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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Team Record in Appearances: 9-28 / in Starts: 6-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 4

1929 Pitching Game Log

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1929 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	63	2	Apr 18	WSH		PHA	L,2-8	8-GF		99	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.79	8		0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.29	-0.01%
2	64	4	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	9-GF	L(0-1)	1	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	6.00	1.46	5		0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	7.14	-0.53%
3	65	6	Apr 24	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-9	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	1.29	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.00%
4	66	9	Apr 28	WSH		NYY	L,2-7	6-GF		3	4.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.38	3.17	14		0	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	.30	0.01%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
5	67	19	May 12	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-9	L(0-2)	13	8.1	9	3	3	3	0	0	0	3.31	3.53	38	50	0	0	0	33	3	0	0	0	0	1	3.16	0.16%
6	68	25	May 19	WSH		PHA	L,0-7	GS-2	L(0-3)	6	1.2	6	4	4	1	0	0	0	5.00	3.63	13	26	0	0	0	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.19%
7	69	28	May 23(1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,8-9	4-4		3	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	6.00	3.79	2		0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	-0.15%
8	70	33	May 28	WSH		NYY	L,7-12	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.68	3.74	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.00%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
9	71	37	Jun 1	WSH		SLB	L,4-5	GS-9		3	8.0	7	4	3	3	5	0	0	5.00	3.42	33	56	0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	1	.31	0.00%
10	72	42	Jun 6	WSH		DET	L,5-7	9-GF		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.82	3.40	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.00%
11	73	47	Jun 12	WSH		CLE	L,5-9	GS-6	L(0-4)	5	5.1	9	6	3	1	1	0	0	4.86	3.33	28	32	1	0	0	26	1	2	0	1	0	3	.13	-0.02%
12	74	56	Jun 22(2)	WSH		BOS	W,5-1	CG	W(1-4)	9	9.0	4	1	1	3	2	0	0	4.04	3.34	32	74	1	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	.02	0.01%
13	75	58	Jun 26(1)	WSH		NYY	L,0-7	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.95	3.28	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
14	76	60	Jun 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.77	3.21	7		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
15	77	62	Jun 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS-6	L(1-5)	1	6.0	4	3	2	2	1	0	1	3.68	3.30	24	53	0	1	0	20	4	0	0	0	1	0	.01	0.00%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
16	78	68	Jul 4(2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-14			4	3.1	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	3.62	3.29	16					15					0
17	79	71	Jul 8(2)	WSH	@	DET	L,6-16	5-GF(8)		3	4.0	8	6	5	1	0	0	0	4.14	3.31	22		2	0	0	21	3	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
18	80	73	Jul 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,7-9	7-7		1	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.10	3.35	3		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
19	81	80	Jul 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	W(2-5)	6	9.0	8	2	2	4	1	0	0	3.82	3.42	39	60	0	0	0	35	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
20	82	84	Jul 20(2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	W(3-5)	2	9.0	4	1	1	3	5	0	0	3.49	3.34	34	77	0	0	0	30	1	0	1	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
21	83	87	Jul 24	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	W(4-5)	3	9.0	8	2	1	3	1	0	0	3.23	3.36	38	63	1	0	0	34	3	0	0	1	0	1	.00	0.00%
22	84	91	Jul 28	WSH		CLE	L,6-9	GS-5		3	4.0	7	5	4	1	1	1	0	3.49	3.49	19	30	0	2	0	18	2	1	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
23	85	93	Jul 31	WSH		SLB	L,1-5	GS-5	L(4-6)	2	5.0	7	4	1	2	2	0	0	3.40	3.48	23	43	1	1	0	20	1	2	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
24	86	97	Aug 4(2)	WSH		DET	L,11-13	GS-		3	5.0	6	7	6	8	4	0	0	3.77	3.60	27	25				18					0
25	87	100	Aug 6(2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-8	GS-7	L(4-7)	1	7.0	7	8	8	5	4	2	0	4.19	3.86	32	30	0	1	0	27	0	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
26	88	104	Aug 11	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-5	GS-9	W(5-7)	4	8.1	9	5	5	4	2	0	0	4.28	3.85	37	43	0	0	0	31	3	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
27	89	109	Aug 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-8	GS-7		4	7.0	11	6	4	3	2	1	0	4.33	3.94	35	34	0	0	0	32	3	0	1	1	0	2	.00	0.00%
28	90	113	Aug 20	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-2	GS-1		3	0.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	4.48	3.98	5	36	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
29	91	124	Aug 31(2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-13	GS-5	L(5-8)	10	5.0	8	7	7	5	4	1	0	4.79	4.09	28	22	1	0	0	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
30	92	129	Sep 4	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.83	4.08	5		0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
31	93	131	Sep 8	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	8-GF		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.06	8		0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
32	94	134	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	L,1-5	8-GF		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.68	4.03	7		1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
33	95	135	Sep 13	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	9-9	H(1)	0	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.74	4.01	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
34	96	137	Sep 15(1)	WSH		DET	L,2-16			1	1.0	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	4.77	4.01	6					5					0
35	97	139	Sep 16	WSH		DET	W,10-9		W(6-8)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.76	4.01	1					1					0
36	98	145	Sep 21	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	4-7		4	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.62	3.96	12		0	0	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
37	99	147	Sep 23	WSH		CHW	W,7-6	6-9		1	2.2	3	2	2	0	2	0	0	4.66	3.91	10		0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
							9-28		W-L:6-8,Hld:1	2.9	141.0	154	89	73	55	49	6	4	4.66	3.91	626	44	8	5	0	554	37	8	2	5	5	11	.34	-0.72%

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