Leo Burke
[edit] Biography
Leo Burke (Leo Patrick Burke) was born on May 6, 1934 in Hagerstown, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on September 7, 1958 for the Baltimore Orioles. Burke played for the Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 6 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 7
| 11
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 4
| .455
| .500
| .818
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .273
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 19
| 64
| 8
| 17
| 4
| 14
| .266
| .329
| .469
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| 30
| 49
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 5
| .204
| .264
| .347
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 27
| 49
| 4
| 9
| 2
| 7
| .184
| .241
| .306
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1963
| TOT
| N
| 57
| 98
| 10
| 19
| 3
| 12
| .194
| .252
| .327
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 59
| 103
| 11
| 27
| 1
| 14
| .262
| .315
| .340
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 128
| 211
| 21
| 48
| 4
| 26
| .227
| .281
| .327
| 5
| 2
| 15
| 60
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 37
| 90
| 12
| 24
| 5
| 19
| .267
| .327
| .456
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 165
| 301
| 33
| 72
| 9
| 45
| .239
| .294
| .365
| 7
| 2
| 21
| 79
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 4
| 38
| 4
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .786
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| RF
| 8
| 8
| 64
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 33
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| OF
| 12
| 12
| 97
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| RF
| 9
| 6
| 46
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 3
| 31
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| OF
| 11
| 6
| 49
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 10
| 7
| 66
| 22
| 27
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 3
| 24
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 18
| 11
| 106.1
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 2
| 20.1
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 18
| 11
| 106.1
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 1
| 21
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 3.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 17
| 10
| 99.1
| 31
| 34
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 37
| 25
| 219.1
| 49
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 16
| 10
| 105
| 12
| 19
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .838
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 7
| 5
| 44
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 6
| 4
| 37
| 44
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 3
| 0
| 4.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 45
| 30
| 265.1
| 63
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (1957).
- Selected by Washington Senators from Baltimore Orioles in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
- Sold by Washington Senators to Los Angeles Angels (January 4, 1961).
- Sold by Los Angeles Angels to St. Louis Cardinals (March 25, 1963).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Barney Schultz (June 24, 1963).
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