George Burns

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: January 31, 1893 in Niles, OH us

Died: January 7, 1978 in Kirkland, WA

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA

High School: Central HS (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: April 14, 1914 (Age 21-073d, 4,052nd in major league history)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1929 (Age 36-241d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: George Henry Burns

Nicknames: Tioga George

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.0

6573

2018

.307

901

RBI

954

154

OBP

.354

SLG

.429

OPS

.783

OPS+

113

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 2 (Apr 28, Aug 11)

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	BOS		PHA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	2
2	2	Apr 13	BOS		PHA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	2
3	3	Apr 14	BOS		PHA	L,2-8	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
4	4	Apr 18	BOS		NYY	L,8-10	CG	41	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
5	5	Apr 19 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
6	6	Apr 19 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
7	7	Apr 20	BOS	@	PHA	W,15-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 22	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
9	9	Apr 24	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 25	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-10	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 26	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-15	CG	50	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
12	12	Apr 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	11	2	0	13	0
13	13	Apr 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	55	14.0	22	1	0	23	0
14	14	Apr 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
16	16	May 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-12	CG	42	8.0	8	2	0	10	1
17	17	May 3	BOS		WSH	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
18	18	May 6	BOS		WSH	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
19	19	May 8	BOS		DET	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
20	20	May 9	BOS		DET	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
21	21	May 10	BOS		DET	L,9-10	CG	0	9.0	8	1	1	10	2
22	22	May 11	BOS		DET	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
23	25 (2)	May 15	BOS		CHW	W,2-0	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
24	27 (1)	May 17	BOS		SLB	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
25	28	May 20	BOS		CLE	L,2-5	GS	37	8.0	10	0	1	11	0
26	32 (3)	May 26	BOS		PHA	W,7-6	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	36 (3)	May 29 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,9-8	GF	20	5.0	1	1	0	2	0
28	37	May 30 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,4-7	GS	22	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	38	May 30 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,3-5	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	41 (2)	Jun 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
31	42	Jun 3	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	29	7.0	11	0	0	11	0
32	43	Jun 4	BOS	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
33	44	Jun 6	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
34	45	Jun 7	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
35	46	Jun 8	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
36	47	Jun 9	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	11	2	0	13	2
37	48	Jun 10	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
38	49	Jun 11	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	54	12.2	15	1	0	16	0
39	50	Jun 12	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	12	2	1	15	1
40	51	Jun 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-5	GF	15	3.1	4	1	0	5	0
41	52	Jun 14	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
42	53	Jun 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
43	54	Jun 16	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
44	55	Jun 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	68	13.2	14	2	0	16	1
45	56	Jun 18	BOS	@	DET	L,1-8	CG	0	8.0	15	0	0	15	0
46	57	Jun 19	BOS	@	DET	L,9-11	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	58	Jun 20	BOS	@	DET	L,8-9	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
48	59	Jun 21	BOS	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	60	Jun 22	BOS		NYY	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
50	61	Jun 23	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
51	62	Jun 24 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,12-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	1	6	1
52	63	Jun 24 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
53	64	Jun 26	BOS		NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	17	1	0	18	3
54	65	Jun 27 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	11	0	1	12	1
55	66	Jun 27 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
56	67	Jun 28	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
57	68	Jun 29	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	7	2	0	9	1
58	69	Jun 30	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	70	Jul 1	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	0
60	71	Jul 2	BOS	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	74 (2)	Jul 7 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
62	75	Jul 7 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,5-4	CG	51	13.0	21	0	0	21	1
63	76	Jul 8 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
64	77	Jul 8 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
65	78	Jul 10 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,4-5	CG	55	13.0	18	1	1	20	1
66	79	Jul 10 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
67	80	Jul 11	BOS		CLE	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
68	81	Jul 12	BOS		CLE	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
69	82	Jul 13	BOS		CLE	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
70	83	Jul 14	BOS		CLE	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
71	84	Jul 15	BOS		DET	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	85	Jul 17	BOS		DET	L,7-16	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
73	86	Jul 18	BOS		DET	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	1
74	87	Jul 19	BOS		CHW	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
75	88	Jul 20	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	0
76	89	Jul 21	BOS		CHW	W,8-7	CG	49	11.0	16	0	1	17	2
77	90	Jul 22	BOS		CHW	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
78	91	Jul 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
79	92	Jul 25	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	13	0	1	14	0
80	93	Jul 26	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
81	94	Jul 27	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	8	0	0	8	3
82	95	Jul 28	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	9	0	0	9	0
83	96	Jul 29	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
84	97	Jul 30	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	2
85	98	Jul 31	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	12	2	1	15	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	99	Aug 1	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	1
87	100	Aug 3 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,0-7	GS	20	3.2	2	0	0	2	0
88	102 (1)	Aug 4	BOS	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
89	103	Aug 5	BOS	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	4
90	104	Aug 6	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	47	11.0	10	2	0	12	2
91	105	Aug 7	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	34	7.0	8	0	0	8	0
92	106	Aug 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,15-6	CG	42	9.0	9	1	1	11	0
93	107	Aug 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	2
94	108	Aug 11	BOS		WSH	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
95	109	Aug 15	BOS		CHW	L,11-19	CG	55	9.0	16	1	0	17	1
96	110	Aug 16	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
97	111	Aug 17 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	14	1	0	15	1
98	112	Aug 17 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
99	113	Aug 18	BOS		DET	W,8-0	GS	0	6.0	8	0	0	8	1
100	114	Aug 19 (1)	BOS		DET	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	115	Aug 19 (2)	BOS		DET	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	116	Aug 21	BOS		DET	L,3-16	CG	50	9.0	6	0	1	7	2
103	117	Aug 22	BOS		SLB	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	7	1	1	9	1
104	118	Aug 23	BOS		SLB	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	10	0	2	12	1
105	119	Aug 24	BOS		SLB	L,2-13	CG	49	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
106	120	Aug 25	BOS		CLE	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
107	121	Aug 29	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
108	122	Aug 30	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	8	1	0	9	1
109	123	Aug 31	BOS	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	17	5.0	5	0	0	5	2
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	124	Sep 1	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	41	10.1	10	1	0	11	0
111	125	Sep 2 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
112	126	Sep 2 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	127	Sep 3	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-10	CG	0	8.0	9	2	0	11	0
114	128	Sep 5 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
115	129	Sep 5 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
116	130	Sep 6	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
117	131	Sep 7 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,4-7	CG	0	9.0	8	0	1	9	1
118	132	Sep 7 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
119	133	Sep 8	BOS		PHA	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	134	Sep 9 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
121	135	Sep 9 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	11	3	0	14	0
122	136	Sep 10	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	137	Sep 11	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-12	CG	46	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
124	138	Sep 13	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
125	139	Sep 14	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
126	140	Sep 15	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	2
127	141	Sep 16	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
128	142	Sep 17	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
129	143	Sep 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
130	144	Sep 19 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
131	145	Sep 19 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	8	2	0	10	0
132	146	Sep 20 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	8	2	0	10	0
133	147	Sep 20 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	8	2	0	10	1
134	148	Sep 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,15-5	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
135	149	Sep 22	BOS	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
136	150	Sep 23	BOS	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	11	1	1	13	1
137	151	Sep 24	BOS	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	2
138	152	Sep 28	BOS		NYY	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	2
139	153	Sep 29	BOS		NYY	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
140	154	Sep 30	BOS		NYY	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	7	2	1	10	1
							140gm		1211.0	1412	94	20	1526	112