George Burns
George Joseph Burns
Born: November 24, 1889
Utica, NY USA
Deceased: 1966
Gloversville, NY USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 160
Career: 1911-1925
Minor League Statistics
George Burns compiled a career batting average of .287 with 41 home runs and 611 RBI in his 1853-game career with the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies. He began playing during the 1911 season and last took the field during the 1925 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1911 | NL | New York Giants | 6 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .059 | .111 | .059 | .170 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1912 | NL | New York Giants | 29 | 60 | 51 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .294 | .400 | .373 | .773 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1913 | NL | New York Giants | 150 | 676 | 605 | 81 | 173 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 40 | 0 | 58 | 74 | .286 | .352 | .370 | .723 | 224 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
1914 | NL | New York Giants | 154 | 669 | 561 | 100 | 170 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 60 | 62 | 0 | 89 | 53 | .303 | .403 | .417 | .820 | 234 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
1915 | NL | New York Giants | 155 | 688 | 622 | 83 | 169 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 51 | 27 | 20 | 56 | 57 | .272 | .333 | .375 | .707 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
1916 | NL | New York Giants | 155 | 696 | 623 | 105 | 174 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 47 | .279 | .346 | .368 | .714 | 229 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
1917 | NL | New York Giants | 152 | 678 | 597 | 103 | 180 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 40 | 0 | 75 | 55 | .302 | .380 | .412 | .792 | 246 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1918 | NL | New York Giants | 119 | 522 | 465 | 80 | 135 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 40 | 0 | 43 | 37 | .290 | .354 | .389 | .743 | 181 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1919 | NL | New York Giants | 139 | 624 | 534 | 86 | 162 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 40 | 0 | 82 | 37 | .303 | .396 | .404 | .801 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1920 | NL | New York Giants | 154 | 714 | 631 | 115 | 181 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 76 | 48 | .287 | .365 | .399 | .765 | 252 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1921 | NL | New York Giants | 149 | 698 | 605 | 111 | 181 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 19 | 20 | 80 | 24 | .299 | .386 | .395 | .781 | 239 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1922 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 156 | 723 | 631 | 104 | 180 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 53 | 30 | 23 | 78 | 38 | .285 | .366 | .353 | .719 | 223 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1923 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 724 | 614 | 99 | 168 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 45 | 12 | 14 | 101 | 46 | .274 | .376 | .375 | .751 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
1924 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 93 | 371 | 336 | 43 | 86 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | .256 | .315 | .342 | .657 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1925 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 88 | 389 | 349 | 65 | 102 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 20 | .292 | .353 | .390 | .743 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1853 | 8251 | 7241 | 1188 | 2077 | 362 | 108 | 41 | 611 | 383 | 139 | 872 | 565 | .287 | .366 | .384 | .749 | 2778 | 0 | 26 | 112 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1911 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.167 | |
1912 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.174 | |
1913 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 321 | 22 | 13 | 1 | .963 | 2.287 | |
1914 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 326 | 19 | 18 | 5 | .950 | 2.240 | |
1915 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 278 | 13 | 12 | 4 | .960 | 1.877 | |
1916 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 289 | 19 | 12 | 3 | .963 | 1.987 | |
1917 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 325 | 16 | 9 | 4 | .974 | 2.243 | |
1918 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 119 | 0 | 0.0 | 292 | 10 | 11 | 1 | .965 | 2.538 | |
1919 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 290 | 15 | 3 | 4 | .990 | 2.194 | |
1920 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 336 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .983 | 2.253 | |
1921 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
1921 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 360 | 16 | 11 | 2 | .972 | 2.523 | |
1922 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 386 | 20 | 10 | 3 | .976 | 2.603 | |
1923 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 327 | 11 | 14 | 3 | .960 | 2.195 | |
1924 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 90 | 0 | 0.0 | 168 | 13 | 7 | 4 | .963 | 2.011 | |
1925 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 88 | 0 | 0.0 | 189 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .990 | 2.250 | |
Totals | 1845 | 0 | 0.0 | 3918 | 198 | 128 | 42 | .970 | 2.231 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1913 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 5 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .158 | .200 | .263 | .463 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1917 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 6 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .227 | .320 | .227 | .547 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1921 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 8 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .333 | .389 | .515 | .904 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 19 | 82 | 74 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | .257 | .321 | .365 | .686 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1913 | NL | New York Giants | WS | LF | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 2.800 | 2.800 |
1917 | NL | New York Giants | WS | LF | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.941 | 1.833 |
1921 | NL | New York Giants | WS | CF | 8 | 8 | 71.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.141 | 1.125 |
Totals | 19 | 19 | 167.0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.832 | 1.789 |
Awards
1914 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1917 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1918 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1919 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
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