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Vida Blue League
3-25-2028
Oyster Burns Right Field
Retired (1991, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .770 Status Retired (1991) Option Years 0  
H 2176 Age 74 (OS 75) Date of Birth 12-26-1953
HR 347 Drafted Round 2, Pick 19
(1971)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(69 games)
RBI 1305
SB 311
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (95.3%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF C+ (50.5%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% 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 
1971 Minors 18 75.00 10 / 10 12 / 12 11 / 11 12 / 12 3 / 7 12 / 12 11 / 11 71 / 75
1971 Pos (1B) 18 16.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 6 / 16
1971 Pos (CF) 18 6.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 6
1971 Pos (LF) 18 29.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 29
1971 Pos (RF) 18 41.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 19 / 41
1972 Minors 19 32.00 6 / 6 4 / 4 5 / 6 2 / 3 0 / 2 4 / 4 7 / 7 28 / 32
1972 Pos (1B) 19 74.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 14 / 74
1973 Minors 20 38.00 2 / 4 8 / 9 5 / 6 5 / 6 1 / 5 4 / 4 4 / 4 29 / 38
1974 Minors 21 29.00 1 / 1 5 / 8 4 / 4 4 / 4 2 / 6 3 / 3 3 / 3 22 / 29
1975 Majors 22 67.61 162 139 0 7 / 10 6 / 12 1 / 5 6 / 10 2 / 7 6 / 9 10 / 14 38 / 67
1976 Majors 23 69.72 162 139 0 5 / 8 4 / 8 2 / 4 4 / 14 4 / 7 10 / 14 9 / 14 38 / 69
1977 Majors 24 68.41 156 134 6 4 / 7 8 / 17 6 / 10 5 / 12 5 / 10 3 / 7 5 / 5 36 / 68
1978 Majors 25 65.20 162 132 0 1 / 9 2 / 9 1 / 4 2 / 9 0 / 9 4 / 11 6 / 14 16 / 65
1979 Majors 26 69.15 162 129 0 2 / 11 1 / 11 4 / 10 1 / 13 1 / 9 0 / 5 3 / 10 12 / 69
1980 Majors 27 57.84 132 108 30 0 / 7 3 / 9 3 / 8 2 / 10 1 / 11 1 / 3 2 / 9 12 / 57
1981 Majors 28 68.10 162 131 0 1 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 13 1 / 10 5 / 12 0 / 7 8 / 68
1982 Majors 29 67.68 162 134 0 0 / 11 1 / 9 1 / 10 0 / 9 1 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 9 3 / 67
1983 Majors 30 63.39 162 129 0 1 / 17 0 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 14 0 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 5 3 / 63
1984 Majors 31 66.22 162 135 0 0 / 8 0 / 15 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 11 0 / 66
1985 Majors 32 61.13 162 114 0 0 / 6 1 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 8 1 / 61
1986 Majors 33 58.75 151 123 11 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 8 1 / 9 2 / 58
1987 Majors 34 65.66 160 138 2 -1 / 7 -6 / 12 -3 / 11 -4 / 5 -5 / 10 -1 / 11 -2 / 9 -22 / 65
1988 Majors 35 67.13 162 135 0 -3 / 10 -5 / 9 -2 / 10 -4 / 9 -5 / 7 -2 / 10 0 / 12 -21 / 67
1989 Majors 36 57.72 162 103 0 -2 / 9 -6 / 12 -3 / 8 -5 / 4 -8 / 7 -3 / 10 -1 / 7 -28 / 57
1990 Majors 37 44.78 162 76 0 -1 / 5 -7 / 6 -1 / 7 -2 / 5 -9 / 7 -2 / 3 -2 / 11 -24 / 44
1991 Majors 38 22.72 78 31 0 -4 / 4 -7 / 5 -4 / 3 -4 / 5 -7 / 2 -4 / 0 -3 / 3 -33 / 22
Total 2621 2030 49 29 / 169 25 / 202 30 / 159 25 / 184 -13 / 154 42 / 157 53 / 182 251 / 1373
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01Oyster Burns has retired from the Brooklyn Robins
1991-10-03The Brooklyn Robins have designated Paul Haselman for assignment. The Brooklyn Robins have designated Frank Neiger for assignment. The Brooklyn Robins have designated Oyster Burns for assignment.
1991-09-29The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Frank Neiger to the major league team. The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Paul Haselman to the major league team. The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Oyster Burns to the major league team.
1991-09-29The Brooklyn Robins have acquired Oyster Burns from the waiver wire.
1991-07-02The Los Angeles Twins have waived Oyster Burns. The Los Angeles Twins have waived Heinie Darrow. The Los Angeles Twins have waived Bill Humphreys. The Los Angeles Twins have waived Bill Rumler. The Los Angeles Twins have waived Carl File.
1991-06-25The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Larry Harris to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Enrique Sparma to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Don Budnick to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Billy Nettles to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Willie Ortega to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Gene Peters to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Ty Taylor for assignment. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Oyster Burns for assignment. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Bill Humphreys for assignment. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Heinie Darrow for assignment. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Bill Rumler for assignment. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Carl File for assignment.
1987-09-29Oyster Burns of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1986-05-06Oyster Burns of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1985-06-01A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cardinals and the Boston Bulldogs. The Boston Bulldogs receive Glenn Rogers, Don Hollahan, Draft Pick 1987 Round 1 CHA (Kaiser Pfiester) from the Chicago Cardinals in exchange for Oyster Burns. Protest This Trade.
1980-05-25Oyster Burns of the Boston Bulldogs is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1978-06-21A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the Boston Bulldogs. The Boston Bulldogs receive Oyster Burns, George Gillenwater from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Jim Darensbourg. Protest This Trade.
1977-09-24Oyster Burns of the Brooklyn Robins is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1975-04-01The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Oyster Burns to the major league team. The Brooklyn Robins have sent Dave Vina to the minors.
1974-06-17A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the New York Metropolitans. The New York Metropolitans receive Draft Pick 1976 Round 2 BAL (Mike Lowdermilk), Draft Pick 1975 Round 3 BRO (Joe Baker) from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Oyster Burns.
1972-05-01A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the New York Metropolitans. The New York Metropolitans receive Bryan Penny, Oyster Burns from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Wilson Graffiti.
1972-04-11The Brooklyn Robins have renamed Ted Schell to Oyster Burns.
1971-04-12The Brooklyn Robins have acquired Ted Schell from the waiver wire.
1971-04-08The Seattle 69 PILOTS have waived Ted Schell.
1970-03-26A trade has been completed between the Seattle 69 PILOTS and the Tampa Bay Tides. The Tampa Bay Tides receive Moose Berry, Jose Covington from the Seattle 69 PILOTS in exchange for Slim Jither, Draft Pick 1971 Round 2 TB (Ted Schell).