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Les
Burke		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 168
 
Born: December 18, 1902 in Usa, MA, LYNN
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 27 SLB NL $ 350,000   42 42 38 13 13 13 46 55 52 24 33 30 90 94 93
1931 28 SLB NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 3 4 4 9 10 10
1932 29 CLE AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 5 3 4 3 9 10 10
1933 30 CLE AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 3 3 9 9 9
1934 31 CIN NL $ 385,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 3 3 8 8 8
1935 32 BRK NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 3 3 8 8 8
1937 34 BRK NL $ 570,000   6 6 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 3 3 8 8 8
1938 35 PIT NL $ 2,555,555   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 3 3 7 8 8
1939 36 PIT NL $ 2,555,555   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 3 3 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 5 2 3 3 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,555,555   42 42 38 13 13 13 46 55 52 24 33 30 90 94 93
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
1930 27 AAA   136 552 89 139 27 3 13 76 13 8 40 8 .252 .302 .382 .685 63.0  
1931 28 AA   134 534 77 138 34 5 6 51 15 5 51 17 .258 .323 .375 .698 65.2  
1932 29 AA   134 468 60 130 29 5 4 46 14 9 74 14 .278 .376 .387 .763 70.2  
1933 30 CLE AL 69 116 22 36 5 1 1 12 1 0 9 9 .310 .357 .397 .754 16.6 2.7
1934 31 CIN NL 65 92 18 26 3 1 1 18 1 0 4 8 .283 .313 .370 .683 11.0 1.1
1935 32 BRK NL 37 68 7 20 5 1 0 6 0 1 3 8 .294 .324 .397 .721 7.7 1.1
    AAA   12 39 7 11 4 0 0 6 3 0 5 6 .282 .364 .385 .748 5.9  
1937 34 BRK NL 28 41 9 13 0 0 1 7 1 3 0 3 .317 .333 .390 .724 4.1 0.4
    AAA   52 202 14 52 5 2 1 23 6 4 20 14 .257 .324 .317 .641 21.3  
1938 35 PIT NL 64 85 8 23 3 1 0 13 1 0 5 3 .271 .312 .329 .641 10.2 1.0
1939 36 AAA   111 288 28 79 11 2 5 28 7 5 28 35 .274 .339 .378 .717 36.8  
    AA   2 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.6  
5 Years Sim 263 402 64 118 16 4 3 56 4 4 21 31 .294 .329 .376 .705 49.6 6.4
4 Years AAA 311 1081 138 281 47 7 19 133 29 17 93 63 .260 .325 .369 .694 127.1  
3 Years AA 270 1010 138 270 63 10 10 97 30 14 125 31 .267 .353 .379 .732 136.0  
7 Years Minors 581 2091 276 551 110 17 29 230 59 31 218 94 .264 .339 .374 .713 263.1  
162 Game Average 247 39 72 9 2 1 34 2 2 12 19 .294 .329 .376 .705 30.5  
Career Highs 69 116 22 36 5 1 1 18 1 3 9 9 .317 .357 .397 .754 16.6  
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   331 49 99 14 3 1 44 4 3 17 25 .299 .335 .369 .704 38.4
vs LH   71 15 19 2 1 2 12 0 1 4 6 .268 .303 .408 .711 8.4
Home 134 204 40 60 9 4 2 31 2 3 8 15 .294 .323 .407 .729 24.3
Away 129 198 24 58 7 0 1 25 2 1 13 16 .293 .336 .343 .680 22.5
RISP   93 0 31 5 2 2 52 0 0 5 7 .333 .350 .495 .844 15.3
Pinch Hitting   27 1 5 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 4 .185 .185 .222 .407 0.6
Close/Late   79 27 30 3 1 2 11 0 0 5 2 .380 .424 .519 .943 15.1
Mar/Apr 31 44 7 17 2 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 .386 .386 .432 .818 6.5
May 36 47 6 12 0 0 0 8 1 1 4 5 .255 .315 .255 .570 3.9
June 46 64 13 15 2 0 1 7 1 0 4 4 .234 .279 .313 .592 5.7
July 45 46 6 17 6 0 0 7 1 0 4 2 .370 .420 .500 .920 8.6
August 52 91 15 29 3 3 1 12 0 3 2 7 .319 .337 .451 .787 11.5
Sep/Oct 53 110 17 28 3 1 1 15 0 0 7 12 .255 .300 .327 .627 10.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1933 30 CLE AL 2B 30 11 141.3 44 70 2 21 .983 7.26   0.5
    SS 28 13 140.7 26 66 2 14 .979 5.89   0.8
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1934 31 CIN NL SS 46 14 193.3 41 92 2 21 .985 6.19   0.9
    2B 7 2 25.7 10 8 0 2 1.000 6.31   0.1
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1935 32 BRK NL SS 21 19 160.7 32 74 4 25 .964 5.94   0.6
    2B 2 0 6.0 1 5 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1937 34 BRK NL SS 10 8 71.0 9 26 0 7 1.000 4.44   0.3
    2B 6 0 15.0 8 5 0 2 1.000 7.80   0.1
1938 35 PIT NL 2B 20 13 121.0 37 53 6 15 .938 6.69   0.4
    SS 30 6 113.3 29 55 4 9 .955 6.67   0.6
  SS 135 60 679.0 137 313 12 76 .974 5.96   3.2
  2B 65 26 309.0 100 141 8 41 .968 7.02   1.1
  3B 2 0 3.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
Career Totals   202 86 991.0 237 456 20 117 .972 6.29   4.3
Career Highs   59 24 284.0 70 138 10 35 1.000 6.68    
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  6. Moe Franklin (946)
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  8. Craig Shipley (944)
  9. Tony Curry (943)
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History
Injured on 4/23/1930 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 4/6/1932 to a minor league deal
Injured on 4/11/1932 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/8/1933, off Sarge Connally (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 8/29/1933, off Roy Henshaw (SDP)
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/26/1934 to a 1-year deal worth $385,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 4/2/1935 to a minor league deal
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/6/1937 to a 1-year deal worth $570,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/16/1938 to a 2-year deal worth $2,555,555 per year
Injured on 7/18/1939 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
10/3/1939: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh
 
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