home runs against the Minneapolis Millers, going 4-5 with 9 RBI and 3 runs scored!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 1.
05/03/1967 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
05/27/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
05/28/1967 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 6 weeks.
07/17/1967 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
04/10/1968 Released by the Seattle organization.
03/20/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
04/10/1969 Released by the St. Louis organization.
10/19/1969 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
1963 191 9
Year IBB Rank
1959 8 9
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