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Name Team Age
Oyster Burns Retired (1965, Age 36) Died (2015, Age 86)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16
(1951)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Joe Medwick League 0 14 years (99 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 5/5/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 2 3
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---)
C  (36.8 %) D- (5.2 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1951 Majors 51.00 3 / 6 3 / 6 0 / 4 4 / 7 6 / 8 6 / 11 5 / 9 27 / 51
1952 Majors 59.00 7 / 10 4 / 7 0 / 5 3 / 4 8 / 12 7 / 13 7 / 8 36 / 59
1953 Majors 59.71 1 / 5 5 / 10 3 / 7 4 / 8 6 / 9 6 / 12 4 / 8 29 / 59
1954 Minors 2.00 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
1954 Majors 40.81 2 / 5 2 / 6 2 / 10 2 / 5 1 / 2 1 / 6 3 / 6 13 / 40
1955 Majors 63.84 1 / 5 1 / 14 3 / 13 3 / 11 0 / 5 3 / 7 1 / 8 12 / 63
1956 Majors 60.35 3 / 8 0 / 10 5 / 8 0 / 4 2 / 6 2 / 9 4 / 15 16 / 60
1957 Majors 59.89 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 2 3 / 13 1 / 9 1 / 13 5 / 59
1958 Majors 62.29 1 / 8 1 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 10 1 / 19 3 / 62
1959 Majors 52.09 0 / 13 0 / 4 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 10 1 / 5 2 / 52
1960 Majors 58.39 1 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 5 1 / 58
1961 Majors 59.19 1 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 11 1 / 59
1962 Majors 50.39 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 7 1 / 4 1 / 9 2 / 50
1963 Majors 56.09 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 56
1964 Majors 44.64 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 44
1965 Majors 11.61 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 11
Total 0 0 0 21 / 113 16 / 104 13 / 104 16 / 104 26 / 102 28 / 122 28 / 136 148 / 785
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Oyster Burns has retired from the New York Spiders
1954-06-20The Baltimore Birds have promoted Oyster Burns to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have sent Donald Coleman to the minors.
1954-06-05The Baltimore Birds have promoted Donald Coleman to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have sent Oyster Burns to the minors.
1951-07-11The Baltimore Birds have promoted Oyster Burns to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have sent Beau Goldsberry to the minors.
1951-07-08A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Mooners and the Baltimore Birds. The Baltimore Birds receive Oyster Burns from the Milwaukee Mooners in exchange for Marcus Weiland.
1951-07-06The Milwaukee Mooners have promoted Redleg Snyder to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mooners have sent Oyster Burns to the minors.
1951-04-26The Milwaukee Mooners have promoted Oyster Burns to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mooners have promoted Chris Wickander to the major league team.
1951-04-26The Milwaukee Mooners have sent Oyster Burns to the minors. The Milwaukee Mooners have sent Chris Wickander to the minors.
1951-04-20The Milwaukee Mooners have renamed Jimmy Donaldson to Oyster Burns.
1951-04-20The Milwaukee Mooners have promoted Jimmy Donaldson to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mooners have designated Redleg Snyder for assignment.
1951-04-16The Milwaukee Mooners have promoted Angel Servais to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mooners have sent Jimmy Donaldson to the minors.
1951-04-10The Milwaukee Mooners have promoted Jimmy Donaldson to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mooners have designated Steamer Flanagan for assignment.