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George Burns George Burns

Full name: George Henry Burns Born: January 31, 1893, Niles, Ohio Died January 7, 1978, Kirkland, Washington Buried at Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, Washington First Game: April 14, 1914; Final Game: September 26, 1929 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1.5" Weight: 180 AL MVP (1926) 1B on TSN All-Star Team (1926) George Burns Collectibles! George Burns Memorabilia! George Burns Cards! George Burns Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1914 DET A               137   478   55  139  22   5   5   57   32   56  12  22   23  13  .291  .351  .389   0.2 1914 DET A
1915 DET A               105   392   49   99  18   3   5   50   22   51   5  17    9   3  .253  .301  .352  -1.2 1915 DET A
1916 DET A               135   479   60  137  22   6   4   73   22   30   7  19   12      .286  .327  .382  -1.1 1916 DET A
1917 DET A               119   407   42   92  14  10   1   40   15   33   6  14    3      .226  .264  .317  -2.3 1917 DET A
1918 PHI A               130   505   61  178  22   9   6   70   23   25   8   8    8      .352  .390  .467   3.8 1918 PHI A
1919 PHI A               126   470   63  139  29   9   8   57   19   18  12   6   15      .296  .339  .447   0.7 1919 PHI A
1920 PHI A                22    60    1   14   3   0   1    7    6    7   1   1    4   0  .233  .313  .333  -0.2 1920 PHI A
1920 CLE A                44    56    7   15   4   1   0   13    4    3   2   2    1   0  .268  .339  .375   0.0 1920 CLE A
1920 TOT A                66   116    8   29   7   1   1   20   10   10   3   3    5   0  .250  .326  .353  -0.2 1920 TOT A
1921 CLE A                84   244   52   88  21   4   0   49   13   19   2   6    2   1  .361  .398  .480   0.6 1921 CLE A
1922 BOS A               147   558   71  171  32   5  12   73   20   28   9  15    8   2  .306  .341  .446  -0.7 1922 BOS A
1923 BOS A               146   551   91  181  47   5   7   82   45   33   7  12    9   7  .328  .386  .470   0.8 1923 BOS A
1924 CLE A               129   462   64  143  37   5   4   68   29   27  15  23   14   5  .310  .370  .437   0.6 1924 CLE A
1925 CLE A               127   488   69  164  41   4   6   79   24   24   3   8   16  11  .336  .371  .473   0.0 1925 CLE A
1926 CLE A               151   603   97  216  64   3   4  114   28   33   8  18   13   7  .358  .394  .494   1.8 1926 CLE A
1927 CLE A               140   549   84  175  51   2   3   78   42   27   7   9   13  11  .319  .375  .435   0.3 1927 CLE A
1928 CLE A                82   209   29   52  12   1   5   30   17   11   6   6    2   3  .249  .323  .388  -0.6 1928 CLE A
1928 NY  A                 4     4    1    2   0   0   0    0    0    1   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500   0.0 1928 NY  A
1928 TOT A                86   213   30   54  12   1   5   30   17   12   6   6    2   3  .254  .326  .390  -0.6 1928 TOT A
1929 NY  A                 9     9    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    4   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000  -0.3 1929 NY  A
1929 PHI A                29    49    5   13   5   0   1   11    2    3   0   1    1   0  .265  .294  .429  -0.2 1929 PHI A
1929 TOT A                38    58    5   13   5   0   1   11    2    7   0   1    1   0  .224  .250  .362  -0.5 1929 TOT A
Total                   1866  6573  901 2018 444  72  72  951  363  433 110 187  153  63i .307  .354  .429   2.2 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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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
1920 CLE A Daily Splits    5    10    1    3   1   0   0    3    3   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .462  .400 1920 CLE A
1929 PHI A Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1929 PHI A
Total            Splits    6    12    1    3   1   0   0    3    3   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .400  .333 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    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1914 DET A        1B  137  1579   79   30   72  .982
1915 DET A        1B  104  1155   57   17   65  .986
1916 DET A        1B  124  1355   54   22   71  .985
1917 DET A        1B  104  1127   57   12   44  .990
1918 PHI A        1B  128  1384  104   26  109  .983
1918 PHI A        OF    2     5    0    1    0  .833     1    0    1 
1919 PHI A        1B   86   918   71   20   44  .980
1919 PHI A        OF   34    53    4    4    2  .934     0    0   34 
1920 PHI A        OF   13    20    3    1    0  .958     0    0   13 
1920 CLE A        1B   12    84    9    2    1  .979
1920 CLE A        OF    1     0    0    0    0     -     0    0    1 
1920 TOT A        RF                               -
1920 TOT A        OF   14    20    3    1    0  .958     0    0   14 
1921 CLE A        1B   73   534   41    6   40  .990
1922 BOS A        1B  140  1412   94   20  103  .987
1923 BOS A        1B  146  1485   92   16  103  .990
1924 CLE A        1B  127  1227  110   18   85  .987
1925 CLE A        1B  126  1195   82   14   94  .989
1926 CLE A        1B  151  1499   99   19  122  .988
1927 CLE A        1B  139  1362  102   15  111  .990
1928 CLE A        1B   53   470   38    8   44  .984
1928 NY  A        1B    2     7    0    0    0 1.000
1928 TOT A        1B   55   477   38    8   44  .985
1929 PHI A        1B   19    99    5    0    9 1.000
Total             1B 1671 16892 1094  245 1117  .987
Total             OF   50    78    7    6    2  .934     1    0   49 
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1920 CLE A Daily  1B    4    3    2    31      38    1    0    4   0 1.000
Total             1B    4    3    2    31      38    1    0    4   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

TransactionsTransactions

Sold by Detroit Tigers to New York Yankees (March 8, 1918).

Traded by New York Yankees to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Ping Bodie
(March 8, 1918).

Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Cleveland Indians (May 29, 1920).

Traded by Cleveland Indians with Joe Harris and Elmer Smith to Boston Red Sox in
exchange for Stuffy McInnis (December 24, 1921).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Roxy Walters and Chick Fewster to Cleveland Indians in
exchange for Dan Boone, Steve O'Neill, Joe Connolly and Bill Wambsganss (January 7,
1924).

Sold by Cleveland Indians to New York Yankees (September 17, 1928).

Sold by New York Yankees to Philadelphia Athletics (June 19, 1929).

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