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Tom Burns

Biography

Cap Anson says: "Thomas E. Burns was playing with the Albany, N. Y., Club, who were then the champions of the New York State League when I signed him to play with Chicago. He was a fair average batter, but was hardly fast enough to be considered a really good shortstop. He was a fair base-runner, using excellent judgment in that respect, and a first-class slider, going into the bases head first when compelled to make a slide for them, instead of feet first, like the majority of the players of that day and generation."

Stats

Birth Date: March 30, 1857
Birth Location: Honesdale, PA
Death Date: March 19, 1902
Death Location: Jersey City NJ, USA
Weight: 152 lb
Height: 5 ft 7 in
Bats: R
Throws: R
Debut Date: May 1, 1880
Final Game Date: July 22, 1892
Years Played: 13
Games Played: 1,251
At Bats: 4,920
Runs: 722
Hits: 1,307
Doubles: 236
Triples: 69
Home Runs: 39
RBIs: 683
Stolen Bases: 162
Base on Balls: 270
Batting Average: 0.266
Position: Third Baseman



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