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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Charles Burns Shortstop
Retired (1997, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .299 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .842 Status Retired (1997) Option Years 0  
H 2772 Age 44 (OS 45) Date of Birth 11-24-1959
HR 313 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1977)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(161 games)
RBI 1253
SB 410
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range WS Rings 1
1B --- LF (0.7%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B D- (11.3%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 8
* 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
1981 PIT
80
278
30
74
15
0
5
35
32
51 0 1
8
3 11
.715
.341
.374
.108
.266
1982 PIT
46
158
18
46
5
2
3
25
10
25 0 3
6
1 5
.733
.327
.405
.114
.291
1983 PIT
116
327
33
85
8
5
4
34
34
65 0 0
3
1 11
.681
.330
.352
.092
.260
1984 PIT
159
605
90
170
25
10
13
88
58
113 3 8
15
8 12
.763
.343
.420
.139
.281
1985 PIT
159
658
99
177
34
9
22
70
66
136 3 1
25
11 17
.786
.338
.448
.179
.269
1986 PIT
159
648
120
203
41
4
30
108
79
99 3 4
29
8 15
.916
.388
.528
.215
.313
1987 PIT-BRO
157
573
106
162
27
11
25
86
59
91 3 2
17
18 9
.851
.352
.499
.216
.283
1988 STL
159
674
150
228
43
6
37
106
73
99 2 6
37
15 17
.986
.401
.585
.246
.338
1989 STL
159
655
110
179
30
11
17
81
74
103 2 6
27
9 16
.777
.346
.431
.157
.273
1990 STL
158
608
117
179
34
10
19
76
58
99 2 2
31
9 14
.834
.357
.477
.183
.294
1991 STL
159
647
130
207
37
5
22
104
84
109 3 4
36
9 11
.893
.398
.495
.175
.320
1992 STL
159
639
120
201
36
12
24
106
81
97 5 1
42
7 9
.916
.395
.521
.207
.315
1993 STL
159
653
131
220
33
7
32
80
70
99 4 3
33
19 18
.959
.403
.556
.219
.337
1994 STL
158
684
107
210
40
8
23
85
62
112 4 3
23
16 5
.856
.367
.490
.183
.307
1995 STL
157
653
104
184
28
10
18
73
66
97 4 2
40
14 12
.788
.350
.438
.156
.282
1996 SF
157
660
116
201
26
6
15
74
65
114 4 3
33
19 21
.799
.369
.430
.126
.305
1997 SF
114
166
20
46
3
2
4
22
12
31 0 3
5
6 8
.712
.320
.392
.114
.277
Total
2415
9286
1601
2772
465
118
313
1253
983
1540 42 52
410
173 211
.842
.366
.475
.177
.299
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01Charles Burns has retired from the San Francisco Swarm
1988-03-07A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Forks and the St. Louis Showboats. The St. Louis Showboats receive Charles Burns, Otis Moore from the Brooklyn Forks in exchange for Draft Pick 1988 Round 1 STL (Jack Brower).
1987-04-20A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Schizzle Kittens and the Brooklyn Forks. The Brooklyn Forks receive Charles Burns, Hank White, Henry Billingsly, Draft Pick 1988 Round 2 PIT (Harry McCarren) from the Pittsburgh Schizzle Kittens in exchange for .
1982-08-26The Pittsburgh Bears have promoted Charles Burns to the major league team.
1982-07-23The Pittsburgh Bears have sent Charles Burns to the minors.
1982-07-02The Pittsburgh Bears have promoted Charles Burns to the major league team.
1981-09-09The Pittsburgh Bears have sent Charles Burns to the minors.
1981-07-24The Pittsburgh Bears have promoted Charles Burns to the major league team.
1981-07-09The Pittsburgh Bears have sent Charles Burns to the minors.
1981-05-20The Pittsburgh Bears have promoted Charles Burns to the major league team.
1977-04-05The Pittsburgh Bears have renamed C. Montgomery Burns to Charles Burns.
1977-04-01The Pittsburgh Bears have renamed Tim Burns to C. Montgomery Burns.