 Bill Burns
Washington/Chicago A.L.
 1909: Combined record
of 8-14, 1.86 ERA
BILL BURNS
Burns, William Thomas "Sleepy Bill"
b: 1/29/1880, San Saba, Tex. d: 6/6/53, Ramona, Cal.
BB/TL, 6'2", 195 lbs. Deb: 4/18/08
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YEAR TM/L W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H HR BB
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1908 Was-A 6 11 .353 23 19 11 2 0 165 135 3 18
1909 Was-A 1 1 .500 6 4 1 0 0 29^1 25 0 7
Chi-A 7 13 .350 23 19 10 3 0 168 161 2 34
Yr 8 14 .364 29 23 11 3 0 197^1 186 2 41
1910 Chi-A 0 0 -- 1 0 0 0 0 0^1 0 0 1
Cin-N 8 13 .381 31 21 13 2 0 178^2 183 3 49
1911 Cin-N 1 0 1.000 6 3 0 0 1 17^2 17 1 3
Phi-N 6 10 .375 21 14 8 3 1 121 132 5 26
Yr 7 10 .412 27 17 8 3 2 138^2 149 6 29
1912 Det-A 1 4 .200 6 5 2 0 0 38^2 52 0 9
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Total 5 30 52 .366 117 85 45 10 2 718^2 705 14 147
Known as 'Sleepy Bill' for dozing on the bench, Bill's playing career was distinguished by the amount of times
he was traded (5 teams in 5 years). His lifetime ERA of 3.66 was not distinguished. His post-playing career was
distinguished in one major event that changed the face of baseball. Burns acted as a go-between with gamblers and
Chicago White Sox players that eventually led to the biggest gambling scandal in modern baseball history, the Black
Sox scandal.
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