C Bob 'Gator' Burge #16
Age: 47 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
C BOB 'GATOR' BURGE #16 - AGE: 47 - 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:03/20/1927
Born in:Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 2 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 2 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
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 .806 117 127 0.2
1952 Kansas City - FABL 25 126 465 118 24 2 8 51 42 53 1 6 47 0 1 .254 .328 .366 .693 106 112 3.6
1953 Kansas City - FABL 26 108 377 106 23 1 6 67 44 43 1 6 33 1 0 .281 .351 .395 .747 108 111 1.0
1954 Kansas City - FABL 27 65 150 50 10 1 4 30 27 17 3 3 16 0 0 .333 .405 .493 .898 148 145 1.8
1955 Kansas City - FABL 28 121 423 136 17 3 10 53 79 54 7 3 26 0 0 .322 .405 .447 .851 132 139 3.2
1956 Kansas City - FABL 29 79 180 53 7 1 4 26 16 20 1 3 17 0 0 .294 .363 .411 .774 121 129 1.5
1957 Kansas City - FABL 30 128 456 140 12 1 12 70 53 65 3 4 33 1 0 .307 .394 .417 .811 133 143 3.9
1958 Kansas City - FABL 31 124 325 102 14 1 6 61 43 37 3 5 25 0 1 .314 .384 .418 .802 123 125 2.2
1959 Kansas City - FABL 32 112 260 70 16 0 7 38 31 28 5 1 30 0 0 .269 .350 .412 .762 108 111 1.2
1960 Kansas City - FABL 33 115 206 58 5 0 4 33 24 26 5 6 20 0 0 .282 .366 .364 .730 92 94 0.6
1961 Kansas City - FABL 34 112 200 58 14 0 6 32 26 23 1 0 12 4 0 .290 .366 .450 .816 116 112 1.2
1962 Kansas City - FABL 35 130 455 142 26 1 10 92 72 63 14 4 47 0 0 .312 .409 .440 .848 125 135 4.4
1963 Kansas City - FABL 36 101 369 107 14 1 7 56 50 33 3 3 39 0 0 .290 .350 .390 .741 103 102 2.1
Total FABL 1333 3897 1152 183 12 84 610 509 462 47 44 345 6 2 .296 .373 .413 .787 118 123 26.9
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
1948 Jackson - R 21 44 141 38 4 0 3 29 17 19 3 2 37 0 1 .270 .364 .362 .725 84 92 0.5
1948 Spokane - A 21 15 39 14 2 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 11 0 0 .359 .390 .410 .801 106 115 0.2
1949 Matanzas - DL 22 42 165 39 5 0 5 37 16 20 0 3 20 0 0 .236 .314 .358 .671 69 66 0.1
1949 Spokane - A 22 52 87 26 1 0 1 9 16 9 1 0 14 0 0 .299 .371 .345 .716 88 87 0.2
1949 Gary - A 22 18 80 26 6 2 1 11 13 6 0 0 19 0 0 .325 .372 .487 .860 132 140 0.9
1949 Birmingham - AA 22 52 196 74 8 0 4 26 27 18 1 1 22 2 0 .378 .431 .480 .910 139 147 2.4
1950 Birmingham - AA 23 134 517 163 24 2 9 75 61 62 4 5 73 1 0 .315 .389 .422 .811 120 115 3.6
1951 Camagüey - DL 24 40 150 52 7 0 12 29 25 12 1 1 21 0 0 .347 .396 .633 1.030 163 165 2.0
1951 St. Paul - AAA 24 109 418 124 16 2 8 37 42 23 3 2 37 1 0 .297 .336 .402 .738 107 110 2.9
Total DIX 186 713 237 32 2 13 101 88 80 5 6 95 3 0 .332 .400 .438 .838 126 124
Total GWL 109 418 124 16 2 8 37 42 23 3 2 37 1 0 .297 .336 .402 .738 107 110
Total HL 18 80 26 6 2 1 11 13 6 0 0 19 0 0 .325 .372 .487 .860 132 140
Total COW 67 126 40 3 0 1 14 19 11 1 0 25 0 0 .317 .377 .365 .742 94 95
Total GSL 44 141 38 4 0 3 29 17 19 3 2 37 0 1 .270 .364 .362 .725 84 92
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 3.000 718 766 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 -134 -0.7
1958 Kansas City - FABL 31 7 30 6 2 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 .200 .250 .267 .517 43 44 -0.1
1963 Kansas City - FABL 36 4 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 .071 .188 .071 .259 -25 -18 0.5
Total FABL 16 49 8 3 0 0 4 6 3 2 0 6 0 0 .163 .241 .224 .465 28 23
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 - A 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 - R 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 - A 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 +0.3 .961 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 97 95 619 53 2 673 1 .999 843.0 7.17 +0.6 .893 3 50 19 38.0
1963 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 1082 1034 5753 670 64 6446 23 .996 9378.0 6.16 -3.6 .952 74 639 251 39.3
TOTAL 1B 327 311 2824 152 259 3010 34 .989 2712.0 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.
12/28/1963 Became a free agent.
12/28/1963 Retired from professional baseball (storyline).
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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