Leo Burke Stats

Leo Burke was born on Sunday, May 6, 1934, in Hagerstown, Maryland. Burke was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1958, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Leo Burke baseball stats page.

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Leo Burke

Leo Burke Autograph on a 1963 Topps Baseball Card (#249 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1963top01' title='1963 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Leo Burke Autograph on a 1963 Topps Baseball Card (#249 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Leo Patrick Burke
Nickname:   None
Born On:   05-06-1934  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hagerstown, Maryland
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   North Hagerstown High School (North Hagerstown, MD)
College:   Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-07-1958 (Age 24)
Last Game:   05-25-1965
Draft:   Not Applicable

Leo Burke

Leo Burke Pitching Stats

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Leo Burke

Leo Burke Hitting Stats

1958 24 Orioles 7 11 4 5 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .455 .500 .818
1959 25 Orioles 5 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .200
1961 27 Angels 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1962 28 Angels 19 64 8 17 1 0 4 0 14 5 1 11 0 0 1 1 .266 .329 .469
1963 29 Cardinals 30 49 6 10 2 1 1 0 5 4 0 12 0 0 0 1 .204 .264 .347
1963 29 Cubs 27 49 4 9 0 0 2 0 7 4 1 13 0 1 0 1 .184 .241 .306
1964 30 Cubs 59 103 11 27 3 1 1 0 14 7 1 31 0 0 1 2 .262 .315 .340
1965 31 Cubs 12 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200
7 Years 165 301 33 72 7 2 9 0 45 21 3 79 0 1 3 7 .239 .294 .365

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Leo Burke Fielding Stats

1958 Orioles 3B 1 1 15 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1958 Orioles CF 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1958 Orioles LF 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1958 Orioles RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1959 Orioles 2B 2 1 39 7 3.5 7 4 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.85
1959 Orioles 3B 2 1 30 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.90
1962 Angels 3B 4 4 114 14 3.5 11 4 7 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .786 2.61
1962 Angels LF 4 4 99 14 3.5 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.82
1962 Angels RF 8 8 192 10 1.3 9 9 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 1.27
1962 Angels SS 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1963 Cardinals 3B 5 3 93 14 2.8 12 6 6 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 3.48
1963 Cardinals LF 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1963 Cardinals RF 9 6 138 15 1.7 15 15 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.93
1963 Cubs 1B 4 3 72 34 8.5 33 31 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 12.38
1963 Cubs 2B 10 7 198 53 5.3 49 22 27 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .925 6.68
1964 Cubs 1B 2 1 39 14 7.0 14 13 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.69
1964 Cubs 2B 5 2 61 11 2.2 9 5 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .818 3.98
1964 Cubs 3B 4 1 63 7 1.8 7 2 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1964 Cubs C 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
1964 Cubs RF 18 11 319 26 1.4 26 25 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.20
1965 Cubs C 2 0 10 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 5.40
1965 Cubs RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
RF Totals 37 25 658 51 1.4 50 49 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.05
2B Totals 17 10 298 71 4.2 65 31 34 6 6 n/a n/a n/a .915 5.89
3B Totals 16 10 315 37 2.3 31 12 19 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .838 2.66
LF Totals 7 5 132 15 2.1 15 15 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.07
1B Totals 6 4 111 48 8.0 47 44 3 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .979 11.43
C Totals 3 0 13 3 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 6.23
CF Totals 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
SS Totals 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
6 Years 88 54 1,536 227 2.6 213 155 58 14 11 0 0 0 .938 3.74

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Leo Burke Miscellaneous Stats

1958 Orioles 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 11.0 5.5 2.8 - - -
1959 Orioles 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 10.0 - - -
1961 Angels 0 0 .000 5 1 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
1962 Angels 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 16.0 5.8 4.6 - - -
1963 Cardinals 0 0 .000 17 2 n/a 49.0 4.1 9.8 - - -
1963 Cubs 0 1 .000 15 0 n/a 24.5 3.8 7.0 - - -
1964 Cubs 0 0 .000 37 1 n/a 103.0 3.3 7.4 - - -
1965 Cubs 0 0 .000 9 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 - - -
7 Years 0 1 .000 92 4 n/a 33.4 3.8 6.7 - - -

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Leo Burke Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1958 Baltimore Orioles 17 Undetermined - -
1959 Baltimore Orioles 23 Undetermined - -
1961 Los Angeles Angels 22 Undetermined - -
1962 Los Angeles Angels 16 Undetermined - -
1963 St. Louis Cardinals 18 Undetermined - -
1963 Chicago Cubs 15 Undetermined - -
1964 Chicago Cubs 15 Undetermined - -
1965 Chicago Cubs 15 Undetermined - -

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