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| Name | Team | Age |
| Papa Burke | Retired (1958, Age 35) | Died (1999, Age 76) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 16, Pick 248 (1950) |
LF | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Hank Aaron League | 0 | 0 years (0 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 1/23/1923 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (7.9 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1950 | DET | 113 | 359 | 48 | 95 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 55 | 35 | 52 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .792 | .332 | .460 | .265 |
| 1951 | DET | 41 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .606 | .273 | .333 | .179 |
| 1952 | DET | 23 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .156 | .194 | .129 |
| 1954 | DET | 18 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .733 | .304 | .429 | .238 |
| 1955 | DET | 44 | 85 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.129 | .435 | .694 | .388 |
| 1956 | DET | 64 | 89 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .618 | .303 | .315 | .247 |
| 1957 | DET | 75 | 144 | 24 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .993 | .389 | .604 | .340 |
| 1958 | DET | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .377 | .211 | .167 | .167 |
| Total | 385 | 786 | 112 | 218 | 42 | 7 | 32 | 119 | 70 | 107 | 12 | 11 | 3 | .808 | .337 | .471 | .277 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1958-11-01 | Papa Burke has retired from the Detroit Gold |
| 1958-07-04 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Bill Miller to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1958-06-29 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Bill Miller to the minors. |
| 1958-06-03 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Shaker Lulav to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1958-05-02 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Shaker Lulav to the minors. |
| 1958-04-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Shaker Lulav to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Brock Spiezio to the minors. |
| 1956-10-03 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Mark Pareve to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1955-06-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent M. B. Crabtree to the minors. |
| 1954-06-11 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Little Al Piersynk to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1954-05-25 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Art Earley to the minors. |
| 1954-05-13 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Roger Cobb to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1954-04-15 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Little Al Piersynk to the minors. |
| 1952-10-03 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Little Al Piersynk to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1952-09-24 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Little Al Piersynk to the minors. |
| 1952-06-22 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Art Earley to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1952-06-13 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Art Earley to the minors. |
| 1952-06-06 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Jeff Annello to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1952-06-05 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Jeff Annello to the minors. |
| 1952-05-30 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Art Earley to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1952-05-02 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Roy Karl to the minors. |
| 1951-06-17 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Fred Shoupe to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |
| 1950-06-15 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Papa Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Dale Schanz to the minors. |
| 1950-05-17 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Fred Shoupe to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Papa Burke to the minors. |