Player
George Burns
Player Info
- Full Name
- George Henry
- Born
-
January 31, 1893
Niles, OH, USA - Died
- January 7, 1978
- Size
- 6'1" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 14, 1914
- Final Game
- September 29, 1929
- Career
- 16 years
Teams
- Detroit Tigers 1914-1917
- Philadelphia Athletics 1918-1929
- Cleveland Guardians 1920-1928
- Boston Red Sox 1922-1923
- New York Yankees 1928-1929
Honors
1926 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1926 - Most Valuable Player
(AL)
1926 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1926 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
1,866
G
.307
AVG
2,018
H
72
HR
951
RBI
.773
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | New York Yankees | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Athletics | 29 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .265 |
| 1928 | Cleveland Indians | 82 | 209 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 29 | .249 |
| 1928 | New York Yankees | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| 1927 | Cleveland Indians | 140 | 549 | 175 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 84 | .319 |
| 1926 | Cleveland Indians | 151 | 603 | 216 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 97 | .358 |
| 1925 | Cleveland Indians | 127 | 488 | 164 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 69 | .336 |
| 1924 | Cleveland Indians | 129 | 462 | 143 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 64 | .310 |
| 1923 | Boston Red Sox | 146 | 551 | 181 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 91 | .328 |
| 1922 | Boston Red Sox | 147 | 558 | 171 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 71 | .306 |
| 1921 | Cleveland Indians | 84 | 244 | 88 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 52 | .361 |
| 1920 | Philadelphia Athletics | 22 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| 1920 | Cleveland Indians | 44 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .268 |
| 1919 | Philadelphia Athletics | 126 | 470 | 139 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 63 | .296 |
| 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics | 130 | 505 | 178 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 61 | .352 |
| 1917 | Detroit Tigers | 119 | 407 | 92 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 42 | .226 |
| 1916 | Detroit Tigers | 135 | 479 | 137 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 60 | .286 |
| 1915 | Detroit Tigers | 105 | 392 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 49 | .253 |
| 1914 | Detroit Tigers | 137 | 478 | 139 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 55 | .291 |