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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Dennis Burke Second Base
Retired (1988, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .794 Status Deceased (2036) Option Years 0  
H 1581 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 10-06-1950
HR 245 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(111 games)
RBI 900
SB 56 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1988
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt B  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B A- (82.7%) LF D  (16.8%) Arm C- WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (100%) CF F  (0.9%)   Health B  LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* 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
1976 MIN
25
38
3
7
2
0
1
4
3
 10 0 1
0
 0 2
.554
.238
.316
.132
.184
1977 MIN
149
537
74
145
14
2
22
82
53
 106 3 2
3
 2 19
.764
.338
.426
.156
.270
1978 MIN
147
578
73
155
28
3
26
94
49
 112 2 2
4
 0 18
.788
.326
.462
.194
.268
1979 MIN
152
589
100
178
23
4
23
90
70
 110 6 4
8
 2 14
.852
.380
.472
.170
.302
1980 MIN
152
588
90
144
20
1
21
76
63
 115 1 10
8
 1 21
.704
.314
.389
.145
.245
1981 SEA
148
542
65
145
16
1
23
83
37
 120 3 5
5
 4 21
.743
.315
.428
.161
.268
1982 SEA
152
581
93
180
29
5
33
98
49
 92 0 5
7
 2 14
.908
.361
.547
.238
.310
1983 SEA
148
574
81
153
33
1
26
88
52
 108 1 3
8
 2 22
.790
.327
.463
.197
.267
1984 SEA
152
580
71
167
31
4
27
110
61
 127 3 3
5
 8 15
.852
.357
.495
.207
.288
1985 SEA
151
600
75
152
17
3
23
86
46
 109 3 4
5
 4 10
.714
.308
.407
.153
.253
1986 SEA-MON
88
265
41
71
13
0
8
37
27
 57 1 2
0
 0 4
.743
.336
.408
.140
.268
1987 CLE
94
260
45
84
15
4
12
52
30
 45 0 0
3
 0 2
.943
.393
.550
.227
.323
Total
1558
5732
811
1581
241
28
245
900
540
 1111 23 41
56
 25 162
.794
.338
.456
.180
.276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Dennis Burke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-03-31The Cleveland Aggies have promoted Dennis Burke to the major league team. The Cleveland Aggies have sent Jerry Lum to the minors.
1987-03-31Dennis Burke has signed with the Cleveland Aggies for $1.25M per year for 1 year.
1986-10-19The Montreal Expos have designated Dennis Burke for assignment. The Montreal Expos have designated Aubrey Keefe for assignment.
1986-10-19The Montreal Expos have re-claimed Dennis Burke from the waiver wire.
1986-10-03The Montreal Expos have promoted Jack Bischoff to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Jack Baker to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated Aubrey Keefe for assignment. The Montreal Expos have designated Dennis Burke for assignment.
1986-09-20A trade has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the Seattle Emeralds. The Seattle Emeralds receive Kip Smith, Gary Redmond, Neil Twombly from the Montreal Expos in exchange for Jack Baker (Optioned) , Dennis Burke, Aubrey Keefe.
1986-08-28Dennis Burke of the Seattle Emeralds is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1986-03-30The Seattle Emeralds have promoted Dennis Burke to the major league team.
1986-03-30Dennis Burke has signed with the Seattle Emeralds for $1.55M per year for 1 year.
1985-03-29The Seattle Emeralds have promoted Brandon Gooch to the major league team. The Seattle Emeralds have promoted Dennis Burke to the major league team. The Seattle Emeralds have promoted Vicente Sundra to the major league team.
1985-03-29Dennis Burke has signed with the Seattle Emeralds for $1.5M per year for 1 year.
1983-09-27Dennis Burke of the Seattle Emeralds is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1981-10-14Dennis Burke of the Seattle Emeralds is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1981-03-28The Seattle Emeralds have promoted Dennis Burke to the major league team.
1981-03-28Dennis Burke has signed with the Seattle Emeralds for $2.5M per year for 4 years.
1978-04-12Dennis Burke of the Minnesota North Stars is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1977-03-29The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Dennis Burke to the major league team.
1976-06-29The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Norm Capron to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have sent Dennis Burke to the minors.
1976-03-28The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Dennis Burke to the major league team. The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Al Gorman to the major league team.
1975-04-01The Minnesota North Stars have sent Dennis Burke down to the minors.
1975-04-01The Minnesota North Stars have promoted Dennis Burke to the major league team.