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Rick Burleson Rick Burleson

Full name: Richard Paul Burleson Born: April 29, 1951, Lynwood, California First Game: May 4, 1974; Final Game: July 8, 1987 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 165 SS on TSN AL All-Star Team (1977 and 1981) AL Silver Slugger as SS (1981) AL Gold Glove as SS (1979) Rick Burleson Collectibles! Rick Burleson Memorabilia! Rick Burleson Cards! Rick Burleson Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week! Photo by Lou Sauritch, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com

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Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1974 BOS A Daily Splits  114   384   36  109  22   0   4   44   21   0   34   2   3   5   0   7  13    3   3  .284  .320  .372   0.6 1974 BOS A
1975 BOS A Daily Splits  158   580   66  146  25   1   6   62   45   1   44   3  17   9   0  12  18    8   5  .252  .305  .329   0.1 1975 BOS A
1976 BOS A Daily Splits  152   540   75  157  27   1   7   42   60   2   37   5   8   3   0   9  15   14   9  .291  .365  .383   2.9 1976 BOS A
1977 BOS A Daily Splits  154   663   80  194  36   7   3   52   47   1   69   2   3   6   0   3  15   13  12  .293  .338  .382   2.3 1977 BOS A
1978 BOS A Daily Splits  145   626   75  155  32   5   5   49   40   2   71   4  10   5   0  11  16    8   8  .248  .295  .339   1.0 1978 BOS A
1979 BOS A Daily Splits  153   627   93  174  32   5   5   60   35   0   54   3   9   8   0   9  13    9   5  .278  .315  .368   2.8 1979 BOS A
1980 BOS A Daily Splits  155   644   89  179  29   2   8   51   62   0   51   2   6   4   0  10  24   12  13  .278  .341  .366   3.8 1980 BOS A
1981 CAL A Daily Splits  109   430   53  126  17   1   5   33   42   2   38   3  11   4   0   8   8    4   6  .293  .357  .372   4.6 1981 CAL A
1982 CAL A Daily Splits   11    45    4    7   1   0   0    2    6   2    3   0   2   0   0   0   2    0   0  .156  .255  .178   0.1 1982 CAL A
1983 CAL A Daily Splits   33   119   22   34   7   0   0   11   12   0   12   0   2   1   0   0   5    0   2  .286  .348  .345   0.4 1983 CAL A
1984 CAL A Daily Splits    7     4    2    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   1   0   0   1   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000  -0.1 1984 CAL A
1986 CAL A Daily Splits   93   271   35   77  14   0   5   29   33   1   32   1   6   1   0   1   2    1   3  .284  .363  .391   0.0 1986 CAL A
1987 BAL A Daily Splits   62   206   26   43  14   1   2   14   17   0   30   3   6   0   0   4   7    0   2  .209  .279  .316  -1.5 1987 BAL A
Total            Splits 1346  5139  656 1401 256  23  50  449  420  11  477  28  84  46   0  75 138   72  68  .273  .328  .361  17.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam

League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1975 BOS A Daily Splits    3     9    2    4   2   0   0    1    1   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .444  .500  .667 1975 BOS A
1986 CAL A Daily Splits    4    11    0    3   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .273  .273 1986 CAL A
Total            Splits    7    20    2    7   2   0   0    1    1   0    0   0   2   0   0   0   0    0   0  .350  .381  .450 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1975 BOS A Daily Splits    7    24    1    7   1   0   0    2    4   1    2   0   0   0   0   0   2    0   1  .292  .393  .333 1975 BOS A

All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1977 AL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1977 AL   
1979 AL    Daily Splits    1     2    1    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1979 AL   
1981 AL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1981 AL   
Total            Splits    3     5    1    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1974 BOS A Daily  SS   89   81   69   711     143  256   18   42   0  .957
1974 BOS A        2B   31   27   23   245      65   79    3   24   0  .980
1974 BOS A        3B    1    0    0     1       2    1    0    0   0 1.000
1975 BOS A Daily  SS  158  157  153  1398     267  498   29  102   0  .963
1976 BOS A Daily  SS  152  145  141  1304.1   274  478   34   88   0  .957
1977 BOS A Daily  SS  154  154  152  1360     285  482   24  111   0  .970
1978 BOS A Daily  SS  144  143  142  1298     285  482   15  100   0  .981
1979 BOS A Daily  SS  153  151  138  1313     272  523   16  109   2  .980
1980 BOS A Daily  SS  155  155  149  1364.1   301  528   22  147   0  .974
1981 CAL A Daily  SS  109  108  105   948.1   208  394   13   88   0  .979
1982 CAL A Daily  SS   11   11   10   114.2    19   51    1   12   0  .986
1983 CAL A Daily  SS   31   29   27   263.2    54  102    5   16   0  .969
1986 CAL A Daily  DH   38   35   26                                      -
1986 CAL A        SS   37   29   25   257.2    43   77    2   12   0  .984
1986 CAL A        2B    6    5    3    42      15   11    0    3   0 1.000
1986 CAL A        3B    4    3    2    27.2     4    2    1    0   0  .857
1987 BAL A Daily  2B   55   53   49   470     112  145    6   39   0  .977
1987 BAL A        DH    7    4    3                                      -
Total             SS 1193 1163 1111 10333    2151 3871  179  827   2  .971
Total             2B   92   85   75   757     192  235    9   66   0  .979
Total             DH   45   39   29                                      -
Total             3B    5    3    2    28.2     6    3    1    0   0  .900
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1975 BOS A Daily  SS    3    3    3    27       4   12    1    1   0  .941
1986 CAL A Daily  2B    2    1    0    14       3    5    0    0   0 1.000
1986 CAL A        DH    1    1    1                                      -
Total             SS    3    3    3    27       4   12    1    1   0  .941
Total             2B    2    1    0    14       3    5    0    0   0 1.000
Total             DH    1    1    1                                      -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1975 BOS A Daily  SS    7    7    7    65.1     8   20    1    3   0  .966

All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1977 AL    Daily  SS    1    1    0     5       0    0    0    0   0     -
1979 AL    Daily  SS    1    0    0     3       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1981 AL    Daily  SS    1    0    0     3       1    3    0    0   0 1.000
Total             SS    3    1    0    11       1    4    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

TransactionsTransactions

Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 8th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign
(June 5, 1969).

Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (5th pick overall) of the secondary
phase of free-agent draft (January 17, 1970).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Butch Hobson to California Angels in exchange for
Carney Lansford, Rick Miller and Mark Clear (December 10, 1980).

Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).

Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 7, 1987).

Released by Baltimore Orioles (July 11, 1987).

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