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Earl Averill League 8-10-2077 |
| George Burns |  First BaseRetired (1981, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .274 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .770 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2267 | Age at Death | 81 | Date of Birth | 02-25-1944 | |
| HR | 259 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 38 (1962) |
Majors Svc Time | 16 years (58 games) |
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| RBI | 1168 | |||||
| SB | 264 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 3 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | (99.0%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 2B | (63.6%) | CF | (31.5%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 4 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1966 | LHP | 75 | 179 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 32 | .583 | .259 | .324 | .117 | .207 |
| 1966 | RHP | 126 | 427 | 110 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 43 | 78 | .692 | .326 | .365 | .108 | .258 |
| 1967 | LHP | 56 | 165 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 19 | .794 | .370 | .424 | .115 | .309 |
| 1967 | RHP | 104 | 352 | 92 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 24 | 55 | .725 | .310 | .415 | .153 | .261 |
| 1968 | LHP | 89 | 215 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 38 | .704 | .318 | .386 | .144 | .242 |
| 1968 | RHP | 133 | 427 | 116 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 38 | 64 | .751 | .334 | .417 | .145 | .272 |
| 1969 | LHP | 101 | 248 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 42 | .645 | .310 | .335 | .113 | .222 |
| 1969 | RHP | 128 | 385 | 100 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 28 | 75 | .684 | .310 | .374 | .114 | .260 |
| 1970 | LHP | 104 | 262 | 75 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 16 | 28 | .803 | .330 | .473 | .187 | .286 |
| 1970 | RHP | 126 | 375 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 64 | .685 | .307 | .379 | .123 | .256 |
| 1971 | LHP | 93 | 283 | 81 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 27 | 42 | .826 | .349 | .477 | .191 | .286 |
| 1971 | RHP | 125 | 376 | 107 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 39 | 58 | .789 | .350 | .439 | .154 | .285 |
| 1972 | LHP | 97 | 227 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 44 | .614 | .275 | .339 | .137 | .203 |
| 1972 | RHP | 128 | 354 | 105 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 34 | 48 | .869 | .360 | .508 | .212 | .297 |
| 1973 | LHP | 86 | 221 | 68 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 35 | .845 | .361 | .484 | .176 | .308 |
| 1973 | RHP | 130 | 367 | 111 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 34 | 58 | .827 | .361 | .466 | .163 | .302 |
| 1974 | LHP | 85 | 169 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 27 | .698 | .301 | .396 | .166 | .231 |
| 1974 | RHP | 132 | 383 | 119 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 69 | 29 | 77 | .828 | .358 | .470 | .159 | .311 |
| 1975 | LHP | 69 | 103 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 16 | .712 | .295 | .417 | .175 | .243 |
| 1975 | RHP | 102 | 234 | 79 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 23 | 39 | .930 | .400 | .530 | .192 | .338 |
| 1976 | LHP | 83 | 168 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 22 | .648 | .309 | .339 | .113 | .226 |
| 1976 | RHP | 140 | 374 | 100 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 37 | 69 | .794 | .331 | .463 | .195 | .267 |
| 1977 | LHP | 88 | 180 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 20 | 27 | 1.000 | .383 | .617 | .300 | .317 |
| 1977 | RHP | 135 | 348 | 102 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 50 | 67 | .878 | .378 | .500 | .207 | .293 |
| 1978 | LHP | 63 | 114 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 30 | .637 | .312 | .325 | .079 | .246 |
| 1978 | RHP | 124 | 293 | 100 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 65 | 34 | 49 | .990 | .410 | .580 | .239 | .341 |
| 1979 | LHP | 41 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | .883 | .383 | .500 | .220 | .280 |
| 1979 | RHP | 115 | 332 | 88 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 22 | 64 | .723 | .316 | .407 | .142 | .265 |
| 1980 | LHP | 28 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .553 | .237 | .316 | .079 | .237 |
| 1980 | RHP | 118 | 345 | 95 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 36 | 58 | .796 | .350 | .446 | .171 | .275 |
| 1981 | LHP | 25 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | .579 | .277 | .302 | .093 | .209 |
| 1981 | RHP | 55 | 162 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 23 | .777 | .339 | .438 | .167 | .272 |
| Total | LHP | 1183 | 2665 | 684 | 118 | 33 | 78 | 358 | 258 | 419 | .736 | .322 | .414 | .157 | .257 |
| Total | RHP | 1921 | 5534 | 1564 | 254 | 51 | 181 | 800 | 516 | 946 | .789 | .344 | .445 | .162 | .283 |
| Total | 2292 | 8282 | 2267 | 375 | 87 | 259 | 1168 | 780 | 1378 | .770 | .337 | .434 | .160 | .274 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1981-11-01 | George Burns has retired from the Milwaukee Blue Ribbon |
| 1979-04-08 | The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have re-claimed George Burns from the waiver wire. |
| 1979-04-05 | The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have designated George Burns for assignment. |
| 1975-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Milwaukee Blue Ribbon. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon receive George Burns, Paul Kuehne, Butch Smith from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Bob Slavensky. |
| 1966-07-15 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted George Burns to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Norm Cerv for assignment. |
| 1965-09-27 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted George Burns to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Moon Griffith to the minors. |
| 1962-10-13 | The Kansas City Screamin` Eagles have sent George Burns to the minors. |
| 1962-09-05 | The Kansas City Screamin` Eagles have promoted George Burns to the major league team. |
| 1962-04-05 | The Kansas City Screamin` Eagles have acquired George Burns from the waiver wire. |
| 1962-04-01 | The Chicago Black Sox have waived George Burns. |