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Fred Lynn League
3-7-2075
John Burns Center Field
Retired (1968, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .666 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 302 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 01-29-1934
HR 17 Drafted Round 4, Pick 50
(1956)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(62 games)
RBI 131
SB 35
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR C+
Speed B+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B D- (8.6%) LF C- (32.6%) Arm D  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1956 CHN
112
408
39
105
14
5
5
44
23
 89 0 4
9
 4 23
.647
.294
.353
.096
.257
1957 CHN
50
121
16
26
5
1
2
12
12
 20 0 1
7
 0 2
.606
.284
.322
.107
.215
1958 CHN
50
144
16
38
6
4
3
21
5
 21 0 3
4
 1 3
.707
.283
.424
.160
.264
1959 CHN
39
118
10
29
5
2
2
17
7
 18 0 2
3
 1 4
.656
.283
.373
.127
.246
1960 CHN
51
114
12
27
5
0
0
6
10
 17 0 1
4
 1 3
.577
.296
.281
.044
.237
1961 CHN
26
50
6
14
1
0
2
4
3
 9 0 0
1
 1 1
.741
.321
.420
.140
.280
1962 CHN
25
44
5
12
1
0
0
4
1
 7 0 0
3
 0 2
.584
.289
.295
.023
.273
1964 CHN
30
87
11
25
4
1
3
10
4
 14 0 0
0
 0 1
.778
.319
.460
.172
.287
1965 CHN
21
53
8
16
2
2
0
9
7
 10 0 0
3
 0 1
.798
.383
.415
.113
.302
1966 CHN
15
45
7
10
8
1
0
4
5
 11 0 0
1
 0 0
.744
.300
.444
.222
.222
Total
419
1184
130
302
51
16
17
131
77
 216 0 11
35
 8 40
.666
.298
.368
.113
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01John Burns has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-04-01The Chicago Bombers have waived John Burns.
1966-09-22The Chicago Bombers have designated John Burns for assignment.
1966-08-09The Chicago Bombers have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Chicago Bombers have sent Tim Weaver to the minors.
1966-06-08The Chicago Bombers have promoted Tim Weaver to the major league team. The Chicago Bombers have designated John Burns for assignment.
1964-03-01The Chicago Bombers have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Chicago Bombers have sent Dick Moran to the minors.
1963-04-24The Boston Tunes have acquired Wally Post from the waiver wire. The Boston Tunes have waived John Burns.
1956-05-14The Chicago Fast Balls have promoted John Burns to the major league team. The Chicago Fast Balls have sent Ray Stegman to the minors.