Jack Burns

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: August 31, 1907 in Cambridge, MA us

Died: April 18, 1975 in Brighton, MA

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton, MA

Debut: September 17, 1930 (Age 23-017d, 7,132nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1936 (Age 29-027d)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 season

Full Name: John Irving Burns

Nicknames: Slug

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

3506

980

.280

541

RBI

417

OBP

.351

SLG

.392

OPS

.742

OPS+

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

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	8	3	0	11	2
2	2	Apr 18	SLB	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
3	3	Apr 19	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
4	4	Apr 22	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
5	5	Apr 24	SLB		CLE	L,2-15	CG	50	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
6	6	Apr 25	SLB		CLE	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
7	7	Apr 28	SLB		CHW	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
8	8	Apr 29	SLB		CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	2
9	9	Apr 30	SLB	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	3
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1	SLB	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
11	11	May 2	SLB	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
12	12	May 4	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
13	13	May 5	SLB	@	BOS	L,12-13	CG	48	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
14	14	May 6	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	9	0	1	10	1
15	15	May 7	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-14	CG	46	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
16	16	May 8	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	3
17	17	May 9	SLB	@	NYY	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
18	18	May 11	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	7	0	0	7	1
19	19	May 12 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	77	17.0	12	0	0	12	2
20	20	May 12 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 13	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
22	22	May 17	SLB		BOS	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
23	23	May 18	SLB		BOS	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	24	May 19	SLB		BOS	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
25	25	May 20	SLB		PHA	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
26	26	May 21	SLB		PHA	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
27	27	May 22	SLB		PHA	W,12-11	CG	50	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
28	28	May 23	SLB		WSH	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
29	29	May 24	SLB		WSH	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
30	30	May 25	SLB		WSH	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
31	31	May 26	SLB		NYY	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
32	32	May 27	SLB		NYY	W,16-7	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
33	33	May 28	SLB		NYY	L,9-13	CG	52	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 29	SLB		DET	W,12-7	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
35	35	May 30 (1)	SLB		DET	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
36	36	May 30 (2)	SLB		DET	L,4-5	CG	45	10.0	12	1	0	13	0
37	37	May 31	SLB		DET	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 2	SLB		CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
39	39	Jun 3	SLB		CLE	W,12-8	CG	47	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
40	40	Jun 5 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
41	41	Jun 5 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,10-5	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
42	42	Jun 6	SLB	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
43	43	Jun 7	SLB	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	2
44	44	Jun 8	SLB	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
45	45	Jun 9	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	2
46	46	Jun 10	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
47	47	Jun 13	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
48	48	Jun 14	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
49	49	Jun 15	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	2
50	50	Jun 16	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	8	1	0	9	2
51	51	Jun 17 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	52	Jun 17 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	30	6.0	2	0	1	3	2
53	53	Jun 18 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
54	54	Jun 18 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,9-14	CG	0	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
55	55	Jun 20	SLB	@	PHA	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
56	56	Jun 21 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
57	57	Jun 21 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
58	58	Jun 22	SLB	@	PHA	T,3-3	CG	28	7.0	6	2	0	8	1
59	59	Jun 23 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
60	60	Jun 23 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
61	61	Jun 24	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-7	CG	0	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
62	62	Jun 25	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	63	Jun 26	SLB	@	WSH	L,9-10	CG	49	8.1	11	1	0	12	0
64	64	Jun 30	SLB		DET	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	7	3	0	10	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	65	Jul 1 (1)	SLB		DET	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
66	66	Jul 1 (2)	SLB		DET	L,3-12	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
67	67	Jul 4 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
68	68	Jul 4 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	1
69	69	Jul 6	SLB	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	22	5.0	6	2	0	8	1
70	70	Jul 7	SLB	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
71	71	Jul 8	SLB	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	1
72	72	Jul 13	SLB		BOS	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
73	73	Jul 14	SLB		BOS	W,8-7	CG	0	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
74	74	Jul 15 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,8-12	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
75	75	Jul 15 (2)	SLB		BOS	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
76	76	Jul 16	SLB		PHA	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
77	77	Jul 17	SLB		PHA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
78	78	Jul 18	SLB		PHA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
79	79	Jul 19	SLB		WSH	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	80	Jul 20	SLB		WSH	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
81	81	Jul 21	SLB		WSH	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	82	Jul 22	SLB		WSH	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
83	83	Jul 23	SLB		NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	84	Jul 24	SLB		NYY	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
85	85	Jul 25	SLB		NYY	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
86	86	Jul 26	SLB		NYY	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
87	87	Jul 28 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,8-10	CG	50	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
88	88	Jul 28 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
89	89	Jul 29 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,5-11	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
90	90	Jul 29 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
91	91	Jul 30	SLB		CHW	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
92	92	Jul 31	SLB		CHW	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	93	Aug 1 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,6-10	CG	50	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
94	94	Aug 1 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,2-4	CG	41	10.0	4	1	0	5	1
95	95	Aug 2	SLB		CHW	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
96	96	Aug 3	SLB	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
97	97	Aug 4	SLB	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
98	98	Aug 5	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	2
99	99	Aug 7	SLB	@	DET	L,8-12	CG	46	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
100	100	Aug 8	SLB	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	44	9.1	8	1	0	9	2
101	101	Aug 9	SLB	@	DET	L,2-13	CG	47	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
102	102	Aug 10	SLB	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
103	103	Aug 11	SLB	@	CHW	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
104	104	Aug 12 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	3
105	105	Aug 12 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	106	Aug 14	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
107	107	Aug 15	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	108	Aug 17 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
109	109	Aug 17 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	6	1	1	8	0
110	110	Aug 18	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	44	11.2	6	1	0	7	0
111	111	Aug 19 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	112	Aug 19 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
113	113	Aug 21	SLB	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
114	114	Aug 22	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	2
115	115	Aug 23	SLB	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
116	116	Aug 24	SLB	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
117	117	Aug 25 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	16	1	1	18	1
118	118	Aug 25 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	7	0	0	7	1
119	119	Aug 26 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	120	Aug 26 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	3
121	121	Aug 27	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	44	8.0	9	1	1	11	3
122	122	Aug 28	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
123	123	Aug 29	SLB	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	6	1	1	8	2
124	124	Aug 31	SLB		CHW	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	10	0	0	10	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	125	Sep 1	SLB		CHW	T,1-1	CG	20	5.0	7	1	0	8	1
126	126	Sep 2 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
127	127	Sep 2 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
128	128	Sep 3 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,5-9	CG	39	9.0	12	2	1	15	3
129	129	Sep 3 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
130	130	Sep 4	SLB		CLE	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
131	131	Sep 5	SLB		WSH	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
132	132	Sep 7 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
133	133	Sep 7 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	2	1	0	3	0
134	134	Sep 8	SLB		WSH	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
135	135	Sep 9 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,5-6	CG	0	14.0	11	1	0	12	3
136	136	Sep 9 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,1-2	CG	24	6.0	8	2	0	10	1
137	137	Sep 11 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,4-7	CG	47	9.0	7	1	2	10	0
138	138	Sep 11 (2)	SLB		NYY	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
139	139	Sep 14 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,7-9	CG	47	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
140	140	Sep 14 (2)	SLB		PHA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
141	141	Sep 16 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
142	142	Sep 16 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
143	143	Sep 17	SLB		BOS	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
144	144	Sep 18	SLB		BOS	L,1-2	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
145	145	Sep 19	SLB		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	1	6	1
146	146	Sep 20	SLB		BOS	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	4
147	147	Sep 22 (1)	SLB		DET	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
148	148	Sep 22 (2)	SLB		DET	L,1-15	CG	45	7.0	7	0	1	8	1
149	149	Sep 23 (1)	SLB		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
150	150	Sep 23 (2)	SLB		DET	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
151	151	Sep 25	SLB	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
152	152	Sep 26	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
153	153	Sep 30 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,6-10	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
154	154	Sep 30 (2)	SLB	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
							154gm		1350.0	1365	81	12	1458	132