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Name Team Age
Oyster Burns Retired (1991, Age 37) 74
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19
(1971)		 RF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League 0 16 years (69 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C+ A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C+ 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
D+ 0 12/26/1953
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 3
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (95.3 %) A+ (95.1 %) C+ (50.5 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1975 AHP 69 301 68 10 0 9 33 16 82 .620 .271 .349 .226
1975 HHP 70 294 77 8 0 9 29 25 75 .702 .321 .381 .262
1975 LHP 79 203 47 5 0 3 15 17 46 .592 .291 .300 .232
1975 RHP 108 392 98 13 0 15 47 24 111 .696 .298 .398 .250
1976 AHP 69 297 62 9 3 7 32 16 66 .582 .252 .330 .209
1976 HHP 70 292 69 5 2 10 30 20 57 .652 .283 .370 .236
1976 LHP 94 273 62 4 3 7 31 12 63 .597 .256 .341 .227
1976 RHP 98 316 69 10 2 10 31 24 60 .634 .276 .358 .218
1977 AHP 67 283 56 9 5 8 26 18 73 .596 .246 .350 .198
1977 HHP 67 272 68 14 1 12 41 23 81 .750 .308 .441 .250
1977 LHP 67 179 40 4 0 8 27 10 49 .644 .265 .380 .223
1977 RHP 111 376 84 19 6 12 40 31 105 .684 .283 .402 .223
1978 AHP 64 246 66 11 1 16 46 20 42 .843 .327 .516 .268
1978 HHP 73 271 74 10 2 14 57 24 45 .810 .330 .480 .273
1978 LHP 59 135 37 9 0 8 28 12 29 .852 .333 .519 .274
1978 RHP 116 382 103 12 3 22 75 32 58 .816 .327 .490 .270
1979 AHP 72 243 70 17 0 8 40 19 55 .795 .338 .457 .288
1979 HHP 78 277 68 8 3 12 40 25 70 .736 .310 .426 .245
1979 LHP 52 99 25 2 1 4 15 9 24 .729 .315 .414 .253
1979 RHP 138 421 113 23 2 16 65 35 101 .772 .325 .447 .268
1980 AHP 62 221 63 5 2 8 38 16 40 .769 .335 .434 .285
1980 HHP 59 226 70 12 0 9 41 18 46 .843 .361 .482 .310
1980 LHP 50 80 25 5 1 2 10 8 14 .853 .378 .475 .312
1980 RHP 113 367 108 12 1 15 69 26 72 .796 .341 .455 .294
1981 AHP 71 282 82 17 1 16 58 24 60 .871 .343 .528 .291
1981 HHP 73 275 71 15 1 8 38 21 62 .716 .309 .407 .258
1981 LHP 63 155 49 13 1 7 32 18 33 .933 .385 .548 .316
1981 RHP 132 402 104 19 1 17 64 27 89 .740 .303 .438 .259
1982 AHP 74 278 80 12 3 12 54 30 63 .840 .358 .482 .288
1982 HHP 76 268 87 14 4 11 53 23 70 .906 .376 .530 .325
1982 LHP 73 168 47 5 2 7 27 15 36 .793 .335 .458 .280
1982 RHP 131 378 120 21 5 16 80 38 97 .907 .381 .526 .317
1983 AHP 68 268 83 12 3 12 49 26 55 .883 .372 .511 .310
1983 HHP 70 243 57 11 3 10 52 22 65 .732 .304 .428 .235
1983 LHP 63 142 38 6 4 6 22 12 36 .818 .325 .493 .268
1983 RHP 123 369 102 17 2 16 79 36 84 .808 .345 .463 .276
1984 AHP 76 276 67 5 2 12 40 27 64 .716 .310 .406 .243
1984 HHP 72 274 80 14 5 16 55 17 60 .886 .331 .555 .292
1984 LHP 73 169 48 7 2 10 40 13 38 .860 .333 .527 .284
1984 RHP 127 381 99 12 5 18 55 31 86 .774 .315 .459 .260
1985 AHP 71 215 50 6 4 5 27 25 45 .676 .309 .367 .233
1985 HHP 68 227 64 6 1 18 62 31 43 .923 .368 .555 .282
1985 LHP 81 123 30 3 3 6 21 16 26 .799 .336 .463 .244
1985 RHP 113 319 84 9 2 17 68 40 62 .805 .341 .464 .263
1986 AHP 65 259 87 12 1 10 43 16 44 .888 .382 .506 .336
1986 HHP 63 225 70 15 3 16 45 19 31 .980 .362 .618 .311
1986 LHP 63 135 48 5 1 7 22 12 19 .976 .413 .563 .356
1986 RHP 113 349 109 22 3 19 66 23 56 .912 .356 .556 .312
1987 AHP 70 292 89 18 4 16 54 24 69 .916 .358 .558 .305
1987 HHP 68 265 64 9 2 14 48 19 58 .739 .290 .449 .242
1987 LHP 71 176 53 8 1 11 38 11 31 .889 .344 .545 .301
1987 RHP 121 381 100 19 5 19 64 32 96 .806 .318 .488 .262
1988 AHP 54 216 56 11 4 9 32 21 47 .799 .326 .472 .259
1988 HHP 81 303 83 12 4 13 47 33 67 .814 .345 .469 .274
1988 LHP 72 135 36 8 0 7 25 15 32 .824 .342 .481 .267
1988 RHP 119 384 103 15 8 15 54 39 82 .802 .336 .466 .268
1989 AHP 62 200 42 5 0 5 14 13 50 .566 .256 .310 .210
1989 HHP 67 202 52 8 0 7 29 16 45 .715 .314 .401 .257
1989 LHP 51 81 18 2 0 1 3 5 18 .551 .267 .284 .222
1989 RHP 110 321 76 11 0 11 40 24 77 .663 .289 .374 .237
1990 AHP 48 148 39 5 0 3 17 9 39 .662 .304 .358 .264
1990 HHP 43 137 36 7 0 9 20 12 27 .835 .325 .511 .263
1990 LHP 35 70 19 4 0 4 13 2 15 .792 .292 .500 .271
1990 RHP 74 215 56 8 0 8 24 19 51 .730 .321 .409 .260
1991 AHP 29 68 13 8 0 1 7 8 13 .629 .276 .353 .191
1991 HHP 24 71 13 0 0 2 8 2 19 .473 .205 .268 .183
1991 LHP 16 34 7 1 0 2 5 2 8 .662 .250 .412 .206
1991 RHP 44 105 19 7 0 1 10 8 24 .515 .239 .276 .181
Total AHP 1091 4093 1073 172 33 157 610 328 907 .753 .318 .435 .262
Total HHP 1122 4122 1103 168 31 190 695 350 921 .786 .325 .462 .268
Total LHP 1062 2357 629 91 19 100 374 189 517 .770 .321 .449 .267
Total RHP 1891 5858 1547 249 45 247 931 489 1311 .770 .321 .448 .264
Total 2213 8215 2176 340 64 347 1305 678 1828 .770 .321 .449 .265
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01Oyster Burns has retired from the Brooklyn Robins
1991-10-03The Brooklyn Robins have designated Paul Haselman for assignment. The Brooklyn Robins have designated Frank Neiger for assignment. The Brooklyn Robins have designated Oyster Burns for assignment.
1991-09-29The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Frank Neiger to the major league team. The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Paul Haselman to the major league team. The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Oyster Burns to the major league team.
1991-09-29The Brooklyn Robins have acquired Oyster Burns from the waiver wire.
1991-07-02The Los Angeles Twins have waived Oyster Burns. The Los Angeles Twins have waived Heinie Darrow. The Los Angeles Twins have waived Bill Humphreys. The Los Angeles Twins have waived Bill Rumler. The Los Angeles Twins have waived Carl File.
1991-06-25The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Larry Harris to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Enrique Sparma to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Don Budnick to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Billy Nettles to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Willie Ortega to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have promoted Gene Peters to the major league team. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Ty Taylor for assignment. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Oyster Burns for assignment. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Bill Humphreys for assignment. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Heinie Darrow for assignment. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Bill Rumler for assignment. The Los Angeles Twins have designated Carl File for assignment.
1987-09-29Oyster Burns of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1986-05-06Oyster Burns of the Chicago Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1985-06-01A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cardinals and the Boston Bulldogs. The Boston Bulldogs receive Glenn Rogers, Don Hollahan, Draft Pick 1987 Round 1 CHA (Kaiser Pfiester) from the Chicago Cardinals in exchange for Oyster Burns. Protest This Trade.
1980-05-25Oyster Burns of the Boston Bulldogs is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1978-06-21A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the Boston Bulldogs. The Boston Bulldogs receive Oyster Burns, George Gillenwater from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Jim Darensbourg. Protest This Trade.
1977-09-24Oyster Burns of the Brooklyn Robins is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1975-04-01The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Oyster Burns to the major league team. The Brooklyn Robins have sent Dave Vina to the minors.
1974-06-17A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the New York Metropolitans. The New York Metropolitans receive Draft Pick 1976 Round 2 BAL (Mike Lowdermilk), Draft Pick 1975 Round 3 BRO (Joe Baker) from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Oyster Burns.
1972-05-01A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the New York Metropolitans. The New York Metropolitans receive Bryan Penny, Oyster Burns from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Wilson Graffiti.
1972-04-11The Brooklyn Robins have renamed Ted Schell to Oyster Burns.
1971-04-12The Brooklyn Robins have acquired Ted Schell from the waiver wire.
1971-04-08The Seattle 69 PILOTS have waived Ted Schell.
1970-03-26A trade has been completed between the Seattle 69 PILOTS and the Tampa Bay Tides. The Tampa Bay Tides receive Moose Berry, Jose Covington from the Seattle 69 PILOTS in exchange for Slim Jither, Draft Pick 1971 Round 2 TB (Ted Schell).