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.
"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.
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Alex BurrAlex Burr 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Alex BurrAlex Burr 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 |
1914 | 21 | Yankees | 1 | 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 | ||
1 Year | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Alex BurrAlex Burr Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1914 Yankees | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
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 |
Alex BurrAlex Burr Miscellaneous Stats |
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Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1914 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1 Year | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Alex BurrAlex Burr Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1914 New York Yankees | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
Alex Burr Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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 | The Chicago Tribune | 19 November 1918Baseball Almanac Research Library
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