Dick Burrus
Maurice Lennon Burrus
Born: January 29, 1898
Hatteras, NC USA
Deceased: 1972
Elizabeth City, NC USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
College: North Carolina State University
Career: 1919-1928
Minor League Statistics
Dick Burrus compiled a career batting average of .291 with 11 home runs and 211 RBI in his 562-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Braves. He began playing during the 1919 season and last took the field during the 1928 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 70 | 206 | 194 | 17 | 50 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 25 | .258 | .294 | .314 | .609 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 71 | 143 | 135 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .185 | .225 | .244 | .470 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NL | Boston Braves | 152 | 652 | 588 | 82 | 200 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 87 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 29 | .340 | .396 | .449 | .845 | 264 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | Boston Braves | 131 | 540 | 486 | 59 | 131 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 16 | .270 | .324 | .335 | .659 | 163 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | Boston Braves | 72 | 248 | 220 | 22 | 70 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | .318 | .370 | .382 | .752 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Boston Braves | 64 | 159 | 137 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | .270 | .367 | .380 | .747 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 560 | 1948 | 1760 | 206 | 513 | 87 | 12 | 11 | 211 | 18 | 12 | 138 | 95 | .291 | .347 | .373 | .720 | 657 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 337 | 21 | 5 | 15 | .986 | 9.421 | |
| 1919 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .688 | 1.100 | |
| 1920 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 252 | 16 | 3 | 22 | .989 | 8.645 | |
| 1920 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1925 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 1416 | 85 | 15 | 110 | .990 | 9.940 | |
| 1926 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 128 | 0 | 0.0 | 1153 | 103 | 12 | 97 | .991 | 9.813 | |
| 1927 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 61 | 0 | 0.0 | 505 | 44 | 16 | 51 | .972 | 9.000 | |
| 1928 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 286 | 15 | 7 | 29 | .977 | 9.406 | |
| Totals | 453 | 0 | 0.0 | 3959 | 285 | 64 | 326 | .985 | 9.369 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
