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Sandy Burk

Sandy Burk Notable

b. April 22, 1887 · Brooklyn Superbas 1910, Brooklyn Dodgers 1911–1912, St. Louis Cardinals 1912–1913, Pittsburgh Rebels 1915

Sandy Burk played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1910 and closing with the Pittsburgh Rebels in 1915.

He went 4 and 11 with a 4.25 earned run average, pitching 218.3 innings in 52 games. He struck out 86. Across 52 games he batted .090, with 6 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in Columbus, OH, USA on April 22, 1887, and died on October 11, 1934. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1910 BRO 4500 000 0010 .000
1911 BRO 131902 000 00100 .105
1912 BRO/STL 141501 100 0060 .067
1913 STL 192212 000 0190 .091
1915 PBS 2611 000 0000 .167
Career 526726 100 01260 .090

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1910 BRO 0343 019.117 1327146.05
1911 BRO 13137 058.054 3347155.12
1912 BRO/STL 13144 153.046 1515192.55
1913 STL 02195 170.081 4033295.14
1915 PBS 2022 018.08 21191.00
Career 4115221 2218.1206 10313386 4.25

On this day & linked events

1887

Born April 22, 1887

Columbus, OH, USA

1934

Died October 11, 1934

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