Dick Burns Notable

Dick Burns played for three clubs across three seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Detroit Wolverines in 1883 and closing with the St. Louis Maroons in 1885.

Across 130 games he batted .267, with 145 hits and 97 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 26 doubles. He went 25 and 27 with a 3.07 earned run average, pitching 460 innings in 58 games. He struck out 199, completed 47 of his 53 starts and threw 1 shutouts.

He led the league in triples once, in 1884, with 12. He played 82 games in the outfield, with 87 putouts and 28 errors.

He was born in Holyoke, MA, USA on December 26, 1863, and died on November 16, 1937. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.