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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1962 Away 27 98 20 39 6 1 6 25 6 23 1 0 1 1.092 .429 .663 .265 .398
1962 Home 25 77 2 16 1 1 2 7 5 21 1 2 1 .581 .256 .325 .117 .208
1963 Away 63 243 22 58 12 2 3 24 17 57 1 3 1 .636 .294 .342 .103 .239
1963 Home 65 245 39 76 11 2 11 43 23 60 3 1 1 .876 .370 .506 .196 .310
1964 Away 61 223 33 52 6 4 7 25 16 67 5 2 2 .674 .284 .390 .157 .233
1964 Home 63 237 30 72 17 2 10 45 16 45 9 3 1 .869 .350 .519 .215 .304
1965 Away 54 203 20 51 9 1 6 24 18 41 4 1 1 .712 .318 .394 .143 .251
1965 Home 56 223 34 62 15 1 6 37 13 42 4 2 0 .754 .319 .435 .157 .278
1966 Away 69 280 43 68 11 2 12 37 22 64 4 3 0 .727 .302 .425 .182 .243
1966 Home 70 270 49 86 11 3 10 41 28 58 10 2 4 .873 .380 .493 .174 .319
1967 Away 70 276 38 72 13 2 10 46 28 52 9 6 0 .767 .336 .431 .170 .261
1967 Home 69 258 50 74 9 2 15 41 23 52 3 2 1 .861 .350 .512 .225 .287
1968 Away 66 249 34 70 11 2 9 45 25 61 9 2 4 .793 .343 .450 .169 .281
1968 Home 67 263 35 58 11 1 6 31 16 59 8 5 3 .609 .270 .338 .118 .221
1969 Away 56 211 37 53 8 1 10 33 18 36 8 2 0 .755 .315 .441 .190 .251
1969 Home 60 205 36 61 18 1 10 33 18 37 6 0 1 .895 .354 .541 .244 .298
1970 Away 69 227 26 61 4 1 10 36 23 50 10 1 3 .759 .332 .427 .159 .269
1970 Home 71 199 19 39 4 1 2 16 17 42 5 2 1 .519 .263 .256 .060 .196
1971 Away 53 173 29 44 5 0 13 26 20 31 2 4 0 .852 .343 .509 .254 .254
1971 Home 51 167 25 52 10 1 9 37 16 30 5 5 0 .916 .372 .545 .234 .311
1972 Away 65 254 47 76 17 3 13 48 19 55 9 0 2 .890 .347 .543 .244 .299
1972 Home 66 241 43 72 11 1 13 41 26 46 2 1 4 .880 .366 .515 .216 .299
1973 Away 69 267 43 68 16 3 9 42 18 48 13 0 8 .740 .302 .438 .184 .255
1973 Home 67 245 29 59 8 1 12 38 14 50 6 1 9 .709 .281 .429 .188 .241
1974 Away 65 218 28 44 6 1 5 31 32 55 10 3 3 .610 .303 .307 .106 .202
1974 Home 66 223 37 70 10 3 15 45 27 38 8 7 3 .980 .393 .587 .274 .314
1975 Away 62 249 23 61 3 3 4 18 20 52 3 3 6 .629 .300 .329 .084 .245
1975 Home 52 195 23 49 10 0 7 30 11 31 3 1 5 .702 .291 .410 .159 .251
1976 Away 20 22 2 9 1 1 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 .980 .435 .545 .136 .409
1976 Home 29 22 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 .432 .250 .182 .000 .182
Total Away 869 3193 445 826 128 27 117 464 283 697 88 30 31 .746 .321 .426 .167 .259
Total Home 877 3070 451 850 146 20 128 487 255 616 73 34 34 .796 .334 .463 .186 .277
Total 1746 6263 896 1676 274 47 245 951 538 1313 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.