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Fred Lynn League 8-10-2076 |
John Burns | ![]() Retired (1968, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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AVG | .255 | Total Rating | ![]() |
Bats/Throws | R/R | |
OPS | .666 | Status | Deceased (2012) | Option Years | 0
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H | 302 | Age at Death | 78 | Date of Birth | 01-29-1934 | |
HR | 17 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 50 (1956) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (62 games) |
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RBI | 131 | |||||
SB | 35 |
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
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1956 | CHN | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1957 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
1958 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 |
1959 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7 |
1960 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 16 |
1961 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
1962 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
1964 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
1965 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
1966 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Date | Transaction |
1968-11-01 | John Burns has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
1967-04-01 | The Chicago Bombers have waived John Burns. |
1966-09-22 | The Chicago Bombers have designated John Burns for assignment. |
1966-08-09 | The Chicago Bombers have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Chicago Bombers have sent Tim Weaver to the minors. |
1966-06-08 | The Chicago Bombers have promoted Tim Weaver to the major league team. The Chicago Bombers have designated John Burns for assignment. |
1964-03-01 | The Chicago Bombers have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Chicago Bombers have sent Dick Moran to the minors. |
1963-04-24 | The Boston Tunes have acquired Wally Post from the waiver wire. The Boston Tunes have waived John Burns. |
1956-05-14 | The Chicago Fast Balls have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Chicago Fast Balls have sent Ray Stegman to the minors. |