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Joe Medwick League
4-1-2058
Austin Burke Catcher
Retired (1977, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .734 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 1970 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 02-19-1940
HR 197 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1962)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(98 games)
RBI 1007
SB 159
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity F    Mentor vR B-
Speed C  Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1962 Minors 22 45.00 2 / 4 0 / 6 2 / 6 5 / 9 2 / 4 9 / 10 5 / 6 25 / 45
1962 Majors 22 16.18 1 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 1 4 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 0 2 / 2 9 / 16
1963 Majors 23 60.00 5 / 12 2 / 13 5 / 14 0 / 2 1 / 10 3 / 3 6 / 6 22 / 60
1964 Majors 24 42.68 1 / 7 4 / 8 1 / 2 2 / 7 5 / 7 3 / 5 4 / 6 20 / 42
1965 Majors 25 53.11 3 / 11 2 / 11 0 / 5 2 / 4 2 / 6 3 / 7 8 / 9 20 / 53
1966 Majors 26 65.42 1 / 15 1 / 9 2 / 7 3 / 7 1 / 4 7 / 11 2 / 12 17 / 65
1967 Majors 27 63.44 0 / 5 0 / 11 2 / 8 4 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 9 2 / 12 8 / 63
1968 Majors 28 62.09 0 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 12 2 / 15 3 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 5 7 / 62
1969 Majors 29 55.89 0 / 3 0 / 5 4 / 11 0 / 12 1 / 3 1 / 10 1 / 11 7 / 55
1970 Majors 30 64.22 162 130 0 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 4 2 / 14 2 / 10 4 / 64
1971 Majors 31 64.42 162 130 0 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 11 1 / 8 1 / 10 0 / 9 2 / 64
1972 Majors 32 59.34 150 121 12 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 12 1 / 10 1 / 13 0 / 7 2 / 59
1973 Majors 33 64.42 162 130 0 0 / 15 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 64
1974 Majors 34 64.42 162 130 0 -3 / 11 -6 / 11 -1 / 7 -6 / 9 -8 / 11 1 / 10 -1 / 5 -24 / 64
1975 Majors 35 60.38 151 122 11 -2 / 9 -1 / 10 -1 / 11 -6 / 10 -7 / 7 -2 / 7 -3 / 6 -22 / 60
1976 Majors 36 64.00 162 130 0 -3 / 11 -3 / 9 -1 / 6 0 / 10 -7 / 7 -3 / 7 -1 / 14 -18 / 64
1977 Majors 37 43.47 162 69 0 -2 / 7 -6 / 6 -3 / 7 -7 / 7 -9 / 7 -2 / 6 -4 / 3 -33 / 43
Total 1273 962 23 3 / 136 -5 / 143 10 / 132 3 / 146 -13 / 115 24 / 141 24 / 130 46 / 943
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Austin Burke has retired from the Detroit Scorpions
1975-08-12Austin Burke of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1972-08-30Austin Burke of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1969-05-14Austin Burke of the Detroit Drillers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1965-09-10Austin Burke of the Detroit Drizzle is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1964-08-19Austin Burke of the Detroit Drizzle is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1964-06-04Austin Burke of the Detroit Drizzle is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1962-10-26The Detroit Lugnuts have promoted Austin Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Lugnuts have designated Nardi Noles for assignment.
1962-09-20The Detroit Lugnuts have promoted George Spencer to the major league team. The Detroit Lugnuts have sent Austin Burke to the minors.
1962-09-02The Detroit Lugnuts have promoted Austin Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Lugnuts have sent George Spencer to the minors.
1962-08-06The Detroit Lugnuts have promoted Roosevelt Haze to the major league team. The Detroit Lugnuts have sent Austin Burke to the minors.
1962-07-09The Detroit Lugnuts have promoted Austin Burke to the major league team.
1962-04-12The Detroit Lugnuts have promoted Luke Lyons to the major league team. The Detroit Lugnuts have sent Austin Burke to the minors.
1962-04-04The Detroit Lugnuts have promoted Clarence Schneck to the major league team. The Detroit Lugnuts have promoted Austin Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Lugnuts have promoted Brian Gerhart to the major league team. The Detroit Lugnuts have sent Tyson Johnson to the minors. The Detroit Lugnuts have sent Jim Hurst to the minors. The Detroit Lugnuts have sent John Leroy to the minors.