Les Burke

Full Name: Leslie Kingston Burke	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/168	First Game: May 2, 1923
Birthdate: December 18, 1902	Final Game: September 15, 1926
Birthplace: Lynn, Massachusetts	MLB Experience: 4 years
Died: May 6, 1975
Deathplace: Danvers, Massachusetts
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Les Burke (Leslie Kingston Burke) was born on December 18, 1902 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on May 2, 1923 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1924, his rookie year, he hit .253 with 0 home runs and 17 RBI. Burke played for the Detroit Tigers for his entire 4 year career.

Most people believe that Les Burke's best season was 1925, when he hit for a .289 average.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1923	DET	A	7	10	2	1	2	.100	.100	.100	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1924	DET	A	72	241	30	61	17	.253	.321	.328	10	4	22	20	2	8	2
1925	DET	A	77	180	32	52	24	.289	.357	.356	6	3	17	8	2	14	4
1926	DET	A	38	75	9	17	4	.227	.301	.240	1	0	7	3	1	2	1
Total			194	506	73	131	47	.259	.327	.320	17	7	46	32	5	24	7

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1923	DET	A	C	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1923	DET	A	2B	1	0	2	0	0	1.000
1923	DET	A	3B	2	1	1	2	0	.500
1924	DET	A	SS	6	6	15	2	2	.913
1924	DET	A	2B	58	125	167	13	30	.957
1925	DET	A	2B	52	100	130	9	27	.962
1926	DET	A	3B	7	7	16	2	0	.920
1926	DET	A	SS	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1926	DET	A	2B	15	27	38	4	8	.942
Total			SS	7	7	15	2	2	.917
Total			3B	9	8	17	4	0	.862
Total			C	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	126	252	337	26	65	.958

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