George Burns

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: January 31, 1893 in Niles, OH us

Died: January 7, 1978 in Kirkland, WA

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA

High School: Central HS (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: April 14, 1914 (Age 21-073d, 4,052nd in major league history)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1929 (Age 36-241d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: George Henry Burns

Nicknames: Tioga George

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.0

6573

2018

.307

901

RBI

954

154

OBP

.354

SLG

.429

OPS

.783

OPS+

113

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-25 / in Starts: 5-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	47 (24-11-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (20-12-7)

Most Driven In
J Foxx	4
A Simmons	3
B Miller	2
M Cochrane	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
B Miller	1
H Summa	1
J Cronin	1
E McNair	1

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	1833	4 (3)	Apr 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.17	-0.053	5.98	-0.09%	-0.32	PH
2	1834	6 (1)	Apr 26	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.78	-0.071	7.72	-0.12%	-0.61	PH
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	1835	20 (13)	May 13	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	3.96	-0.067	16.35	-0.17%	-0.24	PH
4	1836	22 (1)	May 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.91	-0.050	7.10	-0.11%	-0.25	PH
5	1837	27 (4)	May 22 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	3.54	-0.092	12.01	-0.19%	-0.25	PH
6	1838	28	May 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-6	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	4.06	-0.159	12.82	-0.30%	-0.59	PH
7	1839	30 (1)	May 25 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.58	-0.042	4.46	-0.07%	-0.26	PH
8	1840	35 (4)	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.84	-0.022	2.36	-0.04%	-0.26	PH
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
9	1841	42 (6)	Jun 6	NYY		CLE	L,7-9	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.58	-0.021	1.70	-0.04%	-0.59	PH
				Player went from New York Yankees to Philadelphia Athletics
10	1842	55	Jun 21 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.07	-0.002	.36	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
11	1843	60 (4)	Jun 25 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,7-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						1B
12	1844	61	Jun 25 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,8-2	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.28	PH 1B
13	1845	65 (3)	Jun 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-12	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.12	-0.003	.40	-0.01%	-0.60	PH 1B
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
14	1846	71 (5)	Jul 6	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.49	-0.040	4.52	-0.07%	-0.12	PH
15	1847	72	Jul 7	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-9	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	5	.06	0.002	.20	0.01%	0.86	1B
16	1848	74 (1)	Jul 9	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	8	2.87	-0.071	8.89	-0.13%	-0.59	PH
17	1849	79 (4)	Jul 13 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	2.23	-0.056	6.52	-0.10%	-0.33	PH
18	1850	84 (4)	Jul 16	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-5	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						PH
19	1851	85	Jul 17	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	1	2.17	-0.058	5.17	-0.08%	-0.27	PH
20	1852	93 (7)	Jul 25	PHA		CLE	W,21-3	7-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.90	1B
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
21	1853	106 (12)	Aug 7 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,1-13	5-GF	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.350	.600	5	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.84	1B
22	1854	108 (1)	Aug 8	PHA		NYY	L,4-6	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.286	.350	.636	1	2.06	0.098	1.98	0.06%	0.40	PH
23	1855	116 (7)	Aug 18	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.273	.333	.606	9	2.97	-0.079	.45	-0.01%	-0.27	PH
24	1856	121 (4)	Aug 23	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-3	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.250	.304	.554	9	2.91	-0.144	.52	-0.02%	-1.14	PH 1B
25	1857	122	Aug 24	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.250	.296	.546	7	.72	-0.018	.11	0.00%	-0.94	1B
26	1858	123	Aug 25	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.258	.300	.558	7	1.10	0.035	.08	0.00%	0.25	1B
27	1859	124	Aug 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.235	.273	.508	7	2.00	0.043	.24	0.00%	0.17	1B
28	1860	125	Aug 28	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.237	.297	.534	7	1.72	0.182	.34	0.02%	1.29	1B
29	1861	127 (1)	Aug 30	PHA		BOS	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.220	.275	.495	7	1.94	-0.311	.03	0.00%	-2.40	1B
30	1862	128	Aug 31	PHA		BOS	W,9-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.222	.341	.563	7	.87	0.089	.03	0.00%	0.35	1B
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
31	1863	129	Sep 1	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-12	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.204	.313	.517	7	.33	-0.034	.01	0.00%	-1.30	1B
32	1864	131 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,6-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.200	.306	.506	9	3.67	-0.098	.17	0.00%	-0.27	PH
33	1865	139 (7)	Sep 14	PHA		CHW	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.204	.321	.524	5	1.00	-0.030	.00	0.00%	0.97	1B
34	1866	143 (3)	Sep 19	PHA		DET	W,5-4	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.214	.241	.357	.599	5	1.07	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.62	1B
35	1867	146 (2)	Sep 22	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-7	6-GF(10)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.254	.368	.623	4	.08	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.14	1B
36	1868	147	Sep 26	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.254	.368	.623	5						1B
37	1869	149 (1)	Sep 29	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-10	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.254	.368	.623	5						1B
							12-25		60	57	5	13	5	0	1	11	2	0	6	0	0		0		1	0	.228	.254	.368	.623		1.39	-0.983	1.69	-1.45%	-4.71

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