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Duke Snider League
3-7-2080
William Burns Left Field
Retired (1958, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .734 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
H 191 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 01-31-1924
HR 17 Drafted Round 25, Pick 387
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 101
SB 9
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D  Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF C- (32.9%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A  (91.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 WAS-NYN
104
353
57
94
16
4
9
59
36
 62 1 3
4
 1 7
.744
.333
.411
.144
.266
1951 NYN-WAS
46
131
20
33
6
1
2
15
14
 21 1 1
0
 0 0
.685
.327
.359
.107
.252
1952 WAS
33
67
12
22
4
1
1
9
6
 9 0 1
2
 2 1
.841
.378
.463
.134
.328
1953 WAS-PIT
29
37
7
11
3
0
1
4
4
 4 0 0
1
 0 0
.825
.366
.459
.162
.297
1955 PIT
60
88
4
24
1
1
2
10
4
 17 0 0
1
 4 1
.679
.304
.375
.102
.273
1956 PIT
18
35
8
7
0
0
2
4
4
 8 0 0
1
 0 0
.653
.282
.371
.171
.200
Total
290
711
108
191
30
7
17
101
68
 121 2 5
9
 7 9
.734
.332
.402
.134
.269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1958-11-01William Burns has retired from the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1956-05-04The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Alex Sherry to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent William Burns to the minors.
1955-04-01The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted William Burns to the major league team.
1955-03-01The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Roberto Clementé to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Will Mazeroski to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Rafael Tolentino to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Omar Moreno to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Del Crandall to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Tommie Faircloth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Stan Drysdale to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Gene Garber to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent William Burns to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Luke Walker to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Bill Mazeroski to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Clarence Huff to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Jose Martinez to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Bob Veale to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Manny Sanguillen to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Andy Almeida to the minors.
1954-10-03The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Andy Almeida to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Jim Rooker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted William Burns to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Bill Mazeroski to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Clarence Huff to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Jose Martinez to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Bob Veale to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Roberto Clementé to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Will Mazeroski to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Terri Buhl to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Don Rachunok to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Del Crandall to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Cameron Patterson to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Rennie Stennet to the minors.
1954-03-01The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Lee Lacy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Omar Moreno to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Kevin Smith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Noah Hitz to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Wantabé Tradid to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Dan Lampkin to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted John Candelaria to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Milt May to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Randy Whiting to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Bill Mazeroski to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Ramon Hernandez to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Jose Martinez to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent William Burns to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Kent Tekulve to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent John Dyck to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Clarence Huff to the minors.
1953-10-03The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted John Dyck to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Bill Robinson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Clarence Huff to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted William Burns to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Andy Almeida to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Wantabé Tradid to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Dan Lampkin to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Tommie Faircloth to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Milt May to the minors. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Lee Lacy to the minors.
1953-07-22The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Dan Lampkin to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent William Burns to the minors.
1953-05-27The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted William Burns to the major league team.
1953-04-16The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Al Meusel to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent William Burns to the minors.
1953-04-01The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted William Burns to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Paul Overall to the minors.
1953-03-01A trade has been completed between the Washington Gamblers and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys receive Rafael Tolentino, William Burns, Kevin Smith, Bob Barney from the Washington Gamblers in exchange for Don Robinson, Dave Giusti.
1952-07-18The Washington Gamblers have promoted Ed Niehaus to the major league team. The Washington Gamblers have sent William Burns to the minors.
1952-06-12The Washington Gamblers have promoted William Burns to the major league team. The Washington Gamblers have sent Ed Shepard to the minors.
1952-04-08The Washington Gamblers have sent William Burns down to the minors.
1951-05-16A trade has been completed between the New York Spikes and the Washington Gamblers. The Washington Gamblers receive Bill Johnson, William Burns from the New York Spikes in exchange for Jess Torker.
1950-05-27The New York Spikes have promoted William Burns to the major league team. The New York Spikes have sent Lee Vaughn to the minors.
1950-05-25A trade has been completed between the Washington Gamblers and the New York Spikes. The New York Spikes receive William Burns, Shooty Acre, Stefan Gonzalez from the Washington Gamblers in exchange for Ray Tomer, Barry Joss.
1950-05-09The Washington Gamblers have promoted Manny Mota to the major league team. The Washington Gamblers have sent William Burns to the minors.
1950-04-01The Washington Gamblers have promoted William Burns to the major league team. The Washington Gamblers have sent Harry Grammas to the minors.