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Fred Lynn League
4-8-2074
Ken Burrus Left Field
Retired (1967, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .259 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .706 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 587 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 01-29-1933
HR 51 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(9 games)
RBI 266
SB 4
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR C+
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL D 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C  WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF D  (12.4%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF A+ (94.1%)   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
1955 BOS
134
529
51
125
22
1
7
60
52
 75 3 1
0
 0 10
.629
.308
.321
.085
.236
1956 BOS-MIL
67
227
23
56
9
1
9
30
15
 36 4 0
2
 0 6
.719
.305
.414
.167
.247
1957 MIL
132
515
65
131
28
3
14
63
58
 84 2 4
2
 0 9
.732
.330
.402
.148
.254
1958 MIL
31
87
9
26
2
0
1
11
7
 16 0 1
0
 1 4
.704
.347
.356
.057
.299
1959 MIL
76
154
19
45
8
1
0
7
16
 21 2 1
0
 0 5
.721
.364
.357
.065
.292
1960 MIL
66
124
22
35
6
1
4
13
13
 21 0 1
0
 0 1
.791
.348
.444
.161
.282
1961 MIL
62
125
24
39
7
2
5
24
9
 21 0 1
0
 0 1
.876
.356
.520
.208
.312
1962 MIL
15
31
5
7
1
0
1
2
3
 8 0 0
0
 0 0
.649
.294
.355
.129
.226
1963 MIL
7
21
2
4
0
0
1
2
1
 5 0 0
0
 0 0
.561
.227
.333
.143
.190
1964 MIL
40
135
21
34
3
1
5
18
17
 24 0 1
0
 0 3
.733
.333
.400
.148
.252
1965 MIL
54
176
24
46
7
1
1
15
22
 24 0 3
0
 0 5
.668
.338
.330
.068
.261
1966 MIL-PHI
48
93
8
24
4
1
1
14
3
 16 0 0
0
 0 0
.636
.281
.355
.097
.258
1967 MIL
24
52
10
15
2
0
2
7
4
 4 0 1
0
 0 3
.776
.333
.442
.154
.288
Total
756
2269
283
587
99
12
51
266
220
 355 11 14
4
 1 47
.706
.325
.380
.122
.259
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Ken Burrus has retired from the Milwaukee Beekeepers
1967-04-05The Milwaukee Beekeepers have acquired Ken Burrus from the waiver wire.
1967-03-01The Philadelphia Phillestians have promoted Doug Polidor to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillestians have promoted Ruben Hedgpeth to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillestians have promoted Ed Miller to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillestians have promoted Jake Hinton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillestians have designated Ken Burrus for assignment.
1966-07-26A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Beekeepers and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive Ken Burrus, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Beekeepers in exchange for Tom Botelho.
1956-07-05The Milwaukee Beekeepers have promoted Ken Burrus to the major league team.
1956-04-01The Milwaukee Beekeepers have demoted Ken Burrus to the minor leagues.
1956-03-05The Milwaukee Beekeepers have promoted Ken Burrus to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beekeepers have sent Trace Malarkey to the minors.
1956-03-05The Milwaukee Beekeepers have acquired Ken Burrus from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee Beekeepers have waived Bryan Blair.
1955-04-01The Boston Trawlers have promoted Ken Burrus to the major league team. The Boston Trawlers have designated Mark Bellhorn for assignment.