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Tom
Burgess		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: September 1, 1927 in Can, ON, LONDON
 
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
1954 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 6 7 7 10 10 10 5 6 6
1955 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 6 7 7 10 10 10 5 6 6
1956 28 NYA AL     4 4 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10 5 6 6
1957 29 NYA AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10 5 6 6
1958 30 NYA AL     4 4 3 2 2 2 7 7 7 10 10 10 5 6 6
1959 31 DET AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 6 7 7 10 10 10 5 6 5
1960 32 DET AL     2 2 2 2 2 2 5 6 6 10 10 10 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 2 2 2 5 6 6 10 10 10 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10 5 6 6
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
1954 26 NYA AL 6 17 1 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 5 .235 .316 .471 .786 2.6 0.6
    A   137 373 76 100 22 2 20 53 15 3 207 61 .268 .529 .499 1.028 120.6  
1955 27 NYA AL 102 187 27 37 14 1 0 10 6 1 37 37 .198 .330 .283 .614 19.4 1.5
1956 28 AA   136 402 75 99 35 4 15 65 14 2 157 79 .246 .458 .465 .923 99.6  
1957 29 AA   135 414 94 92 23 1 17 61 14 2 159 84 .222 .438 .406 .844 92.6  
1958 30 AAA   136 458 74 107 35 2 15 59 13 2 146 113 .234 .419 .417 .836 94.0  
1959 31 DET AL 35 52 6 11 4 0 0 2 2 0 15 16 .212 .388 .288 .677 7.3 1.3
1960 32 AAA   136 450 59 81 30 2 4 39 11 1 114 118 .180 .346 .282 .628 56.9  
3 Years Sim 143 256 34 52 19 1 1 15 8 1 54 58 .203 .342 .297 .639 29.4 3.4
2 Years AAA 272 908 133 188 65 4 19 98 24 3 260 231 .207 .384 .350 .734 151.0  
2 Years AA 271 816 169 191 58 5 32 126 28 4 316 163 .234 .446 .435 .882 192.2  
1 Years A 137 373 76 100 22 2 20 53 15 3 207 61 .268 .529 .499 1.028 120.6  
5 Years Minors 680 2097 378 479 145 11 71 277 67 10 783 455 .228 .438 .410 .847 463.8  
162 Game Average 290 38 58 21 1 1 16 9 1 61 65 .203 .342 .297 .639 33.3  
Career Highs 102 187 27 37 14 1 1 10 6 1 37 37 .235 .388 .471 .786 19.4  
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   215 28 45 17 1 1 14 7 1 50 47 .209 .358 .312 .670 29.3
vs LH   41 6 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 11 .171 .244 .220 .464 2.2
Home 79 157 23 34 10 1 0 10 6 1 36 34 .217 .363 .293 .656 20.9
Away 64 99 11 18 9 0 1 5 2 0 18 24 .182 .308 .303 .611 10.6
RISP   52 0 10 2 1 0 11 0 0 11 11 .192 .333 .269 .603 5.7
Pinch Hitting   48 6 10 2 0 0 1 2 0 13 11 .208 .377 .250 .627 6.6
Close/Late   37 4 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 6 .270 .386 .270 .657 4.8
Mar/Apr 18 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 .176 .333 .176 .510 1.5
May 24 34 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 .235 .395 .294 .689 5.0
June 26 33 4 9 4 0 0 3 1 0 9 7 .273 .429 .394 .823 6.3
July 24 40 8 5 3 0 0 2 4 0 12 10 .125 .327 .200 .527 4.6
August 26 77 8 15 6 1 0 7 2 1 11 20 .195 .295 .299 .594 7.2
Sep/Oct 25 55 8 12 4 0 1 3 1 0 9 9 .218 .328 .345 .674 6.9
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
1954 26 NYA AL 3B 6 5 41.7 0 9 0 0 1.000 1.94   0.1
1955 27 NYA AL 3B 43 37 318.0 20 70 3 8 .968 2.55   0.7
    1B 6 5 44.0 64 5 0 6 1.000 14.11   0.1
1959 31 DET AL 3B 23 16 142.3 2 43 1 5 .978 2.85   0.3
  3B 72 58 502.0 22 122 4 13 .973 2.58   1.1
  1B 6 5 44.0 64 5 0 6 1.000 14.11   0.1
Career Totals   78 63 546.0 86 127 4 19 .982 3.51   1.2
Career Highs   49 42 362.0 84 75 3 14 1.000 3.95    
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1954
Injured on 4/26/1954 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 6 days
Injured on 7/22/1954 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 3 days
Had first career hit on 9/27/1954, off Don Newcombe (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 9/30/1954, off Bob Lemon (MIN)
Traded from New York (A) to Detroit on 3/3/1959 (Going to DET: 2B Rocky Bridges, 1B Earl Torgeson, 1B Tom Burgess, P Don Ferrarese. Going to NYA: DH Ted Kluszewski, 2B Bobby Hofman)
Injured on 7/25/1959 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
 
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