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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1966 Minors 22 29.00 2 / 2 3 / 5 4 / 4 2 / 4 4 / 4 6 / 6 4 / 4 25 / 29
1966 Majors 22 0.36 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1966 Pos (1B) 22 36.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 36
1967 Minors 23 9.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 1 2 / 2 3 / 9
1967 Majors 23 14.50 0 / 1 2 / 3 1 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 3 / 3 2 / 2 10 / 14
1968 Majors 24 58.16 1 / 5 6 / 11 9 / 9 5 / 8 7 / 7 7 / 7 11 / 11 46 / 58
1969 Majors 25 55.44 3 / 6 0 / 12 2 / 4 2 / 11 6 / 11 3 / 3 6 / 8 22 / 55
1970 Majors 26 48.56 1 / 5 0 / 9 1 / 4 0 / 7 6 / 9 3 / 7 4 / 7 15 / 48
1971 Majors 27 49.11 1 / 6 0 / 9 2 / 8 2 / 5 5 / 9 3 / 5 4 / 7 17 / 49
1972 Majors 28 48.46 3 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 8 1 / 5 2 / 12 3 / 7 10 / 48
1973 Majors 29 37.08 1 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 6 1 / 4 1 / 7 2 / 5 5 / 37
1974 Majors 30 20.60 1 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 5 2 / 20
1975 Majors 31 21.75 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 21
1976 Majors 32 9.22 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 9
1977 Majors 33 22.57 51 26 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 22
1978 Majors 34 48.31 162 82 0 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 48
1979 Majors 35 35.38 162 40 0 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 35
1980 Majors 36 29.77 135 34 18 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 29
Total 510 182 18 13 / 62 11 / 85 19 / 61 13 / 80 32 / 77 29 / 77 38 / 89 156 / 567
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.