Bill Burns Trades and Transactions

The Bill Burns trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Bill Burns has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Birth Name:   William Thomas Burns
Nickname:   Sleepy Bill
Born On:   01-27-1880  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Saba, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-07-1953
Place of Death Data Died In:   Ramona, California
Cemetery:   Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, California
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-18-1908 (Age 28)
Last Game:   05-23-1912
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bill Burns Trades & Transactions

Baseball Trades & Transactions Involving Bill Burns

-- Sold by Minneapolis (American Association) to Detroit Tigers (April, 1912).
-- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Minneapolis (American Association) (May, 1912).
09-01-1907 Selected by Washington Senators from Los Angeles (PCL) in the major league draft (September 1, 1907).
05-16-1909 Traded by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Nick Altrock, Gavvy Cravath and Jiggs Donahue (May 16, 1909).
06-07-1910 Sold by Chicago White Sox to Cincinnati Reds for $4000 (June 7, 1910).
05-22-1911 Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from Cincinnati Reds (May 22, 1911).

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Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

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