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Leo Burke
Leo Patrick Burke

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 190 lb.
School Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Debut September 7, 1958
  vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 26, 1965
Born May 6, 1934 in Hagerstown, MD

Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 24 BAL AL   7   11    4    5   1  0   1    4   0  0   1   2  .455  .500  .818  267    9   0   0   0   0   0
 1959 25 BAL AL   5   10    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .200  .273  .200   34    2   0   0   0   1   1
 1961 27 LAA AL   6    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 28 LAA AL  19   64    8   17   1  0   4   14   0  0   5  11  .266  .329  .469  115   30   0   0   1   1   1
 1963 29 TOT NL  57   98   10   19   2  1   3   12   0  1   8  25  .194  .252  .327   61   32   0   1   1   0   2
         STL NL  30   49    6   10   2  1   1    5   0  0   4  12  .204  .264  .347   68   17   0   0   0   0   1
         CHC NL  27   49    4    9   0  0   2    7   0  1   4  13  .184  .241  .306   53   15   0   1   1   0   1
 1964 30 CHC NL  59  103   11   27   3  1   1   14   0  0   7  31  .262  .315  .340   82   35   0   0   1   1   2
 1965 31 CHC NL  12   10    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .200  .200  .200   12    2   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      165  301   33   72   7  2   9   45   0  1  21  79  .239  .294  .365   82  110   0   1   3   3   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        296   32   71   7  2   9   44   0  1  21  78  .239  .294  .365   82  108   0   1   3   3   7
 Career High     59  103   11   27   3  1   4   14   0  1   8  31                          35   0   1   1   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1958 24 BAL AL   12    6    5  22.3    93| .455  .255| .500  .322| .818  .387|1.318  .709| 267  .953   2.4   0.2   0%
 1959 25 BAL AL   11    9    0   0.0    96| .200  .257| .273  .328| .200  .392| .473  .720|  34  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1961 27 LAA AL    5    5    0   0.0   113| .000  .276| .000  .353| .000  .430| .000  .783|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1962 28 LAA AL   70   48   10   5.6   100| .266  .260| .329  .331| .469  .404| .798  .735| 115  .594   1.0   0.1   0%
 1963 29 TOT NL  107   83    7   2.3    96| .194  .263| .252  .326| .327  .393| .579  .719|  61  .270  -5.4  -0.5   0%
         STL NL   53   40    4   2.7    97| .204  .265| .264  .328| .347  .396| .611  .725|  68  .335  -2.3  -0.2   0%
         CHC NL   54   43    3   1.9    94| .184  .261| .241  .323| .306  .390| .547  .713|  53  .208  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1964 30 CHC NL  111   78   11   3.8    97| .262  .268| .315  .326| .340  .398| .655  .724|  82  .464  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1965 31 CHC NL   10    9    0   0.0    95| .200  .260| .200  .324| .200  .394| .400  .718|  12  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       326  238   33   3.7    97| .239  .264| .294  .327| .365  .397| .659  .725|  82  .450  -8.2  -0.8   0%

* 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    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1958 24 BAL AL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.93 1.64 2.29 1 11.0 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.12 2.14 1 8.0 3B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.06 1 5.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1959 25 BAL AL 2B 2 4 3 0 0 1.000 .972 3.50 4.75 4.85 5.26 1 13.0 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.70 0.90 3.24 1 10.0 1962 28 LAA AL OF 12 23 0 1 0 .958 .979 1.92 1.92 2.13 2.19 12 97.0 RF 8 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 1.12 1.71 1.27 2.00 8 64.0 LF 4 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 3.50 1.60 3.82 2.02 4 33.0 3B 4 4 7 3 1 .786 .948 2.75 2.80 2.61 3.08 4 38.0 SS 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 1963 29 STL NL OF 11 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.18 1.75 2.39 2.00 6 49.0 RF 9 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.67 1.61 2.93 1.84 6 46.0 3B 5 6 6 2 0 .857 .938 2.40 2.54 3.48 2.93 3 31.0 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 CHC NL 2B 10 22 27 4 6 .925 .974 4.90 4.59 6.68 5.21 7 66.0 1B 4 31 2 1 1 .971 .988 8.25 8.35 12.38 9.82 3 24.0 1964 30 CHC NL RF 18 25 1 0 1 1.000 .974 1.44 1.62 2.20 1.90 11 106.3 2B 5 5 4 2 0 .818 .978 1.80 4.60 3.99 5.23 2 20.3 3B 4 2 5 0 0 1.000 .946 1.75 2.60 3.00 2.91 1 21.0 1B 2 13 1 0 1 1.000 .993 7.00 8.85 9.69 10.04 1 13.0 C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.90 9.00 7.20 0 1.0 0 1965 31 CHC NL C 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.80 5.45 7.09 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1963 29 CHC NL 1B 4 31 2 1 1 .971 .988 8.25 8.35 12.38 9.82 3 24.0 1964 30 CHC NL 1B 2 13 1 0 1 1.000 .993 7.00 8.85 9.69 10.04 1 13.0 1959 25 BAL AL 2B 2 4 3 0 0 1.000 .972 3.50 4.75 4.85 5.26 1 13.0 1963 29 CHC NL 2B 10 22 27 4 6 .925 .974 4.90 4.59 6.68 5.21 7 66.0 1964 30 CHC NL 2B 5 5 4 2 0 .818 .978 1.80 4.60 3.99 5.23 2 20.3 1958 24 BAL AL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.06 1 5.0 1959 25 BAL AL 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.70 0.90 3.24 1 10.0 1962 28 LAA AL 3B 4 4 7 3 1 .786 .948 2.75 2.80 2.61 3.08 4 38.0 1963 29 STL NL 3B 5 6 6 2 0 .857 .938 2.40 2.54 3.48 2.93 3 31.0 1964 30 CHC NL 3B 4 2 5 0 0 1.000 .946 1.75 2.60 3.00 2.91 1 21.0 1964 30 CHC NL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.90 9.00 7.20 0 1.0 0 1965 31 CHC NL C 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.80 5.45 7.09 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 1958 24 BAL AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 1958 24 BAL AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.12 2.14 1 8.0 1962 28 LAA AL LF 4 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 3.50 1.60 3.82 2.02 4 33.0 1963 29 STL NL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 1958 24 BAL AL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.93 1.64 2.29 1 11.0 1962 28 LAA AL OF 12 23 0 1 0 .958 .979 1.92 1.92 2.13 2.19 12 97.0 1963 29 STL NL OF 11 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.18 1.75 2.39 2.00 6 49.0 1964 30 CHC NL OF 18 25 1 0 1 1.000 .974 1.44 1.72 2.20 1.99 11 106.3 1965 31 CHC NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1958 24 BAL AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1962 28 LAA AL RF 8 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 1.12 1.71 1.27 2.00 8 64.0 1963 29 STL NL RF 9 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.67 1.61 2.93 1.84 6 46.0 1964 30 CHC NL RF 18 25 1 0 1 1.000 .974 1.44 1.62 2.20 1.90 11 106.3 1965 31 CHC NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1962 28 LAA AL SS 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 9.00 4.50 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total OF* 45 63 1 1 1 .985 .977 1.42 1.80 2.17 2.08 30 265.3 7 1 37# RF* 37 49 1 1 1 .980 .975 1.35 1.64 2.05 1.91 25 219.3 2B* 17 31 34 6 6 .915 .975 3.82 4.61 5.89 5.22 10 99.3 3B* 16 12 19 6 1 .838 .942 1.94 2.64 2.66 3.02 10 105.0 LF* 7 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.14 1.54 3.07 2.03 5 44.0 1B* 6 44 3 1 2 .979 .989 7.83 8.52 11.43 9.90 4 37.0 C* 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.83 6.28 7.12 0 4.3 0 0 0 0 CF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 SS* 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 88 153 58 14 11 .938 .974 2.40 3.12 3.71 3.49 54 512
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1957 Season: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

December 14, 1960: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1960 expansion draft.

January 4, 1961: Purchased by the Los Angeles Angels from the Washington Senators.

March 25, 1963: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Los Angeles Angels.

June 24, 1963: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Barney Schultz.


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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