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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1962 LHP 25 49 10 0 1 0 3 3 5 .509 .264 .245 .041 .204
1962 RHP 37 109 19 2 0 2 5 10 25 .498 .250 .248 .073 .174
1963 LHP 77 161 42 15 3 2 15 25 35 .789 .360 .429 .168 .261
1963 RHP 122 376 103 14 2 15 56 39 57 .785 .344 .441 .168 .274
1964 LHP 51 120 29 6 2 2 15 10 23 .673 .298 .375 .133 .242
1964 RHP 83 270 60 12 0 7 35 30 32 .649 .305 .344 .122 .222
1965 LHP 58 110 27 4 0 2 17 9 23 .639 .303 .336 .091 .245
1965 RHP 113 368 97 14 0 10 51 39 53 .716 .333 .383 .120 .264
1966 LHP 81 151 41 5 1 3 23 11 30 .703 .325 .377 .106 .272
1966 RHP 129 435 111 23 5 8 45 38 71 .700 .314 .386 .131 .255
1967 LHP 82 146 36 8 2 3 16 14 29 .705 .315 .390 .144 .247
1967 RHP 135 419 111 12 3 13 55 50 71 .746 .345 .401 .136 .265
1968 LHP 52 111 35 4 0 4 12 6 20 .810 .350 .459 .144 .315
1968 RHP 127 459 125 17 4 12 50 43 63 .741 .335 .405 .133 .272
1969 LHP 59 124 36 10 0 4 13 13 21 .823 .355 .468 .177 .290
1969 RHP 118 380 105 13 1 11 54 38 46 .747 .344 .403 .126 .276
1970 LHP 71 128 27 4 1 2 12 18 24 .613 .308 .305 .094 .211
1970 RHP 120 366 96 14 3 12 57 38 51 .749 .333 .415 .153 .262
1971 LHP 63 116 25 4 1 2 7 11 22 .602 .283 .319 .103 .216
1971 RHP 125 382 96 18 4 11 51 34 56 .718 .312 .406 .154 .251
1972 LHP 58 100 30 3 3 5 29 13 13 .926 .386 .540 .240 .300
1972 RHP 115 343 92 18 0 7 44 35 49 .718 .336 .382 .114 .268
1973 LHP 59 106 31 2 2 1 12 16 17 .764 .387 .377 .085 .292
1973 RHP 123 386 101 23 1 9 60 41 46 .728 .332 .396 .135 .262
1974 LHP 55 110 33 4 1 4 15 10 14 .824 .361 .464 .164 .300
1974 RHP 115 390 119 24 1 12 65 47 60 .844 .380 .464 .159 .305
1975 LHP 52 130 35 6 2 4 17 8 17 .746 .307 .438 .169 .269
1975 RHP 111 352 97 11 1 12 60 35 54 .758 .344 .415 .139 .276
1976 LHP 54 91 29 7 0 3 16 12 14 .889 .394 .495 .176 .319
1976 RHP 124 412 119 24 2 12 64 35 54 .787 .343 .444 .155 .289
1977 LHP 16 23 5 1 0 0 1 4 2 .582 .321 .261 .043 .217
1977 RHP 74 210 48 3 2 3 32 16 41 .587 .282 .305 .076 .229
Total LHP 913 1776 471 83 19 41 223 183 309 .737 .334 .403 .137 .265
Total RHP 1771 5657 1499 242 29 156 784 568 829 .733 .333 .401 .136 .265
Total 1936 7433 1970 325 48 197 1007 751 1138 .734 .333 .401 .136 .265
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.