Leo Burke
1958–1965 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), St. Louis Cardinals
165G
.239AVG
.294OBP
.365SLG
More career statistics
72H
9HR
45RBI
0SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 79 | 78 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 326 | 327 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | 326 | 301 | 33 | 72 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 21 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 110 | .239 | .294 | .365 | .659 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1964-08-01 to 1964-08-13
7longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1964-08-18 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 79 | 139 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 31 | .236 | .295 | .362 |
| Away | 86 | 188 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 47 | .241 | .277 | .368 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .111 | .238 | .222 |
| May | 36 | 64 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | .283 | .328 | .417 |
| June | 18 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .174 | .208 | .304 |
| July | 21 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .147 | .167 | .147 |
| August | 25 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 18 | .241 | .283 | .315 |
| September | 48 | 122 | 31 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 27 | .277 | .320 | .464 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 22 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | .273 | .273 | .364 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 15 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .278 | .316 | .500 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 14 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | .147 | .225 | .235 |
| milwaukee-braves | 14 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .105 | .217 | .263 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 14 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .231 | .286 | .231 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 13 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .316 | .381 | .474 |
| new-york-mets | 13 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .158 | .158 | .158 |
| san-francisco-giants | 13 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .250 | .250 | .375 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Baltimore Orioles | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | .455 | – | – |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 10 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 6 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 19 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 14 | – | .266 | – | – |
| 1963 | Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 57 | 98 | 19 | 3 | 12 | – | .194 | – | – |
| 1964 |  Chicago Cubs | 59 | 103 | 27 | 1 | 14 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 1965 | Chicago Cubs | 12 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | .200 | – | – |