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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, 6,532nd 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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1927	20	WSH	AL	3	2	.600	3.96	36	6	18	1	0	0	100.0	91	48	44	6	32		20	7	2	3	417	103	4.05	1.230	8.2	0.5	2.9	1.8	0.63
1928	21	WSH	AL	2	4	.333	3.90	26	7	11	2	1	0	85.1	87	44	37	1	18	0	27	2	1	0	359	103	3.25	1.230	9.2	0.1	1.9	2.8	1.50
1929	22	WSH	AL	6	8	.429	4.79	37	17	13	4	0	0	141.0	154	91	75	6	55	2	51	4	0	1	626	89	3.88	1.482	9.8	0.4	3.5	3.3	0.93
1930	23	WSH	AL	3	4	.429	3.63	24	4	12	2	0	3	74.1	62	41	30	2	29	1	35	3	0	2	312	127	3.55	1.224	7.5	0.2	3.5	4.2	1.21
1931	24	WSH	AL	8	3	.727	4.27	30	13	12	3	1	2	128.2	124	67	61	6	50	3	38	2	0	0	548	101	4.36	1.352	8.7	0.4	3.5	2.7	0.76
1932	25	WSH	AL	3	6	.333	5.14	22	10	7	2	0	0	91.0	98	55	52	4	44	2	32	1	0	2	409	84	4.14	1.560	9.7	0.4	4.4	3.2	0.73
1933	26	WSH	AL	4	3	.571	3.23	25	6	6	4	1	0	64.0	64	29	23	1	31	2	28	2	0	0	287	129	3.78	1.484	9.0	0.1	4.4	3.9	0.90
1934	27	WSH	AL	8	8	.500	3.21	37	15	13	7	1	0	168.0	155	67	60	2	72	5	52	1	0	4	721	135	4.02	1.351	8.3	0.1	3.9	2.8	0.72
1935	28	WSH-min	AA	3	0	1.000		5																										ALB IL
1935	28	WSH	AL	1	8	.111	7.46	15	10	3	2	0	0	66.1	90	63	55	7	27	0	16	2	0	4	310	58	5.38	1.764	12.2	0.9	3.7	2.2	0.59

1936	29	WSH-min	AA	12	16	.429	4.65	38	29					180.0	220	119	93		73									1.628	11.0		3.7			ALB IL
1937	30	NYG-min	AA	1	2	.333		4																										JER IL
1937	30	PHI	NL	0	0		inf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	17							0.00
10 Yrs				38	46	.452	4.29	254	88	95	27	4	5	918.2	926	506	438	35	360	15	299	24	3	16	3993	100	4.04	1.400	9.1	0.3	3.5	2.9	0.83
162 Game Avg.				8	9	.452	4.29	51	17	19	5	1	1	183	184	101	87	7	72	3	59	5	1	3	794	100	4.04	1.400	9.1	0.3	3.5	2.9	0.83

WSH (9 yrs)				38	46	.452	4.28	252	88	95	27	4	5	918.2	925	505	437	35	358	15	299	24	3	16	3989	100	4.03	1.397	9.1	0.3	3.5	2.9	0.84
PHI (1 yr)				0	0		inf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	17							0.00

AL (9 yrs)				38	46	.452	4.28	252	88	95	27	4	5	918.2	925	505	437	35	358	15	299	24	3	16	3989	100	4.03	1.397	9.1	0.3	3.5	2.9	0.84
NL (1 yr)				0	0		inf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	17							0.00