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Name Team Age
Frank Burke Retired (1956, Age 36) Died (2008, Age 88)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 67
(1950)		 RF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League 0 3 years (49 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
59 56 63
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
69 61 60
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
61 46 31
Endurance Velocity Control
38 7 33
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
37 84 79
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
70 0 10/6/1920
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
89 (89.1 %) 37 (37.9 %) 0 (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
1950 DET 128 481 90 135 14 3 15 59 68 62 23 3 2 .786 .370 .416 .281
1951 DET 138 490 81 134 25 7 19 88 56 82 8 2 6 .817 .348 .469 .273
1952 DET 150 546 98 172 34 3 20 101 56 99 4 0 6 .874 .376 .498 .315
1953 NYA 147 571 96 163 23 5 17 60 70 86 18 2 5 .796 .363 .433 .285
1954 NYA 85 224 32 65 6 2 8 32 27 30 9 1 2 .807 .365 .442 .290
1955 NYA 115 254 44 64 11 3 8 33 33 33 5 3 1 .751 .338 .413 .252
1956 NYA-DET 24 32 5 7 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 .515 .265 .250 .219
Total 787 2598 446 740 114 23 87 374 312 398 67 11 22 .808 .361 .447 .285
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1956-11-01Frank Burke has retired from the Detroit Dynamos
1956-08-07The Detroit Dynamos have acquired Frank Burke from the waiver wire.
1956-06-07The New York Black Knights have waived Frank Burke.
1956-05-28The New York Black Knights have promoted Harold Rogers to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Chris Neely to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Edgar James to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Mel Pappas to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Jeff A. Smith to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Noah Shaeffer to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have promoted Phil Ray to the major league team. The New York Black Knights have designated Frank Burke for assignment. The New York Black Knights have designated Jon Bird for assignment. The New York Black Knights have designated Woody Storke for assignment. The New York Black Knights have designated Bill Bjorkman for assignment. The New York Black Knights have designated Ralph Andrews for assignment. The New York Black Knights have designated Mel Faust for assignment. The New York Black Knights have designated Dennis Shepherd for assignment.
1953-03-01The New York Black Knights have renamed J D Drew to Frank Burke.
1950-04-08The Detroit Tigers have renamed Frank Burke to J D Drew .