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Name Team Age
Sam Burdock Retired (1980, Age 37) Died (2014, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24
(1962)		 SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League 0 12 years (29 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
67 65 72
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
51 56 83
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
67 77 33
Endurance Velocity Control
55 31 6
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
62 100 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
33 0 10/28/1943
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 4 7
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
47 (47.7 %) 0 (0.0 %) 0 (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1967 AHP 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .200 .000 .000
1967 HHP 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1967 LHP 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .200 .000 .000
1967 RHP 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1968 AHP 23 35 10 1 0 0 4 2 9 .639 .324 .314 .286
1968 HHP 23 40 15 0 1 0 6 3 9 .844 .419 .425 .375
1968 LHP 10 9 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .733 .400 .333 .333
1968 RHP 37 66 22 1 1 0 10 4 16 .750 .371 .379 .333
1969 AHP 30 45 10 1 0 2 9 1 11 .617 .239 .378 .222
1969 HHP 19 20 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .586 .286 .300 .250
1969 LHP 13 14 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 .714 .357 .357 .357
1969 RHP 28 51 10 2 0 2 6 2 14 .579 .226 .353 .196
1970 AHP 25 43 13 2 1 1 4 5 13 .840 .375 .465 .302
1970 HHP 19 32 6 1 0 1 3 2 10 .548 .235 .312 .188
1970 LHP 16 15 5 2 0 1 2 2 4 1.078 .412 .667 .333
1970 RHP 33 60 14 1 1 1 5 5 19 .626 .292 .333 .233
1971 AHP 35 87 20 1 1 1 3 6 17 .578 .280 .299 .230
1971 HHP 28 70 13 0 2 1 7 3 24 .512 .227 .286 .186
1971 LHP 40 106 22 0 1 1 5 7 28 .516 .261 .255 .208
1971 RHP 34 51 11 1 2 1 5 2 13 .618 .245 .373 .216
1972 AHP 39 86 22 2 2 2 11 6 21 .704 .309 .395 .256
1972 HHP 30 57 17 3 1 3 11 4 10 .883 .339 .544 .298
1972 LHP 44 103 30 3 2 4 11 8 21 .821 .345 .476 .291
1972 RHP 38 40 9 2 1 1 11 2 10 .656 .256 .400 .225
1973 AHP 32 105 19 3 2 4 12 8 29 .601 .239 .362 .181
1973 HHP 21 81 18 1 0 2 8 6 25 .585 .276 .309 .222
1973 LHP 26 42 8 0 0 1 4 4 12 .523 .261 .262 .190
1973 RHP 49 144 29 4 2 5 16 10 42 .614 .253 .361 .201
1974 AHP 12 42 10 1 0 2 6 1 7 .655 .250 .405 .238
1974 HHP 25 77 13 1 1 2 6 9 13 .542 .256 .286 .169
1974 LHP 19 30 4 0 0 1 3 3 4 .445 .212 .233 .133
1974 RHP 27 89 19 2 1 3 9 7 16 .628 .268 .360 .213
1975 AHP 26 63 15 2 0 1 6 5 11 .612 .294 .317 .238
1975 HHP 28 84 21 4 2 1 13 9 15 .700 .319 .381 .250
1975 LHP 31 53 9 3 1 0 6 2 11 .464 .200 .264 .170
1975 RHP 35 94 27 3 1 2 13 12 15 .769 .364 .404 .287
1976 AHP 66 277 78 8 4 8 29 20 63 .754 .328 .426 .282
1976 HHP 69 278 66 13 2 12 37 28 48 .736 .308 .428 .237
1976 LHP 56 135 35 6 1 2 10 11 25 .678 .315 .363 .259
1976 RHP 116 420 109 15 5 18 56 37 86 .766 .319 .448 .260
1977 AHP 70 281 81 11 4 13 36 27 56 .843 .348 .495 .288
1977 HHP 69 273 82 9 3 12 33 25 61 .846 .359 .487 .300
1977 LHP 52 119 35 7 1 5 15 10 29 .845 .349 .496 .294
1977 RHP 125 435 128 13 6 20 54 42 88 .845 .355 .490 .294
1978 AHP 65 266 67 14 1 7 30 18 61 .693 .302 .391 .252
1978 HHP 63 250 90 15 4 8 28 24 57 .969 .421 .548 .360
1978 LHP 55 116 33 6 2 2 12 7 25 .753 .331 .422 .284
1978 RHP 112 400 124 23 3 13 46 35 93 .849 .369 .480 .310
1979 AHP 70 263 70 6 1 7 19 22 51 .702 .325 .376 .266
1979 HHP 69 250 59 8 2 6 25 30 48 .673 .317 .356 .236
1979 LHP 40 95 20 2 0 1 4 13 17 .569 .306 .263 .211
1979 RHP 120 418 109 12 3 12 40 39 82 .715 .325 .390 .261
Total AHP 496 1597 415 52 16 48 169 122 351 .715 .312 .403 .260
Total HHP 468 1517 405 56 18 48 177 144 328 .754 .331 .423 .267
Total LHP 406 841 209 29 8 18 75 69 182 .673 .307 .366 .249
Total RHP 757 2273 611 79 26 78 271 197 497 .757 .327 .429 .269
Total 964 3114 820 108 34 96 346 266 679 .734 .322 .412 .263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Sam Burdock has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1980-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Duke Garcia to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted John Morton to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ollie Terry to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Hector Manto to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Sam Burdock for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Rob Diaz for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Ray Benes for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Brian Doscher for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Noe Corcoran for assignment.
1978-07-16Sam Burdock of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1973-04-29Sam Burdock of the Brooklyn Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1968-04-01The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Sam Burdock to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have designated Bill Lapp for assignment.
1967-07-09The Brooklyn Bums have sent Sam Burdock to the minors.
1967-05-29The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Sam Burdock to the major league team.
1963-04-04The Brooklyn Bums have sent Sam Burdock to the minors. The Brooklyn Bums have sent Chris Henderson to the minors.
1963-04-02The Brooklyn Bums have auto-promoted Sam Burdock to the major leagues.
1962-06-21The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Mike Derrington to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have sent Sam Burdock to the minors.
1962-06-20The Brooklyn Bums have auto-promoted Sam Burdock to the major leagues.
1960-04-01A trade has been completed between the Texas Stars and the Brooklyn Bums. The Brooklyn Bums receive Draft Pick 1962 Round 2 TEX (Sam Burdock), Draft Pick 1961 Round 2 TEX (Mark Gliatto) from the Texas Stars in exchange for Joe Kelleher, Clarence Fondy.