Leo Burke
Leo Patrick Burke
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 6, 1934 in Hagerstown, MD
High School: North Hagerstown (North Hagerstown, MD)
School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1958
Final Game: May 26, 1965
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Standard Batting

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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
1958 24 BAL AL 7 12 11 4 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 .455 .500 .818 1.318 267 9 0 0 0 0 0 /5879
1959 25 BAL AL 5 11 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .200 .273 .200 .473 34 2 1 1 0 0 0 /45
1961 27 LAA AL 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 28 LAA AL 19 70 64 8 17 1 0 4 14 0 0 5 11 .266 .329 .469 .797 115 30 1 1 0 0 1 /9576
1963 29 TOT NL 57 107 98 10 19 2 1 3 12 0 1 8 25 .194 .252 .327 .579 61 32 2 0 0 1 1 4/9537
1963 29 STL NL 30 53 49 6 10 2 1 1 5 0 0 4 12 .204 .264 .347 .611 68 17 1 0 0 0 0 /957
1963 29 CHC NL 27 54 49 4 9 0 0 2 7 0 1 4 13 .184 .241 .306 .547 53 15 1 0 0 1 1 4/3
1964 30 CHC NL 59 111 103 11 27 3 1 1 14 0 0 7 31 .262 .315 .340 .655 82 35 2 1 0 0 1 9/4532
1965 31 CHC NL 12 10 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 /29
7 Seasons 165 326 301 33 72 7 2 9 45 0 1 21 79 .239 .294 .365 .660 82 110 7 3 0 1 3
162 Game Avg. 162 320 296 32 71 7 2 9 44 0 1 21 78 .239 .294 .365 .660 82 108 7 3 0 1 3
CHC (3 yrs) 98 175 162 15 38 3 1 3 21 0 1 11 48 .235 .286 .321 .607 69 52 4 1 0 1 2
LAA (2 yrs) 25 75 69 8 17 1 0 4 14 0 0 5 12 .246 .307 .435 .741 99 30 1 1 0 0 1
BAL (2 yrs) 12 23 21 4 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 7 .333 .391 .524 .915 155 11 1 1 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 30 53 49 6 10 2 1 1 5 0 0 4 12 .204 .264 .347 .611 68 17 1 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 128 228 211 21 48 5 2 4 26 0 1 15 60 .227 .281 .327 .608 69 69 5 1 0 1 2
AL (4 yrs) 37 98 90 12 24 2 0 5 19 0 0 6 19 .267 .327 .456 .782 112 41 2 2 0 0 1

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1958 24 BAL AL 12 6 5 22.3 93 .500 .455 .255 .500 .322 .818 .387 1.318 .709 267 .953 2.4 0.2 1.667 .455 .364 .0
1959 25 BAL AL 11 9 0 0.0 96 .400 .200 .257 .273 .328 .200 .392 .473 .720 34 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
1961 27 LAA AL 5 5 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .276 .000 .353 .000 .430 .000 .783 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1962 28 LAA AL 70 48 10 5.6 100 .265 .266 .260 .329 .331 .469 .404 .797 .735 115 .594 1.0 0.1 .750 .281 .203 .0
1963 29 TOT NL 107 83 7 2.3 96 .225 .194 .263 .252 .326 .327 .393 .579 .719 61 .270 -5.4 -0.6 .476 .204 .133 .0
1963 29 STL NL 53 40 4 2.7 97 .250 .204 .265 .264 .328 .347 .396 .611 .725 68 .335 -2.3 -0.2 .525 .224 .143 .0
1963 29 CHC NL 54 43 3 1.9 94 .200 .184 .261 .241 .323 .306 .390 .547 .713 53 .208 -3.2 -0.3 .429 .184 .122 .0
1964 30 CHC NL 111 78 11 3.8 97 .366 .262 .268 .315 .326 .340 .398 .655 .724 82 .464 -2.6 -0.3 .551 .146 .078 .0
1965 31 CHC NL 10 9 0 0.0 95 .333 .200 .260 .200 .324 .200 .394 .400 .718 12 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .222 .000 .000
7 Seasons 326 238 33 3.7 97 .294 .239 .264 .294 .327 .365 .397 .660 .725 82 .450 -8.2 -0.9 .561 .193 .126 .0
162 Game Avg. 320 234 32 3.7 97 .294 .239 .264 .294 .327 .365 .397 .660 .725 82 .450 -8.2 -0.9 .561 .193 .126
CHC (3 yrs) 175 130 14 2.9 96 .313 .235 .265 .286 .325 .321 .395 .607 .720 69 .352 -7.0 -0.7 .488 .148 .086 .0
LAA (2 yrs) 75 53 10 5.1 101 .245 .246 .261 .307 .333 .435 .406 .741 .739 99 .548 -0.5 -0.1 .679 .261 .188 .0
BAL (2 yrs) 23 15 5 8.9 94 .462 .333 .256 .391 .325 .524 .389 .915 .714 155 .789 1.5 0.2 .867 .238 .190 .0
STL (1 yr) 53 40 4 2.7 97 .250 .204 .265 .264 .328 .347 .396 .611 .725 68 .335 -2.3 -0.2 .525 .224 .143 .0
NL (3 yrs) 228 170 18 2.8 96 .297 .227 .265 .281 .326 .327 .395 .608 .721 69 .348 -9.2 -1.0 .497 .166 .100 .0
AL (4 yrs) 98 68 15 5.9 99 .288 .267 .260 .327 .331 .456 .402 .782 .733 112 .622 1.1 0.1 .721 .256 .189 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1958 24 BAL AL 12 8.3% 16.7% 8.3% 16.7% 40% 2.00 5.5 11.0 2.8 3.00 67%
1959 25 BAL AL 11 0.0% 45.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 10.0 2.00 45%
1961 27 LAA AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 1.50 80%
1962 28 LAA AL 70 5.7% 15.7% 7.1% 7.1% 29% 2.20 5.8 16.0 4.6 0.55 70%
1963 29 TOT NL 107 2.8% 23.4% 7.5% 5.6% 32% 3.13 3.9 32.7 8.2 0.83 66%
1963 29 STL NL 53 1.9% 22.6% 7.6% 7.6% 40% 3.00 4.1 49.0 9.8 0.92 68%
1963 29 CHC NL 54 3.7% 24.1% 7.4% 3.7% 22% 3.25 3.8 24.5 7.0 0.75 65%
1964 30 CHC NL 111 0.9% 27.9% 6.3% 4.5% 19% 4.43 3.3 103.0 7.4 1.44 64%
1965 31 CHC NL 10 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.5 60%
7 Seasons 326 2.8% 24.2% 6.4% 5.5% 25% 3.76 3.8 33.4 6.7 1.03 66%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1958 24 BAL AL 0 0 60% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1959 25 BAL AL 1 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 27 LAA AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 28 LAA AL 4 0 21% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 40% 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1963 29 TOT NL 4 1 29% 34 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20% 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1963 29 STL NL 3 0 39% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 29 CHC NL 1 1 18% 13 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1964 30 CHC NL 3 0 29% 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 38% 4 4 0 1 0 1 3 1 2
1965 31 CHC NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 12 1 28% 113 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 32% 12 12 0 2 1 1 8 2 6
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1958 24 BAL AL 12 25% 5 3 1 0 1 0.51 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 11 3 27% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 0
1959 25 BAL AL 11 64% 2 2 0 0 0 1.62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 12 2 17% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0
1961 27 LAA AL 5 40% 0 5 0 0 0 2.97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1962 28 LAA AL 70 34% 17 2 0 0 0 1.92 4 0 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 10 1 10% 5 1 20% 46 11 24% 5 3 60% 4 2 50% 0
1963 29 TOT NL 108 59% 19 27 8 2 5 2.03 3 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 22 2 9% 14 2 14% 80 11 14% 8 2 25% 6 3 50% 0
1963 29 STL NL 53 53% 10 16 4 1 3 1.90 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 10% 5 0 0% 39 5 13% 4 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1963 29 CHC NL 55 65% 9 11 4 1 2 2.21 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 1 8% 9 2 22% 41 6 15% 4 2 50% 4 2 50% 0
1964 30 CHC NL 111 65% 27 34 9 1 5 1.70 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 2 8% 7 1 14% 75 13 17% 8 2 25% 4 1 25% 0
1965 31 CHC NL 10 70% 2 9 1 0 0 1.87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 327 55% 72 82 19 3 11 1.86 9 0 10 5 4 4 5 0 0 0 61 7 11% 32 5 16% 235 40 17% 25 8 32% 21 7 33% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1958 24 7 12 11 4 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 .455 .500 .818 1.318 267 9 0 0 0 0 0
1959 25 12 23 21 4 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 7 .333 .391 .524 .915 155 11 1 1 0 0 0
1960 26 12 23 21 4 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 7 .333 .391 .524 .915 155 11 1 1 0 0 0
1961 27 18 28 26 4 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 8 .269 .321 .423 .745 104 11 1 1 0 0 0
1962 28 37 98 90 12 24 2 0 5 19 0 0 6 19 .267 .327 .456 .782 112 41 2 2 0 0 1
1963 29 94 205 188 22 43 4 1 8 31 0 1 14 44 .229 .288 .388 .676 85 73 4 2 0 1 2
1964 30 153 316 291 33 70 7 2 9 45 0 1 21 75 .241 .297 .371 .669 84 108 6 3 0 1 3
1965 31 165 326 301 33 72 7 2 9 45 0 1 21 79 .239 .294 .365 .660 82 110 7 3 0 1 3

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1958 24 7 13 12 5 6 1 0 1 5 0 1 2 .500 .538 .833 1.372 5 7
1959 25 5 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 5
1961 27 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1962 28 19 70 64 8 17 1 0 4 14 0 5 11 .266 .329 .469 .797 10 19
1963 29 57 107 98 10 19 2 1 3 12 0 8 25 .194 .252 .327 .579 8 57
1964 30 59 114 105 12 29 3 1 1 15 0 8 31 .276 .333 .352 .686 12 59
1965 31 12 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 12
7 Seasons 165 330 304 35 71 7 2 9 46 0 22 79 .234 .291 .359 .649 35 165
162 Game Avg. 162 324 298 34 70 7 2 9 45 0 22 78 .234 .291 .359 .649 34 165

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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