Dennis
Burgan
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 7, 1921 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 OMA PL $ 300,000  
1953 31 DEN PL $ 378,000  
1954 32 SF CL $ 450,000  
1955 33 SF CL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 450,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 30 OKC PL 7 10 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .500 .900 1.7 0.3
  OMA PL 50 185 42 36 13 0 7 30 0 3 29 30 .195 .320 .378 .698 24.4 2.5
  TOT   57 195 43 40 14 0 7 32 0 3 29 31 .205 .323 .385 .708 26.1 2.8
    AAA   65 238 43 72 17 2 11 47 6 9 41 37 .303 .405 .529 .934 47.4  
1953 31 DEN PL 92 190 34 55 12 0 4 33 1 3 22 23 .289 .377 .416 .793 29.7 4.2
1954 32 SF CL 89 207 22 51 11 0 2 30 0 1 22 27 .246 .323 .329 .652 23.5 1.4
1955 33 SF CL 31 73 9 16 3 0 0 6 0 2 9 14 .219 .318 .260 .578 6.5 0.0
4 Years Sim 269 665 108 162 40 0 13 101 1 9 82 95 .244 .338 .362 .701 85.7 8.4
1 Years AAA 65 238 43 72 17 2 11 47 6 9 41 37 .303 .417 .529 .946 47.4  
162 Game Average 400 65 97 24 0 7 60 0 5 49 57 .244 .338 .362 .701 51.6  
Career Highs 92 207 43 55 14 0 7 33 1 3 29 31 .289 .377 .416 .793 29.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   612 97 146 34 0 11 92 1 9 79 87 .239 .337 .348 .685 70.2
vs LH   53 11 16 6 0 2 9 0 0 3 8 .302 .356 .528 .884 8.7
Home 118 289 49 71 19 0 5 43 1 6 35 46 .246 .341 .363 .705 33.6
Away 151 376 59 91 21 0 8 58 0 3 47 49 .242 .336 .362 .697 45.3
RISP   188 0 56 16 0 5 88 0 0 19 23 .298 .364 .463 .827 30.0
Pinch Hitting   51 7 19 1 0 2 16 0 1 4 11 .373 .433 .510 .943 9.6
Close/Late   70 7 22 4 0 1 13 0 0 8 8 .314 .388 .414 .802 10.9
Mar/Apr 27 67 7 16 4 0 0 6 0 1 4 8 .239 .293 .299 .592 5.0
May 58 138 20 34 6 0 2 19 1 2 19 21 .246 .348 .333 .681 16.2
June 33 69 12 22 9 0 1 15 0 1 7 6 .319 .392 .493 .885 11.5
July 40 89 20 26 11 0 2 23 0 1 16 13 .292 .413 .483 .896 16.4
August 67 176 30 41 8 0 5 23 0 2 17 26 .233 .313 .364 .677 19.1
Sep/Oct 44 126 19 23 2 0 3 15 0 2 19 21 .183 .299 .270 .569 10.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 30 OKC PL CF 6 6 16.9 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.66   0.1
    LF 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  OMA PL CF 44 40 371.1 111 4 0 2 1.000 2.79   1.0
    LF 5 1 15.9 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.83   0.0
  TOT   CF 50 46 388.0 116 4 0 2 1.000 2.78   1.1
      LF 6 1 16.6 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.71   0.0
1953 31 DEN PL CF 50 36 323.7 101 4 1 1 .991 2.92   1.9
    LF 9 7 60.0 13 2 1 0 .938 2.25    
    RF 4 4 32.0 12 0 1 0 .923 3.38    
1954 32 SF CL CF 69 55 498.7 158 3 0 2 1.000 2.91   2.2
    LF 3 0 15.0 2 2 0 2 1.000 2.40    
    RF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1955 33 SF CL CF 22 21 184.7 50 2 2 1 .963 2.53   0.6
  CF 191 158 1395.0 425 13 3 6 .993 2.83   5.7
  LF 18 8 91.6 20 4 1 2 .960 2.36   0.0
  RF 6 4 36.0 13 0 1 0 .929 3.25    
Career Totals   215 170 1522.6 458 17 5 8 .990 2.81   5.7
Career Highs   74 55 517.7 161 6 3 4 1.000 2.89    
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History
Drafted in 42nd round, 838th overall pick, by Oklahoma in 1952
Had first career hit on 6/26/1952, off Christopher Funke (OMA)
Traded from Oklahoma to Omaha on 7/7/1952 (Going to OMA: P Ethan Ritchie, LF Dennis Burgan. Going to OKC: C Calvin Boozer, 3B Matthew Foulk)
Hit first career homerun on 8/13/1952, off Tony Delossantos (DEN)
Signed as a free agent by Denver on 3/14/1953 to a 1-year deal worth $378,000 per year
Injured on 3/24/1953 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 3/10/1954 to a 2-year deal worth $450,000 per year
Released by San Francisco on 6/23/1955