George Burns (NL) - 1922 V100 card, courtesy of Brian Van Horn George Joseph Burns (November 24, 1889 - August 15, 1966) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1911 through 1925, Burns played for the New York Giants (1911-21), Cincinnati Reds (1922-24) and Philadelphia Phillies (1925). He batted and threw right handed. November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...
The position of the left fielder A left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder in the sport of baseball who plays defense in left field. ...
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The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ...
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* Division notes: In 1981, the Phillies finished with the best record in the Eastern Division prior to stoppage of play in the middle of the season due to the players strike, which forced the season to be split into two halves. ...
In a 15-season career, Burns was a .287 hitter with 41 home runs and 611 RBI in 1853 games played. For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on...
In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...
In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ...
A native of Utica, New York, Burns started his baseball career as a catcher. He reached the New York Giants in the latter half of the 1911 season. Because his strong throwing arm and blazing speed, Giants manager John McGraw converted him into an outfielder. This article is about Utica in New York, USA. For other places with this name, see Utica. ...
The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ...
In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. ...
John McGraw can refer to different people: John McGraw (merchant), (1815-1877), was a New York lumber tycoon, and one of the founding trustees of Cornell University. ...
An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ...
Burns became a regular in 1913 and soon mastered the intricacies of playing the Polo Grounds's sundrenched left field. His teammates called him the "greatest 'sunfielder' in the history of the game". While with the Giants, Burns established a major league record, which has since been bettered, for most consecutive games played by an outfielder (1,356). He also led the National League in runs and walks five times and twice in stolen bases, and hit for the cycle in 1920. The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in New York City used by Major League Baseballs New York Giants from 1883 until 1957, New York Metropolitans from 1883 until 1885, the New York Yankees from 1912 until 1922, and by the New York Mets in...
The position of the left fielder A left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder in the sport of baseball who plays defense in left field. ...
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In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ...
In baseball statistics, a base on balls (BB), also called a walk, is used in baseball to track the performance of pitchers and batters. ...
The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball statistics, stolen bases (denoted by SB) is a count of the number of bases successfully stolen by a player. ...
Eric Davis hit for the cycle in 1989 In baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. ...
After playing in the 1921 World Series, Burns was sent to the Cincinnati Reds in the same trade that brought third baseman Heinie Groh to the Giants. In 1922 for the Reds, Burns set a NL record with his 28th steal of home, surpassing the old mark held by Honus Wagner. The New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in 8 games. ...
The position of the third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base, the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a run. ...
Heinie Groh (September 18, 1889 - August 22, 1968) was a professional baseball player during the early 1900s, most famous for his unique hitting instrument - the bottle bat. ...
Honus Wagner John Peter Honus Wagner (February 24, 1874 near Pittsburgh- December 6, 1955) is considered by many to have been the greatest shortstop ever to play major league baseball. ...
Burns ended his major league career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1925. He collected 2,077 hits with a .366 on base percentage and a significant 1.54 walk-to-strikeout ratio (872-for-565). His 383 stolen bases ranks him 76th in the all-time list. In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. ...
In baseball statistics, walk-to-strikeout ratio (BB/K) is a measure of plate discipline and great knowledge of the strike zone. ...
In 1927 Burns became a player-coach of Williamsport in the New York-Penn League, and returned to the Giants in 1937 as a coach. He later worked for a tannery. In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ...
The Williamsport Crosscutters are a Class A minor league baseball team based in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. ...
The New York - Penn League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States. ...
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Burns died in Gloversville, New York, at age of 76. Gloversville is a city located in Fulton County, New York. ...
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Below is the list of Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit milestone. ...
At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced. ...
At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced. ...
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