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Name	Team	Age
Gene Burk	Retired (1991, Age 36)	Died (2030, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1978)	LF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League	0	11 years (161 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	4/21/1955
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (98.9 %)	A+ (98.7 %)	F  (1.8 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1978	A-	B-	A	B-	B-	C	D
1979	A	B	A	B-	B-	C+	D+
1980	A	B	A	B-	B-	C+	D+
1981	A	B	A	B	B	B-	C-
1982	A+	B	A+	B+	B	B-	C
1983	A+	B	A+	B+	B+	B	C+
1984	A+	B	A+	B+	B+	B	C+
1985	A+	B+	A+	B+	B+	B+	C+
1986	A+	B+	A+	B+	A-	B+	C+
1987	A+	B+	A+	B+	A-	B+	C+
1988	A+	B+	A+	B+	A-	B+	C+
1989	A+	B+	A+	B+	A-	B+	C+
1990	A+	B	A+	B+	B+	B+	C+
1991	A	B	A	B	B	B	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1991-11-01	Gene Burk has retired from the Chicago BleacherBums
1991-09-24	Gene Burk of the Chicago BleacherBums is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1991-06-26	The Chicago BleacherBums have acquired Gene Burk from the waiver wire.
1991-06-22	The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Gene Burk for assignment.
1991-04-09	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Gene Burk to the major league team.
1991-04-05	The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Gene Burk for assignment.
1990-04-01	The St. Louis Rough Riders have re-claimed Gene Burk from the waiver wire.
1990-04-01	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Chuck Fear to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Frank Mowry to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Gene Burk for assignment. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Dave Reimer for assignment.
1983-08-15	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Gene Burk to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Solly Correa to the minors.
1983-07-27	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Paul Kuehne to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Gene Burk to the minors.
1983-07-25	Gene Burk of the St. Louis Rough Riders is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1982-07-28	Gene Burk of the St. Louis Rough Riders is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1979-10-22	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Gene Burk to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Uke Okrie to the minors.
1979-10-22	The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Gene Burk to the minors.
1979-09-18	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Gene Burk to the major league team.
1979-09-10	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Uke Okrie to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Gene Burk to the minors.
1979-08-10	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Gene Burk to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Uke Okrie to the minors.
1979-08-10	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Uke Okrie to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Gene Burk to the minors.
1979-08-08	Gene Burk of the St. Louis Rough Riders is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1979-07-06	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Gene Burk to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Fritz Burk to the minors.
1979-07-04	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Fritz Burk to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Gene Burk to the minors.
1979-07-04	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Gene Burk to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Fritz Burk to the minors.
1978-10-13	The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Buddy Delahanty to the minors. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Gene Burk to the minors.
1978-10-03	The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Gene Burk to the major league team.