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Eddie Burke

Positions: Leftfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-6, 161lb (168cm, 73kg)

Born: October 6, 1866 in Northumberland, PA us

Died: November 26, 1907 in Utica, NY

Buried: St. Agnes Cemetery, Utica, NY

Debut: April 19, 1890 (Age 23-195d, 1,411th in major league history)

Last Game: September 19, 1897 (Age 30-348d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1890 season

Full Name: Edward D. Burke

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.2

3516

983

.280

747

RBI

413

293

OBP

.352

SLG

.378

OPS

.730

OPS+

Summary of 30 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 30 lacking some details

5 Tms
NYG	20
PHI	4
CIN	3
MIL	2
PIT	1

Platoon
vs RHP	24
vs LHP	5
vs ?HP	1

Home/Road
Home	22
Away	8

Outs
Unk	29
0	1

10 Opps
PIT	6
PHI	4
STL	4
CHC	4
BSN	3
WAS/WHS	3
CLV	2
CIN	2
LOU	1
BRO	1

23 Pitchers
Jack Stivetts	3
Kirtley Baker	3
Frank Killen	2
Kid Gleason	2
Bill Hutchison	2
Charlie Hastings	1
Kid Carsey	1
Bob Caruthers	1
Cy Young	1
Brickyard Kennedy	1
Otis Stocksdale	1
Henry Fournier	1
Gus Weyhing	1
Bill Hill	1
Bert Abbey	1
Jack Sharrott	1
Adonis Terry	1
Jimmy Callahan	1
Ed Cassian	1
Walter Thornton	1
Scott Stratton	1
Mike Sullivan	1
Win Mercer	1

11 Parks
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	16
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	4
Expo Pk (PIT)	2
League Pk I (CIN)	1
South End (BOS)	1
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	1
Mahaffey (CAN)	1
League Pk (CIN)	1
WestSide Pk (CHI)	1
Borchert Fld (MIL)	1
Eclipse Pk 2 (LOU)	1

Where Hit

10 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	30

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

55 RBI

Inning
1	2
2	3
4	3
5	1
6	4
7	11
8	5
9	1

1-3	5
4-6	8
7-end	17

RelScore
Unk	30

Unk	30

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	17
CF	7
2B	6

OrderPos
Unk	12
1st	8
7th	5
2nd	5

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1890-06-20	PHI		PIT	Kirtley Baker		b 8		1	2	8
2	2	2	1	1890-06-24	PHI		PIT	Kirtley Baker		b 2		2	2	8		IPHR
3	3	3	1	1890-07-16	PHI		PIT	Kirtley Baker		b 2		2	2	8		IPHR
4	4	4	1	1890-07-28	PHI	@	CHC	Bill Hutchison		t 8		1	2	8
5	5	5	1	1890-09-18	PIT		CLV	Cy Young		t 6		2		8
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
6	6	1	1	1891-08-18	MIL	@	STL	Jack Stivetts		t 7		3		8
7	7	2	1	1891-09-12	MIL		WAS	Ed Cassian		b 9				8
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
8	8	1	1	1892-07-01	NYG	@	PIT	Adonis Terry		t 4		2	7	4		IPHR
9	9	2	1	1892-07-20	NYG		CHC	Bill Hutchison		b 7		1	1	4
10	10	3	1	1892-07-22	NYG		STL	Bob Caruthers		b 4		2	1	4
11	11	4	1	1892-08-04	NYG		WHS	Bert Abbey		b 7		1	1	4
12	12	5	1	1892-08-08	NYG	@	PHI	Kid Carsey		t 8		2		4		IPHR
13	13	6	1	1892-08-17	NYG	@	CIN	Mike Sullivan		t 5		1	1	4		IPHR
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
14	14	1	1	1893-05-27	NYG		PHI	Jack Sharrott		b 7		3		7
15	15	2	1	1893-06-05	NYG		STL	Kid Gleason		b 6		2		7		IPHR
16	16	3	1	1893-06-09	NYG		PIT	Frank Killen		b 2		2	1	7
17	17	4	1	1893-07-18	NYG		BSN	Jack Stivetts		b 6		4	7	7		IPHR
18	18	5	1	1893-08-08	NYG		BRO	Brickyard Kennedy		b 7		1	7	7		IPHR
19	19	6	1	1893-08-12	NYG		PHI	Gus Weyhing		b 7		1	7	7
20	20	7	1	1893-08-18	NYG		CLV	Charlie Hastings		b 4		2		7
21	21	8	1	1893-08-30	NYG		STL	Kid Gleason		b 8		3	7	7
22	22	9	1	1893-09-30	NYG	@	PIT	Frank Killen		t 1		2		7		IPHR
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
23	23	1	1	1894-06-20 (2)	NYG		PHI	Jimmy Callahan		b 7		1	2	7
24	24	2	1	1894-08-02	NYG		BSN	Jack Stivetts		b 8		1		7
25	25	3	1	1894-08-21	NYG		CHC	Scott Stratton		t 7		4		7
26	26	4	1	1894-09-03 (1)	NYG		CIN	Henry Fournier		t 7		2		7
1895	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
27	27	1	1	1895-06-21	NYG		WHS	Win Mercer		b 7		1		7
28	28	2	1	1895-08-31	CIN	@	BSN	Otis Stocksdale		t 7		4	1	7
1896	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
29	29	1	1	1896-06-30	CIN	@	LOU	Bill Hill		t 1	0	1	1	7		Lead-Off
1897	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
30	30	1	1	1897-08-14	CIN		CHC	Walter Thornton		b 6		1	1	7		IPHR