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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 Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF (86.8%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF (65.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1962 LF BRO 37 36 318.2 70 68 0 2 0 -1 1.92 .971
1B BRO 8 8 68.0 75 72 3 0 6 -2 9.93 1.000
1963 1B BRO 97 97 875.1 903 876 26 1 80 +2 9.27 .999
LF BRO 27 27 247.1 44 42 1 1 0 -1 1.56 .977
1964 1B BRO 116 114 1017.0 1061 1017 41 3 89 -12 9.36 .997
1965 1B BRO 107 105 945.1 987 951 35 1 78 +10 9.39 .999
LF BRO 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 1.000
1966 1B SF-PIT 110 110 989.2 1021 989 29 3 72 -1 9.26 .997
LF SF-PIT 27 27 243.1 56 54 2 0 0 +1 2.07 1.000
3B SF-PIT 2 2 20.0 5 2 2 1 0 0 1.80 .800
1967 1B MON 116 116 1031.0 1088 1047 40 1 72 +6 9.49 .999
LF MON 23 23 205.2 51 51 0 0 0 0 2.23 1.000
1968 1B CHN 81 81 734.2 757 727 29 1 46 +9 9.26 .999
CF CHN 39 39 329.0 86 79 1 6 0 -5 2.19 .930
RF CHN 10 10 81.0 11 11 0 0 0 -1 1.22 1.000
1969 RF MON 56 56 502.0 105 101 3 1 0 -1 1.86 .990
LF MON 53 52 454.1 91 89 2 0 0 +2 1.80 1.000
1970 RF MON 84 84 764.0 174 166 6 2 1 -2 2.03 .989
CF MON 16 16 147.2 48 46 0 2 0 -2 2.80 .958
LF MON 7 3 33.2 7 7 0 0 0 0 1.87 1.000
SS MON 1 1 9.0 5 2 3 0 0 -1 5.00 1.000
2B MON 2 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1971 LF MON 82 81 709.1 156 152 4 0 0 0 1.98 1.000
CF MON 5 5 45.0 13 13 0 0 0 -2 2.60 1.000
RF MON 6 3 31.0 6 5 1 0 0 0 1.74 1.000
C MON 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 4.50 1.000
1972 LF MON-PIT 117 117 1057.2 228 220 4 4 1 +4 1.91 .982
3B MON-PIT 8 8 68.1 25 3 20 2 0 -1 3.03 .920
1973 3B PIT 134 134 1124.1 321 74 230 17 7 -22 2.43 .947
1974 3B PIT-OAK 128 122 1100.1 322 85 231 6 11 +2 2.58 .981
1975 3B MIN-CHN 93 93 840.1 235 52 173 10 13 -4 2.41 .957
RF MIN-CHN 13 13 113.0 25 23 2 0 0 0 1.99 1.000
LF MIN-CHN 3 3 24.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1.88 1.000
1B MIN-CHN 2 2 18.0 21 19 1 1 3 0 10.00 .952
1976 3B NYA 32 3 80.1 28 7 21 0 1 0 3.14 1.000
Pos Total 1B 637 633 5679.0 5913 5698 204 11 446 +12 9.35 .998
LF 377 369 3296.0 709 689 13 7 1 +5 1.92 .990
3B 397 362 3233.2 936 223 677 36 32 -25 2.50 .962
RF 169 166 1491.0 321 306 12 3 1 -4 1.92 .991
CF 60 60 521.2 147 138 1 8 0 -9 2.40 .946
SS 1 1 9.0 5 2 3 0 0 -1 5.00 1.000
2B 2 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
C 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 4.50 1.000
Total 1645 1591 14235.1 8033 7057 911 65 480 0 0 0 NaN% -22 5.04 .992
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.