Jimmy Burke (baseball)
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| Third baseman / Manager | |||
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Born: October 12, 1874 St. Louis, Missouri |
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Died: March 26, 1942 (aged 67) St. Louis, Missouri |
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| MLB debut | |||
| October 6, 1898, for the Cleveland Spiders | |||
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| October 8, 1905, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .244 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 187 | ||
| Games managed | 445 | ||
| Managerial record | 206–236 | ||
| Winning % | .466 | ||
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James Timothy Burke (October 12, 1874 – March 26, 1942) was a Major League Baseball third baseman, coach, and manager. He played for the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Stockings, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals.
Burke was the regular third baseman for the Cardinals from 1903 to 1905. He was named player-manager in the middle of the 1905, season but was replaced by Stanley Robison after amassing a record of 34–56.
From 1914 through 1917, Burke was a coach for the Detroit Tigers. He then served as manager for the St. Louis Browns from 1918 through 1920. In 1921, he became a coach for the Boston Red Sox, a position he held for three seasons. Burke later was a coach for the Chicago Cubs from 1926 through 1930, and was last a coach with the New York Yankees from 1931 through 1933.
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