Thomas Burns
Thomas P. Burns "Oyster"
Born: September 6, 1864
Philadelphia, PA US
Deceased: November 11, 1928
Brooklyn, NY US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 183
Career: 1883-1898
Major League Statistics
Thomas Burns compiled a career batting average of .324 with 34 home runs and 0 RBI in his 464-game career with the Harrisburg Olympics, Wilmington Quicksteps, Newark Domestics, Newark Little Giants, Grand Rapids Yellow Jackets, Newark Colts and Hartford Bluebirds. He began playing during the 1883 season and last took the field during the 1898 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | Ind | EL2 | Harrisburg Olympics | 6 | 10 | .375 | 2.30 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 133.0 | 133 | 186 | 34 | 26 | 39 | 5 | |||||||
| 1884 | EL2 | Wilmington Quicksteps | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1.47 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 85.7 | 72 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 49 | |||||||||
| 1885 | EL2 | Newark Domestics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.88 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1886 | EL2 | Newark Little Giants | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1896 | A | ATLL1 | Newark Colts | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1897 | A | ATLL1 | Hartford Bluebirds | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Totals | 13 | 14 | .481 | 2.43 | 39 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 251.7 | 255 | 276 | 68 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | Ind | EL2 | Harrisburg Olympics | 69 | 295 | 295 | 44 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .220 | .220 | .281 | .502 | 83 | ||||||||||
| 1884 | EL2 | Wilmington Quicksteps | 61 | 288 | 288 | 107 | 97 | 9 | 15 | 11 | .337 | .337 | .587 | .924 | 169 | |||||||||||
| 1885 | EL2 | Newark Domestics | 12 | 46 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .174 | .174 | .348 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1886 | EL2 | Newark Little Giants | 85 | 330 | 330 | 77 | 116 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 22 | .352 | .352 | .558 | .909 | 184 | ||||||||||
| 1896 | A | ATLL1 | Newark Colts | 111 | 452 | 452 | 119 | 171 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 51 | .378 | .378 | .622 | 1.000 | 281 | |||||||||
| 1897 | A | ATLL1 | Hartford Bluebirds | 126 | 492 | 491 | 80 | 159 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 32 | .324 | .324 | .438 | .762 | 215 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 464 | 1903 | 1902 | 429 | 616 | 130 | 46 | 34 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .324 | .494 | .818 | 940 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | Ind | EL2 | Harrisburg Olympics | 3B | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1883 | Ind | EL2 | Harrisburg Olympics | OF | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1883 | Ind | EL2 | Harrisburg Olympics | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1883 | Ind | EL2 | Harrisburg Olympics | 2B | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1884 | EL2 | Wilmington Quicksteps | SS | 51 | .000 | ||||||
| 1884 | EL2 | Wilmington Quicksteps | 2B | 2 | .000 | ||||||
| 1884 | EL2 | Wilmington Quicksteps | P | 12 | .000 | ||||||
| 1885 | EL2 | Newark Domestics | 3B | 11 | .000 | ||||||
| 1885 | EL2 | Newark Domestics | P | 1 | .000 | ||||||
| 1886 | EL2 | Newark Little Giants | 3B | 68 | .000 | ||||||
| 1886 | EL2 | Newark Little Giants | OF | 3 | .000 | ||||||
| 1886 | EL2 | Newark Little Giants | SS | 13 | .000 | ||||||
| 1886 | EL2 | Newark Little Giants | 1B | 1 | .000 | ||||||
| 1886 | EL2 | Newark Little Giants | P | 1 | .000 | ||||||
| 1897 | A | ATLL1 | Hartford Bluebirds | 1B | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1897 | A | ATLL1 | Hartford Bluebirds | SS | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1897 | A | ATLL1 | Hartford Bluebirds | 2B | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1897 | A | ATLL1 | Hartford Bluebirds | OF | 109 | .000 | |||||
| 1897 | A | ATLL1 | Hartford Bluebirds | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | Ind | Inter-State Association | Harrisburg Olympics | |||
| 1884 | Eastern League | Wilmington Quicksteps | ||||
| 1885 | Eastern League | Newark Domestics | ||||
| 1886 | Eastern League | Newark Little Giants | May 1, 1886 | September 25, 1886 | ||
| 1896 | A | Western League | Grand Rapids Yellow Jackets | |||
| 1896 | A | Atlantic League | Newark Colts | April 23, 1896 | September 13, 1896 | |
| 1897 | A | Atlantic League | Hartford Bluebirds | April 26, 1897 | September 16, 1897 | |
| 1898 | B | Atlantic League | Newark Colts | July 7, 1898 | July 20, 1898 |
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