Tom Burns Notable

b. March 30, 1857 · Chicago White Stockings 1880–1889, Chicago Colts 1890–1891, Pittsburgh Pirates 1892

Tom Burns played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Chicago White Stockings in 1880 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1892.

Across 1,251 games he batted .266, with 1,307 hits and 722 runs. He finished with 39 home runs, 236 doubles, 69 triples and 162 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game. He struck out 1.

He played 704 games at third base, with 1,494 assists and 327 errors. He turned 118 double plays. He also played 474 games at shortstop.

He was born in Honesdale, PA, USA on March 30, 1857, and died on March 19, 1902. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1880	CHC	85	333	47	103	17	3	0	43	12	23	0	.309
1881	CHC	84	342	41	95	20	3	4	42	14	22	0	.278
1882	CHC	84	355	55	88	23	6	0	48	15	28	0	.248
1883	CHC	97	405	69	119	37	7	2	67	13	31	0	.294
1884	CHC	83	343	54	84	14	2	7	44	13	50	0	.245
1885	CHC	111	445	82	121	23	9	7	71	16	48	0	.272
1886	CHC	112	445	64	123	18	10	3	65	14	40	15	.276
1887	CHC	115	424	57	112	20	10	3	60	34	32	32	.264
1888	CHC	134	483	60	115	12	6	3	70	26	49	34	.238
1889	CHC	136	525	64	135	27	6	4	66	32	57	18	.257
1890	CHC	139	538	86	149	17	6	5	86	57	45	44	.277
1891	CHC	59	243	36	55	8	1	1	17	21	21	18	.226
1892	PIT	12	39	7	8	0	0	0	4	3	8	1	.205
Career	—	1251	4920	722	1307	236	69	39	683	270	454	162	.266

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1880	CHC	0	0	1	0	0	1.1	2	0	2	1	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.1	2	0	2	1	0.00

On this day & linked events

1857

Born March 30, 1857

Honesdale, PA, USA

1902

Died March 19, 1902

1880

Major-league debut: Tom Burns

Tom Burns made a major-league debut on May 1, 1880.

1892

Final major-league game: Tom Burns

Tom Burns played a final major-league game on July 22, 1892.

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