06/10/1926 | Brother of Bill Burgess. |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
06/27/1944 | Drafted in the 1944 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of high school Downey (Downey; Downey, CA). |
07/13/1944 | Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization with a signing bonus of $2,600. |
09/11/1944 | Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award. |
10/14/1944 | Named the #93 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
04/16/1945 | Named the #87 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
07/08/1946 | Wins the COW Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
11/23/1948 | Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers. |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-). |
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: - (-). |
07/20/1950 | Goes 5-6 against the Kansas City Packers, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
11/21/1950 | Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers. |
04/16/1956 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with SP Marv Rafalko, in exchange for 1B Happy Wright. |
04/30/1956 | Released by the Cincinnati Cannons. |
05/26/1956 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $23,200 with the Chicago Cougars organization. |
10/17/1956 | Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Chicago Chiefs, along with $24,000, in exchange for LF Johnny Estes. |
04/18/1961 | Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Chicago Chiefs development complex. |
04/08/1962 | Was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles while with Chicago. |
09/03/1962 | Released by the Los Angeles Suns. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | PA | Rank | 1948 | 205 | 3 | 1950 | 201 | 5 | | | | | |
Year | 2B | Rank | 1948 | 11 | 8 | 1950 | 15 | 1 | | Year | 3B | Rank | 1948 | 3 | 3 | 1950 | 2 | 9 | 1955 | 10 | 5 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1948 | 10 | 4 | 1949 | 7 | 6 | 1950 | 6 | 4 | | Year | R | Rank | 1948 | 34 | 6 | 1949 | 35 | 3 | 1950 | 37 | 5 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1948 | 35 | 5 | 1949 | 43 | 1 | |
| Year | SF | Rank | 1948 | 3 | 3 | 1955 | 6 | 10 | 1956 | 6 | 6 | 1958 | 6 | 6 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1948 | 20 | 6 | 1950 | 24 | 3 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1949 | .458 | 5 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1950 | .542 | 10 | |
Year | RC | Rank | 1949 | 36.99 | 8 | 1950 | 39.35 | 8 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1949 | .961 | 10 | | | | |