Dick Burns
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| Dick Burns | ||
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| Pitcher/Outfielder | ||
| Born: December 26, 1863 Holyoke, Massachusetts |
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| Died: November 16, 1937 (aged 73) Holyoke, Massachusetts |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 3, 1883 for the Detroit Wolverines |
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| Final game | ||
| July 23, 1885 for the St. Louis Maroons |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Record | 25-27 | |
| ERA | 3.07 | |
| K | 199 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Richard Simon "Dick" Burns (December 26, 1863 - November 16, 1937) was a 19th century Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He played a totaled three seasons in the Majors from 1883 to 1885, getting most of his playing time in the short-lived Union Association in 1884.[1]
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[edit] Career
Dick began his Major League career with the 1883 Detroit Wolverines of the National League, and finished the season with a 2-12 win/loss record.[1] After the season, he joined the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the newly formed and short-lived Union Association. It was with the Outlaw Reds that he compiled very good stats; a 23-15 win/loss record, a 2.46 ERA,[1] pitched a no-hitter on August 26, 1884 Kansas City Cowboys, the first of only two no-hitters pitched in that league.[2]
[edit] Post-Majors career
The Union Association merged with the National League after the 1884 season, and Burns signed and played with the St. Louis Maroons of the National League, playing 14 games in the outfield, and pitching just once, in a relief appearance.[1] This was his final big league season, after which he went on to play for the Milwaukee Brewers in the minors, continuing his two-way playing.[3] Burns' sudden rise in effectiveness and subsequent disappearance back into obscurity is attributable to the difference in the talent levels of the Union Association and National League. The competition in the UA is roughly eqivalent to that of the Double-A level of the current Minor league. [4]
[edit] Later life
Burns died in Holyoke, Massachusetts at the age of 73, and was interred at the Calvary Cemetery in Holyoke.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Dick Burns's Statistics. retrosheet.org. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ MLB No-Hitters. espn.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ The Minor League Milwaukee Brewers, pg. 34. by Brian A. Podoll. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Redleg Rundown: Cincinnati Reds Era IIIA: 1884. mvn.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
