Leo Burke

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Rightfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: May 6, 1934 in Hagerstown, MD us

High School: North Hagerstown HS (Hagerstown, MD)

School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)

Debut: September 7, 1958 (Age 24-124d, 11,580th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 26, 1965 (Age 31-020d)
vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Leo Patrick Burke

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

301

.239

RBI

OBP

.294

SLG

.365

OPS

.660

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1957	23	BAL-min	A,AA	119	407	357	37	68	15	4	13	46	6	0	44	73	.190	.279	.364	.643		130		1	2	3	0		KNX,SAN · SALL,TL
1958	24	BAL-min	A	140	586	511	95	157	33	9	17	71	3		57	74	.307	.388	.507	.895		259		12	4	2	9		KNX · SALL
1958	24	BAL	AL	7	12	11	4	5	1	0	1	4	0	0	1	2	.455	.500	.818	1.318	267	9	0	0	0	0	0	/H5879
1959	25	BAL-min	AAA	136	497	456	43	100	14	3	21	70	2		31	146	.219	.276	.401	.678		183		6	1	3	9		MIA · IL
1959	25	BAL	AL	5	11	10	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.200	.273	.200	.473	34	2	1	1	0	0	0	/45H

1960	26	BAL-min	AAA	125	436	377	50	96	14	0	15	54	2	4	53	80	.255	.349	.411	.761		155		3	1	2			MIA · IL
1961	27	CLE-LAA-min	AAA	132	547	490	79	133	22	5	23	83	6	1	47	82	.271	.340	.478	.818		234		5	3	2	1		SLC,DFW · PCL,AA
1961	27	LAA	AL	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1962	28	PHI-min	AAA	132	548	492	82	137	28	1	27	85	0		45	73	.278	.346	.504	.850		248		7	2	2	2		DFW · AA
1962	28	LAA	AL	19	70	64	8	17	1	0	4	14	0	0	5	11	.266	.329	.469	.797	115	30	1	1	0	0	1	/957H6
1963	29	TOT	NL	57	108	98	10	19	2	1	3	12	0	1	8	25	.194	.252	.327	.579	61	32	2	0	0	1	1	H4/9537
1963	29	STL	NL	30	53	49	6	10	2	1	1	5	0	0	4	12	.204	.264	.347	.611	68	17	1	0	0	0	0	H/957
1963	29	CHC	NL	27	55	49	4	9	0	0	2	7	0	1	4	13	.184	.241	.306	.547	53	15	1	0	0	1	1	H4/3
1964	30	CHC-min	WRk	6	7	6	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.333	.429	.667	1.095		4		0	0	0			CBZ · AZIL
1964	30	CHC	NL	59	111	103	11	27	3	1	1	14	0	0	7	31	.262	.315	.340	.655	82	35	2	1	0	0	1	H9/4532
1965	31	CHC-min	AAA	60	216	192	24	41	6	0	11	32	0	1	21	56	.214	.294	.417	.711		80		1	2	0			SLC · PCL
1965	31	CHC	NL	12	10	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	/H29
7 Yrs				165	327	301	33	72	7	2	9	45	0	1	21	79	.239	.294	.365	.660	82	110	7	3	0	1	3
162 Game Avg.				162	321	296	32	71	7	2	9	44	0	1	21	78	.239	.294	.365	.660	82	108	7	3	0	1	3

CHC (3 yrs)				98	176	162	15	38	3	1	3	21	0	1	11	48	.235	.286	.321	.607	69	52	4	1	0	1	2
LAA (2 yrs)				25	75	69	8	17	1	0	4	14	0	0	5	12	.246	.307	.435	.741	99	30	1	1	0	0	1
BAL (2 yrs)				12	23	21	4	7	1	0	1	5	0	0	1	7	.333	.391	.524	.915	155	11	1	1	0	0	0
STL (1 yr)				30	53	49	6	10	2	1	1	5	0	0	4	12	.204	.264	.347	.611	68	17	1	0	0	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				128	229	211	21	48	5	2	4	26	0	1	15	60	.227	.281	.327	.608	69	69	5	1	0	1	2
AL (4 yrs)				37	98	90	12	24	2	0	5	19	0	0	6	19	.267	.327	.456	.782	112	41	2	2	0	0	1

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