Rick Burleson

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: April 29, 1951 in Lynwood, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 8th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Earl Warren HS (Downey, CA) and the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (5th) of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Earl Warren HS (Downey, CA).

High School: Earl Warren HS (Downey, CA)

Debut: May 4, 1974 (Age 23-005d, 13,484th in major league history)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1987 (Age 36-070d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Jack Sands

Full Name: Richard Paul Burleson

Nicknames: Rooster

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4x All-Star
Gold Glove
Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.9

5139

1401

.273

656

RBI

449

OBP

.328

SLG

.361

OPS

.689

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	BAL		TEX	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	7	0	9	3	2B
2	2	Apr 8	BAL		TEX	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
3	3	Apr 9	BAL		TEX	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
4	4	Apr 10	BAL	@	CLE	W,12-11	GS	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
5	7 (2)	Apr 13	BAL		MIL	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
6	8	Apr 14	BAL		MIL	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
7	9	Apr 15	BAL		MIL	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
8	10	Apr 17	BAL		CLE	W,4-1	GS	25	7.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
9	11	Apr 18	BAL		CLE	W,16-3	GS	30	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
10	12	Apr 19 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
11	14 (1)	Apr 21	BAL	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
12	15	Apr 22	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
13	16	Apr 23	BAL	@	TEX	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	2	2B
14	17	Apr 24	BAL	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
15	18	Apr 25	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
16	20 (1)	Apr 28	BAL	@	KCR	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
17	21	Apr 29	BAL	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	5	4	1	10	2	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	22	May 1	BAL		CHW	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
19	23	May 2	BAL		CHW	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
20	32 (8)	May 12	BAL		MIN	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
21	33	May 13	BAL		KCR	L,7-8	GF	10	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
22	34	May 14	BAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
23	35	May 15	BAL	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	48	9.2	0	3	0	3	0	2B
24	36	May 16	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
25	37	May 17	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
26	38	May 18	BAL	@	SEA	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
27	39	May 19	BAL	@	SEA	W,15-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	3	2B
28	40	May 20	BAL	@	SEA	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
29	41	May 22	BAL	@	OAK	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
30	42	May 23	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
31	43	May 24	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
32	44	May 25	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
33	45	May 27	BAL		CAL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
34	46	May 28	BAL		CAL	W,8-7	CG	54	12.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
35	47	May 29	BAL		SEA	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
36	48	May 30	BAL		SEA	L,0-12	CG	51	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	50 (1)	Jun 1	BAL		OAK	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	5	6	0	11	3	2B
38	51	Jun 2	BAL		OAK	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	8	0	10	1	2B
39	52	Jun 3	BAL		OAK	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	2B
40	53	Jun 5	BAL	@	TOR	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
41	56 (2)	Jun 8	BAL		BOS	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
42	57	Jun 9	BAL		BOS	L,1-2	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
43	58	Jun 10	BAL		BOS	L,4-15	CG	50	9.0	5	6	0	11	4	2B
44	59	Jun 11	BAL		TOR	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
45	60	Jun 12	BAL		TOR	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	2B
46	61	Jun 13	BAL		TOR	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	3	4	1	8	0	2B
47	66 (4)	Jun 18	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
48	67	Jun 19	BAL		DET	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
49	68	Jun 20 susp	BAL		DET	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
50	73 (4)	Jun 26	BAL	@	DET	L,0-9	GS	33	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
51	77 (3)	Jun 30	BAL	@	BOS	L,9-13	CG	47	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	78	Jul 1	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
53	79	Jul 3	BAL	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	47	10.2	3	1	0	4	0	2B
54	81 (1)	Jul 5	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
55	84 (2)	Jul 8	BAL		CHW	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
							55gm		470.0	112	145	6	263	39