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Tom
Burgmeier		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: August 2, 1943 in Usa, MN, ST. PAUL
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1971   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 24 MON NL $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1969 25 MON NL $ 300,000 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1970 26 MON NL $ 300,000 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1971 27 MON NL $ 350,000 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1972 28 MON NL $ 350,000 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1973 29 MON NL $ 794,286 4 5 5 5 7 6 6 6 6 6
1974 30 MON NL   5 5 5 5 7 6 6 5 5 5
1975 31 BSN NL $ 508,000 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
1976 32 BSN NL $ 508,000 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 794,286 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 24 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1969 25 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1970 26 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1971 27 MON NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1972 28 MON NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1973 29 MON NL $ 794,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1974 30 MON NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1975 31 BSN NL $ 508,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1976 32 BSN NL $ 508,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 794,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1968 24 MON NL 4 2 .667 100 0 0 0 8 61.7 54 17 2 16 27 2.48 .243 .295 .311 .605 11.4
1969 25 MON NL 8 3 .727 70 0 0 0 10 102.0 120 40 8 30 48 3.53 .297 .348 .421 .769 10.6
1970 26 MON NL 2 2 .500 29 0 0 0 11 38.0 54 20 3 12 23 4.74 .338 .385 .463 .848 1.7
1971 27 MON NL 7 3 .700 37 0 0 0 6 42.7 71 31 5 22 26 6.54 .378 .447 .527 .973 0.0
1972 28 MON NL 1 0 1.000 22 0 0 0 4 36.7 35 12 1 22 20 2.95 .263 .363 .368 .731 3.5
1973 29 MON NL 2 2 .500 42 0 0 0 9 54.3 59 28 2 28 28 4.64 .277 .364 .366 .730 3.3
1974 30 MON NL 0 2 .000 27 0 0 0 0 45.3 63 22 5 9 23 4.37 .330 .355 .482 .836 1.5
1975 31 BSN NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 3 0 1 3 13.50 .333 .400 .444 .844 0.0
    AAA   3 1 .750 27 0 0 0 5 30.3 31 11 3 11 18 3.26 .261 .323 .412 .735  
1976 32 AAA   3 1 .750 23 0 0 0 0 42.3 55 30 10 11 28 6.38 .306 .346 .517 .862  
8 Years Sim 24 14 .632 332 0 0 0 48 382.6 459 173 26 140 198 4.07 .302 .361 .418 .779 31.9
2 Years AAA 6 2 .750 50 0 0 0 5 72.7 86 41 13 22 46 5.08 .288 .336 .475 .811  
Season Average 3 1 .750 41 0 0 0 6 47.8 57 21 3 17 24 4.07 .302 .361 .418 .779  
Career Highs 8 3 1.000 100 0 0 0 11 102.0 120 40 8 30 48 13.50 .378 .447 .527 .973  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   343 132 25 107 134   .308 .369 .442 .810
vs LH   116 41 1 33 64   .286 .339 .352 .692
Home 15 4 .789 165 0 0 0 23 191.3 228 76 12 57 100 3.58 .301 .350 .422 .772
Away 9 10 .474 167 0 0 0 26 191.3 231 97 14 83 98 4.56 .303 .372 .413 .785
Mar/Apr 3 3 .500 61 0 0 0 10 79.3 83 26 5 28 50 2.95 .276 .337 .389 .726
May 2 3 .400 48 0 0 0 7 49.6 67 29 5 24 17 5.26 .337 .408 .462 .870
June 4 2 .667 58 0 0 0 5 73.7 87 35 4 33 37 4.28 .295 .366 .393 .759
July 12 1 .923 53 0 0 0 14 71.6 72 15 4 18 38 1.88 .266 .311 .365 .677
August 3 5 .375 53 0 0 0 5 63.6 98 40 2 25 34 5.66 .356 .410 .473 .883
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 59 0 0 0 8 44.7 52 28 6 12 22 5.64 .291 .335 .453 .788
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1968 24 MON NL 100 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
1 Years Sim 100 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
162 Game Average 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
Away 50 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
Mar/Apr 17 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1968 24 MON NL P 100 0 61.7 5 13 1 1 .947 2.63    
1969 25 MON NL P 70 0 102.0 7 21 0 2 1.000 2.47    
1970 26 MON NL P 29 0 38.0 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.66    
1971 27 MON NL P 37 0 42.7 0 4 0 1 1.000 0.84    
1972 28 MON NL P 22 0 36.7 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.96    
1973 29 MON NL P 42 0 54.3 4 6 1 0 .909 1.66    
1974 30 MON NL P 27 0 45.3 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.99    
1975 31 BSN NL P 5 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50    
Career Totals   332 0 382.6 24 62 2 5 .977 2.02    
Career Highs   100 0 102.0 7 21 1 2 1.000 4.50    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1971 27 MON NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 3.7 5 1 0 3 0 2.46 .313 .421 .438 .859
1972 28 MON NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 5.3 7 0 0 1 2 0.00 .333 .364 .381 .745
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 1 9.0 12 1 0 4 2 1.00 .324 .390 .405 .796
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1969-6-10
1970-7-11
1973-7-9
 Games Pitched
1968-4-100
1969-2-70
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Joe Grzenda (978)
  2. Joe Klink (973)
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  4. Dan Morogiello (966)
  5. Kevin Saucier (964)
  6. George Hockette (962)
  7. Milt Shoffner (961)
  8. Fred Norman (957)
  9. Jack Spring (955)
  10. Rudy May (955)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Montreal in 1968
Had first career hit on 4/23/1968, off Cisco Carlos (PIT)
Earned first career win on 7/8/1968
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Montreal in 1971
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $794,286 through salary arbitration
6/1/1973: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $650,000 per year, for 4 years
Released by Montreal on 10/31/1974
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/17/1975 to a 4-year deal worth $508,000 per year
Injured on 6/13/1975 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from New York (N) to Boston (N) on 7/31/1975 (Going to NYG: LF Frank Baker, CF Joe Wallis, P Andy Messersmith. Going to BSN: P Tom Burgmeier)
 
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