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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	BOS		MIL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
2	2	Apr 9	BOS		MIL	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
3	3	Apr 11	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
4	4	Apr 12	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	51	13.0	2	7	0	9	2	SS
5	5	Apr 13	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
6	6	Apr 15	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	SS
7	7	Apr 16	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
8	8	Apr 18	BOS		BAL	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	SS
9	9	Apr 20	BOS		BAL	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
10	10	Apr 21	BOS		NYY	L,1-12	CG	44	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	SS
11	11	Apr 22	BOS		NYY	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
12	12	Apr 23	BOS		NYY	W,11-7	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
13	13	Apr 25	BOS	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	26	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
14	14	Apr 26	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	38	9.2	1	5	0	6	1	SS
15	15	Apr 27	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
16	16	Apr 30	BOS		CLE	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	BOS		CLE	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
18	18	May 3	BOS		DET	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
19	19	May 5	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	SS
20	20	May 6	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	10	0	11	1	SS
21	21	May 7	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
22	22	May 9	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
23	23	May 10	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	27	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
24	24	May 11	BOS	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	SS
25	25	May 12	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
26	26	May 13	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
27	27	May 15	BOS		KCR	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	SS
28	28	May 16	BOS		KCR	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	SS
29	29	May 17	BOS		KCR	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
30	30	May 18	BOS		KCR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
31	31	May 19	BOS		OAK	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
32	32	May 20	BOS		OAK	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
33	33	May 21	BOS		OAK	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
34	34	May 22	BOS		CAL	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS
35	35	May 23	BOS		CAL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
36	36	May 24	BOS		CAL	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	1	4	1	6	3	SS
37	37	May 25	BOS		CAL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
38	38	May 26	BOS	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
39	39	May 28	BOS	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	SS
40	40	May 30	BOS	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
41	41	May 31	BOS	@	MIN	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	BOS	@	MIN	W,11-9	CG	49	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	SS
43	43	Jun 2	BOS		CHW	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
44	44	Jun 3	BOS		CHW	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
45	45	Jun 4	BOS		CHW	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
46	46	Jun 6	BOS		MIN	W,13-10	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
47	47	Jun 7	BOS		MIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
48	48	Jun 8	BOS		MIN	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS
49	49	Jun 9	BOS		TEX	L,4-12	CG	46	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
50	50	Jun 10	BOS		TEX	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
51	51	Jun 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,9-7	CG	66	14.0	5	4	0	9	2	SS
52	52	Jun 12	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	2	4	1	7	2	SS
53	53	Jun 13 (1)	BOS	@	KCR	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	1	6	1	8	2	SS
54	54	Jun 13 (2)	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
55	55	Jun 14	BOS	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
56	56	Jun 15	BOS	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
57	57	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	46	12.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
58	58	Jun 17	BOS	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
59	59	Jun 18	BOS	@	DET	W,15-1	GS	16	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
60	60	Jun 20	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	0	6	1	7	0	SS
61	61	Jun 21	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
62	62	Jun 22 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
63	63	Jun 22 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-1	GS	19	4.1	2	1	0	3	1	SS
64	64	Jun 23	BOS		CLE	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	0	3	2	5	0	SS
65	65	Jun 24	BOS		CLE	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	SS
66	66	Jun 25	BOS		CLE	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	2	5	2	SS
67	67	Jun 26	BOS		NYY	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
68	68	Jun 27	BOS		NYY	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
69	69	Jun 28	BOS		NYY	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
70	70	Jun 29	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
71	71	Jun 30 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
72	72	Jun 30 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	73	Jul 1	BOS		BAL	L,6-10	CG	47	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	SS
74	74	Jul 2 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
75	75	Jul 2 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
76	76	Jul 3	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	2	1	0	3	0	SS
77	77	Jul 4	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
78	78	Jul 5	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-12	CG	42	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
79	79	Jul 6 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	7	0	9	2	SS
80	80	Jul 6 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,10-11	CG	43	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
81	81	Jul 7	BOS		MIN	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
82	82	Jul 8	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
83	83	Jul 9	BOS		MIN	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
84	84	Jul 10	BOS		TEX	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
85	85	Jul 11	BOS		TEX	W,11-8	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
86	86	Jul 12	BOS		TEX	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
87	87	Jul 13	BOS		TEX	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	SS
88	88	Jul 17	BOS		KCR	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	SS
89	89	Jul 18	BOS		KCR	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
90	90	Jul 19	BOS	@	TEX	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
91	91	Jul 20 (1)	BOS	@	TEX	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
92	92	Jul 20 (2)	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
93	93	Jul 21	BOS	@	TEX	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
94	94	Jul 22	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	SS
95	95	Jul 23	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
96	96	Jul 24	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
97	97	Jul 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
98	98	Jul 26	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
99	99	Jul 27 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
100	101 (1)	Jul 28	BOS		MIL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
101	102	Jul 29	BOS		MIL	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
102	103	Jul 30	BOS		MIL	L,2-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
103	104	Jul 31 (1)	BOS		DET	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
104	105	Jul 31 (2)	BOS		DET	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	106	Aug 1	BOS		DET	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
106	107	Aug 2	BOS		DET	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	SS
107	108	Aug 3	BOS		DET	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
108	109	Aug 4	BOS		BAL	L,8-12	CG	49	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
109	110	Aug 5	BOS		BAL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
110	111	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
111	112	Aug 7	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
112	113	Aug 8	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	28	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
113	114	Aug 9	BOS	@	OAK	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
114	115	Aug 10	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
115	116	Aug 11	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	2	SS
116	117	Aug 12	BOS	@	CAL	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
117	118	Aug 13	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
118	119	Aug 14	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
119	120	Aug 15	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	SS
120	121	Aug 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	SS
121	122	Aug 17 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
122	123	Aug 17 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
123	124	Aug 19	BOS	@	KCR	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
124	125	Aug 20	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	4	5	0	9	2	SS
125	126	Aug 22	BOS		CHW	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	SS
126	127	Aug 23	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
127	128	Aug 24	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
128	129	Aug 26	BOS		CAL	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	SS
129	130	Aug 27	BOS		CAL	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
130	131	Aug 29	BOS		OAK	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	SS
131	132	Aug 30	BOS		OAK	L,6-7	CG	48	10.0	2	5	1	8	0	SS
132	133	Aug 31	BOS		OAK	L,6-8	CG	50	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
133	134	Sep 1	BOS		NYY	L,2-4	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
134	135	Sep 2	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
135	136	Sep 3	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	4	7	0	11	0	SS
136	137	Sep 4	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
137	138	Sep 5	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
138	139	Sep 6	BOS	@	MIL	W,20-6	GS	26	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
139	140	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
140	141	Sep 7 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
141	142	Sep 8	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
142	143	Sep 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.1	6	3	0	9	2	SS
143	144	Sep 10 (1)	BOS		DET	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	SS
144	145	Sep 10 (2)	BOS		DET	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	SS
145	146	Sep 11	BOS		DET	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
146	147	Sep 13 (1)	BOS		MIL	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	0	4	2	6	1	SS
147	148	Sep 13 (2)	BOS		MIL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	SS
148	149	Sep 14	BOS		MIL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	2	4	1	7	2	SS
149	150	Sep 15	BOS		MIL	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
150	151	Sep 16	BOS		BAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
151	152	Sep 17	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
152	153	Sep 19	BOS	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
153	154	Sep 20	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
154	155	Sep 21	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
155	156	Sep 22	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
156	157	Sep 26 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
157	158	Sep 26 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
158	159	Sep 27	BOS		CLE	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
							158gm		1398.0	267	498	29	794	102