Bill Burns

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: January 27, 1880 in San Saba, TX us

Died: June 7, 1953 in Ramona, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, CA

Debut: April 18, 1908 (Age 28-082d, 3,027th in major league history)
vs. NYY 10.0 IP, 9 H, 5 SO, 2 BB

Last Game: May 23, 1912 (Age 32-117d)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1908 season

Full Name: William Thomas Burns

Nicknames: Sleepy Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

ERA

2.72

117

717.2

233

WHIP

1.187

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Team Record in Appearances: 9-19 / in Starts: 7-16

Days of Rest

1909 Pitching Game Log

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1909 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	24	3	Apr 15	WSH		NYY	L,1-4			99	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.22	4					4
2	25	4	Apr 16	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	W(1-0)	0	9.0	8	2		0	5	0	1	0.00	1.52	36					35	3	1
3	26	9	Apr 26	WSH		PHA	L,1-3	GS-	L(1-1)	9	7.0	7	3		2	0	0	0	0.00	2.16	34					32
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	27	16	May 8	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-1	GS-		11	4.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	2.12	12	57				11
5	28	18	May 11	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-		2	4.2	3	2		2	5	0	2	0.00	2.22	20					16
6	29	20	May 13	WSH	@	CHW	T,1-1			1	3.2	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	2.35	13					11
				Player went from Washington Nationals to Chicago White Sox
7	30	28	May 19	CHW		BOS	L,2-5	GS-	L(1-2)	5	8.0	10	5		1	3	0	1	0.00	2.32	37					35
8	31	35	May 28	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	L(1-3)	8	13.2	12	2		0	4	0	0	0.00	2.14	51					50	2	0
9	32	38	May 31(1)	CHW		DET	L,1-5	GS-	L(1-4)	2	4.0	8	4		3	3	0	0	0.00	2.20	20					17
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
10	33	45	Jun 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-7			13	1.0	3	5		2	0	1	0	0.00	2.54	8					6
11	34	48	Jun 17(1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	W(2-4)	2	9.0	9	2		1	7	0	1	0.00	2.37	36					33	0	1
12	35	58	Jun 27(1)	CHW		DET	L,0-1	CG	L(2-5)	9	9.0	5	1		3	3	0	0	0.00	2.39	33					30	1	0
13	36	60	Jun 28	CHW		DET	L,1-2	GS-		0	9.0	6	1		4	2	0	0	0.00	2.47	32					28
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
14	37	65	Jul 3	CHW		SLB	L,0-4		L(2-6)	4	7.0	9	4		2	0	0	0	0.00	2.52	30					28
15	38	72	Jul 9	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	GS-	L(2-7)	5	7.0	3	2		1	1	1	0	0.00	2.64	24					23
16	39	74	Jul 11	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	SHO	W(3-7)	1	9.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.00	2.59	28	83				27	0	0
17	40	82	Jul 17	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	GS-	L(3-8)	5	8.1	10	3		0	2	0	0	0.00	2.53	29					29
18	41	86	Jul 21	CHW		WSH	W,6-3	CG	W(4-8)	3	9.0	5	3		1	1	0	1	0.00	2.54	34					29	2	0
19	42	91	Jul 29(1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	L(4-9)	7	8.2	10	3		4	1	0	0	0.00	2.60	39					32	2	0
20	43	95	Jul 31(1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,1-0	SHO	W(5-9)	1	9.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	2.54	29	85				28	0	0
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
21	44	101	Aug 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-8	GS-	L(5-10)	5	3.0	7	6		0	1	0	0	0.00	2.52	18					18
22	45	104	Aug 10	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	L(5-11)	3	8.0	10	3		2	3	0	1	0.00	2.53	35					30	3	0
23	46	109	Aug 15	CHW	@	DET	L,1-8	GS-	L(5-12)	4	4.0	9	5		3	0	0	0	0.00	2.58	20					17
24	47	116	Aug 24	CHW		BOS	L,2-5	GS-	L(5-13)	8	6.0	8	5		0	1	0	1	0.00	2.57	23					22
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
25	48	125	Sep 1	CHW		PHA	W,6-2		W(6-13)	7	5.2	6	2		2	2	0	1	0.00	2.59	20					17
26	49	142	Sep 16	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-5			14	2.0	5	1		0	2	0	0	0.00	2.56	8					8
27	50	150	Sep 25(2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-0	SHO	W(7-13)	8	9.0	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	2.52	34	75				31	1	0
28	51	156	Sep 30(2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	W(8-13)	4	9.0	7	4		3	1	0	1	0.00	2.56	36					32	2	1
29	52	159	Oct 3	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	L(8-14)	2	9.0	8	3		2	8	0	0	0.00	2.49	33					30	1	0
							9-19		W-L:8-14	4.2	196.2	187	71	0	41	64	2	11	0.00	2.49	776	75				709	17	3

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