Alex Burr Stats

Alex Burr was born on Wednesday, November 1, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. Burr was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1914, with the New York Yankees. 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 Alex Burr baseball stats page.

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"In 1917, Burr was serving with the 31st Aero Squadron, US Air Service. He went to the flying school at Issoudun in France. From there he attended the École de Tir Aérien gunnery school at Cazaux. On October 12, 1918, while attacking targets at the gunnery school, Lieutenant Burr’s plane collided with another at a height of 4,500 feet. Crashing into Cazaux lake, it would be 12 days before his body was recovered." - Bedingfield, Gary. Baseball Historian. Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice. 29 January 2012.

Alex Burr



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Birth Name:   Alexander Thomson Burr
Nickname:   Alex
Born On:   11-01-1893  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-12-1918 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Cazaux, France
Cemetery:   Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois
High School:   Choate Preparatory High School (Wallingford, CT)
College:   Williams College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-21-1914 (Age 20)
Last Game:   04-21-1914
Draft:   Not Applicable

Alex Burr

Alex Burr Pitching Stats

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Alex Burr Hitting Stats

1914 21 Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1 Year 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Alex Burr Fielding Stats

1914 Yankees CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
CF Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1 Year 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00

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Alex Burr Miscellaneous Stats

1914 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1 Year 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -

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Alex Burr Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1914 New York Yankees n/a Undetermined n/a -

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Alexander Thomson Burr was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Yankees (1914). Did you know that Alex, his nickname (also Tom), appeared in exactly one Major League game and is featured on our Cups of Coffee page? Every ballplayer with a single cup of coffee is included and sortable columns make researching them as enjoyable as a real cup of coffee!

Did you know that Alex Burr is one-of-eight major leaguers to die while serving in the armed forces during World War I? Ballplayers who died in World War I: Lt. Alex Burr (US Army Air Service, Plane Crash, France)‚ Lt. Harry Chapman (US Army, Illness, Missouri), Lt. Larry Chappell (Medical Corps, Illness, California) Pvt. Harry Glenn (US Army, Illness, Minnesota)‚ Cap. Eddie Grant (US Army, Killed in Action, France)‚ Cap. Newt Halliday (US Navy, Illness, Illinois), Cpl. Ralph Sharman (US Army, Accident, Alabama) and Bun Troy (US Army, Died from Wounds, France).

Alex Burr Obituary | Baseball Almanac

Alex Burr Obituary | The Chicago Tribune | 19 November 1918
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