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	8-17 / in Starts: 4-2
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 19 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	10 (4-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 19 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-2)

Most Driven In
O Bluege	1
J Kuhel	1

Most Driven In By
H Manush	1

1933 Batting Game Log

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1933 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	177	5 (4)	Apr 17	WSH		BOS	L,2-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	178	8 (2)	Apr 21	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-3	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	179	11 (2)	Apr 24	WSH		NYY	W,11-10	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
4	180	19 (7)	May 7 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,9-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	181	22 (2)	May 9	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	182	28 (5)	May 16	WSH		CLE	W,11-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	183	35 (6)	May 23	WSH		DET	L,1-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	184	42 (6)	May 31 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,7-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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	185	47 (4)	Jun 5	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-7	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.22	-0.006	.72	-0.01%	-0.18	P
10	186	48	Jun 6	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	187	65 (16)	Jun 25 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.33	-0.028	1.83	-0.10%	0.04	P
12	188	69 (3)	Jun 29	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						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
13	189	80 (10)	Jul 13	WSH		CHW	L,6-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
14	190	83 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.97	-0.029	5.34	-0.10%	-0.34	P
15	191	87 (3)	Jul 20	WSH		DET	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
16	192	90 (2)	Jul 23	WSH		DET	L,8-12	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
17	193	91	Jul 24 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-2	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9	.76	0.046	4.31	0.16%	0.37	P
18	194	96 (4)	Jul 30	WSH		NYY	L,2-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9						P
19	195	97	Jul 31	WSH		NYY	L,9-13	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9						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
20	196	101 (3)	Aug 6	WSH		PHA	L,8-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9						P
21	197	107 (5)	Aug 11	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9						P
22	198	121 (13)	Aug 25	WSH	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	9	.84	0.023	1.17	0.02%	0.37	P
23	199	126 (4)	Aug 29 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	9	.48	-0.013	.31	-0.01%	-0.12	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
24	200	128 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-7	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	9						P
25	201	144 (15)	Sep 18	WSH		SLB	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	9	1.29	-0.105	.02	0.00%	-0.85	P
							8-17		19	17	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2		1		0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529		.76	-0.112	2.21	-0.03%	-0.72

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