Bobby Burke

Full Name: Robert James Burke	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0.5"/150	First Game: April 16, 1927
Birthdate: January 23, 1907	Final Game: May 4, 1937
Birthplace: Joliet, Illinois	MLB Experience: 10 years
Died: February 8, 1971
Deathplace: Joliet, Illinois
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Born on January 23, 1907 in Joliet, Illinois, Bobby Burke (Robert James Burke) played for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 10 year career. Burke broke into the bigs on April 16, 1927 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 3.96 ERA in 100 innings pitched in 1927, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Bobby Burke's best season was 1934, when he posted a 3.21 ERA and struck out 52 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1927	WAS	A	36	6	3	2	3.96	20	48	44	1	0	0	100	91	6	32	3	7
1928	WAS	A	26	7	2	4	3.90	27	44	37	2	1	0	85.1	87	1	18	0	2
1929	WAS	A	37	17	6	8	4.79	51	91	75	4	0	0	141	154	6	55	1	4
1930	WAS	A	24	4	3	4	3.63	35	41	30	2	0	3	74.1	62	2	29	2	3
1931	WAS	A	30	13	8	3	4.27	38	67	61	3	1	2	128.2	124	6	50	0	2
1932	WAS	A	22	10	3	6	5.14	32	55	52	2	0	0	91	98	4	44	2	1
1933	WAS	A	25	6	4	3	3.23	28	29	23	4	1	0	64	64	1	31	0	2
1934	WAS	A	37	15	8	8	3.21	52	67	60	7	1	0	168	155	2	72	4	1
1935	WAS	A	15	10	1	8	7.46	16	63	55	2	0	0	66.1	90	7	27	4	2
1937	PHI	N	2	0	0	0	.00	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
Total	NL		2	0	0	0	.00	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
Total	AL		252	88	38	46	4.28	299	505	437	27	4	5	918.2	925	35	358	16	24
Total			254	88	38	46	4.29	299	506	438	27	4	5	918.2	926	35	360	16	24

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1927	WAS	A	P	36	6	24	0	1	1.000
1928	WAS	A	P	26	5	19	1	1	.960
1929	WAS	A	P	37	4	20	0	1	1.000
1930	WAS	A	P	24	6	8	3	0	.824
1931	WAS	A	P	30	4	29	1	1	.971
1932	WAS	A	P	22	3	14	0	0	1.000
1933	WAS	A	P	25	0	17	3	1	.850
1934	WAS	A	P	37	8	36	2	1	.957
1935	WAS	A	P	15	4	16	0	0	1.000
1937	PHI	N	P	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	254	40	183	10	6	.957

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	SH
1927	WAS	A	36	24	3	3	2	.125	.125	.125	0	0	0	1	3
1928	WAS	A	26	20	3	5	2	.250	.286	.350	0	1	1	5	1
1929	WAS	A	37	43	2	6	4	.140	.159	.163	1	0	1	10	7
1930	WAS	A	24	23	4	4	2	.174	.208	.217	1	0	1	2	1
1931	WAS	A	30	47	2	10	4	.213	.245	.234	1	0	2	8	2
1932	WAS	A	23	25	2	5	1	.200	.231	.280	2	0	1	6	1
1933	WAS	A	25	17	1	4	2	.235	.235	.294	1	0	0	0	2
1934	WAS	A	41	57	6	13	4	.228	.267	.281	1	1	3	7	3
1935	WAS	A	16	22	1	4	0	.182	.250	.182	0	0	2	3	1
1937	PHI	N	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	AL		258	278	24	54	21	.194	.225	.234	7	2	11	42	21
Total			260	278	24	54	21	.194	.225	.234	7	2	11	42	21

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Sent to Philadelphia Phillies by Washington Senators for future considerations (November 19, 1936).

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