Joseph James Burns
[edit] Biography
Joe Burns (Joseph James Burns) was born on June 17, 1916 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 24, 1943 for the Boston Braves. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .207 with 1 home run and 5 RBI. Burns played for the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1943
| BOS
| N
| 52
| 135
| 12
| 28
| 1
| 5
| .207
| .262
| .252
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 1944
| PHI
| A
| 28
| 75
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 8
| .240
| .278
| .307
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| PHI
| A
| 31
| 90
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 3
| .256
| .287
| .289
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 52
| 135
| 12
| 28
| 1
| 5
| .207
| .262
| .252
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 59
| 165
| 12
| 41
| 1
| 11
| .248
| .283
| .297
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 111
| 300
| 24
| 69
| 2
| 16
| .230
| .274
| .277
| 6
| 1
| 16
| 50
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1943
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 65
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1944
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 20
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1944
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| 1945
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1945
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1945
| PHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 90
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
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- Released by Philadelphia Athletics (May 27, 1946).
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