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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1962 LHP 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .125 .125 .000 .125
1962 RHP 51 167 54 7 2 8 32 11 43 .896 .363 .533 .210 .323
1963 LHP 34 66 13 2 2 2 5 4 19 .622 .243 .379 .182 .197
1963 RHP 121 422 121 21 2 12 62 36 98 .778 .346 .431 .145 .287
1964 LHP 31 46 10 2 0 1 7 2 13 .576 .250 .326 .109 .217
1964 RHP 119 414 114 21 6 16 63 30 99 .796 .325 .471 .196 .275
1965 LHP 60 114 31 9 1 1 18 8 19 .720 .325 .395 .123 .272
1965 RHP 102 312 82 15 1 11 43 23 64 .740 .317 .423 .160 .263
1966 LHP 66 139 42 3 3 3 19 13 25 .799 .368 .432 .129 .302
1966 RHP 125 411 112 19 2 19 59 37 97 .798 .331 .467 .195 .273
1967 LHP 61 133 31 5 1 7 18 14 24 .750 .306 .444 .211 .233
1967 RHP 119 401 115 17 3 18 69 37 80 .833 .354 .479 .192 .287
1968 LHP 64 120 28 2 0 5 19 6 22 .648 .273 .375 .142 .233
1968 RHP 121 392 100 20 3 10 57 35 98 .714 .316 .398 .143 .255
1969 LHP 33 79 20 5 0 3 19 7 22 .737 .307 .430 .177 .253
1969 RHP 105 337 94 21 2 17 47 29 51 .845 .341 .504 .226 .279
1970 LHP 32 48 8 0 0 1 3 9 18 .522 .293 .229 .062 .167
1970 RHP 132 378 92 8 2 11 49 31 74 .663 .301 .362 .119 .243
1971 LHP 35 52 17 3 0 8 21 8 8 1.275 .429 .846 .519 .327
1971 RHP 96 288 79 12 1 14 42 28 53 .812 .343 .469 .194 .274
1972 LHP 61 116 32 7 2 3 14 11 26 .792 .344 .448 .172 .276
1972 RHP 122 379 116 21 2 23 75 34 75 .914 .360 .554 .248 .306
1973 LHP 46 98 19 3 0 6 15 7 23 .653 .245 .408 .214 .194
1973 RHP 130 414 108 21 4 15 65 25 75 .743 .303 .440 .179 .261
1974 LHP 48 78 19 2 0 4 11 14 15 .782 .359 .423 .179 .244
1974 RHP 123 363 95 14 4 16 65 45 78 .800 .345 .455 .193 .262
1975 LHP 36 62 10 2 0 1 6 4 17 .454 .212 .242 .081 .161
1975 RHP 109 382 100 11 3 10 42 27 66 .695 .310 .385 .123 .262
1976 LHP 8 13 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .462 .231 .231 .000 .231
1976 RHP 30 31 10 1 1 0 4 3 7 .802 .382 .419 .097 .323
Total LHP 622 1172 284 45 9 45 177 107 255 .719 .308 .411 .169 .242
Total RHP 1605 5091 1392 229 38 200 774 431 1058 .783 .332 .451 .178 .273
Total 1746 6263 1676 274 47 245 951 538 1313 .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.