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Jack Burns

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: August 31, 1907 in Cambridge, MA us

Died: April 18, 1975 in Brighton, MA

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton, MA

Debut: September 17, 1930 (Age 23-017d, 7,132nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1936 (Age 29-027d)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 season

Full Name: John Irving Burns

Nicknames: Slug

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

3506

980

.280

541

RBI

417

OBP

.351

SLG

.392

OPS

.742

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 2 (May 23, Sep 26)

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	SLB		DET	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	13	2	0	15	1
2	2	Apr 15	SLB		DET	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
3	3	Apr 16	SLB		DET	L,5-6	CG	50	12.0	17	5	0	22	0
4	4	Apr 18	SLB		DET	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 19	SLB		CHW	L,6-12	CG	46	9.0	3	0	1	4	1
6	6	Apr 23	SLB	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
7	8 (1)	Apr 25	SLB	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
8	9	Apr 28	SLB	@	CLE	L,9-10	CG	52	9.1	13	3	2	18	1
9	10	Apr 29	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	6	3	0	9	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	21 (10)	May 15	SLB		WSH	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
11	22	May 16	SLB		WSH	L,7-9	CG	0	11.0	14	2	0	16	2
12	23	May 17 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
13	24	May 17 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
14	25	May 20	SLB		BOS	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
15	26	May 21	SLB		BOS	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
16	27	May 23 (1)	SLB		DET	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
17	28	May 23 (2)	SLB		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
18	29	May 24 (1)	SLB		DET	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	30	May 24 (2)	SLB		DET	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	31	May 26 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-12	CG	42	8.0	13	1	0	14	1
21	32	May 26 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	13	2	0	15	0
22	33	May 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	12	1	0	13	0
23	34	May 28	SLB	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	2
24	35	May 31	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	2
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	36	Jun 2	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
26	37	Jun 3	SLB	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
27	38	Jun 4	SLB	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	10	3	0	13	2
28	39	Jun 5	SLB	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	39	8.1	11	1	0	12	2
29	40	Jun 6	SLB	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	41	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
30	41	Jun 7	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
31	42	Jun 8	SLB	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
32	43	Jun 11	SLB	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	1	10	2
33	44	Jun 12	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	1
34	45	Jun 13 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
35	46	Jun 13 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-14	CG	48	8.0	8	2	0	10	3
36	47	Jun 14	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	48	Jun 15	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
38	49	Jun 16	SLB	@	WSH	L,10-11	CG	40	8.0	10	2	0	12	1
39	50	Jun 17	SLB	@	WSH	L,7-8	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	51	Jun 19	SLB		NYY	L,5-16	CG	53	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
41	52	Jun 20	SLB		NYY	L,1-9	CG	40	9.0	11	3	0	14	1
42	53	Jun 21 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
43	54	Jun 21 (2)	SLB		NYY	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	3
44	55	Jun 22	SLB		NYY	W,14-10	CG	50	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
45	56	Jun 23 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	11	3	0	14	4
46	57	Jun 23 (2)	SLB		PHA	W,5-4	CG	54	12.0	10	0	0	10	3
47	58	Jun 24	SLB		PHA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
48	59	Jun 25 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
49	60	Jun 25 (2)	SLB		PHA	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
50	61	Jun 26	SLB		BOS	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
51	62	Jun 27	SLB		BOS	W,5-4	CG	52	14.0	16	0	0	16	4
52	63	Jun 28 (1)	SLB		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
53	64	Jun 28 (2)	SLB		BOS	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	3
54	65	Jun 29	SLB		BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	5
55	66	Jun 30	SLB		WSH	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	67	Jul 1	SLB		WSH	W,4-3	CG	28	7.0	8	0	0	8	0
57	68	Jul 2	SLB		WSH	L,5-13	CG	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
58	69	Jul 4 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
59	70	Jul 4 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	71	Jul 5 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
61	72	Jul 5 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	2
62	73	Jul 6	SLB		CHW	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
63	74	Jul 7	SLB		CHW	L,8-10	CG	49	12.0	17	0	0	17	1
64	75	Jul 8	SLB	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	14	0	1	15	0
65	76	Jul 9	SLB	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
66	77	Jul 11 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
67	78	Jul 11 (2)	SLB	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	6	2	0	8	0
68	79	Jul 12	SLB	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
69	80	Jul 14	SLB	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
70	81	Jul 15 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	47	10.2	9	0	0	9	0
71	82	Jul 15 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
72	83	Jul 16	SLB	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
73	84	Jul 17	SLB	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
74	85	Jul 19 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	0	8.0	13	2	0	15	2
75	86	Jul 19 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	10	1	0	11	3
76	87	Jul 20	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
77	88	Jul 22	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
78	89	Jul 23	SLB	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
79	90	Jul 25	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
80	91	Jul 26	SLB	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	92	Jul 27	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	34	9.1	9	1	0	10	1
82	93	Jul 28	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	13	0	0	13	2
83	94	Jul 29	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	7	2	0	9	2
84	95	Jul 30	SLB	@	PHA	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	2
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	96	Aug 1	SLB		CLE	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
86	97	Aug 2 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
87	98	Aug 2 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,9-11	CG	47	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
88	99	Aug 3	SLB		CLE	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
89	100	Aug 6	SLB	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	3
90	101	Aug 7	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	15	1	0	16	0
91	102	Aug 8 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	5	1	1	7	0
92	103	Aug 8 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
93	104	Aug 9 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	1
94	105	Aug 9 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
95	106	Aug 11	SLB		BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
96	107	Aug 12	SLB		BOS	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
97	108	Aug 13	SLB		BOS	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
98	109	Aug 14	SLB		BOS	W,12-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
99	110	Aug 15	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	CG	49	12.0	7	5	0	12	1
100	111	Aug 16 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
101	112	Aug 16 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
102	113	Aug 18	SLB		WSH	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	10	3	0	13	1
103	114	Aug 19	SLB		NYY	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	3
104	115	Aug 20	SLB		NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
105	116	Aug 21	SLB		NYY	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
106	117	Aug 22	SLB		NYY	L,6-8	CG	53	11.0	11	0	0	11	1
107	118	Aug 23 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	11	3	0	14	0
108	119	Aug 23 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,0-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
109	120	Aug 24	SLB		PHA	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
110	121	Aug 25	SLB		PHA	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
111	122	Aug 26	SLB		PHA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
112	123	Aug 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-11	CG	40	8.0	8	2	0	10	2
113	124	Aug 28	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-13	CG	46	8.0	6	0	1	7	1
114	125	Aug 29	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	6	3	0	9	0
115	126	Aug 30 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	3	2	2	7	1
116	127	Aug 30 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
117	128	Aug 31	SLB		DET	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	129	Sep 2 (1)	SLB		DET	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
119	130	Sep 2 (2)	SLB		DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
120	131	Sep 3	SLB		CLE	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
121	132	Sep 5	SLB		CLE	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
122	133	Sep 6 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,5-7	CG	48	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
123	134	Sep 6 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,2-13	CG	49	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
124	135	Sep 7 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	6	3	0	9	0
125	136	Sep 7 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,11-7	CG	44	9.0	12	0	1	13	2
126	137	Sep 8	SLB	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
127	138	Sep 10	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
128	139	Sep 12 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
129	140	Sep 12 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
130	141	Sep 14	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
131	142	Sep 15	SLB	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
132	143	Sep 16	SLB	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
133	144	Sep 17 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-17	CG	50	8.0	6	1	1	8	0
134	145	Sep 17 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
135	146	Sep 18	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-14	CG	47	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
136	147	Sep 19	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	9	2	0	11	1
137	148	Sep 21 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
138	149	Sep 21 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
139	150	Sep 22	SLB	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
140	151	Sep 26 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,4-5	CG	47	11.0	8	1	0	9	0
141	152	Sep 26 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,13-3	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	2
142	153	Sep 27 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,10-8	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
143	154	Sep 27 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
							143gm		1262.0	1346	125	11	1482	131