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Wally Berger League
8-6-2117
Phil Burgess First Base
Retired (1960, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .241 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .739 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 404 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 02-06-1926
HR 92 Drafted Round 19, Pick 295
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(59 games)
RBI 279
SB 11
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L D  Endurance C    Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A  Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt B+ Control D    Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B- (58.6%) Range A- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 1
2B C- (30.5%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   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
1950 NYA
25
57
8
13
2
0
3
10
6
 15 0 2
1
 0 2
.713
.292
.421
.193
.228
1951 NYA-WAS
100
225
32
49
4
0
11
29
10
 49 0 2
0
 1 5
.631
.249
.382
.164
.218
1952 WAS
139
391
56
105
17
3
26
87
32
 89 5 3
4
 2 8
.856
.329
.527
.258
.269
1953 WAS-NYA
127
377
49
91
17
2
22
61
19
 84 5 1
2
 0 1
.758
.286
.472
.231
.241
1954 NYA
61
156
29
45
4
3
12
30
11
 39 3 1
2
 0 1
.928
.345
.583
.295
.288
1955 NYA-CLE
45
108
14
24
5
0
6
17
5
 19 0 2
0
 0 2
.687
.252
.435
.213
.222
1956 CLE-WAS-NYA
25
73
4
17
0
0
3
9
4
 14 0 0
0
 0 0
.629
.273
.356
.123
.233
1957 NYA
27
106
10
22
4
2
3
15
8
 29 0 1
1
 0 0
.629
.261
.368
.160
.208
1959 NYA
32
85
10
16
1
0
4
12
1
 21 1 1
0
 0 1
.546
.205
.341
.153
.188
1960 NYA
48
101
8
22
2
1
2
9
7
 20 0 2
1
 1 0
.580
.264
.317
.099
.218
Total
629
1679
220
404
56
11
92
279
103
 379 14 15
11
 4 20
.739
.288
.451
.211
.241
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01Phil Burgess has retired from the New York Yankees
1960-05-07The New York Yankees have promoted Phil Burgess to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Sam Kline for assignment.
1960-05-07The New York Yankees have acquired Phil Burgess from the waiver wire.
1960-04-01The New York Yankees have waived Phil Burgess.
1959-08-17The New York Yankees have promoted Sam Kline to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Phil Burgess for assignment.
1958-10-01The New York Yankees have promoted Phil Burgess to the major league team.
1957-08-31The New York Yankees have designated Phil Burgess for assignment.
1957-03-03The New York Yankees have promoted Phil Burgess to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Lloyd Bahr to the major league team.
1956-06-10The New York Yankees have acquired Phil Burgess from the waiver wire.
1956-05-30The Washington Colonials have waived Phil Burgess.
1956-05-09The Washington Colonials have promoted Paul Schultz to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have designated Phil Burgess for assignment.
1956-04-05The Washington Colonials have acquired Phil Burgess from the waiver wire.
1956-04-01The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted John Bisland to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have designated Phil Burgess for assignment.
1955-07-29A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Top Dawgs. The Cleveland Top Dawgs receive Phil Burgess, Sam Perry, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 5 (WAS) from the New York Yankees in exchange for Mark Grace.
1954-07-13The New York Yankees have promoted Phil Burgess to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Ellie Jones to the minors.
1954-06-24The New York Yankees have promoted Joe Kipper to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Phil Burgess to the minors.
1953-09-14A trade has been completed between the Washington Colonials and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Phil Burgess, Larry Osburn from the Washington Colonials in exchange for Jeff Henderson, Woodie Butcher, Joe DiMaggio, Jack Murphy, Chet McQuinn.
1953-08-29The Washington Colonials have promoted Hank Batsch to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have promoted Mark Grace to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent Phil Burgess to the minors. The Washington Colonials have sent Ed Lubratich to the minors.
1951-04-25The Washington Colonials have promoted Phil Burgess to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent Joe Martinez to the minors.
1951-04-25The Washington Colonials have acquired Phil Burgess from the waiver wire.
1951-04-23The New York Yankees have waived Phil Burgess.
1950-08-23The New York Yankees have promoted Bill Moates to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Phil Burgess to the minors.
1950-08-23The New York Yankees have promoted Phil Burgess to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Mike Schmidt to the minors.
1950-08-20The New York Yankees have promoted Johnny Hubbard to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Phil Burgess to the minors.
1950-08-02The New York Yankees have promoted Phil Burgess to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Hank Grenberg to the minors.
1950-05-09The New York Yankees have sent Phil Burgess down to the minors.
1950-04-27The New York Yankees have promoted Phil Burgess to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Robert Hosey to the minors.
1950-04-18The New York Yankees have promoted Robert Hosey to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Phil Burgess to the minors.