06/22/1938 | Round 1, Pick 7 - Boston Minutemen: CF Bill BurkettDrafted in the 1938 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of high school Lexington (Lexington; Lexington, MA). |
07/02/1938 | Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization with a signing bonus of $20,000. |
07/10/1938 | Named the #12 prospect in the FABL |
10/15/1938 | Named the #6 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/24/1939 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
05/30/1939 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Marshalltown Maples with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/07/1939 | Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/11/1939 | Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/26/1939 | Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/16/1939 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
08/16/1939 | Injured (rotator cuff inflammation),out for 2-3 months. |
10/17/1939 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/16/1940 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
05/08/1940 | Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)),out for 10 months. |
07/08/1940 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
10/09/1940 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1941 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1941 | Named the #4 prospect in the FABL |
07/06/1941 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
08/10/1941 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Lincoln Legislators with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/08/1941 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
01/01/1942 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/14/1942 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
07/06/1942 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
09/21/1942 | Wins the 1942 Championship with the Minneapolis Lumberjacks! |
10/01/1942 | Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/10/1942 | Named the #3 prospect in the FABL |
01/01/1943 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/20/1943 | Named the #2 prospect in the FABL |
05/08/1943 | Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for 2 weeks. |
07/26/1943 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1943 | Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award. |
01/01/1944 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
01/01/1945 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/08/1945 | Was selected to the 1945 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game. |
09/06/1945 | Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1946 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
08/29/1946 | Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 7 months. |
01/01/1947 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
07/14/1947 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/24/1947 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/31/1947 | Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/17/1947 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/01/1947 | Wins the FABL CA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1948 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/26/1948 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/10/1948 | Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
08/18/1948 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
01/01/1949 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
04/07/1949 | Injured (sprained elbow),out for 6 weeks. |
05/24/1949 | Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1950 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-). |
05/16/1950 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/21/1950 | Injured (biceps strain),out for 4-5 weeks. |
06/30/1950 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Kings with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/28/1950 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/16/1950 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/28/1950 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/03/1951 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/15/1951 | Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week. |
08/21/1951 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/02/1951 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
04/15/1952 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
04/20/1952 | Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week. |
06/10/1952 | Injured (oblique strain),out for 4-5 weeks. |
07/21/1952 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week. |
09/11/1952 | Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/16/1952 | Injured (forearm tendinitis),out for 4 weeks. |
10/07/1952 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
10/26/1952 | Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Philadelphia Sailors, along with CF Al Tolliver, in exchange for RF Joe Scott. |
05/06/1953 | Injured (rotator cuff inflammation),out for 3-4 months. |
07/08/1953 | Injury setbacks result in end of career. |
07/08/1953 | Released by the Philadelphia Sailors. |
10/10/1953 | Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1945 | 14 | 8 | 1948 | 16 | 8 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1947 | 31 | 9 | 1951 | 31 | 9 | | Year | W | Rank | 1947 | 14 | 9 | 1951 | 15 | 5 | | Year | L | Rank | 1944 | 15 | 3 | 1946 | 14 | 5 | 1947 | 14 | 8 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1949 | .545 | 10 | 1950 | .600 | 8 | |
Year | IP | Rank | 1951 | 231.1 | 9 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1951 | 1010 | 10 | | | | Year | K | Rank | 1943 | 91 | 10 | 1944 | 122 | 2 | 1945 | 136 | 2 | 1946 | 114 | 10 | 1947 | 123 | 7 | 1951 | 103 | 10 | |
Year | WP | Rank | 1943 | 5 | 9 | 1944 | 4 | 10 | 1947 | 5 | 4 | 1948 | 5 | 9 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1950 | 2.81 | 1 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1947 | .266 | 10 | 1950 | .262 | 10 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1947 | 1.29 | 9 | 1950 | 1.29 | 7 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1944 | 1.51 | 8 | 1945 | 1.72 | 5 | 1947 | 1.40 | 10 | 1952 | 1.44 | 9 | |
Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1947 | 11.69 | 7 | 1950 | 11.57 | 5 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1944 | 0.25 | 8 | 1945 | 0.30 | 8 | 1946 | 0.39 | 10 | 1949 | 0.41 | 10 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1943 | 8.10 | 7 | 1947 | 8.26 | 7 | 1950 | 8.17 | 7 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1943 | 3.92 | 7 | 1944 | 5.01 | 2 | 1945 | 5.13 | 1 | 1946 | 4.89 | 6 | 1947 | 4.64 | 9 | 1952 | 5.20 | 3 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1949 | .625 | 9 | |
Year | CG | Rank | 1945 | 12 | 10 | 1947 | 17 | 8 | 1948 | 13 | 9 | 1951 | 11 | 9 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1947 | .548 | 9 | 1948 | .448 | 7 | 1952 | .391 | 9 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1947 | 2 | 8 | 1948 | 2 | 10 | 1950 | 4 | 2 | 1951 | 3 | 3 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1944 | 5.4 | 5 | 1945 | 6.4 | 2 | 1947 | 5.0 | 10 | | |