Eddie Burke

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Full Name: Edward D. Burke	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 6"/161	First Game: April 19, 1890
Birthdate: October 6, 1866	Final Game: September 19, 1897
Birthplace: Northumberland, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: November 26, 1907
Deathplace: Utica, New York
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
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Eddie Burke (Edward D. Burke) was born on October 6, 1866 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1890 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1890, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 5 home runs and 57 RBI. Burke played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Eddie Burke's best season was 1893, when he stole 54 bases, hit for a .279 average and knocked in 80 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1890	PIT	N	31	124	17	26	1	7	.210	.295	.306	5	2	14	9	1	0	6	0	0
1890	PHI	N	100	430	85	113	4	50	.263	.349	.379	16	11	49	40	8	0	38	0	0
1890	TOT	N	131	554	102	139	5	57	.251	.337	.363	21	13	63	49	9	0	44	0	0
1891	MIL	a	35	144	31	34	2	21	.236	.337	.340	9	0	12	19	10	0	7	0	0
1892	NY	N	89	363	81	94	6	41	.259	.350	.364	10	5	46	37	5	0	42	0	0
1892	CIN	N	15	41	6	6	0	4	.146	.300	.171	1	0	9	4	0	0	2	0	0
1892	TOT	N	104	404	87	100	6	45	.248	.345	.344	11	5	55	41	5	0	44	0	0
1893	NY	N	135	537	122	150	9	80	.279	.369	.410	23	10	51	32	25	0	54	0	0
1894	NY	N	136	566	121	172	4	77	.304	.357	.405	23	11	37	35	10	10	34	0	0
1895	NY	N	39	167	38	43	1	12	.257	.299	.335	6	2	7	9	3	2	14	0	0
1895	CIN	N	56	228	52	61	1	25	.268	.343	.368	8	6	22	14	4	2	19	0	0
1895	TOT	N	95	395	90	104	2	37	.263	.325	.354	14	8	29	23	7	4	33	0	0
1896	CIN	N	122	521	120	177	1	52	.340	.392	.426	24	9	41	29	4	9	53	0	0
1897	CIN	N	95	387	71	103	1	41	.266	.327	.323	17	1	29	0	6	4	22	0	0
Total	NL		818	3364	713	945	28	389	.281	.352	.379	133	57	305	209	66	27	284	0	0
Total	AA		35	144	31	34	2	21	.236	.337	.340	9	0	12	19	10	0	7	0	0
Total			853	3508	744	979	30	410	.279	.352	.378	142	57	317	228	76	27	291	0	0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1890	PIT	N	OF	31	0	0	80	2	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.911
1890	PHI	N	OF	96	0	0	202	23	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	.904
1890	PHI	N	2B	4	0	0	12	9	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.840
1890	TOT	N	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1890	TOT	N	OF	127	0	0	282	25	32	5	0	0	0	0	0	.906
1891	MIL	a	OF	35	0	0	70	8	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	.918
1892	NY	N	2B	59	0	0	149	181	55	19	0	0	0	0	0	.857
1892	NY	N	OF	30	0	0	45	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.909
1892	CIN	N	3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1892	CIN	N	OF	14	0	0	12	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1892	TOT	N	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1892	TOT	N	OF	44	0	0	57	7	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.928
1893	NY	N	OF	135	0	0	278	22	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.912
1894	NY	N	OF	136	0	0	260	17	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	.933
1895	NY	N	OF	39	0	0	77	8	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.914
1895	CIN	N	OF	56	0	0	135	8	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	.899
1895	TOT	N	OF	95	0	0	212	16	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	.905
1895	TOT	N	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1896	CIN	N	OF	122	0	0	290	13	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	.935
1897	CIN	N	OF	95	0	0	224	11	15	4	0	0	0	0	0	.940
Total			OF	789	0	0	1673	119	153	25	0	0	0	0	0	.921
Total			2B	63	0	0	161	190	59	20	0	0	0	0	0	.856
Total			3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Bill Day and $1100 to Pittsburgh Alleghenys in exchange for Billy Sunday (August 22, 1890).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (June 17, 1892).

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