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Bill Burns

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: January 27, 1880 in San Saba, TX us

Died: June 7, 1953 in Ramona, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, CA

Debut: April 18, 1908 (Age 28-082d, 3,027th in major league history)
vs. NYY 10.0 IP, 9 H, 5 SO, 2 BB

Last Game: May 23, 1912 (Age 32-117d)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1908 season

Full Name: William Thomas Burns

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

ERA

2.72

117

717.2

233

WHIP

1.187

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-16 / in Starts: 6-12
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games

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1908 Batting Game Log

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1908 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	1	4 (3)	Apr 18	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-0	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.400	.400	.600	1.000	9			P
2	2	8 (3)	Apr 23	WSH		BOS	W,6-4	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.375	.375	.500	.875	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
3	3	16 (7)	May 2	WSH		NYY	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.273	.333	.364	.697	9			P
4	4	19 (2)	May 9	WSH		PHA	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.214	.313	.286	.598	9			P
5	5	22 (2)	May 13	WSH		SLB	L,1-2	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.176	.263	.235	.498	9			P
6	6	24 (1)	May 16	WSH		CHW	L,0-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.158	.238	.211	.449	9			P
7	7	27 (2)	May 21	WSH		DET	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.136	.208	.182	.390	9			P
8	8	30 (2)	May 25	WSH		DET	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.120	.185	.160	.345	9			P
9	9	36 (5)	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-6	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.115	.179	.154	.332	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
10	10	40 (3)	Jun 3	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-11	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.115	.179	.154	.332	9			P
11	11	41	Jun 5	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.103	.161	.138	.299	9			P
12	12	44 (2)	Jun 8	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.094	.147	.125	.272	9			P
13	13	48 (3)	Jun 12	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.091	.143	.121	.264	9			P
14	14	52 (3)	Jun 17	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.091	.143	.121	.264	9			P
15	15	53	Jun 18	WSH	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.108	.154	.135	.289	9			P
16	16	55 (1)	Jun 21	WSH	@	DET	L,2-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.103	.146	.128	.275	9			P
17	17	62 (6)	Jun 30	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.098	.159	.122	.281	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
18	18	69 (6)	Jul 7 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.114	.170	.136	.307	9			P
19	19	70	Jul 7 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,4-7	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.133	.188	.156	.343	9			P
20	20	73 (2)	Jul 10	WSH		CHW	T,2-2	GS-0	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				1		.140	.189	.160	.349	9			P
21	21	78 (4)	Jul 15	WSH		SLB	W,3-2	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.154	.200	.173	.373	9			P
22	22	83 (4)	Jul 21	WSH		DET	L,1-4	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				0		.148	.207	.167	.374	9			P
23	23	88 (4)	Jul 27	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.148	.207	.167	.374	9			P
							6-16		58	54	1	8	1	0	0	1	4		15	0	0		0		1		.148	.207	.167	.374

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