Bobby Burke

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 150lb (183cm, 68kg)

Born: January 23, 1907 in Joliet, IL us

Died: February 8, 1971 in Joliet, IL

Buried: St. Patrick Cemetery, Joliet, IL

Debut: April 16, 1927 (Age 20-083d, 6,531st in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 4, 1937 (Age 30-101d)
vs. CHC 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Robert James Burke

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

ERA

4.29

254

918.2

299

WHIP

1.400

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-12 / in Starts: 2-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 25 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	22 (9-9-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 25 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-3)

Most Driven In By
O Bluege	1

1935 Batting Game Log

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1935 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	243	3 (2)	Apr 19	WSH		BOS	L,4-10	GS-7	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.08	0.049	3.39	0.09%	0.46	P
2	244	7 (3)	Apr 24	WSH	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.600	.667	.600	1.267	9	1.22	-0.016	2.75	-0.02%	0.00	P
3	245	12 (4)	Apr 29	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	9	1.56	-0.185	5.17	-0.37%	-1.58	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	246	16 (3)	May 5	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	9						P
5	247	20 (3)	May 11	WSH	@	DET	W,10-7	GS-9	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	9	1.77	-0.001	4.86	0.00%	-0.48	P
6	248	22 (1)	May 15	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.250	.294	.250	.544	9	1.79	-0.030	5.28	-0.05%	-0.13	P
7	249	26 (3)	May 19	WSH		DET	L,6-16	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	9	.24	-0.007	.54	-0.01%	-0.12	P
8	250	34 (7)	May 29	WSH		NYY	L,4-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9	1.67	-0.048	4.33	-0.08%	-0.53	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	251	38 (3)	Jun 1 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9						P
10	252	46 (7)	Jun 11 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9						P
11	253	47	Jun 11 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-9	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9	.12	-0.003	.21	0.00%	-0.11	P
12	254	50 (2)	Jun 14	WSH	@	CHW	W,16-11	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9						PR
13	255	57 (6)	Jun 22 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9	.44	-0.023	.37	-0.01%	-0.29	P
14	256	62 (4)	Jun 27	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-15	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9	2.34	-0.124	2.53	-0.08%	-1.18	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	257	67 (4)	Jul 3	WSH	@	BOS	L,7-14	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9						P
16	258	71 (3)	Jul 6 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,7-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9						P
							4-12		25	22	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	1		1		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432		1.40	-0.388	3.51	-0.53%	-3.96

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