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

Nicknames: Sleepy Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

ERA

2.72

117

717.2

233

WHIP

1.187

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Team Record in Appearances: 10-22 / in Starts: 10-11

Days of Rest

1910 Pitching Game Log

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1910 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	53	2	Apr 15	CHW		SLB	L,4-5			99	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	---	---	1					0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Cincinnati Reds
2	54	40	Jun 8	CIN	@	BRO	W,13-2	CG	W(1-0)	53	9.0	9	2		1	2	0	0	0.00	2.54	37					36	0	0
3	55	42	Jun 13(1)	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	W(2-0)	4	9.0	9	2		1	2	1	1	0.00	3.26	34					32	0	0
4	56	47	Jun 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	L(2-1)	3	8.0	6	7		5	6	0	0	0.00	3.08	36					27	2	0
5	57	50	Jun 20	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-6		L(2-2)	2	4.2	5	5		1	0	1	0	0.00	3.49	17					16
6	58	53	Jun 23	CIN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	W(3-2)	2	9.0	6	3		1	2	0	1	0.00	3.27	36					34	1	1
7	59	56	Jun 25(2)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-6		L(3-3)	1	2.0	4	3		3	0	0	0	0.00	3.44	13					10
8	60	58	Jun 27	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-0	SHO	W(4-3)	1	9.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0.00	3.18	30	87				28	0	0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
9	61	63	Jul 2	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	W(5-3)	4	9.0	4	1		2	2	0	0	0.00	3.08	33					30	1	0
10	62	69	Jul 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,1-0	SHO	W(6-3)	4	9.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	2.90	29	86				29	0	0
11	63	73	Jul 11	CIN		BRO	L,1-2	GS-	L(6-4)	3	8.0	8	2		2	3	0	0	0.00	2.84	31					29
12	64	76	Jul 14	CIN		BSN	L,0-7			2	6.0	6	4		1	4	0	1	0.00	2.77	25					23
13	65	78	Jul 17	CIN		NYG	L,0-5	GS-	L(6-5)	2	3.0	10	5		2	0	0	0	0.00	2.83	20					18
14	66	81	Jul 19	CIN		NYG	L,4-6			1	2.0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0.00	2.88	9					7
15	67	82	Jul 20	CIN		NYG	W,6-5	CG	W(7-5)	0	9.0	12	5		1	5	1	1	0.00	2.92	38					36	1	0
16	68	85	Jul 23	CIN		PHI	L,2-3			2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.90	3					3
17	69	86	Jul 24	CIN		PHI	W,6-4	GS-		0	3.0	5	3		0	1	0	1	0.00	2.89	14					13
18	70	89	Jul 29	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS-	L(7-6)	4	7.0	7	7		0	4	0	0	0.00	2.78	28					28
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
19	71	94	Aug 3(2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-5	GS-	L(7-7)	4	2.1	5	5		1	0	0	0	0.00	2.80	12					11
20	72	96	Aug 5(2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-4			1	1.0	2	1		1	2	0	0	0.00	2.78	6					5
21	73	99	Aug 9(2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,7-2	CG	W(8-7)	3	9.0	5	2		1	1	0	1	0.00	2.78	34					31	0	2
22	74	102	Aug 12	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-4	GS-		2	2.0	3	3		0	0	0	1	0.00	2.80	7					6
23	75	107	Aug 17(2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	L(8-8)	4	8.0	13	4		1	3	0	1	0.00	2.77	38					35	1	0
24	76	112	Aug 22	CIN		BRO	L,5-8	GS-	L(8-9)	4	7.0	10	7		3	1	0	0	0.00	2.80	32					29
25	77	118	Aug 28	CIN		PHI	L,2-8			5	6.0	7	3		0	2	0	1	0.00	2.77	23					22
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
26	78	124	Sep 3	CIN		PIT	L,0-2	CG	L(8-10)	5	9.0	10	2		0	3	0	1	0.00	2.72	37					34	1	0
27	79	129	Sep 6	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	L(8-11)	2	8.0	7	5		5	1	0	0	0.00	2.78	34					26	0	1
28	80	132	Sep 10	CIN		STL	L,7-14	GS-		3	4.2	10	6		2	1	0	1	0.00	2.81	21					18
29	81	142	Sep 21	CIN	@	PHI	L,11-13		L(8-12)	10	2.0	6	5		3	0	0	0	0.00	2.86	14					11
30	82	151	Oct 1	CIN		CHC	L,6-9			9	1.0	2	1		0	0	0	1	0.00	2.87	6					5
31	83	152	Oct 2	CIN		CHC	L,4-8			0	3.0	5	3		0	1	0	0	0.00	2.85	14					14
32	84	155	Oct 8	CIN		STL	L,5-6	CG	L(8-13)	5	8.0	4	6		9	4	0	0	0.00	2.94	36					26	1	0
							10-22		W-L:8-13	2.8	178.2	183	103	0	50	57	3	12	0.00	2.94	748	87				672	8	4

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