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Bobby Burke
Robert James Burke (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 150 lb.

Born: January 23, 1907 in Joliet, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1927
Final Game: May 4, 1937
Died: February 8, 1971 in Joliet, IL
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1927 20 WSH AL 3 2 .600 3.96 36 6 16 1 0 0 100.0 91 48 44 6 32 20 7 2 3 414 102 1.230 8.2 0.5 2.9 1.8 0.63
1928 21 WSH AL 2 4 .333 3.90 26 7 11 2 1 0 85.1 87 44 37 1 18 27 2 1 0 354 102 1.230 9.2 0.1 1.9 2.8 1.50
1929 22 WSH AL 6 8 .429 4.79 37 17 13 4 0 0 141.0 154 91 75 6 55 51 4 0 1 626 89 1.482 9.8 0.4 3.5 3.3 0.93
1930 23 WSH AL 3 4 .429 3.63 24 4 12 2 0 3 74.1 62 41 30 2 29 35 3 0 2 312 127 1.224 7.5 0.2 3.5 4.2 1.21
1931 24 WSH AL 8 3 .727 4.27 30 13 12 3 1 2 128.2 124 67 61 6 50 38 2 0 0 548 101 1.352 8.7 0.4 3.5 2.7 0.76
1932 25 WSH AL 3 6 .333 5.14 22 10 7 2 0 0 91.0 98 55 52 4 44 32 1 0 2 409 84 1.560 9.7 0.4 4.4 3.2 0.73
1933 26 WSH AL 4 3 .571 3.23 25 6 6 4 1 0 64.0 64 29 23 1 31 28 2 0 0 287 130 1.484 9.0 0.1 4.4 3.9 0.90
1934 27 WSH AL 8 8 .500 3.21 37 15 13 7 1 0 168.0 155 67 60 2 72 52 1 0 4 721 134 1.351 8.3 0.1 3.9 2.8 0.72
1935 28 WSH AL 1 8 .111 7.46 15 10 3 2 0 0 66.1 90 63 55 7 27 16 2 0 4 310 58 1.764 12.2 0.9 3.7 2.2 0.59
1937 30 PHI NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
10 Seasons 38 46 .452 4.28 254 88 93 27 4 5 918.2 926 506 437 35 360 299 24 3 16 3985 99 1.400 9.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.83
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .452 4.28 51 17 18 5 1 1 183 184 101 87 7 72 59 5 1 3 792 99 1.400 9.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.83
WSH (9 yrs) 38 46 .452 4.28 252 88 93 27 4 5 918.2 925 505 437 35 358 299 24 3 16 3981 99 1.397 9.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.84
PHI (1 yr) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
AL (9 yrs) 38 46 .452 4.28 252 88 93 27 4 5 918.2 925 505 437 35 358 299 24 3 16 3981 99 1.397 9.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.84
NL (1 yr) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1927 20 WSH AL 36 27 24 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -35 3 0 3 1
1928 21 WSH AL 26 22 20 3 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 5 .250 .286 .350 .636 67 7 0 1 1
1929 22 WSH AL 37 51 43 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 .140 .159 .163 .322 -17 7 0 7 1
1930 23 WSH AL 24 25 23 4 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .174 .208 .217 .426 8 5 0 1 1
1931 24 WSH AL 30 51 47 2 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 8 .213 .245 .234 .479 26 11 0 2 1
1932 25 WSH AL 23 27 25 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .200 .231 .280 .511 32 7 0 1 1
1933 26 WSH AL 25 19 17 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529 40 5 0 2 1
1934 27 WSH AL 41 63 57 6 13 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 7 .228 .267 .281 .547 44 16 0 3 1
1935 28 WSH AL 16 25 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 15 4 0 1 1
1937 30 PHI NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
10 Seasons 260 310 278 24 54 7 2 0 21 0 0 11 42 .194 .225 .234 .459 20 65 0 0 21 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 193 173 15 34 4 1 0 13 0 0 7 26 .194 .225 .234 .459 20 41 0 13
WSH (9 yrs) 258 310 278 24 54 7 2 0 21 0 0 11 42 .194 .225 .234 .459 20 65 0 21
PHI (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 258 310 278 24 54 7 2 0 21 0 0 11 42 .194 .225 .234 .459 20 65 0 21
NL (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1927 WSH AL 20 P 36 30 6 24 0 1 1.000 0.83 .957 1.40
1928 WSH AL 21 P 26 25 5 19 1 1 .960 0.92 .956 1.37
1929 WSH AL 22 P 37 24 4 20 0 1 1.000 0.65 .954 1.29
1930 WSH AL 23 P 24 17 6 8 3 0 .824 0.58 .953 1.18
1931 WSH AL 24 P 30 34 4 29 1 1 .971 1.10 .953 1.19
1932 WSH AL 25 P 22 17 3 14 0 0 1.000 0.77 .959 1.21
1933 WSH AL 26 P 25 20 0 17 3 1 .850 0.68 .965 1.18
1934 WSH AL 27 P 37 46 8 36 2 1 .957 1.19 .957 1.11
1935 WSH AL 28 P 15 20 4 16 0 0 1.000 1.33 .945 1.12
1937 PHI NL 30 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.20
10 Seasons P 254 233 40 183 10 6 .957 0.88 .955 1.24
10 Seasons TOT 254 233 40 183 10 6 .957 0.88 .912 1.24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1934 AL--3.214--4th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1934 AL--1.351--7th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 AL--8.304--4th

Saves s c a p y
1930 AL--3--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 AL--.107--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1927 AL--7--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1927 AL--16--7th
1929 AL--13--10th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1934 AL--134--4th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1937 NL--0--1st

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1937 NL--0--1st

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1937 NL--0--1st

Youngest s c a p y
1927 AL--born 1907-01-23--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 9 (1567), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1483), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 1, 1926: Drafted by the Washington Senators from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the 1926 rule 5 draft.

November 19, 1936: Sent to the Philadelphia Phillies by the Washington Senators as part of a conditional deal.

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