Bobby Burke was born on Wednesday, January 23, 1907, in Joliet, Illinois. Burke was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1927, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bobby Burke baseball stats page.
"In this no-hit game (August 8, 1931) I threw only about five curve balls. All the rest were fast balls." - Bobby Burke in Who's Who in Major League Baseball (Harold "Speed" Johnson, 1933)
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Bobby BurkeBobby Burke Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1927 | 20 | Senators | 36 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 414 | 91 | 44 | 48 | 6 | 32 | - | 20 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - |
1928 | 21 | Senators | 26 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.90 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 85.1 | 354 | 87 | 37 | 44 | 1 | 18 | - | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
1929 | 22 | Senators | 37 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.79 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 141.0 | 626 | 154 | 75 | 91 | 6 | 55 | - | 51 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1930 | 23 | Senators | 24 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.63 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 74.1 | 312 | 62 | 30 | 41 | 2 | 29 | - | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1931 | 24 | Senators | 30 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 4.27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 128.2 | 548 | 124 | 61 | 67 | 6 | 50 | - | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1932 | 25 | Senators | 22 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 | 409 | 98 | 52 | 55 | 4 | 44 | - | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1933 | 26 | Senators | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64.0 | 287 | 64 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 31 | - | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1934 | 27 | Senators | 37 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 168.0 | 721 | 155 | 60 | 67 | 2 | 72 | - | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
1935 | 28 | Senators | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 7.46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.1 | 310 | 90 | 55 | 63 | 7 | 27 | - | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1937 | 30 | Phillies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
10 Years | 254 | 88 | 93 | 38 | 46 | .452 | 4.29 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 918.2 | 3,985 | 926 | 438 | 506 | 35 | 360 | - | 299 | 16 | 24 | 3 | - |
Bobby BurkeBobby Burke Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1927 | 20 | Senators | 36 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .125 | .125 | .125 |
1928 | 21 | Senators | 26 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .250 | .286 | .350 |
1929 | 22 | Senators | 37 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 10 | 7 | - | 0 | - | .140 | .159 | .163 |
1930 | 23 | Senators | 24 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .174 | .208 | .217 |
1931 | 24 | Senators | 30 | 47 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .213 | .245 | .234 |
1932 | 25 | Senators | 23 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .200 | .231 | .280 |
1933 | 26 | Senators | 25 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .235 | .235 | .294 |
1934 | 27 | Senators | 41 | 57 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | 7 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .228 | .267 | .281 |
1935 | 28 | Senators | 16 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .182 | .250 | .182 |
1937 | 30 | Phillies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 260 | 278 | 24 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .225 | .234 |
Bobby BurkeBobby Burke Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1927 Senators | P | 36 | 6 | 300 | 30 | 0.8 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
1928 Senators | P | 26 | 7 | 256 | 25 | 1.0 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.53 |
1929 Senators | P | 37 | 17 | 423 | 24 | 0.6 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.53 |
1930 Senators | P | 24 | 4 | 223 | 17 | 0.7 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .824 | 1.70 |
1931 Senators | P | 30 | 13 | 386 | 34 | 1.1 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.31 |
1932 Senators | P | 22 | 10 | 273 | 17 | 0.8 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.68 |
1933 Senators | P | 25 | 6 | 192 | 20 | 0.8 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .850 | 2.39 |
1934 Senators | P | 37 | 15 | 504 | 46 | 1.2 | 44 | 8 | 36 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.36 |
1935 Senators | P | 15 | 10 | 199 | 20 | 1.3 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.71 |
1937 Phillies | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 254 | 88 | 2,756 | 233 | 0.9 | 223 | 40 | 183 | 10 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.18 | |
10 Years | 254 | 88 | 2,756 | 233 | 0.9 | 223 | 40 | 183 | 10 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.18 |
Bobby BurkeBobby Burke Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1927 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 0.63 | 1.80 | 2.88 |
1928 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 2.85 | 1.90 |
1929 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 10.8 | 0.93 | 3.26 | 3.51 |
1930 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.21 | 4.24 | 3.51 |
1931 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 0.76 | 2.66 | 3.50 |
1932 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.2 | 25.0 | 0.73 | 3.16 | 4.35 |
1933 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 0.90 | 3.94 | 4.36 |
1934 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.1 | 14.3 | 0.72 | 2.79 | 3.86 |
1935 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.59 | 2.17 | 3.66 |
1937 Phillies | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.6 | 13.2 | 0.83 | 2.93 | 3.53 |
Bobby BurkeBobby Burke Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1927 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1928 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1929 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1930 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1931 Washington Senators | 19 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1932 Washington Senators | 17, 19 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1933 Washington Senators | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1934 Washington Senators | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1935 Washington Senators | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1937 Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
Bobby Burke Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Bobby Burke is one of the few Major League pitchers in history who had an infinite earned run average (ERA) season? Presented below is every pitcher (and some positional players who pitched) that had an infinite ERA season. Bold names have an infinite career ERA.
The Infinite ERA Club |
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Name | Year | Team | Lg |
Nick Altrock | 1919 | WAS | AL |
Wilson Alvarez | 1989 | TEX | AL |
Bob Apodaca | 1973 | NYM | NL |
Kirtley Baker | 1894 | BAL | NL |
Lou Bauer | 1918 | PHI | AL |
Ed Blake | 1953 | CIN | NL |
Rex Brothers | 2018 | ATL | NL |
Joe Brown | 1927 | CHI | AL |
Fred Bruckbauer | 1961 | MIN | AL |
Bobby Burke | 1937 | PHI | NL |
Bill Childers | 1895 | LOU | NL |
Mort Cooper | 1949 | CHI | NL |
Ed Coughlin | 1884 | BUF | NL |
Vic Davalillo | 1969 | STL | NL |
Paul Dean | 1937 | STL | NL |
Pedro Dibut | 1925 | CIN | NL |
Frank Dupee | 1901 | CHI | AL |
Joe Engel | 1919 | CLE | AL |
Ed Farmer | 1977 | BAL | AL |
Bill Ford | 1936 | BOS | NL |
Nick Greenwood | 2015 | STL | NL |
Clark Griffith | 1912 | WAS | AL |
Doc Hamann | 1922 | CLE | AL |
Bryan Harvey | 1995 | FLO | NL |
Nate Jones | 2014 | CHI | AL |
Bob Kammeyer | 1979 | NYY | AL |
Al Kellett | 1924 | BOS | AL |
Matt Koch | 2017 | ARI | NL |
Will Koenigsmark | 1919 | STL | NL |
Dave Koslo | 1955 | MIL | NL |
Rick Kreuger | 1977 | BOS | AL |
Steve Luebber | 1979 | TOR | AL |
Daniel McCutchen | 2012 | PIT | NL |
Bob McGraw | 1918 | NYY | AL |
Cal McLish | 1946 | BKL | NL |
Doc Medich | 1972 | NYY | AL |
Al Milnar | 1946 | PHI | NL |
Bill Moore | 1925 | DET | AL |
Julio Navarro | 1966 | DET | AL |
Bob Owchinko | 1983 | PIT | NL |
Phil Paine | 1956 | MIL | NL |
Mike Palagyi | 1939 | WAS | AL |
Jay Parker | 1899 | PIT | NL |
Gerardo Parra | 2019 | WAS | NL |
Brad Pennington | 1998 | TBR | AL |
Dave Pierson | 1876 | CIN | NL |
Jim Ray | 1966 | HOU | NL |
Erik Sabel | 2002 | DET | AL |
Jim Schelle | 1939 | PHI | AL |
Paul Stuffel | 1953 | PHI | NL |
Billy Sunday | 1890 | PIT | NL |
Gordie Sundin | 1956 | BAL | AL |
Dennis Tankersley | 2003 | SDP | NL |
Bob Uhl | 1940 | DET | AL |
Lino Urdaneta | 2004 | DET | AL |
Andrew Vasquez | 2019 | MIN | AL |
Marty Walker | 1928 | PHI | NL |
Zack Weiss | 2018 | CIN | NL |
John Wood | 1896 | STL | NL |
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