Eric Burroughs

Eric James Burroughs

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.
• High School Thomasville (AL) High School

• Born October 31, 1969 in Thomasville, AL USA

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Biographical Information

Centerfielder Eric Burroughs played in the Cincinnati Reds system in 1989 and 1990 and in independent ball from 1995 to 1998. With the GCL Reds in 1989, he hit .347/.360/.405 with 20 runs, 7 stolen bases and just 2 walks in 29 games. In 1990, he hit .300/.329/.393 with 9 steals and 8 walks in 41 games for the Billings Mustangs. After a few years away from pro ball, he returned in 1995. That year, he hit .296/.380/.397 with 12 steals in 56 game between two clubs (he led the short-lived Atlantic Coast League with a .345 mark) and in 1996, he hit .306/.369/.375 with 37 stolen bases in 72 games for the Altoona Rail Kings. Back with Altoona in 1997, he hit .349/.403/.483 with 15 steals in 62 games. He wrapped up his career hitting .254/.324/.361 with 27 steals in 77 games between two clubs.

Overall, Burroughs batted .304/.361/.400 with 11 home runs, 138 RBI, 107 steals and 118 walks in 337 games over six seasons.