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Johnny Bench League
4-1-2035
Billy Burkett Second Base
Retired (1982, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .300 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .818 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 2299 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 12-04-1944
HR 180 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(114 games)
RBI 948
SB 134
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B 
Speed C  Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1966 CLE
46
145
14
31
4
1
0
10
19
 27 1 0
1
 1 8
.564
.309
.255
.041
.214
1967 CLE
33
102
8
20
4
0
0
14
18
 15 0 0
3
 1 3
.552
.317
.235
.039
.196
1968 CLE
95
363
70
112
19
5
6
44
41
 60 2 1
6
 1 9
.819
.381
.438
.129
.309
1969 CLE
136
547
115
169
31
3
20
68
76
 81 5 2
14
 4 12
.883
.397
.486
.177
.309
1970 CLE
133
533
97
158
34
6
16
76
59
 79 2 1
10
 4 11
.841
.368
.473
.176
.296
1971 CLE
139
584
112
168
27
3
13
77
75
 72 2 5
9
 1 17
.779
.368
.411
.123
.288
1972 CLE
139
593
96
182
21
9
18
70
63
 74 3 2
20
 8 9
.839
.375
.464
.157
.307
1973 CLE
139
586
101
177
31
6
9
70
70
 59 2 4
8
 2 9
.798
.376
.422
.119
.302
1974 CLE
139
558
106
193
36
5
14
80
80
 78 0 1
9
 0 10
.931
.427
.504
.158
.346
1975 CLE
139
562
104
180
33
5
12
76
78
 69 1 3
11
 6 6
.863
.402
.461
.141
.320
1976 CLE
139
583
95
176
28
3
15
77
75
 63 1 3
6
 2 15
.818
.381
.437
.136
.302
1977 CLE
139
557
85
150
20
8
12
40
76
 73 4 3
8
 3 13
.758
.359
.399
.129
.269
1978 CLE
153
584
105
186
37
6
11
66
63
 95 3 3
14
 6 5
.845
.386
.459
.140
.318
1979 CLE
154
544
90
166
27
2
13
66
75
 67 1 3
5
 3 4
.822
.388
.434
.129
.305
1980 CLE
147
531
80
150
24
3
12
65
67
 71 2 1
7
 6 5
.771
.364
.407
.124
.282
1981 CLE
118
231
28
64
7
0
6
37
22
 39 2 2
3
 4 5
.728
.342
.385
.108
.277
1982 WAS
18
48
7
17
2
1
3
12
8
 5 0 1
0
 0 6
1.064
.439
.625
.271
.354
Total
2006
7651
1313
2299
385
66
180
948
965
 1027 31 35
134
 52 147
.818
.380
.439
.138
.300
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Billy Burkett has retired from the Washington Wreckers
1982-10-03The Washington Wreckers have promoted Marcus Burton to the major league team. The Washington Wreckers have designated Billy Burkett for assignment.
1982-09-09The Washington Wreckers have promoted Billy Burkett to the major league team.
1982-04-22The Washington Wreckers have acquired Billy Burkett from the waiver wire.
1982-04-18The Cleveland Indians have waived Billy Burkett.
1982-03-07The Cleveland Indians have promoted Larry Whitehill to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Billy Burkett for assignment.
1980-09-10The Cleveland Indians have removed Billy Burkett from the trade block.
1980-07-16The Cleveland Indians have placed Billy Burkett on the trade block.
1968-09-04Billy Burkett of the Cleveland INDIANS is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1968-06-30Billy Burkett of the Cleveland INDIANS is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1968-04-11The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Billy Burkett to the major league team.
1968-03-01The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Fred Castro to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Billy Burkett to the minors.
1967-09-17The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Billy Burkett to the major league team.
1967-08-06The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Kevin Koslofski to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Tyler Anzi to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Billy Burkett to the minors. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Dutch Breeden to the minors.
1967-07-04The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Billy Burkett to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Jose Cardenal to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Larry Brown to the minors. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Jack Schumacher to the minors.
1967-04-11The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Scott Paredes to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Larry Brown to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Billy Burkett to the minors. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Juan Brockett for assignment.
1966-08-13The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Billy Burkett to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Jim Wall for assignment.
1966-06-01The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Jim Wall to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Billy Burkett to the minors.
1966-05-16The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Jim Maloy to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Billy Burkett to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Sonny Siebert to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Larry Brown to the minors. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Doug Niekro for assignment. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Brett Sketchley to the minors.
1966-04-26The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Billy Burkett to the minors.
1966-04-10The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Billy Burkett to the major league team.