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Thurman Munson League
10-3-2250
Joe Burton Center Field
Retired (1980, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .251 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .723 Status Deceased (2032) Option Years 0  
H 1091 Age at Death 88 Date of Birth 11-09-1944
HR 179 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(80 games)
RBI 646
SB 43
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 2
1B C  (38.3%) LF A+ (98.9%) Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   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
1966 MIL
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 1
.833
.500
.333
.000
.333
1967 MIL
65
143
13
26
2
1
5
18
14
 35 0 2
1
 5 4
.566
.252
.315
.133
.182
1968 BRO
154
570
52
144
20
3
19
79
24
 127 2 3
8
 5 17
.682
.284
.398
.146
.253
1969 BRO
155
559
65
128
16
0
26
61
41
 118 0 5
3
 0 11
.676
.279
.397
.168
.229
1970 BRO
141
493
40
90
9
3
14
47
31
 129 0 2
5
 2 12
.528
.230
.298
.116
.183
1971 BRO
125
475
59
132
30
3
19
80
27
 97 3 7
3
 3 7
.790
.316
.474
.196
.278
1972 BRO
126
464
69
128
23
2
26
80
30
 106 6 4
5
 6 8
.828
.325
.502
.226
.276
1973 BRO
105
357
39
92
12
0
11
55
19
 76 1 1
3
 3 6
.680
.296
.384
.126
.258
1974 BRO
78
199
25
46
8
3
6
29
7
 34 1 2
6
 0 4
.650
.258
.392
.161
.231
1975 BRO
60
202
36
62
10
2
14
42
16
 44 0 1
3
 0 3
.940
.356
.584
.277
.307
1976 BRO
27
85
14
27
4
2
3
22
6
 24 0 3
1
 0 0
.869
.351
.518
.200
.318
1977 BRO
44
159
37
49
6
1
7
31
18
 29 2 2
2
 2 5
.872
.381
.491
.182
.308
1978 BRO
93
316
43
77
13
3
13
46
32
 58 1 2
1
 5 4
.741
.313
.427
.184
.244
1979 BRO
55
176
22
51
7
2
10
36
14
 28 0 2
1
 1 4
.861
.339
.523
.233
.290
1980 BRO
45
146
22
38
5
0
6
19
14
 36 2 0
1
 1 2
.751
.333
.418
.158
.260
Total
1274
4347
537
1091
165
25
179
646
294
 942 18 36
43
 33 88
.723
.299
.424
.173
.251
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Joe Burton has retired from the Brooklyn Bandits
1980-05-21Joe Burton of the Brooklyn Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1972-05-01Joe Burton of the Brooklyn Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1970-09-12Joe Burton of the Brooklyn Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1968-03-25A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Beer Men and the Brooklyn Bandits. The Brooklyn Bandits receive Joe Burton, Jack Dessens, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Beer Men in exchange for Sonny Kim.
1967-08-07The Milwaukee Beer Men have promoted Joe Burton to the major league team.
1967-06-23The Milwaukee Beer Men have promoted Johnny Kelb to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Men have sent Joe Burton to the minors.
1967-04-11The Milwaukee Beer Men have promoted Joe Burton to the major league team.
1967-03-25The Milwaukee Beer Men have sent John Owens to the minors. The Milwaukee Beer Men have sent Joe Burton to the minors.
1966-09-30The Milwaukee Beer Men have promoted Joe Burton to the major league team. The Milwaukee Beer Men have sent Vinny Vadeboncoeur to the minors.
1966-04-01The Milwaukee Beer Men have renamed Joe Bruton to Joe Burton.