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Leo Burke

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Full name Leo Patrick Burke
Born May 6, 1934, Hagerstown, Maryland
Died October 13, 2023, Riner, Virginia
Buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland
First Game: September 7, 1958; Final Game: May 26, 1965
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 185
Ejections: 1963 (1), 1964 (1). Total: 2

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Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1958 BAL A Daily Splits 7 11 4 5 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .500 .818 0.2 1958 BAL A 1959 BAL A Daily Splits 5 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .273 .200 -0.2 1959 BAL A 1961 LA A Daily Splits 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1961 LA A 1962 LA A Daily Splits 19 64 8 17 1 0 4 14 5 1 11 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 .266 .329 .469 -0.1 1962 LA A 1963 STL N Daily Splits 30 49 6 10 2 1 1 5 4 0 12 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .204 .264 .347 -0.3 1963 STL N 1963 CHI N Daily Splits 27 49 4 9 0 0 2 7 4 1 13 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 .184 .241 .306 0.0 1963 CHI N 1963 TOT N 57 98 10 19 2 1 3 12 8 1 25 0 0 1 1 5 2 0 1 .194 .252 .327 -0.3 1963 TOT N 1964 CHI N Daily Splits 59 103 11 27 3 1 1 14 7 1 31 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 .262 .315 .340 -0.5 1964 CHI N 1965 CHI N Daily Splits 12 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 -0.1 1965 CHI N Total NL ( 3 Years) 128 211 21 48 5 2 4 26 15 2 60 1 0 1 1 9 5 0 1 .227 .281 .327 -0.9 Total NL Total AL ( 4 Years) 37 90 12 24 2 0 5 19 6 1 19 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 .267 .327 .456 -0.2 Total AL Total ( 7 Years) Splits 165 301 33 72 7 2 9 45 21 3 79 3 0 1 1 14 7 0 1 .239 .294 .365 -1.1 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1958 BAL A Daily Splits OF 3 1 1 11 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 1 1958 BAL A LF 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1958 BAL A CF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1958 BAL A RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1958 BAL A 3B 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 .000 1959 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 2 1 1 10 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1959 BAL A 2B 2 1 1 13 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 1962 LA A Daily Splits OF 12 12 9 97 23 0 1 0 0 .958 4 0 8 1962 LA A RF 8 8 6 64 9 0 1 0 0 .900 1962 LA A LF 4 4 3 33 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 1962 LA A 3B 4 4 4 38 4 7 3 1 0 .786 1962 LA A SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1963 STL N Daily Splits OF 11 6 2 49 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 9 1963 STL N RF 9 6 2 46 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 1963 STL N 3B 5 3 2 31 6 6 2 0 0 .857 1963 STL N LF 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1963 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 10 7 5 66 22 27 4 6 0 .925 1963 CHI N 1B 4 3 1 24 31 2 1 1 0 .971 1964 CHI N Daily Splits OF 18 11 9 106.1 25 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 18 1964 CHI N RF 18 11 9 106.1 25 1 0 1 0 1.000 1964 CHI N 2B 5 2 2 20.1 5 4 2 0 0 .818 1964 CHI N 3B 4 1 1 21 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 1964 CHI N 1B 2 1 1 13 13 1 0 1 0 1.000 1964 CHI N C 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1965 CHI N Daily Splits C 2 0 0 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1965 CHI N RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1965 CHI N OF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 Total ( 5 Years) Splits OF 45 30 21 265.1 63 1 1 1 0 .985 7 1 37 Total ( 5 Years) RF 37 25 17 219.1 49 1 1 1 0 .980 Total ( 3 Years) 2B 17 10 8 99.1 31 34 6 6 0 .915 Total ( 5 Years) 3B 16 10 8 105 12 19 6 1 0 .838 Total ( 3 Years) LF 7 5 4 44 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) 1B 6 4 2 37 44 3 1 2 0 .979 Total ( 2 Years) C 3 0 0 4.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 6-26-1963 BOX CHI N Stan Landes Called third strike 8-13-1964 BOX CHI N Jocko Conlan Balls and strikes

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (1957).

Selected by Washington Senators from Baltimore Orioles (1st pick overall) in the minor league expansion draft (December 14, 1960).

Sold by Washington Senators to Los Angeles Angels (January 4, 1961).

Sold by Los Angeles Angels to St. Louis Cardinals (March 25, 1963).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Barney Schultz (June 24, 1963).

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