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Sanford
Burke		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 165
 
Born: October 25, 1927 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 SEA CL    
1953 25 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1954 26 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1955 27 VAN CL $ 685,714  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 685,714  
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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 24 SEA CL    
1953 25 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1954 26 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1955 27 VAN CL $ 685,714  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 685,714  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 24 AA   12 8 .600 27 27 5 0 0 197.0 188 56 7 59 186 2.56 .249 .304 .328 .631  
1953 25 VAN CL 0 0 .000 15 0 0 0 1 23.3 27 13 4 4 14 5.02 .297 .316 .538 .855 1.2
1954 26 VAN CL 0 0 .000 15 0 0 0 0 22.7 14 4 1 8 10 1.59 .187 .259 .240 .499 3.4
1955 27 VAN CL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 5 0 0 2 4 0.00 .192 .250 .192 .442 1.1
3 Years Sim 0 0 .000 31 1 0 0 1 53.3 46 17 5 14 28 2.87 .240 .284 .375 .659 5.7
1 Years AA 12 8 .600 27 27 5 0 0 197.0 188 56 7 59 186 2.56 .249 .304 .328 .631  
Season Average 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 0 17.8 15 5 1 4 9 2.87 .240 .284 .375 .659  
Career Highs 0 0 .000 15 1 0 0 1 23.3 27 13 4 8 14 5.02 .297 .316 .538 .855  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   23 8 3 5 18   .221 .257 .356 .613
vs LH   23 9 2 9 10   .261 .330 .398 .728
Home 0 0 .000 15 1 0 0 0 35.0 24 7 1 10 21 1.80 .195 .256 .244 .500
Away 0 0 .000 16 0 0 0 1 18.3 22 10 4 4 7 4.91 .319 .356 .609 .965
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 5 0 0 2 4 0.00 .192 .250 .192 .442
May 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 10.3 6 3 0 5 7 2.61 .162 .262 .216 .478
June 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 1 5.7 6 1 0 0 1 1.59 .261 .261 .348 .609
July 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 8.3 10 2 2 0 4 2.16 .313 .313 .500 .813
August 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 12.7 14 6 2 2 7 4.27 .304 .333 .500 .833
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 9.0 5 5 1 5 5 5.01 .179 .303 .429 .732
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 24 AA   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1953 25 VAN CL 15 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1954 26 VAN CL 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1955 27 VAN CL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
3 Years Sim 31 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2 0.0
1 Years AA 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 41 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.9  
Career Highs 15 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
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   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
vs LH   7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Home 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Away 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
May 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Sep/Oct 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
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    
1953 25 VAN CL P 15 0 23.3 1 5 0 1 1.000 2.31    
1954 26 VAN CL P 15 0 22.7 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.59    
1955 27 VAN CL P 1 1 7.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.46    
Career Totals   31 1 53.3 2 10 0 1 1.000 2.03    
Career Highs   15 1 23.3 1 5 0 1 1.000 2.46    
History
Drafted in 42nd round, 826th overall pick, by Seattle in 1952
Injured on 6/30/1952 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 9/1/1952 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Drafted in Rule 5 Draft, 1st round, by Vancouver in 1953
Had first career hit on 8/14/1953, off Dennis Christian (SD)
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $685,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/18/1955 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
 
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