C Bob 'Gator' Burge #16
Kansas City Kings FABL
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/02/1963
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C BOB 'GATOR' BURGE #16 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 321 98 13 1 6 50 28 35 .305 .363 .408 0 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 4 3
Gap 3 2 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 3
Arm: 2 1 1
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 2 Left Field: -
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/1963 @ LAS Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/1963 @ CLE Win, 5-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1963 @ CLE Win, 9-1 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
08/25/1963 @ DAL Loss, 6-7 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/24/1963 @ DAL Win, 6-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/21/1963 @ SFS Win, 7-3 5 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
08/20/1963 @ SFS Win, 8-6 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0
08/18/1963 CLE Win, 5-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/16/1963 CLE Win, 7-6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/15/1963 DAL Win, 4-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/20/1927
Born in:Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$106,500
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 149 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, 149 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1948, 9th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 88 321 98 13 1 6 50 44 28 35 .305 .363 .408 .771 .334 .103 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 355 3 6 0 7 2 3 131 20 0 0 0.0 47.9 5.50 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   73 26 3 0 3 14 11 4 7 0 0 3 .356 .412 .521 .933
Versus Right   248 72 10 1 3 36 33 24 28 3 2 0 .290 .349 .375 .724
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   12 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .385 .500 .885
April   55 10 0 0 0 4 4 4 6 0 0 1 .182 .250 .182 .432
May   70 27 2 1 2 13 13 6 9 0 0 0 .386 .434 .529 .963
June   62 17 1 0 1 5 4 4 3 1 1 0 .274 .313 .339 .652
July   68 25 4 0 2 16 13 10 5 1 0 0 .368 .443 .515 .958
August   66 19 6 0 1 12 10 4 12 1 1 2 .288 .342 .424 .767
Spring Training   25 8 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 .320 .370 .320 .690
Last Year   455 142 26 1 10 92 72 63 47 4 0 14 .312 .409 .440 .848
2 Years Ago   200 58 14 0 6 32 26 23 12 0 0 1 .290 .366 .450 .816
Career   3849 1143 182 12 83 604 503 457 341 44 12 47 .297 .375 .415 .790
Home   152 54 5 1 3 28 22 17 16 2 0 1 .355 .419 .461 .879
Road   169 44 8 0 3 22 22 11 19 1 2 2 .260 .311 .361 .672
Grass   321 98 13 1 6 50 44 28 35 3 2 3 .305 .363 .408 .771
Day   150 50 7 0 3 20 17 16 15 2 1 1 .333 .396 .440 .836
Night   171 48 6 1 3 30 27 12 20 1 1 2 .281 .333 .380 .713
As Starter   314 95 13 1 6 49 42 28 35 3 2 3 .303 .362 .408 .770
As Reliever / Substitution   7 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Pinch Hitting   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Close/Late   82 29 3 0 2 15 14 9 8 2 1 0 .354 .409 .463 .872
Inning 1-3   101 28 4 1 2 18 10 5 12 0 1 1 .277 .318 .396 .714
Inning 4-6   110 35 6 0 2 17 14 10 13 1 0 1 .318 .377 .427 .804
Inning 7-9   104 32 3 0 2 12 20 13 10 2 1 1 .308 .383 .394 .778
Extra Innings   6 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   113 28 2 0 3 9 14 4 12 0 2 1 .248 .280 .345 .625
1 Outs   102 36 8 1 2 23 18 13 10 3 0 0 .353 .415 .510 .925
2 Outs   106 34 3 0 1 18 12 11 13 0 0 2 .321 .395 .377 .772
Scoring Position   92 32 2 1 4 45 17 11 12 3 2 2 .348 .417 .522 .938
Bases Empty   160 47 8 0 1 1 23 12 16 0 0 0 .294 .343 .362 .706
Runner on 1st   69 19 3 0 1 4 4 5 7 0 0 1 .275 .333 .362 .696
Runner on 2nd   22 3 1 0 0 1 3 5 3 0 1 2 .136 .345 .182 .527
Runner on 3rd   12 8 0 0 1 11 3 2 1 2 0 0 .667 .625 .917 1.542
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 12 1 1 2 15 5 1 3 0 1 0 .400 .419 .700 1.119
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 6 0 0 1 13 5 1 2 1 0 0 .400 .412 .600 1.012
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Two Strikes   140 35 6 1 4 25 20 10 35 1 0 1 .250 .303 .393 .695
First Pitch   47 18 1 0 1 6 7 5 0 0 0 0 .383 .442 .468 .910
Count 0-1   28 9 2 0 0 5 4 0 0 2 1 0 .321 .300 .393 .693
Count 0-2   23 7 2 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 .304 .304 .391 .696
Count 1-0   36 13 2 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 .361 .361 .417 .778
Count 1-1   30 10 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .375 .467 .842
Count 1-2   51 10 1 1 2 12 7 0 13 1 0 1 .196 .208 .373 .580
Count 2-0   14 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-1   16 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .438 .812
Count 2-2   32 8 1 0 0 4 4 0 6 0 0 0 .250 .250 .281 .531
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 3 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0 0 0 .300 .588 .300 .888
Full Count   34 10 2 0 2 8 7 10 8 0 0 0 .294 .455 .529 .984
Behind in Count   102 26 5 1 2 18 13 0 21 3 1 1 .255 .255 .382 .637
Ahead in Count   76 26 3 0 0 9 8 13 0 0 1 0 .342 .438 .382 .820
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   15 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 1 .267 .353 .267 .620
Batting 5th   89 24 1 1 2 11 11 4 9 0 0 0 .270 .301 .371 .672
Batting 6th   165 51 10 0 3 25 24 15 17 2 2 2 .309 .370 .424 .794
Batting 7th   46 16 2 0 1 11 6 8 4 1 0 0 .348 .436 .457 .893
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   127 33 5 0 2 5 16 10 11 0 0 1 .260 .319 .346 .665
Medium Leverage   116 33 5 0 1 16 14 14 14 1 0 2 .284 .368 .353 .722
High Leverage   76 32 3 1 3 29 14 4 10 2 2 0 .421 .439 .605 1.044
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
1951 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 12 31 12 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .387 .387 .419 .806 118 120 0.2
1952 Kansas City - FABL 25 126 465 118 24 2 8 51 42 53 1 6 47 0 1 .254 .328 .366 .693 107 109 3.4
1953 Kansas City - FABL 26 108 377 106 23 1 6 67 44 43 1 6 33 1 0 .281 .351 .395 .747 109 109 0.9
1954 Kansas City - FABL 27 65 150 50 10 1 4 30 27 17 3 3 16 0 0 .333 .405 .493 .898 146 145 1.9
1955 Kansas City - FABL 28 121 423 136 17 3 10 53 79 54 7 3 26 0 0 .322 .405 .447 .851 133 140 3.1
1956 Kansas City - FABL 29 79 180 53 7 1 4 26 16 20 1 3 17 0 0 .294 .363 .411 .774 121 126 1.4
1957 Kansas City - FABL 30 128 456 140 12 1 12 70 53 65 3 4 33 1 0 .307 .394 .417 .811 135 140 3.6
1958 Kansas City - FABL 31 124 325 102 14 1 6 61 43 37 3 5 25 0 1 .314 .384 .418 .802 122 123 2.1
1959 Kansas City - FABL 32 112 260 70 16 0 7 38 31 28 5 1 30 0 0 .269 .350 .412 .762 108 109 1.0
1960 Kansas City - FABL 33 115 206 58 5 0 4 33 24 26 5 6 20 0 0 .282 .366 .364 .730 94 92 0.4
1961 Kansas City - FABL 34 112 200 58 14 0 6 32 26 23 1 0 12 4 0 .290 .366 .450 .816 116 110 1.1
1962 Kansas City - FABL 35 130 455 142 26 1 10 92 72 63 14 4 47 0 0 .312 .409 .440 .848 125 132 3.9
1963 Kansas City - FABL 36 88 321 98 13 1 6 50 44 28 3 3 35 0 0 .305 .363 .408 .771 104 107 1.8
Total FABL 1320 3849 1143 182 12 83 604 503 457 47 44 341 6 2 .297 .375 .415 .790 119 121 24.8
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
1947 Total - 20 43 192 60 8 0 8 36 44 20 4 1 15 4 2 .312 .387 .479 .866 100 100 1.2
1948 Total - 21 60 265 86 12 1 11 55 80 27 4 1 21 5 2 .325 .394 .502 .896 100 100 1.9
1948 Jackson - C 21 44 141 38 4 0 3 29 17 19 3 2 37 0 1 .270 .364 .362 .725 78 83 -0.3
1948 Spokane - B 21 15 39 14 2 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 11 0 0 .359 .390 .410 .801 108 111 0.1
1949 Matanzas - DL 22 42 165 39 5 0 5 37 16 20 0 3 20 0 0 .236 .314 .358 .671 69 65 -0.1
1949 Spokane - B 22 52 87 26 1 0 1 9 16 9 1 0 14 0 0 .299 .371 .345 .716 89 84 0.1
1949 Gary - A 22 18 80 26 6 2 1 11 13 6 0 0 19 0 0 .325 .372 .487 .860 133 137 0.6
1949 Birmingham - AA 22 52 196 74 8 0 4 26 27 18 1 1 22 2 0 .378 .431 .480 .910 147 149 2.0
1950 Birmingham - AA 23 134 517 163 24 2 9 75 61 62 4 5 73 1 0 .315 .389 .422 .811 125 118 2.7
1951 Camagüey - DL 24 40 150 52 7 0 12 29 25 12 1 1 21 0 0 .347 .396 .633 1.030 164 163 1.9
1951 St. Paul - AAA 24 109 418 124 16 2 8 37 42 23 3 2 37 1 0 .297 .336 .402 .738 119 118 3.4
Total DIX 186 713 237 32 2 13 101 88 80 5 6 95 3 0 .332 .400 .438 .838 131 126
Total CL 109 418 124 16 2 8 37 42 23 3 2 37 1 0 .297 .336 .402 .738 119 118
Total HL 18 80 26 6 2 1 11 13 6 0 0 19 0 0 .325 .372 .487 .860 133 137
Total COW 67 126 40 3 0 1 14 19 11 1 0 25 0 0 .317 .377 .365 .742 95 92
Total GSL 44 141 38 4 0 3 29 17 19 3 2 37 0 1 .270 .364 .362 .725 78 83
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1954 Kansas City - FABL 27 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 710 755 0.4
1955 Kansas City - FABL 28 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 -132 -0.8
1958 Kansas City - FABL 31 7 30 6 2 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 .200 .250 .267 .517 43 43 -0.1
Total FABL 12 35 7 3 0 0 4 6 1 2 0 2 0 0 .200 .263 .286 .549 50 39
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Spokane - B C 9 9 47 7 2 54 0 1.000 76.1 6.37 -0.1 1.609 1 5 0 0.0
1948 Jackson - C C 38 37 265 30 3 297 2 .993 325.2 8.15 -0.0 .966 3 41 12 29.3
1949 Birmingham - AA C 46 46 190 34 4 226 2 .991 403.1 5.00 +0.4 1.200 0 29 10 34.5
1949 Gary - A C 18 18 65 13 4 78 0 1.000 163.2 4.29 +0.4 1.200 3 8 4 50.0
1949 Spokane - B C 18 14 85 10 0 95 0 1.000 136.0 6.29 -0.8 .985 3 13 5 38.5
1949 Matanzas - DL C 42 42 211 40 7 253 2 .992 375.0 6.02 +0.5 .766 3 56 30 53.6
1950 Birmingham - AA C 127 127 646 84 12 735 5 .993 1160.1 5.66 -3.7 .855 7 99 32 32.3
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB C 6 5 19 3 1 22 0 1.000 46.0 4.30 -0.8 .516 1 2 0 0.0
1951 St. Paul - AAA C 99 97 559 64 5 626 3 .995 886.0 6.33 +0.9 .932 6 55 20 36.4
1951 Camagüey - DL C 36 33 207 18 2 227 2 .991 302.2 6.69 +0.6 .994 1 17 5 29.4
1952 Kansas City - MLB C 122 119 576 81 1 657 0 1.000 1075.0 5.50 +0.8 1.025 10 52 22 42.3
1953 Kansas City - MLB C 30 29 130 15 0 146 1 .993 262.1 4.97 -0.2 .776 2 9 4 44.4
1953 Kansas City - MLB 1B 72 70 623 35 56 673 15 .978 610.2 9.70 -6.8 .888
1954 Kansas City - MLB C 33 31 151 16 1 168 1 .994 289.1 5.19 +1.3 2.448 1 21 9 42.9
1954 Kansas City - MLB 1B 4 0 7 2 1 9 0 1.000 6.0 13.50 +0.1 1.033
1955 Kansas City - MLB C 32 31 188 16 0 204 0 1.000 274.0 6.70 +0.7 1.293 5 9 6 66.7
1955 Kansas City - MLB 1B 75 74 656 33 72 698 9 .987 642.2 9.65 -3.1 .937
1956 Kansas City - MLB C 35 34 194 21 0 215 0 1.000 302.0 6.41 +0.0 .851 0 16 7 43.8
1956 Kansas City - MLB 1B 10 7 72 6 7 78 0 1.000 65.0 10.80 -0.2 .911
1957 Kansas City - MLB C 31 30 176 17 1 193 0 1.000 268.2 6.47 +0.2 .957 2 15 7 46.7
1957 Kansas City - MLB 1B 90 90 797 46 62 846 3 .996 777.1 9.76 +0.0 1.004
1958 Kansas City - MLB C 41 38 221 21 8 242 0 1.000 340.0 6.41 +0.7 .924 4 19 11 57.9
1958 Kansas City - MLB 1B 35 33 315 12 22 331 4 .988 291.0 10.11 -0.6 .973
1959 Kansas City - MLB C 30 26 133 11 1 145 1 .993 241.0 5.38 -1.2 .748 3 13 4 30.8
1959 Kansas City - MLB 1B 28 28 266 14 33 282 2 .993 233.1 10.80 +0.2 1.011
1960 Kansas City - MLB C 33 28 158 15 1 174 1 .994 265.0 5.88 -0.4 .933 3 16 7 43.8
1960 Kansas City - MLB 1B 10 9 83 4 6 88 1 .989 80.0 9.79 -0.5 .979
1961 Kansas City - MLB C 37 29 165 17 2 182 0 1.000 295.1 5.55 -1.2 .962 6 17 6 35.3
1961 Kansas City - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 +0.0 .000
1961 Kansas City - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .977
1962 Kansas City - MLB C 122 116 748 84 7 834 2 .998 1047.1 7.15 -1.8 .824 7 77 31 40.3
1963 Kansas City - MLB C 84 82 546 49 2 596 1 .998 733.0 7.31 +1.2 .893 2 46 18 39.1
TOTAL C 1069 1021 5680 666 64 6369 23 .996 9268.0 6.16 -2.4 .949 73 635 250 39.4
TOTAL 1B 326 311 2823 152 259 3009 34 .989 2711.0 9.88 -10.8 .957
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .977
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/21/1948 Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 25th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of college Macon State
07/05/1948 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization with a signing bonus of $4,000.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/21/1949 Injured (dizziness and nausea),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/06/1949 Goes 5-6 against the Atlanta Peaches, with 0 RBI and 1 R.
09/12/1949 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
11/22/1949 Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/01/1950 Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award.
03/18/1951 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
04/16/1951 Named the #38 prospect in the FABL
07/08/1951 Named the #54 prospect in the FABL
10/11/1951 Named the #46 prospect in the FABL
10/11/1951 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Brooklyn Kings in exchange for SP Roy Schaub.
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Camagüey Coyotes.
11/21/1951 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Brooklyn Kings development complex.
02/05/1952 Wins the 1951 Cuban Winter Championship with the Camagüey Coyotes.
04/15/1952 Named the #85 prospect in the FABL
07/25/1952 Goes 5-5 against the Montreal Saints, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
04/15/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
04/19/1955 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
07/10/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
05/28/1957 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
04/21/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
07/06/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/16/1959 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/23/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 4; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1949 42 6
Year H Rank
1951 52 8
Year TB Rank
1951 95 3
Year HR Rank
1951 12 1
Year RBI Rank
1949 37 2
Year HP Rank
1962 14 1
Year SF Rank
1949 3 3
1952 6 6
1953 6 8
1960 6 10
Year EBH Rank
1951 19 3
Year AVG Rank
1951 .347 6
1955 .322 5
1957 .307 8
Year OBP Rank
1955 .405 5
1957 .394 6
1962 .409 8
Year SLG Rank
1951 .633 2
Year RC Rank
1951 37.99 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1951 10.16 3
Year ISO Rank
1951 .287 2
Year wOBA Rank
1951 .455 3
1957 .364 10
Year OPS Rank
1951 1.030 2
Year WAR Rank
1951 1.9 5
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