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Hank Aaron League 4-1-2201 |
| Papa Burke |  Left FieldRetired (1958, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .277 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .808 | Status | Deceased (1999) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 218 | Age at Death | 76 | Date of Birth | 01-23-1923 | |
| HR | 32 | Drafted | Round 16, Pick 248 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 0 years (0 games) |
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| RBI | 119 | |||||
| SB | 12 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (100%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (7.9%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements. | ||||||||
| Year | OS Age | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range |
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| 1957 | 34 | |||||||
| 1958 | 35 | |||||||
| Date | Transaction |
| 1958-11-01 | Papa Burke has retired from the Detroit Gold |
| 1958-07-04 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Bill Miller to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1958-06-29 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Bill Miller to the minors. |
| 1958-06-03 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Shaker Lulav to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1958-05-02 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Shaker Lulav to the minors. |
| 1958-04-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Shaker Lulav to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Brock Spiezio to the minors. |
| 1956-10-03 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Mark Pareve to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1955-06-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent M. B. Crabtree to the minors. |
| 1954-06-11 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Little Al Piersynk to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1954-05-25 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Art Earley to the minors. |
| 1954-05-13 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Roger Cobb to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1954-04-15 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Little Al Piersynk to the minors. |
| 1952-10-03 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Little Al Piersynk to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1952-09-24 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Little Al Piersynk to the minors. |
| 1952-06-22 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Art Earley to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1952-06-13 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Art Earley to the minors. |
| 1952-06-06 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Jeff Annello to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1952-06-05 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Jeff Annello to the minors. |
| 1952-05-30 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Art Earley to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1952-05-02 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Roy Karl to the minors. |
| 1951-06-17 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Fred Shoupe to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1950-06-15 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Dale Schanz to the minors. |
| 1950-05-17 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Fred Shoupe to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |