Bill Burns

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: January 27, 1880 in San Saba, TX us

Died: June 7, 1953 in Ramona, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, CA

Debut: April 18, 1908 (Age 28-082d, 3,027th in major league history)
vs. NYY 10.0 IP, 9 H, 5 SO, 2 BB

Last Game: May 23, 1912 (Age 32-117d)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1908 season

Full Name: William Thomas Burns

Nicknames: Sleepy Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

ERA

2.72

117

717.2

233

WHIP

1.187

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Team Record in Appearances: 6-16 / in Starts: 6-12

Days of Rest

1908 Pitching Game Log

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1908 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	1	4	Apr 18	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-		99	10.0	9	3		2	5	0	1	0.00	2.00	38					35
2	2	8	Apr 23	WSH		BOS	W,6-4	GS-	W(1-0)	4	8.0	7	4		1	3	1	0	0.00	2.60	33					32
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
3	3	16	May 2	WSH		NYY	W,6-3	CG	W(2-0)	8	9.0	5	3		0	3	0	0	0.00	2.21	31					31	1	0
4	4	19	May 9	WSH		PHA	W,6-2	CG	W(3-0)	6	9.0	7	2		1	2	0	0	0.00	2.16	35					34	1	1
5	5	22	May 13	WSH		SLB	L,1-2	CG	L(3-1)	3	9.0	5	2		2	4	0	0	0.00	2.10	34					30	1	0
6	6	24	May 16	WSH		CHW	L,0-5	GS-	L(3-2)	2	7.0	8	5		3	1	0	0	0.00	2.24	27					24
7	7	27	May 21	WSH		DET	W,1-0	SHO	W(4-2)	4	9.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.00	2.13	30	86				29	0	0
8	8	30	May 25	WSH		DET	L,0-1	CG	L(4-3)	3	9.0	3	1		0	7	0	0	0.00	1.93	30					30	0	0
9	9	36	May 30(1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-6	GS-	L(4-4)	4	3.0	6	3		1	0	0	1	0.00	2.02	17					15
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
10	10	40	Jun 3	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-11			3	0.2	1	5		0	0	0	0	0.00	2.02	5					5
11	11	41	Jun 5	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	L(4-5)	1	8.0	7	2		0	1	0	1	0.00	2.04	30					29	1	0
12	12	44	Jun 8	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	L(4-6)	2	8.2	4	2		1	3	0	0	0.00	2.01	33					30	2	0
13	13	48	Jun 12	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-7		L(4-7)	3	3.2	8	4		1	1	0	0	0.00	2.03	17					16
14	14	52	Jun 17	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-2			4	0.1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0.00	2.03	1					1
15	15	53	Jun 18	WSH	@	DET	W,5-0	SHO	W(5-7)	0	9.0	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	1.98	34	76				33	1	0
16	16	55	Jun 21	WSH	@	DET	L,2-5	GS-	L(5-8)	2	7.0	8	5		1	1	0	1	0.00	2.02	26					24
17	17	62	Jun 30	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	L(5-9)	8	8.0	6	3		0	1	0	0	0.00	2.01	29					27	3	0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
18	18	69	Jul 7(1)	WSH		CHW	L,0-1	CG	L(5-10)	6	9.0	8	1		0	3	0	0	0.00	1.97	32					32	0	0
19	19	70	Jul 7(2)	WSH		CHW	L,4-7	GS-		-1	4.0	6	1		0	1	0	0	0.00	1.96	17					17
20	20	73	Jul 10	WSH		CHW	T,2-2	GS-		2	13.1	9	2		3	8	0	0	0.00	1.92	48					45
21	21	78	Jul 15	WSH		SLB	W,3-2	GS-	W(6-10)	4	8.0	6	2		1	3	0	0	0.00	1.91	30					29
22	22	83	Jul 21	WSH		DET	L,1-4	CG	L(6-11)	5	9.0	11	4		0	2	2	0	0.00	2.06	36					36	0	0
23	23	88	Jul 27	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-6			5	1.0	2	1		0	0	0	0	0.00	2.06	5					5
							6-16		W-L:6-11	3.5	162.2	135	56	0	18	56	3	4	0.00	2.06	618	81				589	10	1

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