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Name	Team	Age
Owen Burkett	Retired (1980, Age 33)	Died (2020, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42 (1968)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	10 years (134 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	A-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	12/4/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	3
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (12.5 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1968	CIN	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1969	CIN	59	194	16	45	8	3	3	30	9	45	2	3	3	.614	.263	.351	.232
1970	CIN	84	265	24	45	6	1	6	17	17	62	5	4	1	.488	.220	.268	.170
1971	CIN	147	480	47	114	17	2	7	55	33	105	14	4	10	.613	.288	.325	.237
1972	CIN-NYN	66	232	34	75	12	1	5	37	24	34	4	1	5	.835	.387	.448	.323
1973	NYN	84	285	31	84	8	0	6	37	16	58	1	2	3	.716	.330	.386	.295
1974	NYN	44	111	16	29	6	0	2	19	13	24	1	0	0	.708	.339	.369	.261
1975	NYN	52	84	12	22	4	0	2	11	9	16	4	0	0	.714	.333	.381	.262
1976	NYN	76	214	28	61	10	1	8	25	14	35	1	0	4	.787	.333	.453	.285
1977	NYN	69	208	31	60	12	0	7	36	18	41	5	3	3	.788	.341	.447	.288
1978	NYN	50	147	12	35	5	2	4	15	16	25	0	0	0	.692	.311	.381	.238
1979	NYN	68	176	22	51	6	0	7	30	11	32	1	2	1	.773	.330	.443	.290
1980	NYN	55	133	11	28	4	1	1	6	17	28	2	0	0	.578	.300	.278	.211
Total		856	2531	285	649	98	11	58	318	197	506	40	19	30	.682	.310	.373	.256

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Owen Burkett has retired from the New York Islanders
1980-06-29	Owen Burkett of the New York Islanders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1972-05-05	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Classy Characters and the New York Islanders. The New York Islanders receive Owen Burkett, Jim Drago from the Cincinnati Classy Characters in exchange for Craig Greenwood.
1970-08-03	The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Owen Burkett to the major league team. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have designated Johnny Roseboro for assignment.
1970-05-11	The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Johnny Roseboro to the major league team. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have sent Owen Burkett to the minors.
1969-09-09	The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Owen Burkett to the major league team.
1969-08-31	The Cincinnati Classy Characters have sent Owen Burkett to the minors.
1969-07-17	The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Owen Burkett to the major league team.
1968-08-19	The Cincinnati Classy Characters have sent Owen Burkett to the minors.
1968-08-15	The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Owen Burkett to the major leagues.