Bobby Burke

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 150lb (183cm, 68kg)

Born: January 23, 1907 in Joliet, IL us

Died: February 8, 1971 in Joliet, IL

Buried: St. Patrick Cemetery, Joliet, IL

Debut: April 16, 1927 (Age 20-083d, 6,531st in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 4, 1937 (Age 30-101d)
vs. CHC 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Robert James Burke

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

ERA

4.29

254

918.2

299

WHIP

1.400

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-28 / in Starts: 6-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	41 (18-16-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-10-6)

Most Driven In
J Cronin	1
B Tate	1
J Hayes	1
B Myer	1

Most Driven In By
S Rice	0

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	63	2 (1)	Apr 18	WSH		PHA	L,2-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	64	4 (1)	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	65	6 (1)	Apr 24	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	66	9 (2)	Apr 28	WSH		NYY	L,2-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.49	-0.013	1.12	-0.02%	-0.26	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	67	19 (9)	May 12	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.059	1.57	-0.06%	-0.66	P
6	68	25 (5)	May 19	WSH		PHA	L,0-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	69	28 (2)	May 23 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,8-9	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	70	33 (4)	May 28	WSH		NYY	L,7-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	71	37 (3)	Jun 1	WSH		SLB	L,4-5	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.99	-0.174	.49	-0.03%	-1.29	P
10	72	42 (4)	Jun 6	WSH		DET	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
11	73	47 (4)	Jun 12	WSH		CLE	L,5-9	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.74	0.047	.19	0.00%	0.61	P
12	74	56 (8)	Jun 22 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.60	0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.28	P
13	75	58 (1)	Jun 26 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,0-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9						P
14	76	60 (1)	Jun 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9						P
15	77	62 (1)	Jun 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	1.45	-0.081	.01	0.00%	-0.86	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	78	68 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-14	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9						P
17	79	71 (2)	Jul 8 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,6-16	5-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	.07	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.74	P
18	80	73 (1)	Jul 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,7-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9						P
19	81	80 (6)	Jul 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.31	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-1.43	P
20	82	84 (3)	Jul 20 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	1.01	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-1.15	P
21	83	87 (2)	Jul 24	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	1.23	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.08	P
22	84	91 (3)	Jul 28	WSH		CLE	L,6-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.143	.111	.254	9	1.60	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-1.14	P
23	85	93 (1)	Jul 31	WSH		SLB	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	.48	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	86	97 (3)	Aug 4 (2)	WSH		DET	L,11-13	GS-0	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.125	.152	.156	.308	9						P
25	87	100 (2)	Aug 6 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.143	.147	.290	9	.32	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
26	88	104 (3)	Aug 11	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-5	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.111	.135	.139	.274	9	1.21	-0.155	.00	0.00%	-2.30	P
27	89	109 (4)	Aug 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-8	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.150	.154	.304	9	1.81	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
28	90	113 (3)	Aug 20	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-2	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.150	.154	.304	9						P
29	91	124 (10)	Aug 31 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-13	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.171	.337	9	.37	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	92	129 (4)	Sep 4	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.171	.337	9						P
31	93	131 (1)	Sep 8	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.171	.337	9						P
32	94	134 (2)	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.171	.337	9						P
33	95	135	Sep 13	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.171	.337	9						P
34	96	137 (1)	Sep 15 (1)	WSH		DET	L,2-16	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.171	.337	9						P
35	97	139 (1)	Sep 16	WSH		DET	W,10-9	0-GF(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.171	.337	9						P
36	98	145 (5)	Sep 21	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.163	.167	.329	9	.74	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
37	99	147 (1)	Sep 23	WSH		CHW	W,7-6	6-9	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.140	.159	.163	.322	9	1.56	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.19	P
							9-28		51	43	2	6	1	0	0	4	1	0	10	0	5		1		0	0	.140	.159	.163	.322		1.05	-0.850	.18	-0.10%	-9.88

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