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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	SS
2	2	Apr 10	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
3	3	Apr 11	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	SS
4	4	Apr 13	BOS		CLE	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
5	5	Apr 14	BOS		CLE	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	SS
6	6	Apr 15	BOS		CHW	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
7	7	Apr 17	BOS		CHW	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
8	8	Apr 18	BOS		CHW	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
9	9	Apr 19	BOS		MIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
10	10	Apr 20	BOS		MIN	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
11	11	Apr 23	BOS	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	SS
12	12	Apr 29	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
13	13	Apr 30	BOS	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
15	15	May 2	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
16	16	May 4	BOS		KCR	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	SS
17	17	May 5	BOS		KCR	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
18	18	May 8 (1)	BOS		TEX	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
19	19	May 8 (2)	BOS		TEX	L,4-12	GS	37	6.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
20	21 (1)	May 11	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
21	22	May 12	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	49	12.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
22	23	May 13	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
23	24	May 14	BOS		MIL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
24	25	May 15	BOS		MIL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
25	26	May 16	BOS		MIL	L,5-11	CG	48	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
26	27	May 17	BOS	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
27	28	May 18	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
28	29	May 19	BOS	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	2	5	1	8	0	SS
29	30	May 20	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	6	2	9	0	SS
30	31	May 21	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	52	11.2	2	2	0	4	0	SS
31	32	May 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	41	10.2	3	1	0	4	0	SS
32	33	May 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
33	34	May 24	BOS		DET	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	SS
34	35	May 25	BOS		DET	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	SS
35	36	May 26	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
36	37	May 27	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
37	38	May 28	BOS		BAL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	SS
38	39	May 29	BOS		BAL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
39	40	May 30	BOS		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
40	41	May 31	BOS		NYY	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	42	Jun 2	BOS		NYY	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
42	43	Jun 3	BOS		NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
43	44	Jun 4	BOS		CAL	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	3	5	0	8	3	SS
44	45	Jun 5	BOS		CAL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
45	46	Jun 6	BOS		CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
46	47	Jun 8	BOS		OAK	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
47	48	Jun 9	BOS		OAK	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	2	5	0	SS
48	49	Jun 10	BOS		OAK	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
49	50	Jun 11	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
50	53 (2)	Jun 14	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
51	54	Jun 15	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
52	55	Jun 16	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
53	56	Jun 17	BOS	@	OAK	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
54	57	Jun 18	BOS	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	SS
55	58	Jun 19	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	1	5	2	8	2	SS
56	59	Jun 20	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
57	60	Jun 21	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
58	61	Jun 22	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	59	15.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
59	62	Jun 23	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	3	3	0	6	0	SS
60	63	Jun 24	BOS		DET	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
61	64	Jun 25	BOS		DET	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
62	65	Jun 26	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
63	66	Jun 27	BOS		DET	L,2-4	CG	50	11.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
64	67	Jun 28	BOS		BAL	W,12-8	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
65	68	Jun 29	BOS		BAL	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
66	69	Jun 30	BOS		BAL	W,6-4	GF	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	70	Jul 1	BOS	@	MIL	L,5-6	GF	25	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	SS
68	73 (2)	Jul 4	BOS	@	MIL	W,3-1	GF	12	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
69	74	Jul 5	BOS		CHW	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	2	SS
70	75	Jul 6	BOS		CHW	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	6	4	0	10	0	SS
71	76	Jul 7	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	CG	44	10.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
72	77	Jul 8	BOS		MIN	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
73	78	Jul 9	BOS		MIN	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
74	79	Jul 10	BOS		MIN	L,2-4	CG	44	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	SS
75	80	Jul 11	BOS		MIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
76	81	Jul 15 (1)	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-12	CG	43	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
77	82	Jul 15 (2)	BOS	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
78	83	Jul 16 (1)	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	7	1	9	1	SS
79	84	Jul 16 (2)	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
80	85	Jul 17	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
81	86	Jul 18	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
82	87	Jul 19	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	51	10.2	4	6	0	10	2	SS
83	88	Jul 20	BOS	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	43	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	SS
84	89	Jul 21	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
85	90	Jul 22	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-5	GS	10	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	SS
86	91	Jul 23	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	1	1	2	4	0	SS
87	92	Jul 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
88	93	Jul 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	4	1	0	5	1	SS
89	94	Jul 26	BOS		CLE	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
90	95	Jul 27	BOS		CLE	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
91	96	Jul 28	BOS		CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
92	97	Jul 29	BOS		CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
93	98	Jul 30	BOS		NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
94	99	Jul 31 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
95	100	Jul 31 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	101	Aug 1	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
97	102	Aug 2	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	2	6	1	SS
98	103	Aug 3	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	34	9.2	2	3	0	5	0	SS
99	104	Aug 4	BOS	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	SS
100	105	Aug 5	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	SS
101	106	Aug 6	BOS		MIL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	SS
102	107	Aug 7	BOS		MIL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
103	108	Aug 10	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.2	2	3	0	5	1	SS
104	109	Aug 11	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
105	110	Aug 12	BOS	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
106	111	Aug 13	BOS	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	4	1	7	0	SS
107	112	Aug 14	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	SS
108	113	Aug 15	BOS	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	39	8.2	5	6	0	11	1	SS
109	114	Aug 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
110	115	Aug 17 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	39	8.1	1	4	0	5	0	SS
111	116	Aug 17 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,11-7	CG	47	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	SS
112	117	Aug 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
113	118	Aug 19	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
114	119	Aug 20	BOS		OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
115	120	Aug 21	BOS		OAK	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	SS
116	121	Aug 22	BOS		OAK	L,6-7	CG	49	11.0	4	4	0	8	0	SS
117	122	Aug 23	BOS		CAL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	3	1	6	2	SS
118	123	Aug 24	BOS		CAL	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	SS
119	124	Aug 25	BOS		CAL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
120	125	Aug 26	BOS		KCR	L,6-7	CG	65	15.0	1	9	0	10	1	SS
121	126	Aug 27	BOS		KCR	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
122	127	Aug 28	BOS		KCR	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	2	10	1	13	1	SS
123	128	Aug 29	BOS		KCR	W,15-6	GS	24	5.0	2	2	0	4	2	SS
124	129	Aug 30	BOS		TEX	W,11-3	GS	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	133 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-6	GF	20	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
126	134	Sep 4 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	SS
127	135	Sep 5	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	4	5	1	10	1	SS
128	136	Sep 6	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
129	137	Sep 7	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
130	138	Sep 8	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
131	139	Sep 9	BOS		DET	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
132	140	Sep 10	BOS		DET	L,0-1	CG	19	5.0	0	3	1	4	0	SS
133	141	Sep 11	BOS		CLE	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
134	142	Sep 12	BOS		CLE	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
135	143	Sep 13	BOS		CLE	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
136	144	Sep 14	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	43	9.2	2	2	0	4	0	SS
137	145	Sep 15	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
138	146	Sep 16	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
139	147	Sep 17	BOS	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
140	150 (2)	Sep 20	BOS	@	DET	W,12-6	CG	43	9.0	2	5	1	8	1	SS
141	151	Sep 21 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
142	152	Sep 21 (2)	BOS		MIL	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
143	153	Sep 22	BOS		MIL	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
144	154	Sep 23	BOS		MIL	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
145	155	Sep 24	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
146	156	Sep 25	BOS	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
147	157	Sep 26	BOS	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
148	158	Sep 28	BOS		NYY	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	SS
149	159	Sep 29	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	CG	39	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	SS
150	160	Oct 1	BOS		BAL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	4	4	1	9	1	SS
151	161	Oct 2	BOS		BAL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
152	162	Oct 3	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	CG	57	15.0	6	4	0	10	1	SS
							152gm		1304.1	274	478	34	786	88