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Name	Team	Age
John Burleson	Retired (1979, Age 36)	Died (2021, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21 (1961)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League	0	12 years (138 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A+	A+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	4/29/1943
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (99.0 %)	D- (8.2 %)	D- (5.4 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (2B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1966	PHI	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
1967	PHI	2	22	0	2	0	0	1	20	59
1968	PHI	0	88	0	17	0	1	2	13	24
1969	PHI	0	45	0	0	0	2	3	56	22
1970	PHI	0	57	0	5	0	6	1	41	44
1971	PHI	0	74	0	48	0	1	0	7	19
1972	PHI	0	114	0	7	0	0	0	4	11
1973	PHI	0	74	0	6	0	0	0	16	18
1974	PHI	0	65	0	16	0	4	0	39	24
1975	PHI	0	109	0	3	0	0	0	13	24
1976	PHI	0	93	0	7	0	0	2	31	11
1977	PHI	0	127	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
1978	PHI	0	20	0	2	0	0	15	86	3
1979	PHI	0	64	0	3	0	4	1	20	13

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	John Burleson has retired from the Philadelphia Wannabes
1979-07-07	John Burleson of the Philadelphia Wannabes is injured and is expected to be out 2 days.
1979-04-06	John Burleson of the Philadelphia Wannabes is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1973-09-12	John Burleson of the Philadelphia Wannabes is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1969-04-02	John Burleson of the Philadelphia Wannabes is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1967-04-01	The Philadelphia Wannabes have promoted John Burleson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wannabes have sent Pat Hennessey to the minors.
1966-05-14	The Philadelphia Wannabes have sent John Burleson to the minors.
1966-04-01	The Philadelphia Wannabes have promoted John Burleson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Wannabes have sent Uggie Howard to the minors.
1963-04-01	The Philadelphia Philly Fastballs have renamed Johnny Burleson to John Burleson.
1961-04-02	The Philadelphia Hawgs have promoted Art Hecker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hawgs have promoted Billy Spencer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hawgs have sent Johnny Burleson to the minors.
1961-04-01	The Philadelphia Hawgs have promoted Johnny Burleson to the major leagues.