NAME : Rick Burleson
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ORIGIN : LYNWOOD,CA,USA
BIRTHDAY : 4/29/1941
AGE : 29
HEIGHT : 5"10
WEIGHT : 165
POSITION : Shortstop
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $585,750 through 1974
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : GREAT
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Second Base : E (Fielding Pct. : .971)
Range at Shortstop : D (Fielding Pct. : .960)
OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
Speed : D
Stealing Ability : B
Sacrifice Bunt : C
Bunt for Hit : E
Hitter Type : Normal
Getting Hits : 5 (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
Hitting Doubles : 5 (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
Hitting Homeruns : 2 (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Poor)
Getting BB's : 4 (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
Avoiding Strikeouts : 7 (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
BATTING STATS :
Category AVG HR RBI AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG
Overall .245 6 51 522 128 13 5 60 10 4 39 56 .297 .324
vs RHP .232 2 31 323 75 3 2 36 8 0 25 39 .287 .272
vs LHP .266 4 20 199 53 10 3 24 2 4 14 17 .313 .407
At Home .238 3 26 256 61 3 3 32 4 3 18 32 .291 .309
Away .252 3 25 266 67 10 2 28 6 1 21 24 .302 .338
R.I.S.P. .254 1 45 118 30 5 3 0 0 0 8 10 .288 .373
Pinch Hitting .000 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Close/Late .309 2 4 55 17 2 0 6 0 0 0 5 .321 .455
This Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Last Week .250 0 2 20 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .300
Apr/Mar .304 1 10 69 21 2 1 8 0 0 8 6 .372 .406
May .200 1 4 85 17 3 1 12 0 0 8 10 .266 .294
June .190 0 4 84 16 3 0 5 2 2 6 11 .244 .226
July .250 0 9 84 21 2 1 7 3 2 3 12 .286 .298
August .278 2 13 97 27 2 0 13 2 0 9 8 .336 .361
Sep/Oct .252 2 11 103 26 1 2 15 3 0 5 9 .284 .359
CAREER STATS :
YEAR AVG HR RBI G AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG TEAMS
1964 .296 3 66 137 439 130 33 2 39 5 3 18 24 .324 .401 Day
1965 .289 9 53 158 540 156 33 2 73 7 1 34 40 .331 .407 Day
1966 .264 2 38 121 401 106 21 1 45 8 2 29 43 .314 .337 Day
1967 .303 6 62 155 522 158 25 3 64 10 2 35 37 .346 .397 Day,MIL
1968 .298 5 83 156 550 164 23 1 60 6 1 42 36 .348 .371 MIL
1969 .258 6 45 121 391 101 15 3 39 5 2 18 38 .291 .358 MIL
Total AB : 3365
Total AVG : .280
Total Hits: 943
Total HR : 37
Total RBI : 398
Total Runs: 380
Total SB : 51
PLAYER HISTORY
Had first career hit on 4/10/1964, off Sparky Lyle (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 5/29/1964, off Gil Heredia (Wic)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Rochester on 8/22/1965
Injured on 5/14/1966 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Traded from Daytona to Milwaukee on 4/4/1967
Won Circuit Championship with Milwaukee in 1967
Injured on 4/22/1969 with a Broken Hand, out for 5-6 weeks
Won Circuit Championship with Milwaukee in 1970
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