Bill Burns

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: January 27, 1880 in San Saba, TX us

Died: June 7, 1953 in Ramona, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, CA

Debut: April 18, 1908 (Age 28-082d, 3,027th in major league history)
vs. NYY 10.0 IP, 9 H, 5 SO, 2 BB

Last Game: May 23, 1912 (Age 32-117d)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1908 season

Full Name: William Thomas Burns

Nicknames: Sleepy Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

ERA

2.72

117

717.2

233

WHIP

1.187

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-19 / in Starts: 7-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

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1909 Batting Game Log

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1909 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	24	3 (2)	Apr 15	WSH		NYY	L,1-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9			P
2	25	4	Apr 16	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	9			P
3	26	9 (4)	Apr 26	WSH		PHA	L,1-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
4	27	16 (6)	May 8	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-1	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.286	.375	.286	.661	9			P
5	28	18 (1)	May 11	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.222	.300	.222	.522	9			P
6	29	20 (1)	May 13	WSH	@	CHW	T,1-1	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.273	.333	.273	.606	9			P
				Player went from Washington Nationals to Chicago White Sox
7	30	28	May 19	CHW		BOS	L,2-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.231	.286	.231	.516	9			P
8	31	35 (6)	May 28	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	CG(14)	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		1	0	0				0		.222	.300	.222	.522	9			P
9	32	38 (2)	May 31 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.211	.286	.211	.496	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
10	33	45 (6)	Jun 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.211	.286	.211	.496	9			P
11	34	48 (2)	Jun 17 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.174	.240	.174	.414	9			P
12	35	58 (9)	Jun 27 (1)	CHW		DET	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.154	.214	.154	.368	9			P
13	36	60 (1)	Jun 28	CHW		DET	L,1-2	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.138	.194	.138	.331	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
14	37	65 (4)	Jul 3	CHW		SLB	L,0-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.129	.182	.129	.311	9			P
15	38	72 (6)	Jul 9	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.121	.171	.121	.293	9			P
16	39	74 (1)	Jul 11	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.139	.184	.167	.351	9			P
17	40	82 (7)	Jul 17	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	GS-0	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.179	.220	.231	.450	9			P
18	41	86 (3)	Jul 21	CHW		WSH	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.163	.200	.209	.409	9			P
19	42	91 (4)	Jul 29 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.149	.184	.191	.375	9			P
20	43	95 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.140	.173	.180	.353	9			P
Aug		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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
21	44	101 (5)	Aug 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-8	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.137	.170	.176	.346	9			P
22	45	104 (2)	Aug 10	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.148	.179	.185	.364	9			P
23	46	109 (4)	Aug 15	CHW	@	DET	L,1-8	GS-0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.161	.190	.214	.404	9			P
24	47	116 (6)	Aug 24	CHW		BOS	L,2-5	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.158	.200	.211	.411	9			P
Sep/Oct		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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
25	48	125 (8)	Sep 1	CHW		PHA	W,6-2	0-GF(8)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1		1	0	0				0		.153	.206	.203	.410	9			P
26	49	142 (16)	Sep 16	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.150	.203	.200	.403	9			P
27	50	150 (7)	Sep 25 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.141	.191	.188	.379	9			P
28	51	156 (5)	Sep 30 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.164	.222	.209	.431	9			P
29	52	159 (2)	Oct 3	CHW		DET	L,1-3	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.171	.227	.214	.441	9			P
							9-19		75	70	3	12	3	0	0	4	5		14	0	0		0		0		.171	.227	.214	.441

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