Jack Burns (burnsja02)

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John Irving Burns (Slug)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10½", Weight 175 lb.

• Debut September 17, 1930
• Final Game September 27, 1936
• Born August 31, 1907 in Cambridge, MA USA
• Died April 18, 1975 in Brighton, MA USA

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After his playing career ended, Jack Burns managed the Toronto Maple Leafs (1938-1939), Bradford Bees (1942) and Fall River Indians (1946). He was a Boston Red Sox scout in 1947 and 1948, managed the Scranton Red Sox from 1949-1951, piloted the Albany Senators from 1952-1954, was a Red Sox coach again from 1955 to 1959 and scouted for Boston again from 1961 to 1973.

His son, John Jr., played in the Detroit Tigers organization in the mid-1950s.

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