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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 Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1975 Away 69 301 34 68 10 0 9 33 16 82 19 9 2 .620 .271 .349 .123 .226
1975 Home 70 294 37 77 8 0 9 29 25 75 19 14 2 .702 .321 .381 .119 .262
1976 Away 69 297 34 62 9 3 7 32 16 66 15 5 1 .582 .252 .330 .121 .209
1976 Home 70 292 35 69 5 2 10 30 20 57 16 5 6 .652 .283 .370 .134 .236
1977 Away 67 283 31 56 9 5 8 26 18 73 14 4 0 .596 .246 .350 .152 .198
1977 Home 67 272 43 68 14 1 12 41 23 81 12 6 1 .750 .308 .441 .191 .250
1978 Away 64 246 41 66 11 1 16 46 20 42 6 4 0 .843 .327 .516 .248 .268
1978 Home 73 271 42 74 10 2 14 57 24 45 9 3 1 .810 .330 .480 .207 .273
1979 Away 72 243 38 70 17 0 8 40 19 55 4 4 3 .795 .338 .457 .169 .288
1979 Home 78 277 44 68 8 3 12 40 25 70 8 2 1 .736 .310 .426 .181 .245
1980 Away 62 221 33 63 5 2 8 38 16 40 10 5 0 .769 .335 .434 .149 .285
1980 Home 59 226 42 70 12 0 9 41 18 46 8 6 0 .843 .361 .482 .173 .310
1981 Away 71 282 48 82 17 1 16 58 24 60 8 4 2 .871 .343 .528 .238 .291
1981 Home 73 275 41 71 15 1 8 38 21 62 5 6 0 .716 .309 .407 .149 .258
1982 Away 74 278 47 80 12 3 12 54 30 63 8 6 1 .840 .358 .482 .194 .288
1982 Home 76 268 48 87 14 4 11 53 23 70 14 7 2 .906 .376 .530 .205 .325
1983 Away 68 268 48 83 12 3 12 49 26 55 10 3 3 .883 .372 .511 .201 .310
1983 Home 70 243 32 57 11 3 10 52 22 65 9 3 0 .732 .304 .428 .193 .235
1984 Away 76 276 40 67 5 2 12 40 27 64 14 1 0 .716 .310 .406 .163 .243
1984 Home 72 274 50 80 14 5 16 55 17 60 11 5 4 .886 .331 .555 .263 .292
1985 Away 71 215 33 50 6 4 5 27 25 45 6 3 1 .676 .309 .367 .135 .233
1985 Home 68 227 50 64 6 1 18 62 31 43 7 4 3 .923 .368 .555 .273 .282
1986 Away 65 259 54 87 12 1 10 43 16 44 19 3 0 .888 .382 .506 .170 .336
1986 Home 63 225 37 70 15 3 16 45 19 31 4 3 2 .980 .362 .618 .307 .311
1987 Away 70 292 44 89 18 4 16 54 24 69 12 4 2 .916 .358 .558 .253 .305
1987 Home 68 265 41 64 9 2 14 48 19 58 14 4 1 .739 .290 .449 .208 .242
1988 Away 54 216 38 56 11 4 9 32 21 47 4 4 2 .799 .326 .472 .213 .259
1988 Home 81 303 49 83 12 4 13 47 33 67 12 4 2 .814 .345 .469 .195 .274
1989 Away 62 200 18 42 5 0 5 14 13 50 4 1 1 .566 .256 .310 .100 .210
1989 Home 67 202 26 52 8 0 7 29 16 45 8 1 1 .715 .314 .401 .144 .257
1990 Away 48 148 14 39 5 0 3 17 9 39 1 0 0 .662 .304 .358 .095 .264
1990 Home 43 137 24 36 7 0 9 20 12 27 0 0 0 .835 .325 .511 .248 .263
1991 Away 29 68 8 13 8 0 1 7 8 13 0 0 0 .629 .276 .353 .162 .191
1991 Home 24 71 5 13 0 0 2 8 2 19 1 0 1 .473 .205 .268 .085 .183
Total Away 1091 4093 603 1073 172 33 157 610 328 907 154 60 18 .753 .318 .435 .173 .262
Total Home 1122 4122 646 1103 168 31 190 695 350 921 157 73 27 .786 .325 .462 .194 .268
Total 2213 8215 1249 2176 340 64 347 1305 678 1828 311 133 45 .770 .321 .449 .184 .265
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).