LF Bill Burgess #11
Age: 45 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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LF BILL BURGESS #11 - AGE: 45 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - 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:07/06/1929
Born in:French Valley, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 149 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 12th Pick in Round 3
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
1952 New York - FABL 22 140 468 139 30 9 8 54 86 80 0 3 61 3 5 .297 .397 .451 .848 149 155 5.2
1953 New York - FABL 23 42 54 13 2 1 0 3 3 5 0 0 10 0 1 .241 .305 .315 .620 70 76 -0.3
1954 New York - FABL 24 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 172 186 0.0
1955 New York - FABL 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total FABL 191 524 153 32 10 8 57 89 85 0 3 71 3 6 .292 .389 .437 .826 142 148 4.9
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
1947 Rock Island - R 17 56 214 41 9 1 3 13 28 30 1 3 51 9 3 .192 .290 .285 .575 73 80 0.4
1948 Rock Island - R 18 6 24 7 2 0 1 5 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 .292 .320 .500 .820 110 111 0.2
1948 Fresno - A 18 61 168 46 13 2 1 23 18 26 0 0 31 5 1 .274 .371 .393 .764 99 94 0.6
1949 Rock Island - R 19 44 161 46 6 2 4 18 21 15 2 0 22 5 2 .286 .354 .422 .776 106 109 0.8
1949 Fresno - A 19 69 221 49 13 1 2 19 24 27 0 0 41 6 9 .222 .306 .317 .623 65 57 -0.6
1950 Fresno - A 20 139 553 152 33 14 1 71 115 125 7 1 77 18 8 .275 .414 .391 .805 114 122 3.7
1951 Manzanillo - DL 21 35 110 29 5 3 1 10 22 17 2 2 17 1 3 .264 .366 .391 .757 98 101 0.2
1951 Albany - A 21 52 205 57 17 8 2 27 30 28 1 4 28 4 2 .278 .361 .468 .830 157 150 2.5
1951 Reading - AA 21 42 171 61 16 5 4 24 27 30 0 0 18 4 5 .357 .453 .579 1.032 181 188 2.7
1951 Toledo - AAA 21 14 55 10 4 2 1 4 7 3 0 0 5 0 0 .182 .224 .382 .606 62 62 0.4
1954 Toledo - AAA 24 122 453 97 14 2 7 38 55 46 3 3 60 7 5 .214 .289 .300 .589 60 65 1.6
1955 Reading - AA 25 74 224 59 10 0 3 25 43 48 2 5 27 4 3 .263 .391 .348 .739 106 111 1.0
1955 Toledo - AAA 25 33 95 18 4 1 2 5 7 8 1 0 15 0 2 .189 .260 .316 .575 56 47 0.0
1956 Reading - AA 26 106 282 88 18 7 2 37 48 36 2 3 49 8 4 .312 .390 .447 .837 129 133 1.9
1956 Toledo - AAA 26 10 37 10 0 0 1 2 9 7 0 0 10 0 0 .270 .386 .351 .738 101 105 0.4
1957 Toledo - AAA 27 71 193 50 8 5 7 33 23 13 0 1 29 3 1 .259 .304 .461 .765 105 104 0.9
1958 Toledo - AAA 28 78 179 35 6 1 3 15 21 21 1 2 27 0 3 .196 .281 .291 .571 55 58 -0.8
1959 Reading - AA 29 44 73 17 5 1 1 9 9 6 0 0 17 0 1 .233 .291 .370 .661 97 91 -0.1
1959 Toledo - AAA 29 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -42 -16 -0.1
1960 Albany - A 30 14 13 2 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .154 .267 .615 .882 157 149 0.1
1960 Reading - AA 30 23 25 2 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 1 9 0 0 .080 .172 .200 .372 8 6 -0.2
1961 Reading - AA 31 28 14 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 5 0 0 .214 .421 .286 .707 104 124 0.0
1962 Reading - AA 32 22 24 7 0 0 1 7 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 .292 .370 .417 .787 130 134 0.1
1963 Reading - AA 33 49 134 31 9 1 2 13 22 15 3 0 30 3 1 .231 .322 .358 .681 100 96 -0.3
1963 Toledo - AAA 33 10 9 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .111 .200 .444 .644 71 71 -0.0
1964 Fresno - A 34 12 15 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 .133 .188 .200 .388 8 -4 -0.3
1964 Albany - A 34 53 50 10 3 0 0 6 5 11 1 0 12 0 0 .200 .355 .260 .615 80 85 0.1
1964 Reading - AA 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -135 -0.0
1965 Fresno - A 35 12 15 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 .400 .400 .600 1.000 174 192 0.2
1965 Albany - A 35 15 22 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1 .182 .308 .227 .535 58 68 -0.1
1965 Reading - AA 35 25 30 4 2 0 0 2 3 4 1 1 5 1 0 .133 .250 .200 .450 32 33 -0.1
1966 Wichita - A 36 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400 19 72 0.0
Total EA 414 978 272 61 14 14 121 159 150 8 10 165 20 14 .278 .375 .412 .787 120 123
Total HL 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400 19 72
Total MAL 134 290 73 21 8 4 37 38 44 3 4 45 4 3 .252 .352 .421 .773 136 132
Total COW 293 972 255 60 17 5 117 160 179 7 1 157 30 20 .262 .381 .374 .755 100 102
Total UMVA 106 399 94 17 3 8 36 54 46 3 3 79 14 5 .236 .317 .353 .670 88 93
Total CL 340 1025 221 36 11 22 98 123 99 6 6 150 10 11 .216 .287 .337 .624 68 70
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Rock Island - R 1B 20 6 59 5 3 65 1 .985 63.1 9.09 -0.2 .977
1947 Rock Island - R CF 50 50 150 4 1 157 3 .981 418.2 3.31 -1.9 1.004
1948 Fresno - A 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1948 Fresno - A LF 58 58 124 2 0 132 6 .955 445.1 2.55 +1.6 1.029
1948 Fresno - A CF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.2 4.76 +0.2 1.006
1948 Rock Island - R CF 6 6 12 3 1 15 0 1.000 47.0 2.87 +0.8 1.211
1948 Fresno - A RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.0 1.002
1949 Rock Island - R 1B 5 5 39 2 6 42 1 .976 39.0 9.46 -0.4 .847
1949 Fresno - A LF 59 57 103 1 1 105 1 .990 468.2 2.00 +3.5 1.040
1949 Rock Island - R LF 28 26 27 0 0 28 1 .964 226.0 1.08 -0.5 1.026
1949 Fresno - A CF 11 11 30 0 0 31 1 .968 93.1 2.89 -0.0 1.004
1949 Rock Island - R CF 13 13 23 2 0 25 0 1.000 105.1 2.14 +0.3 1.045
1950 Fresno - A 1B 19 0 12 3 0 17 2 .882 24.2 5.47 -0.8 .692
1950 Fresno - A LF 37 21 57 3 2 61 1 .984 214.0 2.52 +2.4 1.070
1950 Fresno - A CF 106 105 307 15 5 326 4 .988 857.0 3.38 -4.3 .981
1950 Fresno - A RF 25 11 42 0 0 43 1 .977 121.0 3.12 +0.0 .951
1951 Reading - AA 1B 15 15 119 12 13 132 1 .992 126.1 9.33 +1.1 1.035
1951 Albany - A 1B 1 0 12 0 2 12 0 1.000 8.0 13.50 +0.1 1.024
1951 Manzanillo - DL 1B 22 16 142 7 12 151 2 .987 145.2 9.21 +0.1 .929
1951 Reading - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 .962
1951 Manzanillo - DL LF 13 9 13 0 0 14 1 .929 78.1 1.49 +0.4 .946
1951 Toledo - AAA CF 13 13 39 0 0 41 2 .951 117.0 3.00 +4.5 1.054
1951 Reading - AA CF 24 24 64 0 0 64 0 1.000 216.2 2.66 +1.1 1.012
1951 Albany - A CF 16 12 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 103.0 2.53 -3.3 .870
1951 Reading - AA RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 -0.3 .976
1951 Albany - A RF 42 36 102 0 0 103 1 .990 353.0 2.60 +6.9 1.071
1952 New York - MLB 1B 5 1 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 15.1 12.33 +0.1 1.050
1952 New York - MLB LF 116 112 194 2 0 198 2 .990 1014.0 1.74 +1.3 1.003
1952 New York - MLB CF 11 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 23.2 3.04 +0.1 .998
1952 New York - MLB RF 7 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 16.2 2.70 +0.2 1.231
1953 New York - MLB 1B 4 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 5.0 14.40 +0.0 1.045
1953 New York - MLB LF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.3 .941
1953 New York - MLB CF 6 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 -0.8 .788
1953 New York - MLB RF 18 5 17 1 0 19 1 .947 74.1 2.18 -1.8 .873
1954 Toledo - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 New York - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Toledo - AAA CF 115 113 277 13 2 292 2 .993 1010.2 2.58 +19.1 .926
1954 New York - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Toledo - AAA RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.3 1.000
1955 Toledo - AAA C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1955 New York - MLB 1B 6 0 6 2 1 8 0 1.000 6.1 11.37 +0.1 1.030
1955 Toledo - AAA 1B 5 5 36 3 2 40 1 .975 40.0 8.78 +0.1 .833
1955 Reading - AA 1B 45 39 336 27 40 366 3 .992 350.1 9.33 +3.8 1.094
1955 Toledo - AAA LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 25.0 0.72 +0.5 1.000
1955 Reading - AA LF 8 5 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 51.0 1.76 -0.6 .965
1955 Toledo - AAA CF 17 16 41 2 1 45 2 .956 144.0 2.69 +3.8 .911
1955 Reading - AA CF 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 21.2 0.83 -0.5 .986
1955 Toledo - AAA RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.4 2.000
1955 Reading - AA RF 13 12 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 89.2 1.71 -1.8 .931
1956 Reading - AA 1B 65 52 426 38 36 472 8 .983 455.1 9.17 +0.4 .992
1956 Reading - AA LF 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.1 2.02 +0.0 .971
1956 Toledo - AAA CF 10 10 27 1 1 28 0 1.000 95.1 2.64 +1.7 .871
1956 Reading - AA CF 2 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 +0.1 .996
1956 Reading - AA RF 17 11 30 1 0 31 0 1.000 108.2 2.57 +0.1 1.023
1957 Toledo - AAA 1B 16 0 19 2 2 21 0 1.000 16.2 11.34 +0.3 1.000
1957 Toledo - AAA LF 13 6 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 65.1 1.65 -1.0 .909
1957 Toledo - AAA CF 32 32 72 4 2 78 2 .974 271.1 2.52 +1.3 .911
1957 Toledo - AAA RF 15 7 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 89.0 2.33 +0.5 1.000
1958 Toledo - AAA 1B 27 1 39 1 3 40 0 1.000 41.0 8.78 -0.0 1.000
1958 Toledo - AAA LF 13 5 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 64.0 1.55 -1.0 1.111
1958 Toledo - AAA CF 35 35 73 4 1 78 1 .987 304.2 2.27 -1.9 .880
1958 Toledo - AAA RF 7 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 45.0 2.20 +0.3 1.000
1959 Reading - AA 1B 13 2 30 1 4 31 0 1.000 35.0 7.97 +0.0 1.047
1959 Reading - AA LF 10 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.1 2.05 -0.4 .988
1959 Toledo - AAA CF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 -0.1 1.000
1959 Reading - AA CF 7 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 51.0 1.41 -0.7 .899
1959 Reading - AA RF 7 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 45.1 1.59 -0.8 .981
1960 Reading - AA 1B 6 1 16 1 2 17 0 1.000 20.0 7.65 +0.2 1.051
1960 Albany - A 1B 13 3 31 4 5 35 0 1.000 34.1 9.17 +0.3 1.029
1960 Reading - AA LF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.2 .977
1960 Reading - AA CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.1 1.012
1960 Reading - AA RF 8 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 23.0 1.96 +0.3 .991
1960 Albany - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Reading - AA 1B 15 0 13 0 2 13 0 1.000 20.2 5.66 +0.0 1.064
1961 Reading - AA LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.9 .496
1961 Reading - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.3 1.015
1961 Reading - AA RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.1 .000
1962 Reading - AA 1B 9 0 20 2 0 23 1 .957 20.0 9.90 -0.4 .902
1962 Reading - AA LF 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 -0.2 .980
1962 Reading - AA RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Toledo - AAA 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1963 Reading - AA 1B 5 3 30 1 2 31 0 1.000 35.1 7.90 +0.7 1.555
1963 Reading - AA LF 25 24 28 0 0 29 1 .966 210.0 1.20 -5.7 .827
1963 Toledo - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Reading - AA RF 8 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 37.0 0.73 -1.1 .740
1964 Reading - AA 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 +0.0 1.067
1964 Albany - A 1B 9 3 28 0 2 28 0 1.000 32.1 7.79 +0.1 1.058
1964 Fresno - A 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 .000
1964 Albany - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Albany - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Albany - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Reading - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Albany - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Fresno - A RF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 15.0 3.00 -0.7 .896
1965 Reading - AA 1B 5 3 28 4 7 32 0 1.000 30.2 9.39 -0.1 .934
1965 Albany - A 1B 4 3 25 1 2 26 0 1.000 29.0 8.07 -0.0 1.062
1965 Fresno - A 1B 1 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 -0.1 1.072
1965 Albany - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Albany - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Reading - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Wichita - A 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 341 159 1515 118 146 1653 20 .988 1612.1 9.12 +5.6 1.008
TOTAL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 404 328 600 11 3 624 13 .979 2944.1 1.87 -0.5 1.007
TOTAL CF 485 452 1182 48 14 1247 17 .986 3929.0 2.82 +19.9 .958
TOTAL RF 185 101 279 2 0 284 3 .989 1071.0 2.36 +2.7 1.005
PLAYER HISTORY
07/06/1929 Brother of Gary Burgess.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 44th overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of high school Downey (Downey; Downey, CA).
07/03/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $2,600.
07/06/1947 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
10/10/1947 Named the #69 prospect in the FABL
11/10/1947 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/11/1948 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/21/1949 Injured (forearm inflammation),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/18/1950 Wins the 1950 Championship with the Fresno Falcons!
06/01/1951 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
06/03/1951 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Manzanillo Palms.
04/15/1952 Named the #89 prospect in the FABL
09/01/1952 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1952 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
10/18/1952 Finished 2nd in 1952 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting.
06/24/1955 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Reading Coal Barons!
09/24/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Reading Coal Barons!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
09/08/1964 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/11/1966 Released by the New York organization.
07/24/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
07/27/1966 Released by the New York organization.
08/07/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
08/15/1966 Released by the New York organization.
09/19/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
10/03/1966 Released by the New York organization.
11/10/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
03/20/1967 Released by the New York organization.
10/13/1967 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1952 30 5
Year 3B Rank
1951 3 4
1952 9 4
Year R Rank
1952 86 9
Year BB Rank
1952 80 9
Year SF Rank
1951 2 10
Year EBH Rank
1952 47 10
Year AVG Rank
1952 .297 7
Year OBP Rank
1952 .397 4
Year SLG Rank
1952 .451 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1952 6.81 7
Year wOBA Rank
1952 .393 6
Year OPS Rank
1952 .848 6
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