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Thurman Munson League
8-6-2254
Joe Burton Center Field
Retired (1980, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .251 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .723 Status Deceased (2032) Option Years 0  
H 1091 Age at Death 88 Date of Birth 11-09-1944
HR 179 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(80 games)
RBI 646
SB 43
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 2
1B C  (38.3%) LF A+ (98.9%) Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1966 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1966 RHP 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.167 .667 .500 .000 .500
1967 LHP 23 28 6 0 0 1 3 1 6 .555 .233 .321 .107 .214
1967 RHP 52 115 20 2 1 4 15 13 29 .569 .256 .313 .139 .174
1968 LHP 67 152 36 6 2 1 12 7 37 .597 .275 .322 .086 .237
1968 RHP 129 418 108 14 1 18 67 17 90 .713 .287 .426 .167 .258
1969 LHP 55 129 30 7 0 5 17 12 31 .697 .294 .403 .171 .233
1969 RHP 135 430 98 9 0 21 44 29 87 .670 .275 .395 .167 .228
1970 LHP 59 145 31 2 0 2 14 6 29 .512 .243 .269 .055 .214
1970 RHP 116 348 59 7 3 12 33 25 100 .535 .225 .310 .141 .170
1971 LHP 46 91 15 4 0 0 7 5 23 .437 .228 .209 .044 .165
1971 RHP 110 384 117 26 3 19 73 22 74 .875 .338 .536 .232 .305
1972 LHP 49 81 22 6 0 2 10 7 16 .746 .326 .420 .148 .272
1972 RHP 118 383 106 17 2 24 70 23 90 .845 .325 .520 .243 .277
1973 LHP 49 132 33 6 0 5 20 3 30 .681 .272 .409 .159 .250
1973 RHP 85 225 59 6 0 6 35 16 46 .679 .310 .369 .107 .262
1974 LHP 34 90 23 3 1 1 13 0 13 .597 .253 .344 .089 .256
1974 RHP 64 109 23 5 2 5 16 7 21 .694 .263 .431 .220 .211
1975 LHP 21 34 6 2 0 2 3 0 5 .588 .176 .412 .235 .176
1975 RHP 58 168 56 8 2 12 39 16 39 1.008 .389 .619 .286 .333
1976 LHP 15 38 13 0 2 0 4 4 12 .843 .395 .447 .105 .342
1976 RHP 22 47 14 4 0 3 18 2 12 .888 .314 .574 .277 .298
1977 LHP 32 85 28 1 0 4 18 8 11 .869 .387 .482 .153 .329
1977 RHP 34 74 21 5 1 3 13 10 18 .875 .375 .500 .216 .284
1978 LHP 54 127 29 4 2 6 18 18 29 .762 .329 .433 .205 .228
1978 RHP 71 189 48 9 1 7 28 14 29 .726 .302 .423 .169 .254
1979 LHP 31 74 19 2 2 3 15 3 11 .742 .282 .459 .203 .257
1979 RHP 48 102 32 5 0 7 21 11 17 .946 .377 .569 .255 .314
1980 LHP 15 45 12 2 0 2 7 1 14 .727 .283 .444 .178 .267
1980 RHP 41 101 26 3 0 4 12 13 22 .759 .353 .406 .149 .257
Total LHP 551 1252 303 45 9 34 161 75 268 .660 .286 .374 .132 .242
Total RHP 1084 3095 788 120 16 145 485 219 674 .748 .304 .444 .190 .255
Total 1274 4347 1091 165 25 179 646 294 942 .723 .299 .424 .173 .251
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Joe Burton has retired from the Brooklyn Bandits
1980-05-21Joe Burton of the Brooklyn Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1972-05-01Joe Burton of the Brooklyn Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1970-09-12Joe Burton of the Brooklyn Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1968-03-25A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Beer Men and the Brooklyn Bandits. The Brooklyn Bandits receive Joe Burton, Jack Dessens, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Beer Men in exchange for Sonny Kim.
1967-08-07The Milwaukee Beer Men have promoted Joe Burton to the major league team.
1967-06-23The Milwaukee Beer Men have promoted Johnny Kelb to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Men have sent Joe Burton to the minors.
1967-04-11The Milwaukee Beer Men have promoted Joe Burton to the major league team.
1967-03-25The Milwaukee Beer Men have sent John Owens to the minors. The Milwaukee Beer Men have sent Joe Burton to the minors.
1966-09-30The Milwaukee Beer Men have promoted Joe Burton to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Men have sent Vinny Vadeboncoeur to the minors.
1966-04-01The Milwaukee Beer Men have renamed Joe Bruton to Joe Burton.