Jack Irving Burns
[edit] Biography
Jack Burns (John Irving Burns) was born on August 31, 1907 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1930 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1931, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 4 home runs and 70 RBI. Burns played for the St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Jack Burns's best season was 1932, when he hit for a .305 average and knocked in 70 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1930
| STL
| A
| 8
| 30
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .300
| .400
| .400
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| STL
| A
| 144
| 570
| 75
| 148
| 4
| 70
| .260
| .312
| .353
| 27
| 7
| 42
| 58
| 1
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| STL
| A
| 150
| 617
| 111
| 188
| 11
| 70
| .305
| .368
| .438
| 33
| 8
| 61
| 43
| 1
| 21
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| STL
| A
| 144
| 556
| 89
| 160
| 7
| 71
| .288
| .353
| .417
| 43
| 4
| 56
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| STL
| A
| 154
| 612
| 86
| 157
| 13
| 73
| .257
| .327
| .392
| 28
| 8
| 62
| 47
| 2
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| STL
| A
| 143
| 549
| 77
| 157
| 5
| 67
| .286
| .366
| .368
| 28
| 1
| 68
| 49
| 1
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| STL
| A
| 9
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .214
| .353
| .286
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| DET
| A
| 138
| 558
| 96
| 158
| 4
| 63
| .283
| .375
| .380
| 36
| 3
| 79
| 45
| 3
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| TOT
| A
| 147
| 572
| 98
| 161
| 4
| 64
| .281
| .374
| .378
| 37
| 3
| 82
| 46
| 3
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 890
| 3506
| 541
| 980
| 44
| 417
| .280
| .351
| .392
| 199
| 31
| 376
| 299
| 8
| 76
| 63
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1930
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1931
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 1346
| 125
| 11
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1932
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 1399
| 101
| 12
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1933
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 1336
| 81
| 12
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1934
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 1365
| 81
| 12
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1935
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 1239
| 57
| 11
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1936
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1936
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 1280
| 73
| 8
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1936
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 1308
| 74
| 8
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 879
| 0
| 0
| 8063
| 525
| 66
| 776
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Chief Hogsett (April 30, 1936).
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