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Name Team Age
John Burns Retired (1968, Age 34) Died (2012, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 50
(1956)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Fred Lynn League 0 9 years (62 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ D  D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ C+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 1/29/1934
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---)
C- (32.6 %) D- (8.6 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1965 LHP 12 26 10 1 0 0 5 2 6 .852 .429 .423 .385
1965 RHP 13 27 6 1 2 0 4 5 4 .751 .344 .407 .222
1966 LHP 10 14 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 .670 .312 .357 .214
1966 RHP 14 31 7 6 1 0 4 3 8 .778 .294 .484 .226
Total LHP 22 40 13 3 0 0 5 4 9 .786 .386 .400 .325
Total RHP 27 58 13 7 3 0 8 8 12 .766 .318 .448 .224
Total 419 1184 302 51 16 17 131 77 216 .666 .298 .368 .255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01John Burns has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-04-01The Chicago Bombers have waived John Burns.
1966-09-22The Chicago Bombers have designated John Burns for assignment.
1966-08-09The Chicago Bombers have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Chicago Bombers have sent Tim Weaver to the minors.
1966-06-08The Chicago Bombers have promoted Tim Weaver to the major league team. The Chicago Bombers have designated John Burns for assignment.
1964-03-01The Chicago Bombers have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Chicago Bombers have sent Dick Moran to the minors.
1963-04-24The Boston Tunes have acquired Wally Post from the waiver wire. The Boston Tunes have waived John Burns.
1956-05-14The Chicago Fast Balls have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Chicago Fast Balls have sent Ray Stegman to the minors.