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Thurman Munson League 8-6-2254 |
| Cotton Burke |  ShortstopRetired (1961, Age 33) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .186 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .516 | Status | Deceased (2007) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 55 | Age at Death | 80 | Date of Birth | 12-18-1927 | |
| HR | 9 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 43 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 1 years (26 games) |
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| RBI | 36 | |||||
| SB | 2 | |||||
| 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 | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (97.3%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | (12.3%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1955 | SS | NYN | 27 | 1 | 65.0 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 4.85 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | NYN | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2.65 | 1.000 | ||
| 1956 | SS | WAS | 46 | 43 | 374.0 | 192 | 53 | 136 | 3 | 22 | -5 | 4.55 | .984 | |
| 3B | WAS | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.12 | 1.000 | ||
| 2B | WAS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.000 | ||
| Pos Total | SS | 73 | 44 | 439.0 | 227 | 67 | 157 | 3 | 27 | -6 | 4.59 | .987 | ||
| 3B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.38 | 1.000 | |||
| 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Total | 78 | 49 | 482.0 | 241 | 69 | 169 | 3 | 28 | -6 | 4.44 | .988 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | Cotton Burke has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1956-07-23 | The Washington Presidents have waived Cotton Burke. |
| 1956-07-13 | The Washington Presidents have promoted Stu Morgan to the major league team. The Washington Presidents have designated Cotton Burke for assignment. |
| 1956-07-02 | The Washington Presidents have promoted Cotton Burke to the major league team. |
| 1956-06-21 | The Washington Presidents have promoted Ted Donohue to the major league team. The Washington Presidents have promoted Chick Moyer to the major league team. The Washington Presidents have designated Jeff Ryan for assignment. The Washington Presidents have designated Cotton Burke for assignment. |
| 1956-04-21 | The Washington Presidents have re-claimed Cotton Burke from the waiver wire. |
| 1956-04-21 | The Washington Presidents have promoted Cotton Burke to the major league team. The Washington Presidents have sent Chick Moyer to the minors. |
| 1956-04-11 | The Washington Presidents have acquired Cotton Burke from the waiver wire. |
| 1956-04-01 | The New York Mets have waived Cotton Burke. |
| 1955-10-03 | The New York Mets have sent Chuck Graham to the minors. The New York Mets have designated Cotton Burke for assignment. The New York Mets have sent Hub Goodall to the minors. |
| 1955-06-19 | The New York Mets have promoted Cotton Burke to the major league team. |
| 1952-09-23 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Cotton Burke, Jamie Porter from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Chris McElroy, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (CHN), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 3 (KC). |
| 1951-08-15 | The Kansas City Killers have promoted Buck Pena to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Cotton Burke to the minors. |
| 1951-08-15 | The Kansas City Killers have promoted Cotton Burke to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Buck Pena to the minors. |
| 1950-07-09 | The Kansas City Killers have promoted Dave Betts to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent Cotton Burke to the minors. |
| 1950-06-03 | The Kansas City Killers have promoted Cotton Burke to the major league team. The Kansas City Killers have sent John Lyons to the minors. |
| 1950-04-22 | The Kansas City Killers have acquired Cotton Burke from the waiver wire. The Kansas City Killers have waived Jose Craig. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Brooklyn Bandits have waived Cotton Burke. |