Ray Burris
[edit] Biography
Born on August 22, 1950 in Idabel, Oklahoma, Ray Burris (Bertram Ray Burris) played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 15 year career. Burris broke into the bigs on April 8, 1973 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 2.92 ERA in 64.2 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ray Burris's best season was 1976, when he posted a 3.11 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 112 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2.92
| 57
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 64.2
| 65
| 2
| 27
| 7
| 3
| 0
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 40
| 5
| 3
| 5
| 6.60
| 40
| 61
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 75
| 91
| 8
| 26
| 6
| 10
| 4
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 35
| 15
| 10
| 4.12
| 108
| 121
| 109
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 238.1
| 259
| 25
| 73
| 6
| 2
| 4
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 37
| 36
| 15
| 13
| 3.11
| 112
| 102
| 86
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 249
| 251
| 22
| 70
| 5
| 7
| 5
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 39
| 39
| 14
| 16
| 4.72
| 105
| 132
| 116
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 221
| 270
| 29
| 67
| 9
| 8
| 3
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 40
| 32
| 7
| 13
| 4.76
| 94
| 112
| 105
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 198.2
| 210
| 15
| 79
| 11
| 6
| 10
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 3.32
| 10
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21.2
| 21
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6.18
| 19
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.2
| 40
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.23
| 14
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21.2
| 23
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| Total
|
| 33
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 5.32
| 43
| 49
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 71
| 84
| 7
| 31
| 5
| 2
| 2
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 4.78
| 24
| 27
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 43.1
| 44
| 2
| 21
| 4
| 1
| 2
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| 29
| 29
| 7
| 13
| 4.02
| 83
| 86
| 76
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 170.1
| 181
| 20
| 54
| 5
| 5
| 4
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| 22
| 21
| 9
| 7
| 3.05
| 52
| 56
| 46
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 135.2
| 117
| 9
| 41
| 3
| 6
| 3
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| 37
| 15
| 4
| 14
| 4.73
| 55
| 77
| 65
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 123.2
| 143
| 14
| 53
| 7
| 3
| 2
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| 40
| 17
| 4
| 7
| 3.68
| 100
| 68
| 63
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 154
| 139
| 13
| 56
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 34
| 28
| 13
| 10
| 3.15
| 93
| 84
| 74
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 211.2
| 193
| 15
| 90
| 1
| 6
| 8
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 29
| 28
| 9
| 13
| 4.81
| 81
| 95
| 91
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 170.1
| 182
| 25
| 53
| 0
| 7
| 3
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| 23
| 10
| 4
| 5
| 5.60
| 34
| 52
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 92
| 13
| 32
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1987
| MIL
| A
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 5.87
| 8
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 33
| 4
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 392
| 244
| 83
| 106
| 4.18
| 864
| 916
| 816
| 36
| 9
| 4
| 1755.2
| 1862
| 172
| 599
| 71
| 53
| 43
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 88
| 58
| 25
| 28
| 4.14
| 201
| 217
| 199
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 432.2
| 448
| 49
| 165
| 5
| 16
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 480
| 302
| 108
| 134
| 4.17
| 1065
| 1133
| 1015
| 47
| 10
| 4
| 2188.1
| 2310
| 221
| 764
| 76
| 69
| 54
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| P
| 31
| 1
| 64.2
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .933
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| P
| 40
| 5
| 75
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| P
| 36
| 35
| 238.1
| 16
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 12
| 0
| .941
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| P
| 37
| 36
| 249
| 15
| 42
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 12
| 0
| .919
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| P
| 39
| 39
| 221
| 16
| 46
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 17
| 6
| .984
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| P
| 40
| 32
| 199
| 23
| 38
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 3
| .938
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| P
| 4
| 4
| 21.2
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .875
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 27.2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 21.2
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| Total
|
| P
| 33
| 4
| 71
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 0
| .950
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| P
| 18
| 4
| 43.1
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| .933
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| P
| 29
| 29
| 170.1
| 13
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 9
| 5
| .946
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| P
| 22
| 21
| 135.2
| 8
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 4
| .893
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| P
| 37
| 15
| 123.2
| 11
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 12
| 2
| .931
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| P
| 40
| 17
| 154
| 12
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 10
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| P
| 34
| 28
| 211.2
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| P
| 29
| 28
| 170.1
| 18
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 6
| 1
| .949
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| P
| 23
| 10
| 82
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| MIL
| A
| P
| 10
| 2
| 23
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 480
| 302
| 2188.2
| 157
| 300
| 23
| 16
| 0
| 15
| 137
| 113
| 24
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .250
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .200
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 82
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 4
| .183
| .247
| .207
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 24
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 39
| 81
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .111
| .120
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 28
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 40
| 69
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 8
| .174
| .230
| .275
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 22
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 61
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .115
| .143
| .197
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| Total
|
| 33
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .250
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOT
| N
| 18
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .250
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| 29
| 51
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .098
| .132
| .098
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| 22
| 37
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .189
| .262
| .189
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| 37
| 28
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .179
| .258
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| 40
| 39
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .231
| .302
| .282
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| 23
| 27
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 7
| .148
| .148
| .259
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| MIL
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 399
| 502
| 29
| 76
| 1
| 27
| .151
| .201
| .191
| 11
| 3
| 31
| 160
| 1
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 91
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 490
| 502
| 30
| 76
| 1
| 27
| .151
| .201
| .191
| 11
| 3
| 31
| 160
| 1
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972 - signed June 11, 1972).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Yankees in exchange for Dick Tidrow (May 23, 1979).
- Claimed on waivers by New York Mets from New York Yankees (August 20, 1979).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1980).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (February 18, 1981).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Rusty McNealy and cash (December 7, 1983).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Eric Barry and a player to be named later to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Don Sutton (December 7, 1984); Milwaukee Brewers received Ed Myers (March 25, 1985).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (April 1, 1986).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (April 11, 1986).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (August 27, 1986).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (July 30, 1987).
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