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George Burns   |   Major Leaguer   1914-1929

Full Name:  George Henry Burns
Born:  January 31,1893  in  Niles, Ohio
Death:  January 7,1978
Height:  6-1  Weight:  180  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Central (Philadelphia,PA)
College:  

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Transactions:   [Mar 8,1918] - Traded by Yankees to Athletics for Ping Bodie.  [Mar 8,1918] - Purchased by Yankees from Tigers.  [May 29,1920] - Purchased by Indians from Athletics.  [Dec 24,1921] - Traded by Indians with Elmer Smith and Joe Harris to Red Sox for Stuffy McInnis.  [Jan 7,1924] - Traded by Red Sox with Chick Fewster and Roxy Walters to Indians for Bill Wambsganss, Joe Connolly, Steve O'Neill and Dan Boone.  [Sep 17,1928] - Purchased by Yankees from Indians.  [Jun 19,1929] - Purchased by Athletics from Yankees.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1914DetroitAL21DetMLB 1b 137478551392255572313325612 22   .291*.340.389*729--
1915DetroitAL22DetMLB 1b 10539249991835509322515 17   .253*.298.352*650--
1916DetroitAL23DetMLB 1b 1354796013722647312 22307 19   .286*.322.382*704--
1917DetroitAL24DetMLB 1b 119407429214101403 15336 14   .226*.260.317*577--
1918PhiladelphAL25PhaMLB 1b 130505611782296708 23258 8   .352*.384.467*851--
1919PhiladelphAL26PhaMLB 1b-of 1264706313929985715 191812 6   .296*.328.447*775--
1920ClevelandAL27CleMLB 1b 44567154101310432 2   .268*.322.375*697--
 PhiladelphAL27PhaMLB of 2260114301740671 1   .233*.308.333*641--
1921ClevelandAL28CleMLB 1b 8424452882140493113192 6   .361*.396.480*876--
1922BostonAL29BosMLB 1b 1475587117132512738220289 15   .306*.335.446*781--
1923BostonAL30BosMLB 1b 146551911814757829745337 12   .328*.383.470*853--
1924ClevelandAL31CleMLB 1b 12946264143375468145292715 23   .310*.355.437*792--
1925ClevelandAL32CleMLB 1b 12748869164414679161124243 8   .336*.371.473*844--
1926ClevelandAL33CleMLB 1b 15160397216643411413728338 18   .358*.390.494*884--
1927ClevelandAL34CleMLB 1b 14054984175512378131142277 9   .319*.371.435*806--
1928NY YankeesAL35NyyMLB 1b 4412000000010 0   .500*.501.500*1001--
 ClevelandAL35CleMLB 1b 8220929521215302317116 6   .249*.310.388*698--
1929PhiladelphAL36PhaMLB 1b 29495135011110230 1   .265*.300.429*729--
 NY YankeesAL36NyyMLB  9900000000040 0   .000*.012.000*12--
 
Major League Totals - 16 Season(s)1866657390120184447272951154363433110187 .307.429-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1917NY GiantsNL24NygWs622350002102600000 .227.292.227519--
1920ClevelandAL27CleWs510131002003300000 .300.462.400862--
1921NY GiantsNL28NygWs8332114102103500000 .333.389.515904--
1929PhiladelphAL36PhaWs12000000000100000 .000.000.000000--
 
Major League Totals - 4 Season(s)206761951062081500000 .284.360.388748--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1914DetroitAL21DetMLB1B13715797930168872---.982--
 
1915DetroitAL22DetMLB1B10411555717122965---.986--
 
1916DetroitAL23DetMLB1B12413555422143171---.985--
 
1917DetroitAL24DetMLB1B10411275712119644---.990--
 
1918PhiladelphAL25PhaMLB1B1281384104261514109---.983--
1918PhiladelphAL25PhaMLBOF250160---.833--
 
1919PhiladelphAL26PhaMLB1B869187120100944---.980--
1919PhiladelphAL26PhaMLBOF345344612---.934--
 
1920ClevelandAL27CleMLB1B128492951---.979--
1920ClevelandAL27CleMLBOF100000--------
1920PhiladelphAL27PhaMLBOF132031240---.958--
 
1921ClevelandAL28CleMLB1B7353441658140---.990--
 
1922BostonAL29BosMLB1B140141294201526103---.987--
 
1923BostonAL30BosMLB1B146148592161593103---.990--
 
1924ClevelandAL31CleMLB1B127122711018135585---.987--
 
1925ClevelandAL32CleMLB1B12611958214129194---.989--
 
1926ClevelandAL33CleMLB1B151149999191617122---.988--
 
1927ClevelandAL34CleMLB1B1391362102151479111---.990--
 
1928ClevelandAL35CleMLB1B5347038851644---.984--
1928NY YankeesAL35NyyMLB1B270070---1.000--
 
1929PhiladelphAL36PhaMLB1B1999501049---1.000--
 


 Awards
[1923] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #10)  [1925] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #21)  [1926] - American League Most Valuable Player  [1937] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (3 votes - 1.49%)  [1939] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (1 votes - 0.36%)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Cleveland Indians in 1920, the New York Giants in 1921 and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929.
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