Dick Burns

Dick Burns
Pitcher/Outfielder
Born: December 26, 1863(1863-12-26) Holyoke, Massachusetts
Died: November 16, 1937(1937-11-16) (aged 73) Holyoke, Massachusetts
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 3, 1883 for the Detroit Wolverines
Last MLB appearance
July 23, 1885 for the St. Louis Maroons
Career statistics
Record	25-27
Earned run average	3.07
Strikeouts	199
Teams
Detroit Wolverines (1883) Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (1884) St. Louis Maroons (1885)
Career highlights and awards
August 26, 1884: Pitched a no-hitter against the Kansas City Cowboys. Led the Union Association in triples with 12 in 1884.

Richard Simon "Dick" Burns (December 26, 1863 – November 16, 1937) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He played a total of three seasons in the majors from 1883 to 1885, getting most of his playing time in the short-lived Union Association in 1884.^[1]

Career

Dick began his Major League career with the 1883 Detroit Wolverines of the National League, and finished the season with a 2-12 win/loss record.^[1] After the season, he joined the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the newly formed and short-lived Union Association. It was with the Outlaw Reds that he compiled very good stats; a 23-15 win/loss record, a 2.46 ERA,^[1] pitched a no-hitter on August 26, 1884 Kansas City Cowboys, the first of only two no-hitters pitched in that league.^[2]

Post-Majors career

The Union Association merged with the National League after the 1884 season, and Burns signed and played with the St. Louis Maroons of the National League, playing 14 games in the outfield, and pitching just once, in a relief appearance.^[1] This was his final big league season, after which he went on to play for the Milwaukee Brewers in the minors, continuing his two-way playing.^[3] Burns' sudden rise in effectiveness and subsequent disappearance back into obscurity is attributable to the difference in the talent levels of the Union Association and National League. The competition in the UA is roughly equivalent to that of the Double-A level of the current Minor league. ^[4]

Later life

Burns died in Holyoke, Massachusetts at the age of 73, and was interred at the Calvary Cemetery in Holyoke.^[1]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Dick Burns's Statistics". retrosheet.org. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pburnd102.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
2. ^ "MLB No-Hitters". espn.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/nohitters. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
3. ^ "The Minor League Milwaukee Brewers, pg. 34". by Brian A. Podoll. http://books.google.com/books?id=qf71ysRuW_QC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=%22dick+burns%22+baseball&source=web&ots=JIfh9CJ4Ah&sig=V15iji2EAML2i1IDFomRy3uJFjs&hl=en#PPA34,M10. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
4. ^ "Redleg Rundown: Cincinnati Reds Era IIIA: 1884". mvn.com. http://mvn.com/mlb-reds/2007/11/14/cincinnati-reds-era-iiia-1884/. Retrieved 2008-03-20. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Achievements
Preceded by Pud Galvin	No-hitter pitcher August 26, 1884	Succeeded by Ed Cushman

Persondata
Name	Burns, Dick
Alternative names	Burns, Robert Simon
Short description	Major League Baseball player
Date of birth	December 26, 1863
Place of birth	Holyoke, Massachusetts
Date of death	November 16, 1937
Place of death	Holyoke, Massachusetts