Thomas Burns

Name Note: Name presented as Oyster Burns in some sources

Positions: Rightfielder, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 183lb (173cm, 83kg)

Born: September 6, 1864 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: November 11, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ

Debut: August 18, 1884 (Age 19-347d, 984th in major league history)

Last Game: September 16, 1895 (Age 31-010d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: Thomas P. Burns

Nicknames: Oyster

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.8

4645

1392

.300

870

RBI

834

263

OBP

.368

SLG

.445

OPS

.814

OPS+

135

Summary of 65 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 65 lacking some details

3 Tms
BRO	40
BAL	24
NYG	1

Platoon
vs RHP	51
vs LHP	10
vs ?HP	4

Home/Road
Home	35
Away	30

Outs
Unk	65

17 Opps
CIN	9
STL	7
PIT	7
PHA	6
BSN	6
LOU	5
PHI	4
CLE/CLV	3
NYP	3
KCC	3
NYG	2
CHC	2
WHS	2
BRO	2
COL	2
RIC	1
BLN	1

52 Pitchers
Gus Weyhing	4
Jesse Duryea	4
Jack Stivetts	3
Kid Nichols	2
Jack Lynch	2
Theodore Breitenstein	2
Kid Gleason	2
Dave Foutz	2
Guy Hecker	1
Dave Anderson	1
Hank O'Day	1
Lem Cross	1
Ed Seward	1
Ledell Titcomb	1
Billy Rhines	1
Dad Clarke	1
Ed Dugan	1
Pat Luby	1
Bert Inks	1
Park Swartzel	1
Ed Beatin	1
Dad Clarkson	1
Frank Foreman	1
Henry Porter	1
Red Ehret	1
Bill Hutchison	1
Jack Taylor	1
Bill Mountjoy	1
Norm Baker	1
John Ewing	1
Jersey Bakley	1
Jack Neagle	1
Jouett Meekin	1
John Clarkson	1
Toad Ramsey	1
Frank Mountain	1
Bob Caruthers	1
Fred Osborne	1
Silver King	1
Phil Reccius	1
Jack Wadsworth	1
John Harkins	1
Bill Fagan	1
Ed Dundon	1
George Hemming	1
Al Mays	1
Adonis Terry	1
Kirtley Baker	1
Jack Fanning	1
Frank Dwyer	1
Roscoe Coughlin	1
Tony Mullane	1

19 Parks
Oriole Pk 1 (BAL)	11
WashingtnPk2 (NYC)	11
Eastern Pk (NYC)	10
League Pk I (CIN)	5
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	4
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	4
JefferStGrnd (PHI)	3
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	2
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	2
Assoc. Pk (KAN)	2
WashingtonPk (NYC)	2
Recreat. Pk2 (COL)	2
N.L. Pk II (CLE)	1
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	1
WestSide Pk (CHI)	1
StGeorgeCrkG (SAI)	1
ExpositionPk (KAN)	1
RidgewoodPk2 (NYC)	1
Oriole Pk 3 (BAL)	1

Where Hit

13 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	63
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

126 RBI

Inning
1	9
2	7
3	6
5	11
6	12
7	5
8	11
9	4

1-3	22
4-6	23
7-end	20

RelScore
Unk	65

Unk	65

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	41
SS	13
LF	5
P	2
2B	2
3B	2

OrderPos
3rd	25
4th	17
2nd	8
Unk	6
5th	6
6th	3

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1884-08-21	BAL		RIC	Ed Dugan		b 3		2	3	9
2	2	2	1	1884-08-23	BAL		PIT	Jack Neagle		b 1		1	3	4
3	3	3	1	1884-09-10	BAL	@	STL	Dave Foutz		t 6		3		1
4	4	4	1	1884-09-20	BAL	@	COL	Frank Mountain		t 1		2	4	9		IPHR
5	5	5	2	1884-09-20	BAL	@	COL	Ed Dundon		t 6		3	4	9		IPHR
6	6	6	1	1884-10-06	BAL		LOU	Phil Reccius		b 5		2	4	9
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
7	7	1	1	1885-05-13	BAL	@	STL	Dave Foutz		t 2		1		1		IPHR
8	8	2	1	1885-06-08	BAL		CIN	Bill Mountjoy		b 5		3	3	6
9	9	3	1	1885-06-13	BAL		PIT	Hank O'Day		b 6		3	3	9
10	10	4	1	1885-06-18	BAL		LOU	Norm Baker		b 6		3	3	6
11	11	5	1	1885-06-25	BAL	@	NYP	Jack Lynch		t 5		2	2	4
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
12	12	1	1	1887-05-06	BAL	@	PHA	Ledell Titcomb		t 2		3	2	6
13	13	2	1	1887-05-12	BAL	@	STL	Bob Caruthers		t 8		3	2	6
14	14	3	1	1887-06-04	BAL		LOU	Toad Ramsey		b 3		1	3	6
15	15	4	1	1887-06-20	BAL		BRO	John Harkins		b 1		1	3	6
16	16	5	1	1887-06-22	BAL		BRO	Adonis Terry		b 6		2	3	6
17	17	6	1	1887-06-28	BAL	@	NYP	Al Mays		t 7		1	3	6		IPHR
18	18	7	1	1887-07-04 (2)	BAL	@	CIN	Tony Mullane		t 8		2	3	6
19	19	8	1	1887-08-10	BAL		NYP	Jack Lynch		b 9		1	3	6
20	20	9	1	1887-10-05	BAL	@	PHA	Gus Weyhing		t 9		1	3	5
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
21	21	1	1	1888-06-12	BAL		PHA	Ed Seward		b 1		2	2	7
22	22	2	1	1888-07-10	BAL	@	KCC	Henry Porter		t 2		2	2	7		IPHR
23	23	3	1	1888-07-11	BAL	@	KCC	Bill Fagan		t 2		2	2	7		IPHR
24	24	4	1	1888-07-20	BAL	@	CLE	Jersey Bakley		t 8		1		7		IPHR
25	25	5	1	1888-09-05	BRO		STL	Silver King		b 8		2	2	6
26	26	6	1	1888-09-07	BRO		LOU	John Ewing		b 3		1	2	6
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
27	27	1	1	1889-07-06	BRO	@	KCC	Park Swartzel		t 3		2	4	9
28	28	2	1	1889-07-18	BRO		PHA	Gus Weyhing		b 1		2	4	9
29	29	3	1	1889-07-21	BRO		PHA	Gus Weyhing		b 1		3	4	9		IPHR
30	30	4	1	1889-08-05	BRO	@	PHA	Gus Weyhing		t 7		3	4	9
31	31	5	1	1889-09-05	BRO		CIN	Jesse Duryea		b 2		1	4	9
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
32	32	1	1	1890-06-05	BRO	@	PHI	Kid Gleason		t 5		4	3	9
33	33	2	1	1890-06-30	BRO	@	CIN	Frank Foreman		t 3		2	3	9		IPHR
34	34	3	1	1890-07-08	BRO		CLV	Jack Wadsworth		b 2		3	3	9
35	35	4	1	1890-07-09	BRO		CLV	Ed Beatin		b 6		1	3	9
36	36	5	1	1890-07-11	BRO		CIN	Jesse Duryea		b 5		1	3	9
37	37	6	1	1890-07-15	BRO		CHC	Bill Hutchison		b 9		2	3	9
38	38	7	1	1890-07-22	BRO	@	CIN	Billy Rhines		t 5		2	3	9
39	39	8	1	1890-07-24	BRO	@	CHC	Pat Luby		t 1		3	3	9		IPHR
40	40	9	1	1890-08-01 (1)	BRO		PIT	Guy Hecker		b 5		1	3	9
41	41	10	1	1890-08-01 (2)	BRO		PIT	Fred Osborne		b 5		2	3	9		Cycle
42	42	11	1	1890-08-02	BRO		PIT	Kirtley Baker		b 8		2	3	9
43	43	12	1	1890-08-07	BRO		BSN	Kid Nichols		b 6		3	3	9
44	44	13	1	1890-09-01 (3)	BRO		PIT	Dave Anderson		b 7		1	6	9
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
45	45	1	1	1891-05-01	BRO		BSN	John Clarkson		b 6		4	4	9		IPHR
46	46	2	1	1891-05-09	BRO		PHI	Kid Gleason		b 7		1	4	6
47	47	3	1	1891-05-13	BRO	@	CIN	Jesse Duryea		t 8		2	4	5
48	48	4	1	1891-10-02	BRO	@	NYG	Roscoe Coughlin		t 1		2	4	9		IPHR
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
49	49	1	1	1892-08-16	BRO	@	STL	Theodore Breitenstein		t 9		1	5	9
50	50	2	1	1892-09-27	BRO	@	BSN	Jack Stivetts		t 8		2	4	9
51	51	3	1	1892-10-04	BRO		PHI	Jack Taylor		b 5		2	4	9
52	52	4	1	1892-10-10	BRO		WHS	Jouett Meekin		b 3		2	4	9
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
53	53	1	1	1893-05-18	BRO	@	BSN	Kid Nichols		t 8		1	3	9
54	54	2	1	1893-06-07	BRO		STL	Theodore Breitenstein		b 5		2	6	9
55	55	3	1	1893-06-19	BRO	@	BSN	Jack Stivetts		t 2		1	5	9
56	56	4	1	1893-06-21	BRO	@	BSN	Jack Stivetts		t 8		2	5	9
57	57	5	1	1893-06-24 (2)	BRO		WHS	Jesse Duryea		b 5		3	5	9
58	58	6	1	1893-08-21	BRO		CIN	Frank Dwyer		b 7		1	5	9
59	59	7	1	1893-09-24	BRO	@	CIN	Lem Cross		t 6		2	5	9
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
60	60	1	1	1894-08-02	BRO	@	PHI	Jack Fanning		t 1		2	4	9
61	61	2	1	1894-08-06	BRO	@	NYG	Dad Clarke		t 8		1		9
62	62	3	1	1894-08-20	BRO		STL	Dad Clarkson		b 6		2	4	9
63	63	4	1	1894-08-29	BRO		PIT	Red Ehret		b 6		2		9
64	64	5	1	1894-09-03 (2)	BRO		LOU	Bert Inks		b 8		1		9		IPHR
1895	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
65	65	1	1	1895-08-09 (1)	NYG	@	BLN	George Hemming		t 6		2	6	7