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Wally Burnette
Wallace Harper Burnette
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: June 20, 1929 in Blairs, VA
High School: Spring Garden (Blairs, VA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 15, 1956
Final Game: June 28, 1958
Died: February 12, 2003 in Danville, VA
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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
1956 27 KCA AL 6 8 .429 2.89 18 14 4 4 1 0 121.1 115 48 39 13 39 3 54 2 1 3 507 150 1.269 8.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 1.38
1957 28 KCA AL 7 12 .368 4.30 38 9 13 1 0 1 113.0 115 62 54 8 44 3 57 1 2 1 486 92 1.407 9.2 0.6 3.5 4.5 1.30
1958 29 KCA AL 1 1 .500 3.49 12 4 4 0 0 0 28.1 29 14 11 2 14 0 11 0 0 1 125 112 1.518 9.2 0.6 4.4 3.5 0.79
3 Seasons 14 21 .400 3.56 68 27 21 5 1 1 262.2 259 124 104 23 97 6 122 3 3 5 1118 115 1.355 8.9 0.8 3.3 4.2 1.26
162 Game Avg. 10 15 .400 3.56 49 19 15 4 1 1 188 185 89 74 16 69 4 87 2 2 4 800 115 1.355 8.9 0.8 3.3 4.2 1.26

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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
1956 27 KCA AL 18 45 39 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .051 .075 .051 .126 -66 2 0 0 5 0 0 1
1957 28 KCA AL 38 36 32 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .250 .273 .250 .523 44 8 1 0 3 0 0 1
1958 29 KCA AL 12 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 27 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
3 Seasons 68 89 77 3 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 18 .143 .175 .143 .318 -14 11 1 0 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 212 183 7 26 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 43 .143 .175 .143 .318 -14 26 2 0 21 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
1956 KCA AL 27 P 18 14 121.0 23 6 16 1 2 .957 1.64 1.22 .948 1.92 0.82
1957 KCA AL 28 P 38 9 113.0 35 10 25 0 6 1.000 2.79 0.92 .963 1.99 0.86
1958 KCA AL 29 P 12 4 28.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.95 0.25 .967 1.94 0.82
3 Seasons P 68 27 262.1 61 16 44 1 8 .984 2.06 0.88 .957 1.95 0.84
3 Seasons TOT 68 27 262.1 61 16 44 1 8 .984 2.06 0.88 .941 1.95 0.84

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Transactions

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

July 11, 1956: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Tommy Lasorda.

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