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Name	Team	Age
Mike Burke	Retired (1975, Age 37)	Died (2006, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3 (1956)	C	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mark Fidrych League	0	16 years (41 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A+	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	10/28/1938
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	7	8
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)
C- (29.1 %)	F  (1.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1975-11-01	Mike Burke has retired from the Philadelphia Force
1975-08-15	Mike Burke of the Philadelphia Force is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1974-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Force and the Boston Crimson Sawx. The Boston Crimson Sawx receive Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 CHN (Ed Fitzgerald), Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 PHI (John McCaigue), Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 PHI (Tim Cornutt) from the Philadelphia Force in exchange for Mike Burke.
1970-09-03	Mike Burke of the New York Hitmen is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1966-04-21	Mike Burke of the New York Hitmen is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1961-04-18	Mike Burke of the New York Hitmen is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1960-04-01	The New York Hitmen have promoted Mike Burke to the major league team. The New York Hitmen have designated Fred Mura for assignment.
1957-04-16	A trade has been completed between the Boston Americans and the New York Hitmen. The New York Hitmen receive Mike Burke, Yohanny Frey from the Boston Americans in exchange for Bob Joyce, Denny Barry.