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Dale Murphy League
4-1-2050
Mike Burke Relief Pitcher
Retired (1981, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.29 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 76-125 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 02-09-1944
K 1198 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(132 games)
IP 1646.2
WHIP 1.54
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship C 
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val B-
Speed D- Bunt A- Control C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 5
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
1966 STL
0
 1
1
1
0
0
0
 0
8.0
 8 3 3 0 2
4
1.25
3.38
1968 STL
0
 4
6
6
0
0
0
 0
34.0
 45 32 30 0 14
31
1.74
7.94
1969 STL
1
 9
13
13
1
0
0
 0
75.0
 86 53 53 2 40
51
1.68
6.36
1970 STL-DET
5
 14
28
22
1
0
0
 0
130.1
 139 103 100 3 61
89
1.53
6.91
1971 DET
5
 16
28
28
1
0
0
 0
167.0
 191 104 102 5 91
131
1.69
5.50
1972 DET
7
 23
36
36
1
0
0
 0
225.0
 244 154 146 10 95
169
1.51
5.84
1973 DET
10
 18
33
33
0
0
0
 0
209.1
 201 119 110 4 91
151
1.39
4.73
1974 DET
11
 14
26
26
4
0
0
 0
161.1
 183 94 92 4 60
114
1.51
5.13
1975 DET
5
 9
21
21
2
0
0
 0
131.0
 145 87 84 4 65
99
1.60
5.77
1976 DET
9
 8
23
23
4
0
0
 0
159.0
 158 81 71 3 70
108
1.43
4.02
1977 DET
7
 1
27
5
3
0
0
 1
70.0
 74 32 31 2 35
50
1.56
3.99
1978 DET
1
 0
51
0
0
0
0
 1
78.1
 65 30 29 6 46
64
1.42
3.33
1979 DET
5
 2
62
0
0
0
0
 3
77.2
 81 44 43 1 39
57
1.55
4.98
1980 DET
7
 5
65
0
0
0
0
 2
81.1
 89 44 39 4 46
60
1.66
4.32
1981 DET
3
 1
24
4
0
0
0
 1
39.1
 47 37 34 3 25
20
1.83
7.78
2050
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
76
 125
444
218
17
0
0
 8
1646.2
 1756 1017 967 51 780
1198
1.54
5.29
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Mike Burke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1981-07-16The Detroit Tigers have waived Mike Burke.
1981-06-30The Detroit Tigers have designated Mike Burke for assignment.
1975-04-14Mike Burke of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1970-05-14A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Rythmn&Blues and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive Mike Burke, Troy Glynn, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 3 (STL) from the St. Louis Rythmn&Blues in exchange for Kevin Avenarius.
1970-04-22The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have promoted Willie O"Flaherty to the major league team. The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have sent Mike Burke to the minors.
1970-04-20The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have promoted Mike Burke to the major league team. The St. Louis Rythmn&Blues have designated Orlando Merced for assignment.
1970-04-18The St. Louis R&B have promoted Willie O"Flaherty to the major league team. The St. Louis R&B have sent Mike Burke to the minors.
1970-04-05The St. Louis R&B have promoted Mike Burke to the major league team. The St. Louis R&B have designated Max Flack for assignment.
1969-08-19The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Mike Burke to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Danny Hollins for assignment.
1969-05-06The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Mike Burke to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Hideo Nomo,Jr. for assignment.
1968-05-08The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Drew Gibson to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Mike Burke to the minors.
1968-04-13The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Mike Burke to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Jim Ely to the minors.
1968-04-11The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Jim Ely to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Mike Burke to the minors.
1968-04-11The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Mike Burke to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Rusty Reardon to the minors.
1968-04-09The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Josh Gibson to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Mike Burke to the minors.
1968-04-08The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Mike Burke to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Josh Gibson to the minors.
1966-10-10The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Paul Citarella to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Keith Hernandez to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Fred Harkness to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Randy Avo to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Matt Dunn to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Mike Burke to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Johnny Magrini to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Gary Mathews to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Pat Osterhaus to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Salome Mooty to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Al McDaniel to the minors.
1966-09-26The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Mike Burke to the major league team.