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Andy Messersmith League 10-26-2101 |
| Mike Burkam |  CatcherRetired (1978, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .250 | Total Rating |
|
Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .658 | Status | Deceased (2020) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 1011 | Age at Death | 79 | Date of Birth | 10-13-1941 | |
| HR | 39 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 59 (1962) |
Majors Svc Time | 13 years (154 games) |
|
| RBI | 403 | |||||
| SB | 78 | Salary | $0.51M | Final Contract Year | 1978 | |
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 65% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | KC | 60 |
212 |
13 |
58
|
13 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
13 |
36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 0 | .660 |
.316 |
.344 |
.071 |
.274 |
|
| 1966 | KC | 102 |
356 |
36 |
85
|
12 |
1 |
4 |
35 |
40 |
56 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
5 | 0 | .634 |
.322 |
.312 |
.073 |
.239 |
|
| 1967 | KC | 135 |
507 |
57 |
135
|
14 |
3 |
7 |
49 |
60 |
82 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2 | 2 | .690 |
.343 |
.347 |
.081 |
.266 |
|
| 1968 | KC | 128 |
417 |
44 |
104
|
15 |
2 |
5 |
42 |
51 |
70 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
1 | 2 | .665 |
.334 |
.331 |
.082 |
.249 |
|
| 1969 | SEA | 67 |
228 |
29 |
65
|
10 |
3 |
2 |
22 |
25 |
30 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
4 | 1 | .737 |
.356 |
.382 |
.096 |
.285 |
|
| 1970 | CHN | 26 |
78 |
9 |
17
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
0 | 1 | .564 |
.308 |
.256 |
.038 |
.218 |
|
| 1971 | CHN | 39 |
127 |
21 |
34
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
16 |
16 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
3 | 4 | .709 |
.363 |
.346 |
.079 |
.268 |
|
| 1972 | CHN | 117 |
433 |
48 |
103
|
14 |
5 |
3 |
41 |
37 |
63 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
1 | 1 | .613 |
.299 |
.314 |
.076 |
.238 |
|
| 1973 | CHN | 73 |
110 |
13 |
26
|
6 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | 0 | .667 |
.294 |
.373 |
.136 |
.236 |
|
| 1974 | CHN | 134 |
379 |
38 |
92
|
18 |
3 |
3 |
42 |
47 |
55 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
3 | 4 | .657 |
.327 |
.330 |
.087 |
.243 |
|
| 1975 | CHN | 113 |
321 |
27 |
66
|
6 |
1 |
3 |
27 |
35 |
52 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
4 | 1 | .543 |
.284 |
.259 |
.053 |
.206 |
|
| 1976 | CHN | 94 |
298 |
39 |
78
|
14 |
2 |
3 |
31 |
48 |
55 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
8 | 0 | .720 |
.368 |
.352 |
.091 |
.262 |
|
| 1977 | CHN | 123 |
480 |
73 |
122
|
20 |
1 |
5 |
56 |
61 |
86 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
6 | 0 | .668 |
.337 |
.331 |
.077 |
.254 |
|
| 1978 | CHN | 27 |
97 |
8 |
26
|
5 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 | 1 | .705 |
.324 |
.381 |
.113 |
.268 |
|
| Total | 1238 |
4043 |
455 |
1011
|
153 |
27 |
39 |
403 |
461 |
644 | 17 | 15 | 78 |
42 | 17 | .658 |
.328 |
.330 |
.080 |
.250 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1978-11-01 | Mike Burkam has retired from the Chicago Cubs |
| 1978-03-29 | The Chicago Cubs have promoted Curt Dealy to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Mike Burkam to the major league team. |
| 1978-03-29 | Mike Burkam has signed with the Chicago Cubs for $0.51M per year for 1 year. |
| 1977-06-10 | Mike Burkam of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1972-08-12 | Mike Burkam of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1971-09-19 | Mike Burkam of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1970-03-30 | The Chicago Cubs have promoted Andy Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Willard Cabrera to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Mike Burkam to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Archie Baldwin to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Jim Stearns to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Frank Ahearne to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Ted Sherrill to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Jack Stanage to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tommy Stephens to the minors. |
| 1970-03-28 | Mike Burkam has signed with the Chicago Cubs for $0.55M per year for 8 years. |
| 1968-06-17 | Mike Burkam of the Kansas City Bluebirds is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. |
| 1966-05-01 | Mike Burkam of the Kansas City Bluebirds is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1965-09-12 | Mike Burkam of the Kansas City Bluebirds is injured and is expected to be out 46 days. |
| 1965-06-18 | Mike Burkam of the Kansas City Bluebirds is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1965-04-01 | The Kansas City Bluebirds have promoted Dick Martinez to the major league team. The Kansas City Bluebirds have promoted Mike Burkam to the major league team. The Kansas City Bluebirds have promoted Bobby Proctor to the major league team. The Kansas City Bluebirds have promoted Tony Holman to the major league team. The Kansas City Bluebirds have promoted Harry Rohde to the major league team. |
| 1962-04-08 | The Kansas City Bluebirds have acquired Mike Burkam from the waiver wire. |
| 1962-03-28 | The New York Leathernecks have waived Mike Burkam. |