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Rick Burleson   |   Major Leaguer   1974-1987

Full Name:  Richard Paul Burleson
Born:  April 29,1951  in  Lynwood, California
Height:  5-10  Weight:  165  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Warren (Downey,CA)
College:  Cerritos College

Baseball Lists:  AL Gold Glove Award Winners

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Drafted:  Selected by Minnesota Twins in 8th Round (173rd overall) of 1969 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Boston Red Sox in 1st Round (5th overall) of 1970 amateur entry draft (Jan-Sec)  

Transactions:   [Dec 10,1980] - Traded by Red Sox with Butch Hobson to Angels for Mark Clear, Rick Miller and Carney Lansford.  [Nov 12,1986] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 7,1987] - Signed as Free Agent by Orioles.  [Jul 11,1987] - Released by Orioles.  

Signed by: Joe Stephenson

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1970Winter HvnFSL19BosA+   1184194292134129          .220---.277-----
1971GreenvilleWcar20BosA   29118243142212          .263---.381-----
 Winst-SalmCaro20BosA+   772993582142430          .274---.375-----
1972PawtucketEast21BosAA   13648859115260951          .236---.344-----
1973PawtucketIL22BosAAA   14647758120201645          .252---.335-----
1974PawtucketIL23BosAAA   10417144014          .341---.512-----
 BostonAL23BosMLB ss-2b8,7,911438436109220444332134203513 .284.320.37269249%
1975BostonAL24BosMLB ss2,8,9158580661462516628545443117918 .252.305.32963453%
1976BostonAL25BosMLB ss1,9152540751572717421496037528315 .291.365.38374859%
1977BostonAL26BosMLB ss11546638019436735213124769213615 .293.338.38272054%
1978BostonAL27BosMLB ss1145626751553255498840714210516 .248.295.33963454%
1979BostonAL28BosMLB ss1,215362793174325560953554309813 .278.315.36868350%
1980BostonAL29BosMLB ss11556448917929285112136251206424 .278.341.36670757%
1981CaliforniaAL30CalMLB ss210943053126171533464238321148 .293.357.37272962%
1982CaliforniaAL31CalMLB ss1,81145471002006302202 .156.255.17843348%
1983EdmontonPCL32CalAAA ss 14513103004204110000  .196.255.255510--
 CaliforniaAL32CalMLB ss23311922347001102121200215 .286.348.34569357%
1984CaliforniaAL33CalMLB 974200000000200100 .000.000.000000100%
1986CaliforniaAL35CalMLB dh-ss1,793271357714052913333211612 .284.363.39175445%
1987BaltimoreAL36BalMLB 2b9,262206264314121402173030607 .209.279.31659553%
 
Major League Totals - 13 Season(s)1346513965614012562350449726842047728118446138 .273.328.36168954%
Minor League Totals - 6 Season(s)530189322846484923175 .245---.335-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1975BostonAL24BosCh39242001001000000 .444.500.6671167--
 BostonAL24BosWs724171002004200000 .292.393.333726--
1986CaliforniaAL35CalCh411030000000000000 .273.273.273546--
 
Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)14443143003005200000 .318.388.386774--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1974BostonAL23BosMLB2B316579314724---.980--
1974BostonAL23BosMLB3B221030---1.000--
1974BostonAL23BosMLBSS881432561841742---.957--
 
1975BostonAL24BosMLBSS15826749829794102---.963--
 
1976BostonAL25BosMLBSS1522744783478688---.957--
 
1977BostonAL26BosMLBSS15428548224791111---.970--
 
1978BostonAL27BosMLBSS14428548215782100---.981--
 
1979BostonAL28BosMLBSS15327252316811109---.980--
 
1980BostonAL29BosMLBSS15530152822851147---.974--
 
1981CaliforniaAL30CalMLBSS1092083941361588---.979--
 
1982CaliforniaAL31CalMLBSS11195117112---.986--
 
1983EdmontonPCL32CalAAASS1117163364---.917--
1983CaliforniaAL32CalMLBSS3154102516116---.969--
 
1986CaliforniaAL35CalMLB2B615110263---1.000--
1986CaliforniaAL35CalMLB3B442170---.857--
1986CaliforniaAL35CalMLBSS374377212212---.984--
1986CaliforniaAL35CalMLBDH38--------
 
1987BaltimoreAL36BalMLB2B55112145626339---.977--
1987BaltimoreAL36BalMLBDH7--------
 


 Awards
[1974] - AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #4)  [1975] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #13)  [1977] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #22), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1978] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #36), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1979] - AL Gold Glove Award (SS), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #21), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1981] - AL Silver Slugger Award (SS), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1993] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (0 votes - 0%)  [2002] - Pioneer League Manager of the Year  [2006] - Pioneer League Manager of the Year
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985856,66770  299,1088
1986856,66797  325,46611
1987200,000  292,85339
 
Career:  $1,913,334   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
2006 - Manager for Billings of Pioneer League (Rookie)

Notes: Played in 4 all-star games during his career (1977-1979, 1981)
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
1991Oakland Athletics [MLB]Coach
1992-1993Boston Red Sox [MLB]Coach
1995-1996California Angels [MLB]Coach
1997-1998Lancaster [Calif]Manager
1999San Bernardino [Calif]Manager
2000San Antonio [Tex]Manager
2001-2003Billings [Pio]Manager
2003-2004Louisville [IL]Manager
2005-2006Billings [Pio]Manager
2007GCL Reds [Gcl]Manager
2008Visalia [Calif]Hitting Coach
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