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Cesar Cedeno League
7-16-2074
Tom Burke Catcher
Retired (1959, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .246 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .684 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 321 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 10-13-1923
HR 23 Drafted Round 23, Pick 367
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(116 games)
RBI 149
SB 15
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L C- Velocity D+   Mentor vR C+
Speed D+ Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B C  (36.0%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1950 CHA-BAL
110
232
33
56
8
2
4
25
23
 34 4 2
0
 1 3
.663
.318
.345
.103
.241
1951 BAL
126
239
36
67
12
3
3
27
32
 36 0 1
0
 0 3
.757
.364
.393
.113
.280
1952 BAL
107
173
24
45
6
0
7
25
16
 27 2 2
0
 0 2
.743
.326
.416
.156
.260
1953 BAL-WAS
54
124
11
21
4
0
3
8
13
 17 1 0
0
 0 0
.528
.254
.274
.105
.169
1954 WAS-CHN
44
62
8
13
1
1
0
5
11
 11 0 1
1
 2 1
.582
.324
.258
.048
.210
1956 CHN-BOS-CIN
74
103
12
26
5
0
0
10
14
 22 0 3
4
 10 2
.634
.333
.301
.049
.252
1957 CIN
131
167
27
39
7
0
4
26
26
 22 4 3
6
 1 4
.692
.345
.347
.114
.234
1958 CIN
103
166
27
47
10
2
2
23
18
 23 2 1
4
 5 2
.762
.358
.404
.120
.283
1959 CIN
53
37
2
7
0
0
0
0
5
 7 1 0
0
 1 0
.492
.302
.189
.000
.189
Total
802
1303
180
321
53
8
23
149
158
 199 14 13
15
 20 17
.684
.331
.352
.106
.246
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01Tom Burke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1959-09-27The Cincinnati Serfs waive Tom Burke.
1956-06-13The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Tom Burke to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Jake Handiboe to the minors.
1956-06-10The Cincinnati Surfers have acquired Tom Burke from the waiver wire.
1956-06-06The Boston Patriots have waived Tom Burke.
1956-05-20The Boston Patriots have designated Tom Burke for assignment.
1956-05-14The Boston Patriots have promoted Tom Burke to the major league team. The Boston Patriots have sent Connie Moskiman to the minors.
1956-05-14The Boston Patriots have acquired Tom Burke from the waiver wire.
1956-05-09The Chicago Jebs have waived Tom Burke.
1955-04-01The Chicago Jebs have promoted Rafael Odwell to the major league team. The Chicago Jebs have promoted Brian Bednar to the major league team. The Chicago Jebs have promoted Greg Kehn to the major league team. The Chicago Jebs have promoted Len Schultz to the major league team. The Chicago Jebs have promoted Paul Candini to the major league team. The Chicago Jebs have promoted Hugh Moronko to the major league team. The Chicago Jebs have promoted Hank Cliburn to the major league team. The Chicago Jebs have promoted Brian Craft to the major league team. The Chicago Jebs have designated Issac Jogues for assignment. The Chicago Jebs have designated Tom Burke for assignment. The Chicago Jebs have designated Randy Jackson for assignment. The Chicago Jebs have designated Tony Daniel for assignment. The Chicago Jebs have designated Francis Borgia for assignment. The Chicago Jebs have designated Paul Mikki for assignment. The Chicago Jebs have designated Frank Xavier for assignment. The Chicago Jebs have designated Bill Larkin for assignment.
1954-06-29The Chicago Jebs have promoted Tom Burke to the major league team.
1954-06-29The Chicago Jebs have acquired Tom Burke from the waiver wire.
1954-06-22The Washington Senators have waived Tom Burke.
1953-08-19The Washington Senators have promoted Jerry Southern to the major league team. The Washington Senators have designated Tom Burke for assignment.
1953-05-24The Washington Senators have acquired Tom Burke from the waiver wire.
1953-05-20The Baltimore Gnomes have designated Tom Burke for assignment.
1953-04-26The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Tom Burke to the major league team.
1953-04-01The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Steve Hill to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have designated Tom Burke for assignment.
1951-05-02The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Tom Burke to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have sent Sammy Salas to the minors.
1951-04-29The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Rick Lydy to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have sent Tom Burke to the minors.
1950-08-02The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Charlie Escobar to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Tom Burke to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have sent Randy Cronin to the minors. The Baltimore Gnomes have sent Jesse Garcia to the minors.
1950-08-01The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Randy Cronin to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Spencer Valdes to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have sent Marty Malarkey to the minors. The Baltimore Gnomes have sent Tom Burke to the minors.
1950-06-27The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Tom Burke to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have sent Ron Vowinkel to the minors.
1950-06-24The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Larry Chavez to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have sent Tom Burke to the minors.
1950-05-13The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Tom Burke to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have sent Chris Slaton to the minors.
1950-05-13A trade has been completed between the Chicago Wind and the Baltimore Gnomes. The Baltimore Gnomes receive Marty Malarkey, Tom Burke, Jimmie Byrd from the Chicago Wind in exchange for Frank Burkett, John Pfund.
1950-05-03The Chicago Wind have promoted Tom Burke to the major league team. The Chicago Wind have promoted Antonio Armas to the major league team. The Chicago Wind have sent Curly Belanger to the minors. The Chicago Wind have sent Tito Jackson to the minors.
1950-04-22The Chicago Wind have promoted Curly Belanger to the major league team. The Chicago Wind have promoted London Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Wind have promoted Ethan Baker to the major league team. The Chicago Wind have sent Tom Burke to the minors. The Chicago Wind have sent Frodo Osgood to the minors. The Chicago Wind have sent Chris Slaton to the minors.
1950-04-01The Chicago Wind have renamed Tom Burkam to Tom Burke.