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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2191
Ernie Burke Relief Pitcher
Retired (1999, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.38 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 62-75 Status Deceased (2048) Option Years 0  
SV 70 Age at Death 90 Date of Birth 03-05-1958
K 947 Drafted Round 2, Pick 32
(1979)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(110 games)
IP 1291.2
WHIP 1.49 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1999
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L F  Endurance C    Ldrship A 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D+ Velocity C+   Mentor Val A 
Speed D  Bunt C- Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1982 WAS
5
 5
66
0
0
0
10
 2
48.1
 35 27 24 0 16
41
1.06
4.47
1983 LAA
1
 1
34
1
0
0
0
 0
55.1
 62 26 26 0 14
42
1.37
4.23
1984 LAA
4
 3
52
0
0
0
1
 2
62.2
 65 27 26 0 16
35
1.29
3.73
1985 LAA
3
 4
68
0
0
0
3
 0
74.2
 87 43 43 0 25
60
1.50
5.18
1986 LAA
7
 5
54
0
0
0
1
 2
85.2
 94 50 48 1 29
65
1.44
5.04
1987 NYN
11
 10
98
0
0
0
29
 7
160.2
 180 99 91 3 61
109
1.50
5.10
1988 TEX
0
 2
23
0
0
0
3
 4
22.2
 28 20 20 0 14
13
1.85
7.94
1989 COL
1
 2
31
0
0
0
0
 0
39.2
 42 24 22 2 19
36
1.54
4.99
1990 COL
6
 3
37
1
0
0
1
 0
41.1
 31 16 16 0 12
31
1.04
3.48
1991 COL
1
 2
20
0
0
0
0
 0
21.0
 26 13 12 0 5
15
1.48
5.14
1992 COL
3
 3
48
0
0
0
0
 2
73.2
 73 37 35 1 22
47
1.29
4.28
1993 LAA
5
 5
88
4
0
0
7
 1
123.0
 117 59 58 0 45
103
1.32
4.24
1994 TEX
3
 2
42
0
0
0
2
 1
66.0
 52 27 26 0 19
53
1.08
3.55
1995 TEX
0
 2
22
0
0
0
1
 0
29.2
 47 32 31 0 10
27
1.92
9.40
1996 BRO
4
 5
89
0
0
0
5
 4
105.2
 106 61 59 1 36
81
1.34
5.03
1997 BRO
2
 2
54
0
0
0
4
 6
60.0
 96 56 49 1 26
46
2.03
7.35
1998 BRO
5
 17
27
27
6
0
0
 0
180.0
 252 170 155 2 97
106
1.94
7.75
1999 MIN
1
 2
42
0
0
0
3
 2
41.2
 54 32 31 1 16
37
1.68
6.70
2191
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
62
 75
895
33
6
0
70
 33
1291.2
 1447 819 772 12 482
947
1.49
5.38
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Ernie Burke has retired from the Minnesota Saints
1999-06-22Ernie Burke of the Minnesota Saints is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1999-05-01The Minnesota Saints have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team.
1999-04-12The Minnesota Saints have designated Ernie Burke for assignment.
1999-04-10Ernie Burke of the Minnesota Saints is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1999-04-01Trade #1213922 has been completed between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Minnesota Saints. The Minnesota Saints receive Ernie Burke, Draft Pick 2000 Round 2 BRO (Arquimedez McSorley) from the Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Kevin Kucek.
1999-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Frankie Redmond to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ralph Allen to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Charlie Paul to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team.
1999-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have acquired Ernie Burke from the waiver wire.
1998-03-31The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Joe Stahl to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Junior Adamson to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Chito Dudra to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Lloyd Griffin to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Joe Corey to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Al Walker to the major league team.
1998-03-31Ernie Burke has signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1997-03-31The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Junior Adamson to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Bob Cloude to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Craig Gamble to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team.
1997-03-31Ernie Burke has signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1996-04-05The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Bill Combs to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Eric Perrine to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Craig Gamble to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Art See to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Stepan Oblonsky to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Gene Neale to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Billy Fowler to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent John Murphy to the minors.
1996-04-05The Brooklyn Dodgers have acquired Ernie Burke from the waiver wire.
1995-03-29The Texas Grackles have promoted Kemp Carlstrom to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Tim Richardt to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Luke Moore to the major league team.
1995-03-29Ernie Burke has signed with the Texas Grackles for $0.54M per year for 1 year.
1994-03-31The Texas Grackles have promoted Jesus Mohler to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team.
1994-03-31Ernie Burke has signed with the Texas Grackles for $0.92M per year for 1 year.
1993-03-31The Los Angeles Warriors have promoted Biff Smith to the major league team. The Los Angeles Warriors have promoted Bob Cloude to the major league team. The Los Angeles Warriors have promoted Bill Tucker to the major league team. The Los Angeles Warriors have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team.
1993-03-30Ernie Burke has signed with the Los Angeles Warriors for $0.9M per year for 1 year.
1990-09-14Ernie Burke of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1989-03-28The Colorado Boulders have promoted Spike Prudhomme to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Arnold Steiner to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Davey Roy to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Dave Hamilton to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team.
1989-03-28Ernie Burke has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $0.5M per year for 4 years.
1988-10-03The Texas Grackles have designated Ernie Burke for assignment.
1988-09-09The Texas Grackles have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team.
1988-08-19The Texas Grackles have designated Ernie Burke for assignment.
1988-08-01The Texas Grackles have promoted Steve Wenzel to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team.
1988-06-05The Texas Grackles have designated Ernie Burke for assignment.
1988-03-29The Texas Grackles have promoted Mike Martin to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team.
1988-03-28Ernie Burke has signed with the Texas Grackles for $1.97M per year for 1 year.
1987-03-30The New York Knights have promoted Jule Mudrock to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Roberto Skalski to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Dizzy Ditz to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Junior Adamson to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Frann Finnvold to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Dick Miller to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Chuck Ward to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Sid Hargrave to the major league team.
1987-03-30Ernie Burke has signed with the New York Knights for $2.5M per year for 1 year.
1984-05-24The Los Angeles Warriors have promoted Ernie Burke to the major league team.
1984-03-31The Los Angeles Warriors have promoted Lee Thompson to the major league team. The Los Angeles Warriors have promoted John Rodgers to the major league team. The Los Angeles Warriors have sent Ned Callahan to the minors. The Los Angeles Warriors have sent Ernie Burke to the minors.
1982-04-04The Washington Senators have auto-promoted Ernie Burke to the major leagues.