Bobby Burke

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 150lb (183cm, 68kg)

Born: January 23, 1907 in Joliet, IL us

Died: February 8, 1971 in Joliet, IL

Buried: St. Patrick Cemetery, Joliet, IL

Debut: April 16, 1927 (Age 20-083d, 6,531st in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 4, 1937 (Age 30-101d)
vs. CHC 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Robert James Burke

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

ERA

4.29

254

918.2

299

WHIP

1.400

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-30 / in Starts: 7-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	38 (19-14-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (21-13-7)

Most Driven In
J Kuhel	1
F Schulte	1
R Kress	1
L Sewell	1

Most Driven In By
B Myer	3
P Susko	1
D Harris	1
O Bluege	0

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	202	6 (5)	Apr 21	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.07	-0.002	.17	0.00%	-0.12	P
2	203	8 (1)	Apr 24	WSH		BOS	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	204	10 (1)	Apr 28	WSH		PHA	W,7-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	205	11	Apr 29	WSH		PHA	W,7-6	3-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.73	0.002	1.87	0.00%	0.15	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	206	13 (1)	May 1	WSH		NYY	L,5-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
6	207	20 (6)	May 9	WSH		CHW	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.47	0.015	1.34	0.03%	0.13	P
7	208	22 (1)	May 12 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,5-6	10-GF(17)	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.571	.571	1.143	9	2.22	0.036	5.08	0.05%	0.24	P
8	209	26 (3)	May 17	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-14	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.571	.571	1.143	9						P
9	210	29 (2)	May 20	WSH	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.455	.455	.909	9	.49	-0.040	1.09	-0.05%	-0.67	P
10	211	33 (3)	May 24	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-6	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.417	.417	.833	9	1.13	-0.022	2.79	-0.03%	-0.25	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	212	43 (9)	Jun 2 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,7-10	GS-12	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.333	.375	.333	.708	9	1.51	-0.146	4.25	-0.25%	-0.93	P
12	213	48 (4)	Jun 8	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.375	.333	.708	9						P
13	214	56 (7)	Jun 16 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.300	.263	.563	9	.75	-0.089	2.34	-0.17%	-1.63	P
14	215	60 (3)	Jun 20	WSH		DET	L,10-13	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.300	.263	.563	9						P
15	216	62 (1)	Jun 22	WSH		DET	L,3-11	GS-8	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.318	.333	.652	9	.81	0.013	2.64	0.03%	-0.10	P
16	217	67 (4)	Jun 26	WSH		SLB	W,10-9	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.360	.348	.708	9	1.17	-0.022	2.01	-0.02%	-0.33	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	218	73 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.333	.320	.653	9	.94	-0.049	1.08	-0.03%	-0.44	P
18	219	76 (2)	Jul 7	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.333	.320	.653	9						P
19	220	81 (4)	Jul 15 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,8-10	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.321	.308	.629	9	.53	-0.015	.23	0.00%	-0.12	P
20	221	82	Jul 15 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,8-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.321	.308	.629	9						P
21	222	83	Jul 16	WSH	@	DET	W,10-8	6-7	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.296	.345	.407	.752	9	2.04	0.153	.66	0.03%	1.74	P
22	223	86 (2)	Jul 19	WSH	@	SLB	L,7-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.296	.345	.407	.752	9						P
23	224	88 (1)	Jul 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-6	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.344	.379	.723	9	.77	-0.027	.07	0.00%	-0.20	P
24	225	92 (3)	Jul 25	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-4	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.314	.344	.658	9	.38	-0.032	.02	0.00%	-0.80	P
25	226	94 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.314	.344	.658	1						P
26	227	96 (1)	Jul 30	WSH		BOS	L,0-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.314	.344	.658	1						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	228	101 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-7	4-GF	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.351	.382	.734	9	.26	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.55	P
28	229	105 (3)	Aug 10	WSH		PHA	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.351	.382	.734	7						P
29	230	106	Aug 11	WSH		PHA	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.351	.382	.734	9						P
30	231	109 (2)	Aug 14	WSH		CLE	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.351	.382	.734	9						P
31	232	111 (1)	Aug 17 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.325	.351	.676	9	1.16	-0.153	.00	0.00%	-1.79	P
32	233	112	Aug 18 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.317	.342	.659	9	3.66	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
33	234	116 (3)	Aug 23	WSH		DET	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.275	.326	.350	.676	9	.76	0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
34	235	119 (2)	Aug 26 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,0-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.326	.350	.676	9						PR
35	236	121 (1)	Aug 27	WSH		SLB	W,6-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.326	.350	.676	2						PR
36	237	122	Aug 28	WSH		SLB	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.311	.333	.644	9	.96	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	238	130 (7)	Sep 5	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.311	.333	.644	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
38	239	133 (2)	Sep 8	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9	.62	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
39	240	139 (5)	Sep 14	WSH	@	DET	L,4-6	GS-12	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.283	.300	.583	9	1.52	-0.240	.00	0.00%	-2.32	P
40	241	145 (5)	Sep 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.222	.263	.278	.541	9						P
41	242	151 (5)	Sep 25 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.267	.281	.547	9	1.19	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
							11-30		63	57	6	13	1	1	0	4	3	0	7	0	3		0		0	0	.228	.267	.281	.547		1.04	-0.701	1.21	-0.43%	-7.50

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