#54 Bobby "Lefty" Burke, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Cleveland Indians

#54 Bobby "Lefty" Burke, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Cleveland Indians
Monday, 10/23/1940

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Bobby Burke
Lefty
1/23/1907
33
USA,IL,JOLIET
6"0
150

Starting Pitcher
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L

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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 350,000
1940
6 Year(s), 12 Days (1044 total Days)
123 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 103 Days (1823 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Inelegible (more than 6 pro years)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	24	54	56	86-89 Mph
Versus LHB	26	59	61
Versus RHB	24	53	55
Talent	4	5	6

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

3
65
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	21	3	1	10
Versus LHP	1	21	3	1	10
Versus RHP	5	21	3	1	10
Talent	2	2	2	2	8

Running & Bunting Ratings
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2
2
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 3 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
5/27	LAA	L 4-6		3.1	4	0	0	1	2
6/10	@NYA	L 2-4	*	7	8	4	3	0	5	L
6/19	SLA	L 5-12		4	6	3	3	3	1
6/27	LAA	L 4-5	*	8	9	4	4	3	4
7/7	KCA	L 4-8	*	5	7	6	6	2	2	L
7/11	@PHA	L 2-5	*	7	6	4	4	3	4	L
7/15	@DET	L 8-11	*	4	9	7	6	1	0
7/20	@CHA	L 2-3	*	5.1	4	3	3	3	7	L
7/26	LAA	L 4-8	*	2	8	6	6	0	1	L
7/30	WS1	W 6-5	*	5.1	9	5	3	3	0

Pitching Stats 1940

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	16	8	0	5	0	6.65	65.0	86	55	48	27	32	0	.0	0	1	12.5
Projected	16	8	0	5	0	6.65	65.0	86	55	48	27	32

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	8	0	15.8	11.9	4.4	3.7	12	5	41.7	5	2	40.0	6.44

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	123	43	7	4	6	21	22	11	11	0	0	1	.350	.407	.618	1.025
vs. RHB	154	43	7	1	5	29	33	16	21	0	0	0	.279	.343	.435	.778

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	10	4	0	2	0	7.12	36.2	52	33	29	18	14
Road	6	4	0	3	0	6.04	28.1	34	22	19	9	18
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	3	0	0	0	0	7.72	4.2	6	5	4	4	2
May	4	0	0	0	0	4.26	12.2	14	8	6	5	6
June	3	2	0	1	0	4.74	19.0	23	11	10	6	10
July	6	6	0	4	0	8.79	28.2	43	31	28	12	14
August	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sept./Oct.	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1931	33	0	3	3	3	6.66	48.2	62	44	36	19	21	24	0	0	1.71	.281	CLE
1932	12	0	2	3	1	7.11	19.0	29	16	15	2	7	8	0	0	1.89	.365	CLE
1933	1	0	0	0	0	6.75	4.0	4	4	3	1	4	2	0	0	2.00	.250	CLE
1934	38	1	0	4	0	6.50	90.0	114	74	65	23	28	36	0	0	1.58	.289	CLE
1935	46	0	5	3	4	6.60	60.0	78	46	44	11	28	18	0	0	1.77	.306	CLE
1937	4	0	0	0	0	3.18	5.2	5	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	1.06	.158	CLE
1938	11	0	1	0	1	7.04	15.1	16	12	12	3	10	7	0	0	1.70	.255	CLE
1939	6	0	0	0	0	3.09	11.2	10	4	4	1	2	7	0	0	1.03	.265	CLE
1940	16	8	0	5	0	6.65	65.0	86	55	48	11	27	32	0	0	1.74	.321	CLE
Total	167	9	11	18	9	6.45	319.1	404	257	229	73	128	136	0	0	1.67	.298

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1927, AA	26	26	8	17	0	4.18	200.0	178	95	93	35	52	166	11	1	1.15	.258
1928, A	2	2	1	1	0	1.08	16.2	11	5	2	1	2	19	1	0	0.78	.244
1928, AA	18	17	9	5	0	3.18	127.1	101	47	45	17	39	80	5	1	1.10	.223
1929, AA	27	16	4	10	2	3.48	132.0	119	57	51	18	60	105	7	0	1.36	.273
1930, AA	9	9	7	1	0	1.59	68.0	50	13	12	5	13	67	1	0	0.93	.253
1932, AA	12	12	6	4	0	3.00	99.0	76	35	33	10	20	98	3	1	0.97	.256
1933, AA	25	25	13	8	0	2.51	200.2	128	57	56	16	45	203	9	3	0.86	.227
1936, AAA	21	21	6	7	0	5.51	125.2	142	88	77	32	45	73	1	0	1.49	.271
1937, AAA	28	28	7	12	0	4.51	191.2	170	102	96	36	80	89	6	0	1.30	.226
1938, AAA	13	13	5	4	0	3.71	89.2	86	38	37	11	37	45	2	0	1.37	.271
1939, AAA	22	22	12	6	0	4.10	164.2	164	79	75	25	51	85	3	0	1.31	.266
1940, AAA	1	1	0	1	0	8.53	6.1	7	6	6	2	1	3	0	0	1.26	.250

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1931	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1932	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1933	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1934	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1935	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1937	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1938	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1939	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
Total	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1940

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.913

65.0

3.18

Player History

Injured on 5/5/1927 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Traded from Washington to Cleveland on 7/30/1927 (Going to WS1: RF Ralph Sharman. Going to CLE: 2B Travis Jackson, P Bobby Burke)...
Injured on 5/6/1928 with a Fractured Cheekbone, out for 6-7 weeks...
Injured on 5/18/1930 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season...
Earned first career win on 6/14/1931...
Injured on 5/28/1933 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 4 days...
Injured on 7/11/1933 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
1/26/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/26/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 7/10/1936 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 5 weeks...
1/26/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/26/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/26/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/26/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...

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