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b. April 1, 1852 · Brooklyn Atlantics 1872–1873, New York Mutuals 1874, Hartford Dark Blues 1875, Hartford Dark Blues 1876–1877, Boston Red Caps 1878–1882, Boston Beaneaters 1883–1888, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1888, Brooklyn Grooms 1891

Burdock's finest National League season came for Boston in 1883. He hit .330 with 132 hits, five home runs, 88 runs batted in and 80 runs across 96 games. He also managed the club for 54 games, going 30-24 while Boston finished first.

Fourteen recognized major-league seasons gave him 944 hits, 131 doubles, 40 triples, 390 runs batted in and 578 runs with a .244 average. He played mainly at second base and spent eleven consecutive years with Boston under its Red Caps and Beaneaters names.

Before the National League began, Burdock played four National Association seasons for Brooklyn, New York and Hartford. Those separate records add 287 hits, 200 runs and a .275 average in 227 games. He later played for Brooklyn in 1888 and returned for one final game in 1891. He died in 1931, at seventy-nine.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1872*	BRA	37	174	27	47	3	0	0	14	1	1	0	.270
1873*	BRA	55	245	56	62	7	1	2	36	7	4	3	.253
1874*	NYU	61	273	45	75	11	4	1	26	1	5	4	.275
1875*	HAR	74	350	72	103	12	5	0	35	3	13	20	.294
1876	HAR	69	309	66	80	9	1	0	23	13	16	0	.259
1877	HAR	58	277	35	72	6	0	0	9	2	16	0	.260
1878	BSN	60	246	37	64	12	6	0	25	3	17	0	.260
1879	BSN	84	359	64	86	10	3	0	36	9	28	0	.240
1880	BSN	86	356	58	90	17	4	2	35	8	26	0	.253
1881	BSN	73	282	36	67	12	4	1	24	7	18	0	.238
1882	BSN	83	319	36	76	6	7	0	27	9	24	0	.238
1883	BSN	96	400	80	132	27	8	5	88	14	35	0	.330
1884	BSN	87	361	65	97	14	4	6	49	15	52	0	.269
1885	BSN	45	169	18	24	5	0	0	7	8	18	0	.142
1886	BSN	59	221	26	48	6	1	0	25	11	27	3	.217
1887	BSN	65	237	36	61	6	0	0	29	18	22	19	.257
1888	BRO/BSN	92	325	20	46	1	2	1	12	10	44	10	.142
1891	BRO	3	12	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.083
Major leagues	—	960	3873	578	944	131	40	15	390	128	344	32	.244
All seasons	—	1187	4915	778	1231	164	50	18	501	140	367	59	.250

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Jack Burdock, that is 1872–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1852

Born April 1, 1852

Brooklyn, NY, USA

1931

Died November 27, 1931

1872

Major-league debut: Jack Burdock

Jack Burdock made a major-league debut on May 2, 1872.

1891

Final major-league game: Jack Burdock

Jack Burdock played a final major-league game on July 23, 1891.

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