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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 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1951 MIL-BAL 129 485 63 132 19 4 24 83 29 99 4 2 7 .792 .315 .476 .272
1952 BAL 144 541 74 137 19 2 23 72 44 88 10 13 5 .742 .318 .423 .253
1953 BAL 144 548 60 136 28 4 18 73 50 101 10 5 6 .723 .311 .412 .248
1954 BAL 120 379 63 98 18 1 18 39 31 74 7 4 3 .776 .322 .454 .259
1955 NYA 144 580 81 162 18 3 25 68 46 120 11 4 5 .785 .335 .450 .279
1956 NYA 144 572 67 146 20 5 23 76 49 107 11 6 6 .743 .315 .428 .255
1957 NYA 144 550 79 161 24 3 29 108 48 105 9 5 9 .853 .348 .505 .293
1958 NYA 144 572 96 164 25 6 22 92 41 106 24 15 6 .805 .339 .467 .287
1959 NYA 129 462 78 138 24 4 21 73 48 90 16 5 2 .869 .365 .504 .299
1960 NYA 144 533 76 146 25 1 27 85 42 123 13 2 6 .809 .332 .477 .274
1961 NYA 145 541 106 190 21 8 25 99 49 91 19 8 11 .962 .404 .558 .351
1962 NYA 126 456 71 138 27 4 23 88 41 80 12 7 0 .894 .363 .531 .303
1963 NYA 136 517 88 150 25 6 28 91 43 102 12 6 0 .870 .346 .524 .290
1964 NYA 124 402 62 120 9 3 19 68 41 78 12 6 2 .844 .366 .478 .299
1965 NYA 77 109 18 26 3 3 3 15 8 23 3 1 1 .706 .303 .404 .239
Total 1994 7247 1082 2044 305 57 328 1130 610 1387 173 89 69 .816 .340 .476 .282
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.