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	15-15 / in Starts: 9-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	30 (16-8-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-10-6)

Most Driven In
J Kuhel	3
O Bluege	1

Most Driven In By
H Manush	2

1931 Batting Game Log

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1931 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	124	6 (5)	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,3-13	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	125	12 (5)	Apr 27	WSH		NYY	W,9-8	8-12	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	2.13	-0.005	5.91	-0.01%	-0.04	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
3	126	15 (2)	May 1	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-10	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.64	-0.033	1.98	-0.06%	-0.37	P
4	127	20 (4)	May 5	WSH	@	NYY	L,8-18	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8	.22	-0.006	.67	-0.01%	-0.26	P
5	128	28 (7)	May 16	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-7	0-0	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.375	.444	.500	.944	9						P
6	129	37 (8)	May 27 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-3	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	9	.98	0.046	3.37	0.10%	0.46	P
7	130	40 (2)	May 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,8-9	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.417	.400	.817	9	1.42	0.023	5.94	0.06%	0.13	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
8	131	43 (2)	Jun 3	WSH		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	9	.52	-0.040	1.61	-0.08%	-0.71	P
9	132	48 (4)	Jun 8	WSH		CHW	W,18-4	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.400	.389	.789	9	.35	0.061	1.12	0.12%	1.46	P
10	133	54 (5)	Jun 14	WSH		SLB	W,9-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.409	.400	.809	9	1.06	0.062	3.94	0.14%	0.83	P
11	134	56 (1)	Jun 16	WSH		SLB	W,11-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.409	.400	.809	9						P
12	135	58 (1)	Jun 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.409	.400	.809	9						P
13	136	62 (3)	Jun 23 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,10-3	GS-7	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.375	.760	9	1.24	-0.071	5.11	-0.17%	-1.03	P
14	137	65 (2)	Jun 25	WSH	@	DET	W,4-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.370	.360	.730	9	.62	-0.016	2.60	-0.04%	-0.19	P
15	138	68 (2)	Jun 28 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.333	.321	.655	9	.98	-0.077	4.73	-0.22%	-0.68	P
16	139	71 (2)	Jun 30	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.323	.310	.633	8	.04	-0.001	.18	0.00%	-0.13	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
17	140	73 (1)	Jul 2	WSH	@	SLB	W,13-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.300	.613	9	1.36	-0.040	5.04	-0.09%	-0.40	P
18	141	75 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.300	.613	9						P
19	142	79 (3)	Jul 8	WSH		PHA	L,3-6	3-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.333	.323	.656	9	.49	0.014	3.00	0.05%	0.22	P
20	143	82 (2)	Jul 11 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,8-7	5-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.353	.344	.697	9	1.40	0.045	4.31	0.08%	0.40	P
21	144	84 (1)	Jul 13 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-12	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.353	.344	.697	4						P
22	145	93 (8)	Jul 22	WSH		SLB	L,4-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.343	.333	.676	9	1.42	-0.042	2.62	-0.05%	-0.26	P
23	146	96 (2)	Jul 26	WSH		SLB	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.343	.333	.676	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	147	106 (9)	Aug 8	WSH		BOS	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.308	.297	.605	9	.68	-0.072	.27	-0.02%	-1.65	P
25	148	110 (3)	Aug 13	WSH	@	CHW	L,8-10	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.300	.289	.589	9	.41	-0.011	.19	0.00%	-0.18	P
26	149	112 (1)	Aug 15	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.273	.262	.535	9	1.15	-0.130	.24	-0.02%	-0.78	P
27	150	117 (4)	Aug 19 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,8-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.261	.250	.511	9	.95	-0.051	.15	-0.01%	-0.48	P
28	151	121 (3)	Aug 23	WSH	@	DET	W,6-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.217	.250	.239	.489	9						P
Sept		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
29	152	135 (13)	Sep 7 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-5	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0	0	.213	.245	.234	.479	9						P
30	153	145 (9)	Sep 17	WSH		DET	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.245	.234	.479	9						P
							15-15		51	47	2	10	1	0	0	4	2	0	8	0	2		1		0	0	.213	.245	.234	.479		.90	-0.344	2.52	-0.23%	-3.64

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