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Name	Team	Age
Steve Burk	Retired (1966, Age 37)	Died (1999, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 38, Pick 602 (1950)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League	0	12 years (99 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
53	75	46
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
1	3	28
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
6	1	41
Endurance	Velocity	Control
39	51	56
Leadership	Mentor Value
61	74
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
9	0	4/21/1929
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	4
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1951	33	18	38
1952	33	18	38
1953	33	25	43
1954	34	31	48
1955	34	38	52
1956	35	40	53
1957	36	44	53
1958	38	47	54
1959	38	48	54
1960	38	49	54
1961	38	50	54
1962	38	50	55
1963	38	50	56
1964	38	50	56
1965	38	50	56
1966	39	51	56

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1966-11-01	Steve Burk has retired from the Chicago Rams
1966-07-22	The Chicago Rams have promoted George Goebel to the major league team. The Chicago Rams have designated Steve Burk for assignment.
1962-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Spyders. The Chicago Spyders receive Neil Bullinger, Steve Burk from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Tod Bennett, Gene Woodling.
1961-07-08	The Chicago White Sox have acquired Steve Burk from the waiver wire.
1961-07-03	The Pittsburgh Penguins have promoted T.J Ford to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Penguins have designated Steve Burk for assignment.
1955-07-15	The Washington Giant Killers have promoted Steve Burk to the major league team. The Washington Giant Killers have sent Doc Harris to the minors.
1955-06-12	The Washington Giant Killers have promoted Doc Harris to the major league team. The Washington Giant Killers have sent Steve Burk to the minors.
1955-04-18	The Washington Giant Killers have promoted Steve Burk to the major league team.
1954-10-03	The Washington Giant Killers have sent Steve Burk to the minors.
1954-09-28	The Washington Giant Killers have promoted Steve Burk to the major league team.
1954-08-19	The Washington Giant Killers have sent Steve Burk to the minors.
1952-05-18	The Washington Giant Killers have promoted Steve Burk to the major league team. The Washington Giant Killers have sent Buddy Chapin to the minors.
1951-09-29	The Washington Gladiators have promoted Greg Wilcox to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have promoted Red Snapper to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have promoted Lee Roth to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have promoted John Benjamin to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have promoted Buddy Chapin to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have promoted Don Hinchman to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have promoted Charlie Scurry to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have promoted Steve Sanders to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have promoted Kevin Burke to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have promoted Elmer Graham to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have promoted Dick Jethroe to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have sent Eppie Choate to the minors. The Washington Gladiators have sent Buck Chavarria to the minors. The Washington Gladiators have sent Barry Perme to the minors. The Washington Gladiators have sent Johnny Krenchicki to the minors. The Washington Gladiators have sent Tony McHale to the minors. The Washington Gladiators have sent Roy Daugherty to the minors. The Washington Gladiators have sent Belden Hohnhorst to the minors. The Washington Gladiators have sent Mark Thomas to the minors. The Washington Gladiators have sent Pat Robinson to the minors. The Washington Gladiators have sent Steve Burk to the minors. The Washington Gladiators have sent Chi-Chi Spindel to the minors.
1951-09-26	The Washington Gladiators have promoted Steve Burk to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have sent Lee Roth to the minors.
1951-09-26	The Washington Gladiators have promoted Jay Williams to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have sent Steve Burk to the minors.
1951-09-26	The Washington Gladiators have promoted Steve Burk to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have promoted Eppie Choate to the major league team. The Washington Gladiators have sent Jay Williams to the minors. The Washington Gladiators have sent John Benjamin to the minors.