Ellis Burks

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: September 11, 1964 in Vicksburg, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (20th) of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Ranger College (Ranger, TX).

High School: Everman HS (Everman, TX)

Schools: Paris Junior College (Paris, TX), Ranger College (Ranger, TX)

Debut: April 30, 1987 (Age 22-231d, 15,314th in major league history)
vs. SEA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2004 (Age 40-021d)
vs. BAL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Jim Turner

Full Name: Ellis Rena Burks

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Relatives: Cousin of Roosevelt Brown

2x All-Star
Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

49.8

7232

2107

352

.291

1253

RBI

1206

181

OBP

.363

SLG

.510

OPS

.874

OPS+

126

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	22 (21)	Apr 30	BOS	@	SEA	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	23	May 1	BOS	@	CAL	W,12-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	24	May 2	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	25	May 3	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	26	May 5	BOS		OAK	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	27	May 6	BOS		OAK	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	28	May 8	BOS		CAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	29	May 9	BOS		CAL	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	30	May 10	BOS		CAL	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	31	May 11	BOS		SEA	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
11	32	May 12	BOS		SEA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	33	May 13	BOS		SEA	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	34	May 15	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	35	May 16	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	36	May 17	BOS	@	MIN	L,8-10	CG	49	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	37	May 18	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	38	May 19	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	39	May 20	BOS	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	40	May 22	BOS		CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	41	May 23	BOS		CHW	L,1-9	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	42	May 24	BOS		CHW	L,1-4	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	43	May 25	BOS		CLE	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	44	May 26	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
24	45	May 27	BOS		CLE	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	46	May 28	BOS		CLE	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	47	May 29	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
27	48	May 30	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
28	49	May 31	BOS	@	CHW	W,10-9	GS	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	50	Jun 1	BOS		MIN	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	57 (6)	Jun 8	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
31	58	Jun 9	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	59	Jun 10	BOS	@	BAL	W,15-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	60	Jun 12	BOS	@	DET	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	61	Jun 13	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	62	Jun 14	BOS	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
36	63	Jun 16	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	64	Jun 17	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	65	Jun 18	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	66	Jun 19	BOS		NYY	L,5-10	CG	61	13.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
40	67	Jun 20	BOS		NYY	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	68	Jun 21	BOS		NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	69	Jun 22	BOS		MIL	W,5-2	CG	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	70	Jun 23	BOS		MIL	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	71	Jun 24	BOS		MIL	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	72	Jun 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,11-12	CG	54	9.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	73	Jun 27	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	74	Jun 28	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-2	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	76 (1)	Jun 30	BOS		BAL	W,13-9	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	77	Jul 1	BOS		BAL	W,6-2	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	79 (1)	Jul 3	BOS	@	OAK	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	80	Jul 4	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	81	Jul 5	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
53	82	Jul 6	BOS	@	CAL	L,7-10	CG	59	11.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
54	83	Jul 7	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-9	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
55	84	Jul 8	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	85	Jul 9	BOS	@	SEA	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	86	Jul 10	BOS	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	87	Jul 11	BOS	@	SEA	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	88	Jul 12	BOS	@	SEA	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	89	Jul 16	BOS		OAK	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	90	Jul 17	BOS		OAK	L,6-11	CG	46	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
62	91	Jul 18	BOS		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	92	Jul 19	BOS		OAK	L,3-5	CG	49	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	93	Jul 20	BOS		CAL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	94	Jul 21	BOS		CAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
66	95	Jul 22	BOS		CAL	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	96	Jul 24	BOS		SEA	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	97	Jul 25	BOS		SEA	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	98	Jul 26	BOS		SEA	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
70	99	Jul 27	BOS	@	TOR	L,8-10	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	100	Jul 28	BOS	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	101	Jul 29	BOS	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	102	Jul 31	BOS	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	103	Aug 1	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	104	Aug 2	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-13	CG	49	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	105	Aug 3	BOS	@	TEX	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	106	Aug 4	BOS	@	TEX	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	107	Aug 5	BOS	@	TEX	L,8-9	CG	45	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	108	Aug 7	BOS		KCR	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	109	Aug 8	BOS		KCR	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	110	Aug 9	BOS		KCR	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	111	Aug 10	BOS		TOR	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
83	112	Aug 11	BOS		TOR	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
84	113	Aug 12	BOS		TOR	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
85	114	Aug 14 (1)	BOS		TEX	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
86	115	Aug 14 (2)	BOS		TEX	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	116	Aug 15	BOS		TEX	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	117	Aug 16	BOS		TEX	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	118	Aug 17	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	119	Aug 18	BOS	@	CHW	W,14-8	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
91	120	Aug 19	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	121	Aug 21	BOS		MIN	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	122	Aug 22	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	123	Aug 23	BOS		MIN	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	124	Aug 24	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	125	Aug 25	BOS		CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	126	Aug 26	BOS		CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	127	Aug 29 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
99	128	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
100	129	Aug 30	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	130	Sep 1	BOS	@	MIN	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
102	131	Sep 2	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	132	Sep 3	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	37	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	133	Sep 4	BOS		CLE	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
105	134	Sep 5	BOS		CLE	L,2-15	CG	53	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	135	Sep 6	BOS		CLE	L,1-3	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
107	136	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
108	137	Sep 8	BOS		NYY	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	138	Sep 9	BOS		NYY	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	139	Sep 10	BOS		BAL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	CF
111	140	Sep 11	BOS		BAL	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
112	141	Sep 12	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	142	Sep 14	BOS	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
114	143	Sep 15	BOS	@	DET	L,8-9	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
115	144	Sep 16	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	145	Sep 18 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
117	146	Sep 18 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,10-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
118	147	Sep 20 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	148	Sep 20 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	149	Sep 21	BOS		DET	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
121	150	Sep 22	BOS		DET	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
122	151	Sep 23	BOS		DET	L,0-4	GS	26	6.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
123	153 (1)	Sep 25	BOS	@	MIL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
124	154	Sep 26	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	155	Sep 27	BOS	@	MIL	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	156	Sep 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-9	CG	42	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	157	Sep 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
128	158	Sep 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	159	Oct 1	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	160	Oct 2	BOS		MIL	W,3-2	CG	49	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	161	Oct 3	BOS		MIL	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	162	Oct 4	BOS		MIL	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							132gm		1125.2	320	15	4	339	2