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Wally Berger League
5-25-2117
Bobby Burkett Right Field
Retired (1974, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .768 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 2083 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 11-28-1937
HR 238 Drafted Round 3, Pick 46
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(11 games)
RBI 1132
SB 309
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed A- Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B F  (3.0%) LF A+ (98.8%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF D  (19.7%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   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
1959 CLE
24
86
11
19
5
0
1
5
5
 21 1 0
2
 2 0
.586
.272
.314
.093
.221
1960 CLE
132
462
49
99
13
8
5
44
38
 88 1 3
16
 3 6
.583
.274
.310
.095
.214
1961 CLE
149
573
64
135
18
4
6
48
38
 118 5 2
18
 2 7
.600
.288
.312
.077
.236
1962 CLE
147
574
63
150
21
12
18
79
43
 95 0 4
8
 3 2
.745
.311
.434
.172
.261
1963 CLE
146
571
83
149
19
8
26
85
46
 99 3 6
19
 4 3
.775
.316
.459
.198
.261
1964 CLE
146
578
76
167
25
9
19
106
51
 102 1 2
22
 3 3
.808
.347
.462
.173
.289
1965 CLE
146
559
84
161
26
8
17
89
60
 100 0 4
26
 8 5
.809
.355
.454
.166
.288
1966 CLE
146
561
84
162
30
11
19
91
66
 90 1 3
31
 7 4
.846
.363
.483
.194
.289
1967 CLE
146
570
81
156
34
11
22
105
51
 79 2 5
22
 6 7
.821
.333
.488
.214
.274
1968 CLE
147
563
88
144
25
7
23
89
56
 104 4 3
23
 9 5
.773
.326
.448
.192
.256
1969 CLE
146
546
93
138
16
9
21
79
44
 123 4 7
16
 7 3
.740
.309
.430
.178
.253
1970 CLE
146
537
72
158
26
7
13
84
53
 70 0 2
21
 8 6
.798
.356
.441
.147
.294
1971 CLE
146
569
98
170
31
13
21
94
65
 80 3 7
40
 7 5
.879
.370
.510
.211
.299
1972 CLE
146
545
76
149
33
10
15
74
58
 85 2 3
26
 7 0
.797
.344
.453
.180
.273
1973 CLE
122
328
51
99
13
4
11
49
29
 63 2 2
12
 3 10
.827
.360
.466
.165
.302
1974 CLE
75
114
14
27
4
0
1
11
14
 26 1 1
7
 1 1
.621
.323
.298
.061
.237
Total
2110
7736
1087
2083
339
121
238
1132
717
 1343 30 54
309
 80 67
.768
.331
.437
.167
.269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Bobby Burkett has retired from the Cleveland Top Dawgs
1960-06-01The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Bobby Burkett to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Joe Crotty to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Tim Harrington to the minors. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Phil Fisher to the minors.
1960-05-29The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Elmer Navarro to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Bobby Burkett to the minors.
1960-05-29The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Bobby Burkett to the major league team.
1960-05-09The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Elmer Navarro to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Bobby Burkett to the minors.
1960-03-01The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Bobby Burkett to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Jerry Brief to the minors.
1959-10-23The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Lyman McCarthy to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Bobby Burkett to the minors.
1959-10-23The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Bobby Burkett to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Lyman McCarthy to the minors.
1959-07-29The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Bobby Burkett to the minors.
1959-06-27The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Bobby Burkett to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent George Winfield to the minors.
1956-08-23The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Matt Stairs to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Bobby Burkett to the minors.
1956-08-23The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Bobby Burkett to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Gerry Erickson to the minors.
1956-08-22A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Top Dawgs and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Chris Clark from the Cleveland Top Dawgs in exchange for Bobby Burkett, Gerry Erickson.
1955-06-08A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Lynx and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Jake Reilly, Joe Kremmel, Bobby Burkett, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 4 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Lynx in exchange for Rogelio Ordenana, Mike Bell.