RF Gene Burton #19
Age: 50 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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RF GENE BURTON #19 - AGE: 50 - 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:05/01/1924
Born in:Detroit, MI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:1942, 9th Pick in Round 9
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
1950 Chicago - FABL 26 51 87 22 7 1 4 15 15 11 2 1 6 0 0 .253 .347 .494 .841 126 124 0.6
1951 Chicago - FABL 27 53 91 19 3 0 2 12 11 9 1 1 8 0 0 .209 .284 .308 .592 60 63 -0.3
1952 Chicago - FABL 28 34 38 11 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .325 .395 .720 110 113 0.2
1953 Chicago - FABL 29 37 44 10 1 0 1 5 6 7 0 0 2 0 1 .227 .333 .318 .652 81 79 -0.1
1954 Chicago - FABL 30 71 85 17 5 1 2 13 12 14 1 1 8 0 0 .200 .317 .353 .670 81 74 -0.3
1955 Chicago - FABL 31 54 67 14 3 0 2 6 13 9 1 0 4 1 2 .209 .312 .343 .655 74 73 -0.2
1956 Chicago - FABL 32 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000 188 222 0.1
1961 Chicago - FABL 37 36 41 7 3 0 0 6 2 6 2 0 5 0 0 .171 .306 .244 .550 52 63 -0.2
1962 Chicago - FABL 38 8 13 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .154 .267 .154 .421 14 15 -0.1
1964 Chicago - FABL 40 12 11 3 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697 106 109 0.1
Total FABL 364 480 106 25 3 11 66 64 63 8 3 36 1 3 .221 .319 .354 .674 84 84 -0.2
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
1942 Tacoma - A 18 48 119 12 1 0 1 2 7 4 1 0 30 3 1 .101 .137 .134 .272 -19 -32 -1.3
1946 Memphis - AA 22 24 85 31 5 3 1 9 12 6 0 1 10 2 0 .365 .402 .529 .932 166 176 1.2
1946 Fort Wayne - AAA 22 97 285 61 13 2 1 25 33 29 5 2 39 7 4 .214 .296 .284 .580 58 60 -0.5
1947 Memphis - AA 23 124 409 112 17 6 3 43 52 43 6 4 32 10 11 .274 .348 .367 .715 91 90 1.4
1948 Cienfuegos - DL 24 27 53 13 2 0 4 15 9 11 0 1 2 3 1 .245 .369 .509 .879 129 128 0.5
1948 Memphis - AA 24 134 507 161 33 8 7 86 72 52 3 9 45 12 10 .318 .378 .456 .834 118 117 3.4
1949 Fort Wayne - AAA 25 132 514 144 29 6 6 77 58 68 5 6 40 5 7 .280 .366 .395 .761 106 112 2.7
1950 Fort Wayne - AAA 26 57 210 61 10 6 6 35 30 37 3 3 22 2 4 .290 .399 .481 .880 138 145 1.7
1951 Fort Wayne - AAA 27 52 207 66 6 6 7 33 28 13 1 1 19 0 1 .319 .360 .507 .868 133 139 2.3
1956 Fort Wayne - AAA 32 76 277 74 15 4 11 50 45 31 16 2 21 0 2 .267 .371 .469 .840 127 133 3.3
1957 Fort Wayne - AAA 33 110 353 75 14 5 5 27 66 60 24 1 33 9 7 .212 .363 .323 .686 87 100 0.9
1958 Fort Wayne - AAA 34 125 418 118 24 5 15 62 67 67 16 0 38 7 2 .282 .401 .471 .872 136 144 3.7
1959 Fort Wayne - AAA 35 122 368 95 28 7 12 48 62 66 15 3 31 2 2 .258 .389 .470 .859 132 137 2.8
1960 Fort Wayne - AAA 36 60 204 46 14 1 5 17 44 40 18 2 18 2 1 .225 .394 .377 .771 110 115 0.9
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA 37 51 180 48 10 0 1 11 25 28 4 1 12 1 3 .267 .376 .339 .714 95 103 0.2
1962 Fort Wayne - AAA 38 113 346 101 13 2 14 54 61 84 12 0 31 5 7 .292 .446 .462 .908 147 157 3.5
1963 Milwaukee - AAA 39 59 89 21 5 0 2 9 14 20 1 3 11 0 1 .236 .372 .360 .731 99 101 0.2
1965 Tacoma - A 41 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 460 529 0.1
1965 Cedar Rapids - A 41 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -8 33 -0.0
1965 Austin - AA 41 4 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 177 190 0.1
Total DIX 282 1001 304 55 17 11 138 136 101 9 14 87 24 21 .304 .368 .426 .794 111 111
Total HL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -8 33
Total COW 49 120 13 1 0 1 2 7 4 1 0 30 3 1 .108 .144 .142 .286 -15 -27
Total LSA 4 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 177 190
Total CL 1054 3451 910 181 44 85 448 533 543 120 24 315 40 41 .264 .380 .416 .796 116 123
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 Tacoma - A CF 47 42 119 4 1 124 1 .992 332.2 3.33 -4.0 .948
1946 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 29 25 97 5 0 105 3 .971 226.2 4.05 +0.5 1.022
1946 Memphis - AA LF 24 24 48 1 0 51 2 .961 185.0 2.38 -2.9 .926
1946 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 58 48 169 5 4 180 6 .967 424.2 3.69 -7.7 .914
1946 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Memphis - AA SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.2 2.35 -0.3 .729
1947 Memphis - AA LF 37 23 68 2 1 70 0 1.000 228.1 2.76 +0.7 1.037
1947 Memphis - AA CF 5 4 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 33.1 4.59 +0.2 1.032
1947 Memphis - AA RF 74 72 188 10 2 202 4 .980 619.1 2.88 +10.3 1.079
1948 Memphis - AA LF 61 57 127 4 1 134 3 .978 519.2 2.27 +5.2 1.065
1948 Cienfuegos - DL LF 6 2 10 0 0 11 1 .909 25.0 3.60 +0.3 1.077
1948 Memphis - AA CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1948 Memphis - AA RF 74 73 172 6 1 183 5 .973 632.2 2.53 +6.0 1.060
1948 Cienfuegos - DL RF 12 11 22 1 0 24 1 .958 85.0 2.44 +1.0 1.113
1949 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 23 13 35 0 0 37 2 .946 129.0 2.44 -0.7 .972
1949 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 118 118 263 11 6 283 9 .968 1030.0 2.39 -9.0 1.008
1950 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1950 Chicago - MLB LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.2 1.69 +0.3 1.000
1950 Chicago - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 -0.1 1.000
1950 Chicago - MLB RF 18 16 49 1 0 52 2 .962 139.0 3.24 +0.2 1.038
1950 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 54 54 135 2 1 141 4 .972 464.2 2.65 -1.6 1.000
1951 Chicago - MLB LF 11 7 14 0 0 15 1 .933 67.0 1.88 -1.2 .986
1951 Chicago - MLB RF 20 10 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 103.2 2.17 +0.2 .977
1951 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 49 49 104 5 0 113 4 .965 421.2 2.33 +7.9 1.040
1952 Chicago - MLB LF 8 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 13.1 2.70 +0.0 .960
1952 Chicago - MLB RF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.2 1.42 +0.3 .985
1953 Chicago - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .941
1953 Chicago - MLB RF 9 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 46.1 0.97 -1.2 .976
1954 Chicago - MLB LF 14 8 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 80.1 1.57 -2.1 .963
1954 Chicago - MLB RF 5 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 22.0 2.45 -0.2 .987
1955 Chicago - MLB LF 13 6 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 72.1 2.24 -0.7 .909
1955 Chicago - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Chicago - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Chicago - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.2 .958
1956 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 8 8 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 72.0 2.12 +1.6 .944
1956 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 64 63 116 3 2 121 2 .983 554.1 1.93 +11.1 1.036
1957 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 1 1 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.3 1.000
1957 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 67 63 101 6 1 114 7 .939 568.0 1.70 -2.0 .990
1957 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 25 22 49 5 0 55 1 .982 213.0 2.28 +0.7 .959
1958 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 112 112 901 47 92 958 10 .990 890.0 9.59 +1.2 .924
1958 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 -0.5 1.000
1958 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.1 1.000
1959 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 85 85 663 39 63 711 9 .987 676.0 9.35 -0.1 .908
1959 Fort Wayne - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 4 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 29.1 1.23 -0.2 .800
1959 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 13 10 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 86.2 1.45 -0.0 .929
1960 Fort Wayne - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 58 58 95 5 2 106 6 .943 466.2 1.93 -2.8 .922
1961 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1961 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.000
1961 Chicago - MLB LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.7 .467
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1961 Chicago - MLB RF 8 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 41.0 1.10 -0.3 .981
1961 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 47 47 68 4 0 73 1 .986 376.2 1.72 -3.1 .930
1962 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 26 25 193 9 21 203 1 .995 193.0 9.42 +0.3 .971
1962 Fort Wayne - AAA 2B 3 3 9 5 2 18 4 .778 27.0 4.67 -2.0 .400
1962 Chicago - MLB LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.1 1.59 -0.2 .964
1962 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 5 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 34.0 1.59 +0.3 1.000
1962 Chicago - MLB RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.006
1962 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 73 73 143 6 0 150 1 .993 561.2 2.39 -2.8 .938
1963 Milwaukee - AAA RF 16 16 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 140.0 1.29 -0.6 .909
1964 Chicago - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Cedar Rapids - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.045
TOTAL 1B 226 222 1761 95 176 1876 20 .989 1764.0 9.47 +1.3 .923
TOTAL 2B 3 3 9 5 2 18 4 .778 27.0 4.67 -2.0 .400
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 4 2 3 5 2 8 0 1.000 25.2 2.81 -0.1 .838
TOTAL LF 323 236 554 18 3 591 19 .968 2219.0 2.32 -3.9 1.004
TOTAL CF 123 104 325 9 5 341 7 .979 888.2 3.38 -10.0 .934
TOTAL RF 749 702 1486 61 14 1587 40 .975 6041.0 2.30 +16.2 1.007
PLAYER HISTORY
06/22/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 9, 137th overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of high school Walled Lake (Walled Lake; Walled Lake, MI).
07/08/1942 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization with a signing bonus of $2,300.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/29/1946 Injured (thigh muscle strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/20/1946 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
09/21/1946 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/26/1947 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/09/1948 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/23/1948 Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/08/1949 Wins the 1948 Cuban Winter Championship with the Cienfuegos Crocodiles.
08/07/1949 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/18/1949 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/31/1950 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/14/1950 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 4 weeks.
05/22/1951 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/01/1951 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
06/16/1958 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
08/06/1958 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/19/1959 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/15/1959 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
09/05/1959 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for one week.
05/14/1960 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/31/1960 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
07/14/1960 Injured (ruptured disc (back)),out for 9 months.
04/26/1961 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/23/1962 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
08/17/1962 Scores his 500th career Century League run!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
01/07/1963 Released by the Chicago organization.
03/20/1963 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
07/15/1963 Released by the Chicago organization.
12/05/1963 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 5.
05/10/1965 Released by the Chicago organization.
10/16/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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