Joseph James Burns

Full Name: Joseph James Burns	Primary Position: 3B,OF,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 10.5"/175	First Game: April 24, 1943
Birthdate: June 17, 1916	Final Game: September 27, 1945
Birthplace: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 3 years
Died: June 24, 1974
Deathplace: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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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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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1943	BOS	N	52	135	12	28	1	5	.207	.262	.252	3	0	8	25	2	3	2	6
1944	PHI	A	28	75	5	18	1	8	.240	.278	.307	2	0	4	8	0	2	0	0
1945	PHI	A	31	90	7	23	0	3	.256	.287	.289	1	1	4	17	0	2	0	2
Total	NL		52	135	12	28	1	5	.207	.262	.252	3	0	8	25	2	3	2	6
Total	AL		59	165	12	41	1	11	.248	.283	.297	3	1	8	25	0	4	0	2
Total			111	300	24	69	2	16	.230	.274	.277	6	1	16	50	2	7	2	8

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1943	BOS	N	OF	4	4	1	0	0	1.000
1943	BOS	N	3B	34	33	65	7	6	.933
1944	PHI	A	3B	17	14	20	3	2	.919
1944	PHI	A	2B	9	14	17	4	3	.886
1945	PHI	A	OF	19	26	1	0	1	1.000
1945	PHI	A	3B	5	1	5	2	0	.750
1945	PHI	A	1B	1	5	1	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	1	5	1	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	23	30	2	0	1	1.000
Total			2B	9	14	17	4	3	.886
Total			3B	56	48	90	12	8	.920

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Released by Philadelphia Athletics (May 27, 1946).

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