LF Spencer Burke #92
Memphis Bears LNBL
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/25/1917
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LF SPENCER BURKE #92 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
119 431 101 27 10 1 38 49 49 .234 .318 .350 33 3.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 75 65 75 75
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 50 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 60
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 25 50 60
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 35
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/19/1917 SAV Loss, 2-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1917 SAV Loss, 3-7 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 2
08/17/1917 SAV Win, 6-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/16/1917 RCHN Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1917 RCHN Loss, 1-3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/14/1917 RCHN Win, 4-1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
08/12/1917 @ CHN Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/11/1917 @ CHN Loss, 2-14 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/10/1917 @ CHN Win, 5-2 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 1
08/09/1917 @ STL Loss, 3-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Burke is apathetic.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
High: Loyalty
Low: Adaptability, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:02/02/1889
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:178 cm
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,280
Signed Through:1917 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 136 Days
Service This Yr:137 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1909, 14th Pick in Round 3
LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE 1917 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 119 431 101 27 10 1 38 41 49 49 .234 .318 .350 .668 .323 .116 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 114 485 4 3 0 4 2 1 151 38 33 19 63.5 49.2 3.73 3.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   136 25 7 1 0 7 10 14 21 0 2 3 .184 .275 .250 .525
Versus Right   295 76 20 9 1 31 31 35 28 1 0 1 .258 .337 .397 .734
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 .143 .280 .143 .423
April   85 22 6 2 0 12 9 5 7 1 1 1 .259 .304 .376 .681
May   99 20 2 4 0 5 12 18 13 0 1 2 .202 .336 .303 .639
June   95 22 9 1 0 5 8 8 11 0 0 1 .232 .298 .347 .645
July   87 22 7 2 1 8 8 10 10 0 0 0 .253 .330 .414 .744
August   65 15 3 1 0 8 4 8 8 0 0 0 .231 .315 .308 .623
Last Year   404 112 17 17 6 71 62 52 56 4 1 0 .277 .357 .448 .805
2 Years Ago   415 117 21 21 1 60 51 37 56 1 7 0 .282 .340 .441 .781
Career   2125 564 113 69 14 263 253 217 273 19 38 10 .265 .334 .403 .737
Home   209 50 16 5 1 14 21 29 22 0 2 1 .239 .335 .378 .713
Road   222 51 11 5 0 24 20 20 27 1 0 3 .230 .301 .324 .625
Grass   431 101 27 10 1 38 41 49 49 1 2 4 .234 .318 .350 .668
Day   146 23 5 2 0 6 13 15 18 0 1 0 .158 .236 .219 .455
Night   285 78 22 8 1 32 28 34 31 1 1 4 .274 .358 .418 .776
As Starter   427 100 27 10 1 38 41 48 48 1 2 4 .234 .317 .351 .668
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Close/Late   98 22 3 2 0 11 11 14 8 1 1 1 .224 .325 .296 .620
Inning 1-3   152 39 10 4 1 17 13 18 21 0 1 0 .257 .335 .395 .730
Inning 4-6   145 32 12 4 0 6 15 14 17 0 0 2 .221 .298 .359 .657
Inning 7-9   114 27 5 1 0 14 9 15 11 1 1 2 .237 .333 .298 .632
Extra Innings   20 3 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 .150 .227 .250 .477
0 Outs   134 31 8 3 0 2 18 14 15 1 2 1 .231 .307 .336 .642
1 Outs   152 36 12 5 0 22 16 16 19 0 0 2 .237 .318 .382 .699
2 Outs   145 34 7 2 1 14 7 19 15 0 0 1 .234 .327 .331 .658
Scoring Position   121 30 7 4 0 33 9 15 11 1 2 0 .248 .328 .372 .700
Bases Empty   242 57 16 6 1 1 26 22 34 0 0 4 .236 .310 .364 .673
Runner on 1st   68 14 4 0 0 4 6 12 4 0 0 0 .206 .325 .265 .590
Runner on 2nd   52 15 3 3 0 11 5 7 5 0 2 0 .288 .373 .462 .834
Runner on 3rd   25 9 4 1 0 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 .360 .385 .600 .985
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 .091 .231 .091 .322
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Two Strikes   171 30 9 3 1 12 15 24 49 0 0 3 .175 .288 .281 .569
First Pitch   60 23 3 4 0 7 7 2 0 0 1 1 .383 .413 .567 .979
Count 0-1   42 12 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .279 .357 .636
Count 0-2   40 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 0 0 1 .100 .122 .125 .247
Count 1-0   41 13 5 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .317 .488 .805
Count 1-1   54 12 4 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 .236 .296 .533
Count 1-2   44 7 4 1 0 4 1 0 13 0 0 0 .159 .159 .295 .455
Count 2-0   19 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .316 .526
Count 2-1   33 6 2 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .303 .485
Count 2-2   46 12 3 1 0 1 7 0 13 0 0 1 .261 .277 .370 .646
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 1 1 0 0 1 5 12 0 0 0 0 .091 .565 .182 .747
Full Count   41 7 1 1 1 6 6 24 8 0 0 1 .171 .485 .317 .802
Behind in Count   126 23 8 1 0 9 3 0 28 1 0 1 .183 .188 .262 .449
Ahead in Count   104 24 8 3 0 9 18 22 0 0 0 0 .231 .365 .365 .730
Batting 2nd   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Batting 3rd   210 55 19 5 1 22 19 25 23 0 0 1 .262 .343 .414 .758
Batting 4th   182 38 5 5 0 14 20 20 18 1 1 1 .209 .289 .291 .580
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 6th   20 6 3 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 0 2 .300 .462 .450 .912
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   149 42 12 3 1 7 17 15 16 0 1 3 .282 .359 .423 .782
Medium Leverage   196 40 11 6 0 20 15 19 25 0 1 0 .204 .274 .321 .596
High Leverage   86 19 4 1 0 11 9 15 8 1 0 1 .221 .340 .291 .631
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1909 Savannah - LNBL 20 19 19 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 .158 .158 .368 .526 68 62 0.1
1910 Memphis - LNBL 21 32 30 5 1 1 0 3 3 3 0 0 5 3 1 .167 .242 .267 .509 61 59 0.5
1913 Memphis - LNBL 24 115 404 116 30 10 3 46 44 37 2 10 54 35 31 .287 .342 .433 .775 139 138 3.1
1914 Memphis - LNBL 25 118 422 110 17 8 3 45 49 39 4 3 48 35 17 .261 .327 .360 .687 115 117 2.8
1915 Memphis - LNBL 26 116 415 117 21 21 1 60 51 37 0 1 56 49 20 .282 .340 .441 .781 149 152 6.9
1916 Memphis - LNBL 27 118 404 112 17 17 6 71 62 52 0 4 56 48 22 .277 .357 .448 .805 154 153 6.3
1917 Memphis - LNBL 28 119 431 101 27 10 1 38 41 49 4 1 49 33 19 .234 .318 .350 .668 106 114 3.0
Total LNBL 637 2125 564 113 69 14 263 253 217 10 19 273 204 111 .265 .334 .403 .737 131 133 22.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1907 Memphis HS - HS 18 60 216 78 26 7 0 49 42 34 1 2 19 17 10 .361 .447 .546 .993 160 158 2.6
1908 Memphis HS - HS 19 59 176 44 8 5 1 14 19 11 1 0 18 19 11 .250 .298 .369 .667 112 113 1.3
1909 Memphis HS - HS 20 60 191 46 13 3 0 16 14 12 1 0 29 12 12 .241 .289 .340 .630 101 103 0.3
Total NSSBA 179 583 168 47 15 1 79 75 57 3 2 66 48 33 .288 .353 .425 .779 127 127
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1909 Savannah - LNBL 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total LNBL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1909 Savannah - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1909 Savannah - MLB LF 9 0 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 21.0 2.14 -0.0 1.016
1909 Savannah - MLB CF 6 4 17 1 1 18 0 1.000 37.2 4.30 +0.4 1.013
1909 Savannah - MLB RF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.0 1.026
1910 Memphis - MLB LF 17 3 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 42.0 3.64 +2.0 1.145
1910 Memphis - MLB CF 12 5 19 0 0 20 1 .950 51.2 3.31 -0.5 1.003
1910 Memphis - MLB RF 4 1 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 13.0 5.54 +0.2 1.008
1913 Memphis - MLB LF 111 109 276 7 1 291 8 .973 987.2 2.58 +6.9 1.010
1913 Memphis - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1914 Memphis - MLB LF 114 112 257 7 1 278 14 .950 1024.2 2.32 +2.7 1.016
1914 Memphis - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.006
1915 Memphis - MLB LF 114 112 240 5 3 247 2 .992 971.2 2.27 +22.2 1.109
1915 Memphis - MLB CF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 -0.1 .966
1916 Memphis - MLB LF 114 111 224 5 2 237 8 .966 963.2 2.14 +13.2 1.051
1916 Memphis - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1916 Memphis - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1917 Memphis - MLB LF 115 114 234 8 2 256 14 .945 1029.2 2.12 +5.7 1.033
1917 Memphis - MLB CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.1 1.002
TOTAL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 594 561 1251 34 10 1331 46 .965 5040.1 2.29 +52.7 1.042
TOTAL CF 25 10 42 1 1 44 1 .977 107.1 3.61 -0.0 1.003
TOTAL RF 6 1 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 20.0 4.95 +0.2 1.013
PLAYER HISTORY
11/26/1906 Joined the Memphis HS Danes.
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 30 (55).
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 45 (80); Eye: 35 (55).
03/12/1909 Goes 5-5 against the Brooklyn HS River Rats, with 1 RBI and 1 R.
06/28/1909 Drafted in the 1909 first-year player draft by the Savannah Goobers. (Round 3, Pick 14, 46th overall pick).
07/26/1909 Released by the Memphis HS Danes.
07/26/1909 Signed a minor league contract with the Savannah Goobers organization with a signing bonus of $260.
09/10/1909 Named the #27 prospect in the LNBL
10/24/1909 Was traded by the Savannah Goobers to the Memphis Bears, along with 2B Ulysses Jones, in exchange for SP Don Richardson.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (50); Power: 45 (80); Eye: 40 (55).
04/07/1910 Named the #39 prospect in the LNBL
06/14/1910 Named the #30 prospect in the LNBL
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 45 (55).
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
07/14/1913 Wins the LNBL GSL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1913 Wins the LNBL GSL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
05/24/1915 Wins the LNBL GSL Player of the Week Award.
08/09/1915 Wins the LNBL GSL Player of the Week Award.
09/17/1915 Wins the 1915 LNBL GSL Great Glove Award at LF.
09/18/1915 Wins the 1915 LNBL GSL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
09/22/1915 Finished 3rd in 1915 LNBL GSL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
08/01/1916 Wins the LNBL GSL Batter of the Month Award.
09/20/1916 Wins the 1916 LNBL GSL Great Glove Award at LF.
09/25/1916 Finished 3rd in 1916 LNBL GSL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1917 114 4
Year PA Rank
1917 485 8
Year AB Rank
1917 431 9
Year K Rank
1915 56 7
1916 56 7
1917 49 7
Year TB Rank
1913 175 6
1915 183 6
1916 181 7
Year 2B Rank
1913 30 1
1917 27 3
Year 3B Rank
1915 21 2
1916 17 3
Year HR Rank
1916 6 6
Year SB Rank
1915 49 3
1916 48 3
1917 33 7
Year RBI Rank
1913 46 10
1915 60 3
1916 71 2
Year R Rank
1916 62 6
Year BB Rank
1916 52 6
1917 49 10
Year SF Rank
1913 10 1
1914 3 10
1916 4 10
Year EBH Rank
1913 43 1
1915 43 3
1916 40 6
1917 38 7
Year AVG Rank
1913 .287 7
1915 .282 9
Year OBP Rank
1916 .357 10
Year SLG Rank
1913 .433 4
1915 .441 5
1916 .448 4
Year RC Rank
1915 61.77 6
1916 66.80 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1915 5.02 8
1916 5.60 6
Year ISO Rank
1913 .146 2
1915 .159 4
1916 .171 2
Year wOBA Rank
1913 .356 7
1915 .377 6
1916 .384 6
Year OPS Rank
1913 .775 6
1915 .781 6
1916 .805 6
Year WAR Rank
1915 6.8 2
1916 6.2 4
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