Rick Burleson

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: April 29, 1951 in Lynwood, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 8th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Earl Warren HS (Downey, CA) and the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (5th) of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Earl Warren HS (Downey, CA).

High School: Earl Warren HS (Downey, CA)

Debut: May 4, 1974 (Age 23-005d, 13,484th in major league history)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1987 (Age 36-070d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Jack Sands

Full Name: Richard Paul Burleson

Nicknames: Rooster

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4x All-Star
Gold Glove
Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.9

5139

1401

.273

656

RBI

449

OBP

.328

SLG

.361

OPS

.689

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-3 / in Starts: 8-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	32 (13-13-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (15-10-5)

Most Driven In
B Clark	1
T Foli	1
B Grich	0
D Baylor	0
J Moreno	0

Most Driven In By
R Carew	3
R Jackson	0

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1141	1	Apr 6	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	1.14	-0.103	1.69	-0.09%	-0.56	SS
2	1142	2	Apr 7	CAL	@	OAK	W,7-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	1	.47	0.022	.63	0.02%	0.66	SS
3	1143	3	Apr 8	CAL	@	OAK	W,8-6	CG(16)	8	7	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.188	.278	.188	.465	1	1.23	-0.169	1.83	-0.15%	-0.64	SS
4	1144	4	Apr 9	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.150	.377	1	1.09	-0.119	1.84	-0.12%	-1.13	SS
5	1145	5	Apr 10	CAL	@	MIN	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.174	.240	.217	.457	7	.60	0.077	.90	0.07%	0.18	SS
6	1146	6	Apr 11	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.148	.207	.185	.392	1	1.28	-0.155	2.07	-0.15%	-1.27	SS
7	1147	7	Apr 13 susp	CAL		SEA	W,4-3	CG(20)	9	5	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	1	.156	.270	.188	.458	8	2.43	-0.172	3.40	-0.14%	-0.65	SS
8	1148	8	Apr 14	CAL		SEA	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.143	.268	.171	.440	8	1.35	-0.050	2.01	-0.04%	-0.39	SS
9	1149	9	Apr 15	CAL		SEA	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.250	.158	.408	7	.95	-0.102	1.48	-0.10%	-1.25	SS
10	1150	10	Apr 16	CAL		MIN	W,4-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.229	.143	.372	8	2.47	-0.247	4.10	-0.25%	-1.27	SS
11	1151	11	Apr 17	CAL		MIN	W,6-2	GS-6	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.156	.255	.178	.433	8	.48	0.010	.85	0.01%	-0.45	SS
							8-3		53	45	4	7	1	2	6	2	3	2	3	.156	.255	.178	.433		1.34	-1.008	2.02	-0.95%	-6.75

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