Tom Burns
[edit] Biography
Tom Burns (Thomas Everett Burns) was born on March 30, 1857 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1880 for the Chicago White Stockings. In 1880, his rookie year, he hit .309 with 0 home runs and 43 RBI. Burns played for the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Tom Burns's best season was 1890, when he stole 44 bases, hit for a .277 average and knocked in 86 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1880
| CHI
| N
| 85
| 333
| 47
| 103
| 0
| 43
| .309
| .333
| .378
| 17
| 3
| 12
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| CHI
| N
| 84
| 342
| 41
| 95
| 4
| 42
| .278
| .306
| .389
| 20
| 3
| 14
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| CHI
| N
| 84
| 355
| 55
| 88
| 0
| 48
| .248
| .278
| .346
| 23
| 6
| 15
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| CHI
| N
| 97
| 405
| 69
| 119
| 2
| 67
| .294
| .316
| .435
| 37
| 7
| 13
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CHI
| N
| 83
| 343
| 54
| 84
| 7
| 44
| .245
| .272
| .359
| 14
| 2
| 13
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| 111
| 445
| 82
| 121
| 7
| 71
| .272
| .297
| .411
| 23
| 9
| 16
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| CHI
| N
| 112
| 445
| 64
| 123
| 3
| 65
| .276
| .298
| .382
| 18
| 10
| 14
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| CHI
| N
| 115
| 424
| 57
| 112
| 3
| 60
| .264
| .320
| .380
| 20
| 10
| 34
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 32
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| CHI
| N
| 134
| 483
| 60
| 115
| 3
| 70
| .238
| .281
| .306
| 12
| 6
| 26
| 49
| 3
| 0
| 34
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| CHI
| N
| 136
| 525
| 64
| 127
| 4
| 66
| .242
| .288
| .339
| 27
| 6
| 32
| 57
| 2
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| CHI
| N
| 139
| 538
| 86
| 149
| 5
| 86
| .277
| .348
| .359
| 17
| 6
| 57
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 44
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| CHI
| N
| 59
| 243
| 36
| 55
| 1
| 17
| .226
| .288
| .280
| 8
| 1
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| PIT
| N
| 12
| 39
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .205
| .262
| .205
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1251
| 4920
| 722
| 1299
| 39
| 683
| .264
| .303
| .364
| 236
| 69
| 270
| 454
| 8
| 0
| 162
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1880
| CHI
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1880
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 186
| 39
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .864
|
| 1880
| CHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1880
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .815
|
| 1881
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .700
|
| 1881
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1881
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 100
| 249
| 52
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .870
|
| 1882
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 131
| 40
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .827
|
| 1882
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 129
| 127
| 25
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
| 1883
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1883
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 260
| 56
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .872
|
| 1883
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 57
| 28
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .806
|
| 1884
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 254
| 68
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .838
|
| 1884
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 151
| 370
| 96
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .844
|
| 1885
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1886
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 149
| 247
| 49
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .890
|
| 1887
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 168
| 246
| 61
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .872
|
| 1887
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1888
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 194
| 273
| 49
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1889
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 225
| 301
| 72
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| 1890
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 188
| 290
| 54
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .898
|
| 1891
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 92
| 107
| 24
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| 1891
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1891
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1892
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .690
|
| 1892
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 704
| 0
| 0
| 1043
| 1494
| 327
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 474
| 0
| 0
| 600
| 1461
| 355
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .853
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 198
| 197
| 54
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1880
| CHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Chicago Colts to Pittsburgh Pirates (May 21, 1892).
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