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Reggie Smith League
4-10-2048
Bittersweet Burns Starting Pitcher
Retired (1965, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 8.91 Total Rating 43   Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 8-25 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
SV 1 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 03-19-1931
K 111 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 1 years
(121 games)
IP 228.1
WHIP 1.95
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 8 Contact vs. L 2 Endurance 66   Ldrship 24
Power vs. R 11 Power vs. L 5 Velocity 33   Mentor Val 0
Speed 5 Bunt 40 Control 53
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 12 WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm 32 WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health 54 LCS Appearances 0
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
1953 PIT
6
 16
31
31
0
0
0
 0
150.2
 233 143 139 8 60
66
1.94
8.30
1954 PIT
0
 6
7
7
0
0
0
 0
31.2
 47 43 41 1 21
16
2.15
11.65
1957 PIT-STL
0
 0
11
1
0
0
0
 0
14.2
 17 15 15 1 6
8
1.57
9.20
1958 STL
1
 2
11
1
0
0
1
 0
14.2
 27 19 19 1 3
9
2.05
11.66
1959 STL
1
 1
3
3
0
0
0
 0
17.0
 26 12 12 0 6
12
1.88
6.35
2048
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
8
 25
63
43
0
0
1
 0
228.1
 350 232 226 11 96
111
1.95
8.91
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Bittersweet Burns has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1959-07-24The St. Louis Twainsman have waived Bittersweet Burns.
1959-06-19The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Stormy Cloude to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have designated Bittersweet Burns for assignment.
1959-06-08The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Bittersweet Burns to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Gypsy Reynolds to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Stormy Cloude to the minors. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Ken Spitball Garvey to the minors.
1959-05-07The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Stormy Cloude to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have designated Bittersweet Burns for assignment.
1959-04-27The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Bittersweet Burns to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have designated Steady Eddie Lane for assignment.
1959-04-02The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Cisco Kid Kallio to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have designated Bittersweet Burns for assignment.
1959-04-02The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Gunner Sheridan to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Bittersweet Burns to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Haystack Wells to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have designated Suitcase Solly Holmes for assignment.
1958-07-11The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Jukebox Johnny Sain to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Stormy Cloude to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Ted "Trick" Tabor to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Bittersweet Burns to the minors. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Bomber Brubaker to the minors. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Juice Moran to the minors.
1958-07-05The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Captain Hook Ed Lee to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Bittersweet Burns to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Gunner Sheridan to the minors. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Ken Spitball Garvey to the minors.
1958-06-01The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Kip Leahy to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Bigtop Gleason to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Gypsy Reynolds to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Moon Mullins to the minors. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Bittersweet Burns to the minors.
1958-03-01The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Bittersweet Burns to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Stormy Cloude to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Steady Eddie Lane to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Juice Moran to the minors.
1957-05-24The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Cherokee Adams to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Tricky Gile to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Bittersweet Burns to the minors. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Stormy Cloude to the minors.
1957-05-11The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Bittersweet Burns to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Cisco Kid Kallio to the minors.
1957-05-01The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Shakespear Rollins to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Pecos Bill Dillon to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Biscuits Bennett to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Huck Finn to the minors. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Cherokee Adams to the minors. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Bittersweet Burns to the minors.
1957-04-29The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Bittersweet Burns to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Stormy Cloude to the minors.
1957-04-16The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Biscuits Bennett to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Bittersweet Burns to the minors.
1957-04-12The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Bittersweet Burns to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have sent Gypsy Reynolds to the minors.
1957-04-10The St. Louis Twainsman have renamed Bill Seay to Bittersweet Burns.
1957-03-01The St. Louis Twainsman have acquired Bill Seay from the waiver wire.
1954-05-13The Pittsburgh Madcaps have promoted Joe Cool to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Madcaps have sent Bill Seay to the minors.
1953-04-08The Pittsburgh Madcaps have promoted Bill Seay to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Madcaps have sent Joe Cool to the minors.
1953-04-01The Pittsburgh Madcaps have renamed Israel Mangual to Bill Seay.