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: 10-15 / in Starts: 8-8

Days of Rest

1911 Pitching Game Log

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1911 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	85	5	Apr 18	CIN		STL	T,1-1			99	2.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.00	2.39	11					10			0		0
2	86	8	Apr 24	CIN		CHC	W,7-4	GS-		5	1.0	3	2		1	0	0	1	0.00	4.13	5					3		0
3	87	9	Apr 25	CIN		CHC	L,4-5			0	2.0	3	2		1	0	0	0	0.00	4.18	10					9
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	88	15	May 6	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS-	W(1-0)	10	6.0	5	4		1	1	0	1	0.00	3.80	25					23		0
5	89	18	May 10	CIN	@	BSN	W,8-7	GS-		3	2.0	3	3		0	1	0	0	0.00	3.50	10					10			0		0
6	90	20	May 12	CIN	@	BSN	W,18-8		S(1)	1	3.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	3.24	12					12		0	0		0
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies
7	91	37	May 26	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-5	GS-	L(1-1)	13	7.0	9	5		0	3	0	1	0.00	2.98	28					27	0		0		0
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
8	92	49	Jun 10	PHI	@	STL	L,8-9		L(1-2)	14	2.1	3	3		3	1	0	0	0.00	3.22	13					10
9	93	53	Jun 15	PHI	@	CHC	W,1-0	SHO	W(2-2)	4	9.0	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	0.00	3.11	32	80				29	2	0			0
10	94	56	Jun 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-	L(2-3)	2	7.1	7	3	1	1	4	0	1	0.21	3.00	30	59				28	2	0			0
11	95	59	Jun 22	PHI	@	BRO	T,2-2	GS-		3	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.21	3.00	1	48				1	0	0	0		0
12	96	60	Jun 23	PHI		BSN	W,1-0	SHO	W(3-3)	0	9.0	10	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.17	3.00	40	67				36	1	0			0
13	97	64	Jun 28	PHI		BRO	L,1-2	CG	L(3-4)	4	9.0	7	2		2	4	0	0	0.15	2.93	38					33	2	0			0
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	98	68	Jul 3	PHI		NYG	W,7-3	GS-	W(4-4)	4	7.0	7	3		1	2	1	0	0.13	3.09	28					27		0			0
15	99	71	Jul 5(1)	PHI		NYG	W,6-4	CG	W(5-4)	1	9.0	10	4		0	2	0	0	0.12	3.00	38					38	3	1	0		0
16	100	75	Jul 8	PHI		STL	L,2-6	GS-	L(5-5)	2	8.0	5	3		3	3	1	0	0.11	3.17	30					27					0
17	101	78	Jul 12	PHI		CIN	L,4-6	GS-	L(5-6)	3	4.0	9	6	6	1	1	0	0	0.71	3.16	21	20				20		0
18	102	87	Jul 24	PHI	@	STL	L,2-10			11	7.0	9	5		2	3	0	1	0.66	3.16	26					23		0
19	103	91	Jul 28	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	L(5-7)	3	8.0	11	6	6	2	5	1	1	1.13	3.25	36	39				31	0	3			1
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
20	104	95	Aug 3	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-7			5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	3.25	2					2	0	0	0		0
21	105	96	Aug 6(1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,6-7		L(5-8)	2	1.0	2	1		0	0	0	0	1.11	3.24	4					4		0	0		0
22	106	102	Aug 11	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-6	CG	L(5-9)	4	8.0	13	6		2	2	1	1	1.03	3.37	35					30	1	0			1
23	107	116	Aug 28	PHI		CHC	L,4-8			16	1.2	1	2		0	1	0	0	1.02	3.34	6					6		0	0		0
Sept				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
24	108	120	Sep 2	PHI		NYG	L,6-7			4	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	3.31	8					8		0	0		0
25	109	125	Sep 7(1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,13-5		W(6-9)	4	3.1	8	2	2	1	2	1	0	1.12	3.40	19					18		0			0
26	110	134	Sep 19	PHI	@	CHC	W,2-0	SHO	W(7-9)	11	9.0	1	0	0	1	6	0	1	1.04	3.31	30	90				27	0	0			0
27	111	139	Sep 22	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	L(7-10)	2	8.0	13	8	8	3	3	0	0	1.51	3.30	38	24				33	1	0			0
							10-15		W-L:7-10,Sv:1	2.8	137.1	148	70	23	29	53	5	9	1.51	3.30	576	53				525	12	4	0		2

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