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Name Team Age
James Burton Retired (1976, Age 38) Died (2016, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11
(1956)		 1B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 14 years (73 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B  B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 8/5/1938
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 2
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B)
A  (86.8 %) B  (65.0 %) D+ (20.1 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1962 BRO 52 175 22 55 7 2 8 32 11 44 2 2 2 .867 .353 .514 .314
1963 BRO 128 488 61 134 23 4 14 67 40 117 4 4 2 .757 .333 .424 .275
1964 BRO 124 460 63 124 23 6 17 70 32 112 14 5 3 .774 .318 .457 .270
1965 BRO 110 426 54 113 24 2 12 61 31 83 8 3 1 .734 .319 .415 .265
1966 SF-PIT 139 550 92 154 22 5 22 78 50 122 14 5 4 .799 .340 .458 .280
1967 MON 139 534 88 146 22 4 25 87 51 104 12 8 1 .812 .342 .470 .273
1968 CHN 133 512 69 128 22 3 15 76 41 120 17 7 7 .699 .307 .393 .250
1969 MON 116 416 73 114 26 2 20 66 36 73 14 2 1 .824 .334 .490 .274
1970 MON 140 426 45 100 8 2 12 52 40 92 15 3 4 .647 .300 .347 .235
1971 MON 104 340 54 96 15 1 22 63 36 61 7 9 0 .883 .357 .526 .282
1972 MON-PIT 131 495 90 148 28 4 26 89 45 101 11 1 6 .885 .356 .529 .299
1973 PIT 136 512 72 127 24 4 21 80 32 98 19 1 17 .726 .292 .434 .248
1974 PIT-OAK 131 441 65 114 16 4 20 76 59 93 18 10 6 .797 .348 .449 .259
1975 MIN-CHN 114 444 46 110 13 3 11 48 31 83 6 4 11 .661 .296 .365 .248
1976 NYA 49 44 2 13 1 1 0 6 3 10 0 0 0 .704 .340 .364 .295
Total 1746 6263 896 1676 274 47 245 951 538 1313 161 64 65 .771 .327 .444 .268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01James Burton has retired from the New York Pinstripers
1976-04-05James Burton of the New York Pinstripers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1976-03-31The New York Pinstripers have promoted Johnny Guidry to the major league team. The New York Pinstripers have promoted James Burton to the major league team.
1976-03-31James Burton has signed with the New York Pinstripers for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1975-06-27James Burton of the Chicago Sweet Jesus is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1975-06-06A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Fighting Saints and the Chicago Sweet Jesus. The Chicago Sweet Jesus receive James Burton, Leslie West from the Minnesota Fighting Saints in exchange for Kennie Ellerbe, Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 CHN (Ray Moriarty). Protest This Trade.
1975-03-29The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted James Burton to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Mike McBee to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Bruce Mahoney to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Bill Hazewood to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Eric Pedre to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Enrique Guthrie to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Charlie Johnson to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Chuck Burdick to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Jake Flack to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Stu Hudson to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Glenn Cooper to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Ned Dascenzo to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Dolly Chandler to the minors. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have sent Bob Jones to the minors.
1975-03-29James Burton has signed with the Minnesota Fighting Saints for $1.94M per year for 1 year.
1974-08-13A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pounders and the Oakland Oaks. The Oakland Oaks receive Blaine Brown, Albert Veil, James Burton, Dante Pardo, Ed Melo, Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 PIT (Bill Sheffield), Draft Pick 1975 Round 1 PIT (John Sullivan) from the Pittsburgh Pounders in exchange for Mike Ivie, Charlie Schwamb, Fred Holmes. Protest This Trade.
1973-09-06James Burton of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1972-09-14James Burton of the Pittsburgh Pounders is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1972-05-31A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pounders and the Montreal Nationals. The Montreal Nationals receive Warren Repulski, Ray Brondell, Kevin Creamer, Draft Pick 1973 Round 3 PIT (Hal Pavlik), Draft Pick 1973 Round 2 PIT (Jack Gettel), Draft Pick 1973 Round 1 PIT (Jose Palomino) from the Pittsburgh Pounders in exchange for Jim Mason, Albert Veil, James Burton. Protest This Trade.
1971-08-15James Burton of the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1969-04-25James Burton of the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1969-03-30The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted James Burton to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Brian Abernathy to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Albert Veil to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Wally Coggins to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Sam Novoa to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Joe Stechschulte to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Luke Jones to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Doug Bargar to the major league team.
1969-03-29James Burton has signed with the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure for $7.0M per year for 6 years.
1968-06-01James Burton of the Chicago Commiedians is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1968-05-03The Chicago Commiedians have placed James Burton on the trade block.
1968-03-28The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Greg Brady to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Dale Harrah to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted Wayne Haddix to the major league team. The Chicago Commiedians have promoted James Burton to the major league team.
1968-03-28James Burton has signed with the Chicago Commiedians for $11.5M per year for 1 year.
1967-03-29The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Skip Drummond to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted James Burton to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Chris Hack to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Luke Jones to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Chief Young to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Wally Coggins to the major league team.
1967-03-29James Burton has signed with the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure for $11.0M per year for 1 year.
1966-08-27A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pounders and the San Francisco Wonders. The San Francisco Wonders receive John Gainer, Alex Wilt, Draft Pick 1967 Round 2 PIT (Mike Nichols) from the Pittsburgh Pounders in exchange for James Burton. Protest This Trade.
1965-06-17James Burton of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1963-08-23James Burton of the Brooklyn Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1962-07-13The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted James Burton to the major league team.
1956-03-28The Brooklyn Wonders have renamed Linc Smith to James Burton.
1955-07-16A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the Brooklyn Wonders. The Brooklyn Wonders receive Jason Groh, Draft Pick 1956 Round 1 BOS (James Burton) from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Colin Dexter. Protest This Trade.