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Name	Team	Age
John Burnside	Retired (1987, Age 35)	Died (2020, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 30 (1973)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Fred Lynn League	0	11 years (113 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	B+	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	12/22/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	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
1975	BOS	119	451	40	122	23	3	7	52	32	81	8	4	7	.700	.319	.381	.271
1976	BOS	126	390	46	101	12	2	9	48	54	69	5	2	12	.717	.348	.369	.259
1977	BOS	135	530	63	124	24	2	7	51	44	89	11	7	8	.623	.296	.326	.234
1978	BOS	132	404	57	101	16	1	5	34	48	64	10	5	12	.664	.333	.332	.250
1979	BOS	102	226	34	44	6	1	4	20	28	37	4	2	3	.566	.282	.283	.195
1980	BOS	106	328	54	97	13	3	8	39	33	54	6	4	10	.786	.359	.427	.296
1981	BOS	78	217	36	63	9	2	3	30	29	38	3	2	5	.772	.380	.392	.290
1982	BOS	78	197	26	53	6	2	4	30	26	30	4	3	10	.739	.358	.381	.269
1983	BOS	80	191	19	51	5	0	6	21	17	25	3	0	5	.716	.329	.387	.267
1984	BOS	104	371	50	108	18	3	13	55	31	52	5	2	10	.807	.347	.461	.291
1985	BOS	137	476	71	142	20	3	15	65	55	75	7	6	16	.819	.371	.447	.298
1986	BOS	93	226	28	52	6	3	3	26	25	34	6	2	9	.630	.307	.323	.230
Total		1290	4007	524	1058	158	25	84	471	422	648	72	39	107	.714	.335	.379	.264

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	John Burnside has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-04-18	The New York Asians have waived John Burnside.
1987-04-05	The New York Asians have promoted Pop Creel to the major league team. The New York Asians have designated John Burnside for assignment.
1987-04-05	The New York Asians have acquired John Burnside from the waiver wire.
1987-04-01	The Boston Slammas have designated John Burnside for assignment.
1984-07-29	John Burnside of the Boston Tunes is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1979-04-01	The Boston Tunes have promoted John Burnside to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have promoted Mike Pratt to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have promoted Bill Rogovin to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have sent Rollie Naton to the minors. The Boston Tunes have sent Jerry Hurst to the minors. The Boston Tunes have sent Tony Westfield to the minors.
1978-10-20	The Boston Tunes have promoted Jerry Hurst to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have sent John Burnside to the minors.
1976-09-06	John Burnside of the Boston Tunes is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1975-04-23	The Boston Tunes have promoted John Burnside to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have designated Jimmy Judnich for assignment.
1974-10-08	The Boston Tunes have promoted Freddie Moore to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have promoted John Burnside to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have sent Fred Bigler to the minors.