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Nelson Burbrink

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 195lb (178cm, 88kg)

Born: December 28, 1921 in Cincinnati, OH us

Died: April 12, 2001 in Largo, FL

Buried: The Garden Sanctuary Cemetery, Seminole, FL

Debut: June 5, 1955 (Age 33-159d, 11,256th in major league history)
vs. BRO 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1955 (Age 33-267d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Nelson Edward Burbrink

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

170

.277

RBI

OBP

.333

SLG

.335

OPS

.669

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-33 / in Starts: 24-25
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	54 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 187 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	89 (41-33-15) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 187 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	119 (63-37-18)

Most Driven In
R Repulski	5
B Virdon	4
K Boyer	2
B Stephenson	1
R Schoendienst	1
S Musial	1
A Grammas	0
P Whisenant	0

Most Driven In By
S Musial	2
S Hemus	1
K Boyer	1
P Whisenant	1
B Stephenson	1
R Repulski	1
W Moon	1
A Grammas	0

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	46 (45)	Jun 5 (2)	STL	@	BRO	L,6-10	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	.77	0.050	.48	0.02%	0.04	C
2	2	51 (4)	Jun 12 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	.89	-0.054	.10	0.00%	-0.80	C
3	3	61 (9)	Jun 22	STL		PHI	L,6-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	.79	0.030	.06	0.00%	0.25	C
4	4	62	Jun 23	STL		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.438	.563	1.000	8	.43	0.032	.02	0.00%	1.77	C
5	5	63	Jun 24	STL		NYG	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.368	.474	.842	8	1.16	-0.087	.07	0.00%	-0.50	C
6	6	64	Jun 25	STL		NYG	W,5-3	GS-5	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.524	.952	8	.87	0.051	.03	0.00%	0.52	C
7	7	66 (1)	Jun 26 (2)	STL		NYG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.480	.880	8	.20	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.72	C
8	8	67	Jun 28	STL		CIN	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.414	.414	.483	.897	8	.28	-0.020	.02	0.00%	0.79	C
9	9	68	Jun 29	STL		CIN	W,9-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.394	.394	.455	.848	8	1.49	-0.026	.06	0.00%	1.67	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	10	69	Jul 1	STL	@	CHC	L,7-11	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.382	.382	.441	.824	9	.79	-0.036	.04	0.00%	-0.79	PH
11	11	70	Jul 2	STL	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.342	.342	.395	.737	8	1.04	-0.077	.05	0.00%	-0.54	C
12	12	71	Jul 3 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.333	.366	.699	8	.53	0.015	.03	0.00%	-0.32	C
13	13	73 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.304	.333	.638	8	.76	-0.076	.04	0.00%	-0.91	C
14	14	75 (1)	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.304	.333	.638	7						C
15	15	76	Jul 6	STL	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.354	.674	7	.42	0.110	.01	0.00%	0.86	C
16	16	77	Jul 7	STL	@	CIN	W,9-8	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.352	.385	.736	7	.99	0.034	.04	0.00%	0.24	C
17	17	78	Jul 8	STL		CHC	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.351	.382	.733	7	1.79	0.121	.08	0.00%	0.56	C
18	18	79	Jul 9	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.328	.350	.379	.729	7	.51	-0.046	.02	0.00%	-0.57	C
19	19	81 (1)	Jul 14	STL	@	BRO	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.355	.375	.419	.794	8	.56	0.043	.06	0.00%	0.97	C
20	20	82	Jul 15	STL	@	BRO	L,3-12	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.369	.388	.446	.834	8	.82	0.082	.11	0.01%	0.85	C
21	21	83	Jul 16	STL	@	PIT	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.369	.388	.446	.834	8						C
22	22	84	Jul 17 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG(12)	6	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	.400	.417	.471	.888	7						C
23	23	85	Jul 17 susp	STL	@	PIT	W,1-0	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.417	.471	.888	8						C
24	24	87 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	STL	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.384	.400	.452	.852	8	1.25	-0.092	.08	0.00%	-0.77	C
25	25	88	Jul 20	STL	@	NYG	W,9-2	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.400	.434	.834	8	.34	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.40	C
26	26	90 (1)	Jul 22 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.381	.413	.793	7	.79	-0.137	.03	0.00%	-1.89	C
27	27	93 (2)	Jul 24 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.354	.384	.415	.798	7	.65	-0.023	.02	0.00%	-0.40	C
28	28	96 (2)	Jul 27	STL		PIT	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.371	.400	.771	7	.68	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.44	C
29	29	97	Jul 28	STL		PIT	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.341	.376	.398	.774	7	.62	0.046	.01	0.00%	-0.02	C
30	30	98	Jul 29	STL		BRO	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.330	.365	.385	.749	7	.44	-0.034	.01	0.00%	-0.50	C
31	31	99	Jul 30	STL		BRO	L,0-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.330	.364	.394	.757	7	.95	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
32	32	100	Jul 31	STL		BRO	L,2-11	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.330	.363	.392	.754	8	.38	-0.027	.00	0.00%	0.06	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	33	101	Aug 1	STL		NYG	L,1-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.352	.380	.732	8	.79	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.92	C
34	34	102	Aug 2	STL		NYG	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.343	.369	.712	7	1.00	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.64	C
35	35	103	Aug 3	STL		NYG	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.311	.342	.377	.720	7	1.53	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.39	C
36	36	105 (1)	Aug 5	STL		PHI	L,4-7	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.348	.383	.731	7	.91	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.39	C
37	37	106	Aug 6	STL		PHI	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.336	.369	.706	7	.81	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.69	C
38	38	107	Aug 7	STL		PHI	L,6-9	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.350	.381	.731	7	1.16	0.144	.00	0.00%	1.16	C
39	39	108	Aug 9	STL	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.308	.347	.376	.723	7						C
40	40	109	Aug 10	STL	@	MLN	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	.300	.344	.367	.710	7						C
41	41	111 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	STL	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.348	.366	.714	7	.49	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.04	C
42	42	125 (13)	Aug 25 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-8	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.348	.365	.713	7	.92	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.13	C
43	43	128 (2)	Aug 28	STL	@	BRO	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.343	.359	.702	8	1.47	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.70	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	44	133 (4)	Sep 2	STL	@	CHC	L,2-12	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.292	.338	.354	.692	5	.05	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.97	C
45	45	137 (3)	Sep 7	STL		NYG	L,2-8	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.340	.356	.696	9	.10	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.10	PH C
46	46	138	Sep 8	STL		NYG	L,2-6	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.295	.345	.356	.701	9						PH
47	47	139	Sep 9	STL		PHI	W,11-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.296	.349	.356	.705	8	.65	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-1.03	C
48	48	140	Sep 10	STL		PHI	W,4-3	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.292	.345	.350	.695	8						C
49	49	141	Sep 11	STL		PIT	W,6-5	GS-8	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.349	.357	.706	6	1.59	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.07	C
50	50	142	Sep 12	STL		PIT	L,3-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.346	.350	.696	6	.78	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.64	C
51	51	143	Sep 13	STL		BRO	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.350	.349	.699	6	.61	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.47	C
52	52	144	Sep 14	STL		BRO	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.350	.356	.705	7	.91	0.154	.00	0.00%	1.37	C
53	53	145	Sep 15	STL		BRO	W,3-2	CG(12)	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.349	.351	.700	6	1.72	-0.283	.00	0.00%	-1.10	C
54	54	146	Sep 16	STL	@	MLN	L,4-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	.280	.341	.344	.685	7						C
55	55	148 (1)	Sep 18	STL	@	MLN	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.345	.348	.693	9	3.52	0.213	.00	0.00%	0.96	PH
56	56	149	Sep 19	STL		CHC	W,6-5	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.341	.344	.684	7	1.03	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.44	C
57	57	150	Sep 20	STL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.339	.341	.680	7	.76	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.88	C
58	58	151	Sep 21	STL		CHC	L,5-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.333	.335	.669	7	1.14	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.60	C
							25-33		187	170	11	47	8	1	0	15	14	1	13	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	.276	.333	.335	.669		.84	-0.526	.03	0.02%	-5.64

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