Willie Burns - Game Log

About Willie Burns's game log

This page lists Willie Burns's whole game log from Retrosheet box scores, 1935 to 1945. Burns's batting rows here stretch from May 5, 1935 and end on September 8, 1945. In these games Burns played for the Newark Dodgers, Cleveland Bears, Newark Eagles, and Chicago American Giants. July 14, 1935 stands out: 3 for 4 with 1 home run and 1 double against the Nashville Elite Giants. The biggest RBI game was May 19, 1943, with 3 driven in. Most of these games came against the Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Stars, and BRN. At the bottom of the batting table sits September 8, 1945: 0 for 1 against the Baltimore Elite Giants. Burns's log begins on May 5, 1935 with a 0-for-4 game against the Brooklyn Eagles. Burns was credited with a win on August 1, 1944, the last one listed here. The pitching table covers May 5, 1935 through September 8, 1945. The high strikeout game was September 7, 1942: 7 strikeouts in 0.1 innings against the Birmingham Black Barons. Burns worked 9.0 innings on June 16, 1944, the most on this page. On September 1, 1935, Burns allowed 12 earned runs, the most on the page. The ERA column is cumulative; it reads 6.75 after the first game on the page and 3.89 after the last. Every row of Burns's log comes from Retrosheet's box-score data; click a date to see every game played that day.