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Bob Burda
Edward Robert Burda

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
School University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Debut August 25, 1962
  vs. PIT 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 23, 1972
Born July 16, 1938 in St. Louis, MO

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1962 23 STL NL   7   14    0    1   0  0   0    0   1  0   3   1  .071  .235  .071  -16    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 26 SFG NL  31   27    0    3   0  0   0    5   0  0   5   6  .111  .235  .111   -0    3   0   2   0   0   2
 1966 27 SFG NL  37   43    3    7   3  0   0    2   0  0   2   5  .163  .196  .233   17   10   0   1   0   0   1
 1969 30 SFG NL  97  161   20   37   8  0   6   27   0  1  21  12  .230  .317  .391   99   63   1   1   3   0   2
 1970 31 TOT    106  245   20   61   9  0   4   23   1  0  21  19  .249  .315  .335   79   82   2   3   3   4   5
         SFG NL  28   23    1    6   0  0   0    3   0  0   5   2  .261  .414  .261   86    6   0   0   2   1   0
         MIL AL  78  222   19   55   9  0   4   20   1  0  16  17  .248  .303  .342   78   76   2   3   1   3   5
 1971 32 STL NL  65   71    6   21   0  0   1   12   0  0  10  11  .296  .386  .338  104   24   0   1   2   1   2
 1972 33 BOS AL  45   73    4   12   1  0   2    9   0  0   8  11  .164  .241  .260   46   19   1   2   3   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      388  634   53  142  21  0  13   78   2  1  70  65  .224  .302  .319   73  202   4  10  11   5  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        265   22   59   9  0   5   33   1  0  29  27  .224  .302  .319   73   84   2   4   5   2   6
 Career High    106  245   20   61   9  0   6   27   1  1  21  19  .249  .315  .335   79   82   2   3   3   4   5
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1962 23 STL NL   17   13    1   2.1   112| .071  .283| .235  .351| .071  .429| .306  .780| -16  .189  -2.4  -0.2 100%
 1965 26 SFG NL   34   28    1   1.0    97| .111  .263| .235  .327| .111  .397| .346  .724|  -0  .064  -3.4  -0.4   0%
 1966 27 SFG NL   46   38    2   1.4    99| .163  .269| .196  .328| .233  .406| .429  .734|  17  .119  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1969 30 SFG NL  184  129   21   4.4    94| .230  .258| .317  .328| .391  .383| .708  .711|  99  .520  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1970 31 TOT     275  194   27   3.7    98| .249  .259| .315  .333| .335  .395| .650  .728|  79  .433  -6.6  -0.7 100%
         SFG NL   29   17    3   4.8   103| .261  .267| .414  .340| .261  .408| .675  .748|  86  .510  -0.0   0.0   0%
         MIL AL  246  177   24   3.6    98| .248  .258| .303  .332| .342  .394| .645  .726|  78  .426  -6.6  -0.7 100%
 1971 32 STL NL   83   53   10   5.1    96| .296  .264| .386  .331| .338  .387| .724  .718| 104  .600   0.9   0.1   0%
 1972 33 BOS AL   84   67    4   1.6    88| .164  .253| .241  .323| .260  .365| .501  .688|  46  .183  -5.0  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       723  522   66   3.4    96| .224  .260| .302  .330| .319  .389| .621  .719|  73  .408 -21.5  -2.3  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1962 23 STL NL OF 6 11 0 1 0 .917 .973 1.83 1.78 2.61 2.06 5 38.0 RF 5 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 2.20 1.64 3.41 1.89 4 29.0 LF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 1 9.0 1965 26 SFG NL 1B 11 31 0 1 1 .969 .990 2.82 8.60 8.45 10.01 1 33.0 LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.40 3.38 1.69 1 8.0 1966 27 SFG NL 1B 7 26 2 0 0 1.000 .989 4.00 8.50 12.60 9.90 0 20.0 OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 1.77 0.69 2.04 4 26.0 LF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.37 0.00 1.76 3 20.0 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 3.00 1.95 1 6.0 1969 30 SFG NL 1B 45 206 12 1 15 .995 .992 4.84 8.84 10.61 9.83 9 185.0 OF 19 28 2 2 0 .938 .974 1.58 1.75 1.94 2.02 14 139.0 RF 15 19 2 2 0 .913 .977 1.40 1.59 1.88 1.87 9 100.7 LF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .957 1.80 1.28 2.11 1.64 5 38.3 1970 31 TOT OF 65 73 3 1 1 .987 .981 1.17 1.85 1.47 2.14 60 464.0 TOT 1B 15 38 1 1 3 .975 .992 2.60 8.27 7.92 9.61 3 44.3 SFG NL 1B 8 14 0 1 1 .933 .993 1.75 8.38 7.73 9.66 0 16.3 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.40 2.57 1.80 1 7.0 MIL AL RF 64 77 4 1 1 .988 .975 1.27 1.59 1.60 1.98 59 457.0 1B 7 24 1 0 2 1.000 .992 3.57 8.14 8.04 9.58 3 28.0 1971 32 STL NL 1B 13 62 6 0 4 1.000 .993 5.23 8.58 9.67 9.88 6 63.3 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1972 33 BOS AL 1B 15 122 7 1 13 .992 .991 8.60 8.04 9.29 9.75 13 125.0 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.50 3.00 1.95 0 6.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1965 26 SFG NL 1B 11 31 0 1 1 .969 .990 2.82 8.60 8.45 10.01 1 33.0 1966 27 SFG NL 1B 7 26 2 0 0 1.000 .989 4.00 8.50 12.60 9.90 0 20.0 1969 30 SFG NL 1B 45 206 12 1 15 .995 .992 4.84 8.84 10.61 9.83 9 185.0 1970 31 TOT 1B 15 38 1 1 3 .975 .992 2.60 8.27 7.92 9.61 3 44.3 SFG NL 1B 8 14 0 1 1 .933 .993 1.75 8.38 7.73 9.66 0 16.3 MIL AL 1B 7 24 1 0 2 1.000 .992 3.57 8.14 8.04 9.58 3 28.0 1971 32 STL NL 1B 13 62 6 0 4 1.000 .993 5.23 8.58 9.67 9.88 6 63.3 1972 33 BOS AL 1B 15 122 7 1 13 .992 .991 8.60 8.04 9.29 9.75 13 125.0 1962 23 STL NL LF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 1 9.0 1965 26 SFG NL LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.40 3.38 1.69 1 8.0 1966 27 SFG NL LF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.37 0.00 1.76 3 20.0 1969 30 SFG NL LF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .957 1.80 1.28 2.11 1.64 5 38.3 1970 31 SFG NL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.40 2.57 1.80 1 7.0 1972 33 BOS AL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.50 3.00 1.95 0 6.0 1962 23 STL NL OF 6 11 0 1 0 .917 .973 1.83 1.78 2.61 2.06 5 38.0 1965 26 SFG NL OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.80 3.38 2.02 1 8.0 1966 27 SFG NL OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 1.77 0.69 2.04 4 26.0 1969 30 SFG NL OF 19 28 2 2 0 .938 .974 1.58 1.75 1.94 2.02 14 139.0 1970 31 TOT OF 65 73 3 1 1 .987 .981 1.17 1.85 1.47 2.14 60 464.0 SFG NL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.57 2.06 1 7.0 MIL AL OF 64 71 3 1 1 .987 .980 1.16 1.85 1.46 2.14 59 457.0 1971 32 STL NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1972 33 BOS AL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 3.00 2.25 0 6.0 1962 23 STL NL RF 5 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 2.20 1.64 3.41 1.89 4 29.0 1966 27 SFG NL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 3.00 1.95 1 6.0 1969 30 SFG NL RF 15 19 2 2 0 .913 .977 1.40 1.59 1.88 1.87 9 100.7 1970 31 MIL AL RF 64 77 4 1 1 .988 .975 1.27 1.59 1.60 1.98 59 457.0 1971 32 STL NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 106 485 28 4 36 .992 .991 4.84 8.57 9.81 9.81 32 470.7 OF* 97 119 5 4 1 .969 .978 1.28 1.82 1.63 2.11 84 683.0 12 0 86# RF* 86 109 6 3 1 .975 .975 1.34 1.60 1.74 1.96 73 594.7 LF* 12 16 0 1 0 .941 .964 1.33 1.35 1.63 1.72 11 88.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 203 604 33 8 37 .988 .989 3.14 5.34 4.97 5.25 116 1154
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

Before 1958 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

February 14, 1963: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cal Neeman.

February 11, 1965: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Bob Priddy to the San Francisco Giants for Del Crandall.

June 9, 1970: Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the San Francisco Giants.

February 2, 1971: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Fred Reahm (minors).

March 20, 1972: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Fiore.

August 25, 1972: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

September 24, 1972: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 27, 1972: Released by the Boston Red Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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