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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
James Burton First Base
Retired (1976, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .771 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 1676 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 08-05-1938
HR 245 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1956)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(73 games)
RBI 951
SB 161 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1976
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF A  (86.8%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF B  (65.0%)   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
1962 BRO
52
175
22
55
7
2
8
32
11
 44 0 1
2
 2 2
.867
.353
.514
.200
.314
1963 BRO
128
488
61
134
23
4
14
67
40
 117 4 3
4
 4 2
.757
.333
.424
.150
.275
1964 BRO
124
460
63
124
23
6
17
70
32
 112 2 3
14
 5 3
.774
.318
.457
.187
.270
1965 BRO
110
426
54
113
24
2
12
61
31
 83 3 1
8
 3 1
.734
.319
.415
.150
.265
1966 SF-PIT
139
550
92
154
22
5
22
78
50
 122 2 3
14
 5 4
.799
.340
.458
.178
.280
1967 MON
139
534
88
146
22
4
25
87
51
 104 6 2
12
 8 1
.812
.342
.470
.197
.273
1968 CHN
133
512
69
128
22
3
15
76
41
 120 3 5
17
 7 7
.699
.307
.393
.143
.250
1969 MON
116
416
73
114
26
2
20
66
36
 73 3 3
14
 2 1
.824
.334
.490
.216
.274
1970 MON
140
426
45
100
8
2
12
52
40
 92 1 3
15
 3 4
.647
.300
.347
.113
.235
1971 MON
104
340
54
96
15
1
22
63
36
 61 4 1
7
 9 0
.883
.357
.526
.244
.282
1972 MON-PIT
131
495
90
148
28
4
26
89
45
 101 1 4
11
 1 6
.885
.356
.529
.230
.299
1973 PIT
136
512
72
127
24
4
21
80
32
 98 1 3
19
 1 17
.726
.292
.434
.186
.248
1974 PIT-OAK
131
441
65
114
16
4
20
76
59
 93 3 3
18
 10 6
.797
.348
.449
.190
.259
1975 MIN-CHN
114
444
46
110
13
3
11
48
31
 83 0 1
6
 4 11
.661
.296
.365
.117
.248
1976 NYA
49
44
2
13
1
1
0
6
3
 10 0 0
0
 0 0
.704
.340
.364
.068
.295
Total
1746
6263
896
1676
274
47
245
951
538
 1313 33 36
161
 64 65
.771
.327
.444
.176
.268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01James Burton has retired from the New York Pinstripers
1976-04-05James Burton of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1976-03-31The New York Pinstripers have promoted Johnny Guidry to the major league team. The New York Pinstripers have promoted James Burton to the major league team.
1976-03-31James Burton has signed with the New York Pinstripers for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1975-06-27James Burton of the Chicago Sweet Jesus is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1975-06-06A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Fighting Saints and the Chicago Sweet Jesus. The Chicago Sweet Jesus receive James Burton, Leslie West from the Minnesota Fighting Saints in exchange for Kennie Ellerbe, Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 CHN (Ray Moriarty). Protest This Trade.
1975-03-29The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted James Burton to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Mike McBee to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Bruce Mahoney to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Bill Hazewood to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Eric Pedre to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Enrique Guthrie to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Charlie Johnson to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Chuck Burdick to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Jake Flack to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Stu Hudson to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Glenn Cooper to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Ned Dascenzo to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Dolly Chandler to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Bob Jones to the minors.
1975-03-29James Burton has signed with the Minnesota Fighting Saints for $1.94M per year for 1 year.
1974-08-13A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pounders and the Oakland Oaks. The Oakland Oaks receive Blaine Brown, Albert Veil, James Burton, Dante Pardo, Ed Melo, Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 PIT (Bill Sheffield), Draft Pick 1975 Round 1 PIT (John Sullivan) from the Pittsburgh Pounders in exchange for Mike Ivie, Charlie Schwamb, Fred Holmes. Protest This Trade.
1973-09-06James Burton of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1972-09-14James Burton of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1972-05-31A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pounders and the Montreal Nationals. The Montreal Nationals receive Warren Repulski, Ray Brondell, Kevin Creamer, Draft Pick 1973 Round 3 PIT (Hal Pavlik), Draft Pick 1973 Round 2 PIT (Jack Gettel), Draft Pick 1973 Round 1 PIT (Jose Palomino) from the Pittsburgh Pounders in exchange for Jim Mason, Albert Veil, James Burton. Protest This Trade.
1971-08-15James Burton of the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1969-04-25James Burton of the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1969-03-30The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted James Burton to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Brian Abernathy to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Albert Veil to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Wally Coggins to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Sam Novoa to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Joe Stechschulte to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Luke Jones to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Doug Bargar to the major league team.
1969-03-29James Burton has signed with the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure for $7.0M per year for 6 years.
1968-06-01James Burton of the Chicago Commiedians is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1968-05-03The Chicago Commiedians have placed James Burton on the trade block.
1968-03-28The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Greg Brady to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Dale Harrah to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Wayne Haddix to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted James Burton to the major league team.
1968-03-28James Burton has signed with the Chicago Commiedians for $11.5M per year for 1 year.
1967-03-29The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Skip Drummond to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted James Burton to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Chris Hack to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Luke Jones to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Chief Young to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Wally Coggins to the major league team.
1967-03-29James Burton has signed with the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure for $11.0M per year for 1 year.
1966-08-27A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pounders and the San Francisco Wonders. The San Francisco Wonders receive John Gainer, Alex Wilt, Draft Pick 1967 Round 2 PIT (Mike Nichols) from the Pittsburgh Pounders in exchange for James Burton. Protest This Trade.
1965-06-17James Burton of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1963-08-23James Burton of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1962-07-13The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted James Burton to the major league team.
1956-03-28The Brooklyn Wonders have renamed Linc Smith to James Burton.
1955-07-16A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the Brooklyn Wonders. The Brooklyn Wonders receive Jason Groh, Draft Pick 1956 Round 1 BOS (James Burton) from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Colin Dexter. Protest This Trade.