C. B. Burns

C.B. Burns
Unknown
Born: (1879-05-15)May 15, 1879
Bayview, Maryland
Died: June 6, 1968(1968-06-06) (aged 89)
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 19, 1902, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
August 19, 1902, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average1.000
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
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Charles Brittingham Burns (May 15, 1879, in Bayview, Maryland – June 6, 1968, in Havre De Grace, Maryland) played one game in Major League Baseball for the 1902 Baltimore Orioles. In his one at-bat, he hit a single. He batted and threw right-handed. He was brought in for a tryout after playing baseball in Hagerstown, Maryland, and had his one appearance on August 19 as a result, a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning.[1]

He is notable as one of a very few major league players with one at-bat and a perfect 1.000 batting average.

Burns died on June 6, 1968. He was buried at Angel Hill Cemetery in Havre de Grace.[2]

Sources

  1. ^ "American Affairs". Sporting Life. August 30, 1902. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Burns". The Baltimore Sun. June 7, 1968. p. C15. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon


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