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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Bill Burke Second Base
Retired (1957, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .188 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .475 Status Deceased (1996) Option Years 0  
H 26 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 04-05-1923
HR 2 Drafted Round 3, Pick 44
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 1 years
(0 games)
RBI 14
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B (1.2%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B (0.3%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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 
1950 Minors 27 28.00 1 / 3 4 / 10 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 3 2 / 3 2 / 4 9 / 28
1951 Minors 28 17.00 1 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 0 2 / 4 4 / 17
1952 Minors 29 28.00 3 / 8 1 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 0 5 / 28
1953 Minors 30 21.00 0 / 1 1 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 3 3 / 21
1954 Minors 31 33.00 1 / 4 2 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 4 3 / 6 0 / 5 6 / 33
1955 Minors 32 31.00 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 9 1 / 31
1956 Minors 33 23.00 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 2 / 4 1 / 5 3 / 23
1957 Majors 34 30.84 162 24 0 -3 / 6 -5 / 6 -3 / 3 -4 / 4 -3 / 4 0 / 1 -2 / 6 -20 / 30
Total 162 24 0 3 / 32 4 / 44 -3 / 24 -3 / 33 -3 / 22 8 / 20 5 / 36 11 / 211
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Bill Burke has retired from the Brooklyn Wild Geese
1957-04-01The Brooklyn Wild Geese have promoted Bill Burke to the major league team. The Brooklyn Wild Geese have promoted Don Torres to the major league team.
1957-04-01The Brooklyn Wild Geese have acquired Bill Burke from the waiver wire.
1956-10-03The Chicago White Sox have waived Bill Burke.
1951-04-20The Chicago White Sox have acquired Bill Burke from the waiver wire.
1951-04-01The Brooklyn Wild Geese have waived Bill Burke.