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Tom Burgmeier
Thomas Henry Burgmeier

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 10, 1968
  vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game August 29, 1984
Born August 2, 1943 in St. Paul, MN

Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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        I remember sneaking out of school to watch the 1 game playoff.Thought my Dad was going to kill me.Instead he watched the game with me.He was a great guy and I miss him.And of course the Sox lost.I'm still not over that game.

Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1968 24 CAL AL   1   4  56   2   0   0  24  5   72.7   65   41   35   5   24   33   0   1   295   3   0  4.33  2.89   67 1.225
 1969 25 KCR AL   3   1  31   0   0   0  12  0   54.0   67   31   25   5   21   23   1   2   244   3   0  4.17  3.66   88 1.630
 1970 26 KCR AL   6   6  41   0   0   0  17  1   68.3   59   31   24   6   23   43   0   2   283   1   0  3.16  3.72  118 1.200
 1971 27 KCR AL   9   7  67   0   0   0  34 17   88.3   71   23   17   3   30   44   7   2   364   4   0  1.73  3.43  198 1.143
 1972 28 KCR AL   6   2  51   0   0   0  30  9   55.3   67   32   26   0   33   18   1   0   260   6   0  4.23  3.01   71 1.807
 1973 29 KCR AL   0   0   6   0   0   0   5  1   10.0   13    6    6   2    4    4   1   1    47   0   0  5.40  4.05   75 1.700
 1974 30 MIN AL   5   3  50   0   0   0  25  4   91.7   92   46   46   7   26   34   2   3   381   2   0  4.52  3.77   83 1.287
 1975 31 MIN AL   5   8  46   0   0   0  37 11   75.7   76   32   26   7   23   41   1   1   318   2   0  3.09  3.86  125 1.308
 1976 32 MIN AL   8   1  57   0   0   0  22  1  115.3   95   36   32  11   29   45   2   2   456   3   2  2.50  3.59  144 1.075
 1977 33 MIN AL   6   4  61   0   0   0  20  7   97.3  113   56   55  15   33   35   2   3   423   0   2  5.09  4.03   79 1.500
 1978 34 BOS AL   2   1  35   1   0   0  13  4   61.3   74   33   30   7   23   24   3   0   276   1   0  4.40  4.16   94 1.582
 1979 35 BOS AL   3   2  44   0   0   0  24  4   88.7   89   32   27   8   16   60   4   1   368   4   0  2.74  4.48  164 1.184
 1980 36 BOS AL   5   4  62   0   0   0  39 24   99.0   87   30   22   3   20   54   2   1   391   3   0  2.00  4.24  212 1.081 AS
 1981 37 BOS AL   4   5  32   0   0   0  21  6   59.7   61   23   19   5   17   35   4   0   255   4   0  2.87  3.88  135 1.307
 1982 38 BOS AL   7   0  40   0   0   0  17  2  102.3   98   30   26   6   22   44   2   1   413   7   1  2.29  4.33  189 1.173
 1983 39 OAK AL   6   7  49   0   0   0  22  4   96.0   89   33   30   2   32   39   0   2   409   8   2  2.81  3.83  136 1.260
 1984 40 OAK AL   3   0  17   0   0   0   8  2   23.0   15    6    6   2    8    8   0   1    89   4   0  2.35  3.72  158 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 17 Years            55       3       0    102        1231       452      384       32  23  5272  55   7  3.23  3.83  118 1.283
 WL%= .590       79     745       0     370    1258.7       521       94       584
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   5  67   0   0   0  33  9  114.3  111   47   41   8   34   53   2   2   479   5   0  3.23  3.83  118 1.283
 Career High      9   8  67   2   0   0  39 24  115.3  113   56   55  15   33   60   7   3   456   8   2  1.73  4.48  212 1.075
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 24 CAL AL  71    2    7    0   0  0   0    0   1  0   1   0  .000  .333  .000   11    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 25 KCR AL  47   18    7    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .167  .167  .167   -6    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 26 KCR AL  42   14    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .143  .200  .143   -3    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1971 27 KCR AL  68   20    2    5   2  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .250  .286  .350   81    7   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 28 KCR AL  51   12    2    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .333  .333  .333  100    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1983 39 OAK AL  51    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     782   66   20   14   2  0   0    0   1  0   3  20  .212  .246  .242   40   16   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         14    4    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .212  .246  .242   40    3   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     71   20    7    5   2  0   0    0   1  0   1   7                           7   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1968 24 CAL AL    3    2    0   0.0    76| .000  .232| .333  .301| .000  .344| .333  .645|  11  .000  -0.1   0.0 100%
 1969 25 KCR AL   18   15    1   1.8    95| .167  .254| .167  .331| .167  .384| .334  .715|  -6  .174  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1970 26 KCR AL   16   13    1   2.1    97| .143  .257| .200  .331| .143  .392| .343  .723|  -3  .208  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1971 27 KCR AL   21   15    2   3.6    91| .250  .254| .286  .326| .350  .377| .636  .703|  81  .447  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1972 28 KCR AL   12    8    1   3.4    82| .333  .245| .333  .314| .333  .354| .666  .668| 100  .465  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1983 39 OAK AL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons       70   53    5   2.5    91| .212  .252| .246  .325| .242  .377| .488  .702|  40  .299  -5.4  -0.6 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1968 24 CAL AL P 56 11 23 1 7 .971 .958 0.61 0.73 4.21 1.89 2 72.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1969 25 KCR AL P 31 9 15 0 1 1.000 .952 0.77 0.69 4.00 1.88 0 54.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1970 26 KCR AL P 41 3 20 2 0 .920 .950 0.56 0.67 3.03 1.86 0 68.3 1971 27 KCR AL P 67 7 28 1 3 .972 .959 0.52 0.77 3.57 1.98 0 88.3 1972 28 KCR AL P 51 6 13 1 0 .950 .950 0.37 0.75 3.09 1.86 0 55.3 1973 29 KCR AL P 6 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.17 0.87 0.90 1.89 0 10.0 1974 30 MIN AL P 50 11 25 1 0 .973 .947 0.72 0.83 3.53 1.81 0 91.7 1975 31 MIN AL P 46 6 12 0 1 1.000 .942 0.39 0.85 2.14 1.87 0 75.7 1976 32 MIN AL P 57 8 26 0 2 1.000 .950 0.60 0.85 2.65 1.87 0 115.3 1977 33 MIN AL P 61 11 18 1 1 .967 .948 0.48 0.84 2.68 1.95 0 97.3 1978 34 BOS AL P 35 5 13 2 3 .900 .952 0.51 0.85 2.64 1.89 1 61.3 1979 35 BOS AL P 44 5 14 0 3 1.000 .950 0.43 0.81 1.93 1.92 0 88.7 1980 36 BOS AL P 62 7 27 0 5 1.000 .958 0.55 0.77 3.09 1.85 0 99.0 AS LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 AS 1981 37 BOS AL P 32 7 13 0 3 1.000 .962 0.62 0.81 3.02 1.97 0 59.7 1982 38 BOS AL P 40 17 20 1 4 .974 .959 0.93 0.73 3.26 1.80 0 102.3 1983 39 OAK AL P 49 7 23 3 2 .909 .958 0.61 0.73 2.81 1.80 0 96.0 DH 2 1984 40 OAK AL P 17 3 3 0 1 1.000 .952 0.35 0.70 2.35 1.80 0 23.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 39 OAK AL DH 2 1968 24 CAL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1980 36 BOS AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1968 24 CAL AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1969 25 KCR AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1980 36 BOS AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1968 24 CAL AL P 56 11 23 1 7 .971 .958 0.61 0.73 4.21 1.89 2 72.7 1969 25 KCR AL P 31 9 15 0 1 1.000 .952 0.77 0.69 4.00 1.88 0 54.0 1970 26 KCR AL P 41 3 20 2 0 .920 .950 0.56 0.67 3.03 1.86 0 68.3 1971 27 KCR AL P 67 7 28 1 3 .972 .959 0.52 0.77 3.57 1.98 0 88.3 1972 28 KCR AL P 51 6 13 1 0 .950 .950 0.37 0.75 3.09 1.86 0 55.3 1973 29 KCR AL P 6 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.17 0.87 0.90 1.89 0 10.0 1974 30 MIN AL P 50 11 25 1 0 .973 .947 0.72 0.83 3.53 1.81 0 91.7 1975 31 MIN AL P 46 6 12 0 1 1.000 .942 0.39 0.85 2.14 1.87 0 75.7 1976 32 MIN AL P 57 8 26 0 2 1.000 .950 0.60 0.85 2.65 1.87 0 115.3 1977 33 MIN AL P 61 11 18 1 1 .967 .948 0.48 0.84 2.68 1.95 0 97.3 1978 34 BOS AL P 35 5 13 2 3 .900 .952 0.51 0.85 2.64 1.89 1 61.3 1979 35 BOS AL P 44 5 14 0 3 1.000 .950 0.43 0.81 1.93 1.92 0 88.7 1980 36 BOS AL P 62 7 27 0 5 1.000 .958 0.55 0.77 3.09 1.85 0 99.0 1981 37 BOS AL P 32 7 13 0 3 1.000 .962 0.62 0.81 3.02 1.97 0 59.7 1982 38 BOS AL P 40 17 20 1 4 .974 .959 0.93 0.73 3.26 1.80 0 102.3 1983 39 OAK AL P 49 7 23 3 2 .909 .958 0.61 0.73 2.81 1.80 0 96.0 1984 40 OAK AL P 17 3 3 0 1 1.000 .952 0.35 0.70 2.35 1.80 0 23.0 1969 25 KCR AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 745 124 293 13 36 .970 .953 0.56 0.78 2.98 1.88 3 1258.7 OF* 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.93 0.00 1.96 0 2.3 2 0 1# LF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.65 0.00 2.08 0 1.3 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 748 124 293 13 36 .970 .953 0.56 0.78 2.98 1.88 3 1261
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1980   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1980

Games
1968 AL-56-7
1971 AL-67-3
1976 AL-57-7
1977 AL-61-7
1980 AL-62-8
Car-745-54

Saves
1971 AL-17-4
1975 AL-11-8
1980 AL-24-5

Hit Batsmen
1971 AL-7-9

Games Finished
1971 AL-34-6
1975 AL-37-6
1980 AL-39-10
Car-370-65

Oldest Player
1981 AL-37-9
1982 AL-38-9
1983 AL-39-6
1984 AL-40-4

Gray Ink: Pitching - 14 (1250) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 17.0 (381) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 23.0 (528) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

September 24, 1961: Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent.

June 10, 1964: Released by the Houston Colt .45's.

July 22, 1964: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the California Angels as the 47th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

October 24, 1973: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Gill (minors).

November 2, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

February 17, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

November 16, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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