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.

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	11 (10)	Apr 26	SLB	@	CLE	L,7-8	GF	52	12.2	17	1	0	18	2
2	12	Apr 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
				Player went from St. Louis Browns to Detroit Tigers
3	13	Apr 30	DET	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	42	8.1	1	0	0	1	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	14	May 1	DET	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
5	15	May 2	DET	@	PHA	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
6	18 (2)	May 6	DET	@	NYY	L,3-14	CG	43	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
7	19	May 7	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
8	20	May 9	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
9	21	May 10	DET		CLE	L,7-9	CG	65	15.0	13	2	0	15	1
10	22	May 11	DET		CLE	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
11	23	May 12	DET		BOS	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	2
12	24	May 13	DET		BOS	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
13	25	May 14	DET		BOS	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
14	26	May 15	DET		PHA	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
15	27	May 16	DET		PHA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
16	28	May 17	DET		WSH	W,8-7	CG	0	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
17	29	May 18	DET		WSH	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
18	30	May 19	DET		WSH	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	8	3	0	11	0
19	31	May 20	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	32	May 21	DET		NYY	W,10-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	1
21	33	May 22	DET	@	CLE	W,13-10	CG	46	9.0	13	0	0	13	3
22	34	May 23 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,13-5	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
23	35	May 23 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	13	0	0	13	0
24	36	May 24	DET	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
25	37	May 26 (1)	DET		CHW	W,12-9	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	3
26	38	May 26 (2)	DET		CHW	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	3
27	39	May 27	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
28	40	May 28	DET		CHW	L,5-6	CG	48	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
29	41	May 29	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	15	0	0	15	1
30	42	May 30 (1)	DET		SLB	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
31	43	May 30 (2)	DET		SLB	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
32	44	May 31	DET		SLB	L,10-11	CG	46	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	45	Jun 2	DET	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
34	46	Jun 3	DET	@	PHA	L,7-11	CG	46	8.0	11	1	1	13	0
35	47	Jun 4	DET	@	PHA	W,18-9	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
36	48	Jun 5	DET	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
37	49	Jun 6	DET	@	WSH	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
38	50	Jun 7	DET	@	WSH	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
39	51	Jun 8 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
40	52	Jun 8 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
41	53	Jun 9	DET	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
42	54	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	29	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
43	55	Jun 11	DET	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	47	9.1	13	2	0	15	2
44	56	Jun 12	DET	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	12	0	0	12	5
45	57	Jun 16	DET		WSH	L,8-9	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	58	Jun 17	DET		WSH	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	59	Jun 18	DET		WSH	L,4-12	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
48	60	Jun 19	DET		NYY	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	1	10	1
49	61	Jun 20	DET		NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
50	62	Jun 21	DET		NYY	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	63	Jun 22	DET		BOS	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
52	64	Jun 23	DET		BOS	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
53	65	Jun 24	DET		BOS	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	66	Jun 25	DET		PHA	W,13-1	CG	28	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
55	67	Jun 27	DET		PHA	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
56	68	Jun 28	DET		PHA	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	69	Jul 1	DET	@	CHW	W,21-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
58	70	Jul 2	DET	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
59	71	Jul 3	DET	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
60	72	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
61	73	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,10-13	CG	45	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
62	74	Jul 5	DET	@	SLB	W,18-9	CG	53	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	75	Jul 9	DET	@	WSH	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	2
64	76	Jul 10	DET	@	WSH	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
65	77	Jul 11	DET	@	WSH	L,7-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	1
66	78	Jul 12	DET	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
67	79	Jul 13	DET	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
68	80	Jul 14	DET	@	PHA	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
69	81	Jul 15 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
70	82	Jul 15 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	44	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
71	83	Jul 16	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
72	84	Jul 17	DET	@	NYY	L,4-9	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
73	85	Jul 18	DET	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
74	86	Jul 19	DET	@	BOS	L,3-12	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	1
75	87	Jul 21 (1)	DET		PHA	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
76	88	Jul 21 (2)	DET		PHA	W,9-8	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
77	89	Jul 22	DET		PHA	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
78	90	Jul 23	DET		PHA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
79	91	Jul 24	DET		BOS	L,4-7	CG	47	10.0	6	2	0	8	1
80	92	Jul 25	DET		BOS	L,3-18	CG	52	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
81	93	Jul 26	DET		BOS	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
82	94	Jul 27	DET		NYY	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
83	95	Jul 28	DET		NYY	L,6-16	CG	52	9.0	8	0	1	9	0
84	96	Jul 29	DET		NYY	L,3-13	CG	48	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
85	97	Jul 30	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	10	0	0	10	3
86	98	Jul 31	DET		WSH	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	99	Aug 1	DET		WSH	W,13-4	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	2
88	100	Aug 2	DET		WSH	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	9	1	1	11	0
89	101	Aug 3	DET		CLE	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
90	102	Aug 4	DET		CLE	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
91	103	Aug 5	DET		CLE	L,4-6	CG	43	10.0	11	1	1	13	0
92	104	Aug 6	DET		CLE	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	3
93	105	Aug 8 (1)	DET		SLB	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
94	106	Aug 8 (2)	DET		SLB	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
95	107	Aug 9	DET		SLB	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
96	108	Aug 11	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
97	109	Aug 12	DET	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
98	110	Aug 13	DET	@	CLE	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
99	111	Aug 15 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
100	112	Aug 15 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
101	113	Aug 16 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
102	114	Aug 16 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
103	117 (2)	Aug 19	DET	@	SLB	L,8-13	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	118	Aug 20	DET	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
105	119	Aug 21	DET		CHW	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
106	120	Aug 22	DET		CHW	L,3-9	CG	48	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
107	121	Aug 23	DET		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	2
108	122	Aug 24	DET		CHW	L,4-8	CG	50	9.0	8	0	1	9	2
109	123	Aug 25	DET	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
110	124	Aug 26	DET	@	BOS	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
111	125	Aug 27	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
112	126	Aug 28 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,5-14	CG	47	8.0	11	2	1	14	1
113	127	Aug 28 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-19	CG	46	6.0	4	1	0	5	0
114	128	Aug 29	DET	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
115	129	Aug 30 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	48	11.0	16	0	0	16	1
116	130	Aug 30 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	131	Sep 1	DET	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
118	132	Sep 2	DET	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
119	133	Sep 3	DET	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
120	134	Sep 5	DET		SLB	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
121	135	Sep 7 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
122	136	Sep 7 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	2
123	137	Sep 8	DET	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
124	138	Sep 9	DET		WSH	L,4-11	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
125	139	Sep 10	DET		WSH	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
126	140	Sep 11	DET		NYY	L,4-14	CG	48	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
127	141	Sep 12	DET		NYY	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
128	142	Sep 13	DET		BOS	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
129	143	Sep 14	DET		BOS	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
130	144	Sep 15	DET		PHA	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
131	145	Sep 16	DET		PHA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
132	146	Sep 17	DET		CLE	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
133	147	Sep 18	DET		CLE	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
134	148	Sep 19	DET		CLE	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
135	149	Sep 20	DET		CLE	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
136	150	Sep 22 (1)	DET		SLB	W,12-0	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
137	151	Sep 22 (2)	DET		SLB	W,14-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	2
138	152	Sep 23	DET		SLB	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
139	153	Sep 26	DET	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	2
140	154	Sep 27	DET	@	CLE	L,1-9	CG	31	5.1	3	1	0	4	1
							140gm		1240.0	1308	74	8	1390	129