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	6-17 / in Starts: 4-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 27 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	13 (5-5-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 27 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (9-5-3)

Most Driven In
O Bluege	1
M Berg	0

Most Driven In By
R Spencer	1
B Myer	1

1932 Batting Game Log

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1932 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	154	8 (7)	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	2.52	0.221	7.95	0.42%	0.01	P
2	155	12 (3)	Apr 26	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	156	18 (5)	May 3	WSH		NYY	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.95	-0.050	4.20	-0.13%	-0.94	P
4	157	21 (2)	May 8	WSH		CHW	W,6-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
5	158	24 (2)	May 14	WSH		DET	W,6-4	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.91	-0.024	4.70	-0.07%	-0.19	P
6	159	27 (2)	May 17	WSH		SLB	L,2-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.21	-0.030	5.13	-0.08%	-0.33	P
7	160	28	May 18	WSH		SLB	L,7-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
8	161	31 (2)	May 20	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-6	4-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	2.02	-0.063	11.21	-0.21%	-0.64	P
9	162	35 (3)	May 23	WSH		BOS	L,2-6	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
10	163	39 (3)	May 29	WSH		NYY	L,8-11	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.82	0.032	4.01	0.09%	0.40	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
11	164	45 (5)	Jun 2 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
12	165	47 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,8-9	7-9	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	6	.15	0.010	.51	0.02%	0.43	P
13	166	48	Jun 5	WSH		PHA	L,7-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	8						PR
14	167	50 (1)	Jun 8	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.176	.235	.412	9	.83	-0.062	2.61	-0.12%	-0.61	P
15	168	55 (4)	Jun 12 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.211	.368	9	1.01	-0.055	3.52	-0.11%	-0.48	P
16	169	57 (1)	Jun 15	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.211	.368	9						P
17	170	60 (2)	Jun 19	WSH	@	DET	L,5-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9	.89	-0.052	2.02	-0.07%	-0.50	P
18	171	65 (4)	Jun 25	WSH		BOS	L,6-7	4-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.174	.182	.356	9	.75	-0.006	1.66	-0.01%	-0.22	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
19	172	77 (11)	Jul 8	WSH		CLE	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.174	.182	.356	9						P
20	173	82 (4)	Jul 12	WSH		CHW	W,13-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.174	.182	.356	9						P
21	174	88 (5)	Jul 18 (1)	WSH		DET	L,6-8	5-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.217	.426	9	1.42	0.058	1.50	0.04%	0.40	P
22	175	98 (9)	Jul 28	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-6	6-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.240	.292	.532	7	.11	0.007	.06	0.00%	0.24	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
23	176	105 (6)	Aug 5	WSH	@	DET	L,0-13	4-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.231	.280	.511	9	.07	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.13	P
							6-17		27	25	2	5	2	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	1		0		0	0	.200	.231	.280	.511		1.15	-0.016	3.89	-0.23%	-2.56

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