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Jim Burton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: October 27, 1949 in Royal Oak, MI us

Died: December 12, 2013 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Magnolia Memorial Garden at Calvary Church, Charlotte, NC

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 26th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rochester HS (Rochester Hills, MI) and the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (5th) of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

High School: Rochester HS (Rochester Hills, MI)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: June 10, 1975 (Age 25-226d, 13,643rd in major league history)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 17, 1977 (Age 27-325d)
vs. BAL 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Jim Scott Burton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

ERA

2.75

55.2

WHIP

1.437

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Team Record in Appearances: 0-2

Days of Rest

Postseason Pitching Game Log

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Postseason Pitching Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1975	WS g3	Oct 14	BOS	@	CIN	L,5-6	5-5		23	0.1	0	0	0	1	0.00	11.59	2	11	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.51	-0.020	32.00	-0.70%	-0.39	5b --3 1 out d3	5b -2- 2 out d4
2	1975	WS g7	Oct 22	BOS		CIN	L,3-4	9-9	L(0-1)	7	0.2	1	1	1	2	9.00	11.59	5	19	10	0	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.69	-0.337	614.33	-36.26%	-1.10	9t --- 0 out tie	9t -23 2 out d1
											1.0	1	1	1	3	9.00		7

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