Tom Burgmeier
[edit] Biography
Born on August 2, 1943 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Tom Burgmeier (Thomas Henry Burgmeier) played for the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 17 year career. Burgmeier broke into the bigs on April 10, 1968 with the California Angels, and put up a 4.33 ERA in 72.2 innings pitched in 1968, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Tom Burgmeier's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1980, when he posted a 2.00 ERA, notched 24 saves and struck out 54 batters. However, others believe that it was 1971, when he posted a 1.73 ERA and notched 17 saves.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 56
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 4.33
| 33
| 41
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 72.2
| 65
| 5
| 24
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 4.17
| 23
| 31
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 67
| 5
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| 41
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 3.16
| 43
| 31
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 68.1
| 59
| 6
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| 67
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 1.73
| 44
| 23
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 88.1
| 71
| 3
| 30
| 4
| 2
| 7
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 4.23
| 18
| 32
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 55.1
| 67
| 0
| 33
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.40
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| 50
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 4.52
| 34
| 46
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 91.2
| 92
| 7
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| 46
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 3.09
| 41
| 32
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 75.2
| 76
| 7
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| 57
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 2.50
| 45
| 36
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 115.1
| 95
| 11
| 29
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1977
| MIN
| A
| 61
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 5.09
| 35
| 56
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 97.1
| 113
| 15
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 4.40
| 24
| 33
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 61.1
| 74
| 7
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| 44
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2.74
| 60
| 32
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 88.2
| 89
| 8
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 4
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| 62
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 2.00
| 54
| 30
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 99
| 87
| 3
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 2.87
| 35
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 59.2
| 61
| 5
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1982
| BOS
| A
| 40
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2.29
| 44
| 30
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 102.1
| 98
| 6
| 22
| 7
| 1
| 2
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 49
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 2.81
| 39
| 33
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 96
| 89
| 2
| 32
| 8
| 2
| 0
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2.35
| 8
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 15
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 745
| 3
| 79
| 55
| 3.23
| 584
| 521
| 452
| 0
| 0
| 102
| 1258.2
| 1231
| 94
| 384
| 55
| 23
| 32
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| P
| 56
| 2
| 72.2
| 11
| 23
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .971
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 54
| 9
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 68.1
| 3
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .920
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| P
| 67
| 0
| 88.1
| 7
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .972
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 55.1
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .950
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 91.2
| 11
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .973
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| P
| 46
| 0
| 75.2
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| P
| 57
| 0
| 115.1
| 8
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| MIN
| A
| P
| 61
| 0
| 97.1
| 11
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .967
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| P
| 35
| 1
| 61.1
| 5
| 13
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .900
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| P
| 44
| 0
| 88.2
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| P
| 62
| 0
| 99
| 7
| 27
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 59.2
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| BOS
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 102.1
| 17
| 20
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 1
| .974
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| P
| 49
| 0
| 96
| 7
| 23
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 23
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 745
| 3
| 1258.2
| 124
| 293
| 13
| 36
| 0
| 9
| 46
| 30
| 3
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 71
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| 47
| 18
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| 42
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .200
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| 68
| 20
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .286
| .350
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 51
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| MIN
| A
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| BOS
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 51
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 782
| 66
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 0
| .212
| .246
| .242
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Houston Colt .45s (September 24, 1961).
- Released by Houston Colt .45s (June 10, 1964).
- Signed by Los Angeles Angels (July 22, 1964).
- Selected by Kansas City Royals from California Angels (47th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 15, 1968).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Ken Gill (October 24, 1973).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1977).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (February 17, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (November 16, 1982).
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