James Burton
James Hodge Burton
Born: December 5, 1938
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1957-1964
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James Burton compiled a career record of 62 wins and 71 losses and a 4.45 ERA in his 270-game pitching career with the Greenville Majors, Alexandria Aces, Greensboro Yankees, Fargo-Moorhead Twins, Binghamton Triplets, Amarillo Gold Sox, York White Roses and Columbus Yankees. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | SOSL | Greenville Majors | 6 | 3 | .667 | 5.14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 70.0 | 72 | 43 | 40 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1957 | C | EVAN | Alexandria Aces | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6.72 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 79.0 | 87 | 76 | 59 | 7 | 85 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.32 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 150.0 | 161 | 94 | 72 | 20 | 82 | 105 | 4 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| 1959 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.54 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 160.0 | 147 | 76 | 63 | 17 | 71 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6.07 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.08 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 38.0 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3.30 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 150.0 | 127 | 76 | 55 | 15 | 77 | 5 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 5 | 10 | .333 | 5.67 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 146.0 | 159 | 108 | 92 | 20 | 72 | 5 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1963 | AA | EL | York White Roses | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.43 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 155.0 | 163 | 80 | 59 | 13 | 46 | 3 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.62 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 83 | 46 | 45 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1964 | AA | EL | York White Roses | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48.0 | 51 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 62 | 71 | .466 | 4.45 | 270 | 121 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 1114.0 | 1118 | 673 | 551 | 124 | 595 | 28 | 703 | 28 | 3 | 69 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | SOSL | Greenville Majors | 12 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .208 | .296 | .208 | .505 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | C | EVAN | Alexandria Aces | 18 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .233 | .303 | .267 | .570 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 25 | 70 | 60 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .200 | .294 | .250 | .544 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 27 | 65 | 53 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .132 | .233 | .170 | .403 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 8 | 13 | 13 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 20 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 | .235 | .294 | .529 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 31 | 59 | 47 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .255 | .375 | .277 | .652 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 50 | 52 | 46 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .196 | .229 | .304 | .534 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | EL | York White Roses | 36 | 65 | 58 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .138 | .206 | .155 | .362 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | EL | York White Roses | 20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | 28 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 285 | 453 | 394 | 42 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 66 | .188 | .261 | .223 | .484 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | C | EVAN | Alexandria Aces | P | 17 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1.118 |
| 1957 | D | SOSL | Greenville Majors | P | 11 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.818 |
| 1958 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | P | 25 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .897 | 1.040 |
| 1959 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | P | 27 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.519 |
| 1960 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 20 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .833 | .500 |
| 1961 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 28 | 7 | 42 | 2 | 1 | .961 | 1.750 |
| 1962 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 43 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 3 | .978 | 1.023 |
| 1963 | AA | EL | York White Roses | P | 34 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .972 | 1.029 |
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Yankees | P | 28 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .536 |
| 1964 | AA | EL | York White Roses | P | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .889 | .400 |
| Totals | 270 | 75 | 192 | 13 | 12 | .954 | .989 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | Sooner State League | Greenville Majors | NYA | ||
| 1957 | C | Evangeline League | Alexandria Aces | NYA | ||
| 1958 | B | Carolina League | Greensboro Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1958 | C | Northern League | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | NYA | ||
| 1959 | C | Northern League | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | NYA | ||
| 1959 | B | Carolina League | Greensboro Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1960 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Gold Sox | NYA | ||
| 1961 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Gold Sox | NYA | ||
| 1962 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Gold Sox | NYA | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | York White Roses | WS2 | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1964 | AA | Eastern League | York White Roses | WS2 |
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