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  Jesse Burkett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 - May 27, 1953), nicknamed "The Crab", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century.
Burkett played from 1890 to 1905, predominantly as an outfielder, and had an accomplished hitting career, smacking 200 hits in a season six times and batting over.400 three times.
Burkett was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
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 Jesse Burkett -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 - May 27, 1953), nicknamed "The Crab", was a (Click link for more info and facts about Major League Baseball) Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century.
Burkett played from 1890 to 1905, predominantly as an ((baseball) a person who plays in the outfield) outfielder, and had an accomplished hitting career, smacking 200 hits in a season six times and batting over.400 three times.
Burkett was elected into the (Click link for more info and facts about Baseball Hall of Fame) Baseball Hall of Fame in (Click link for more info and facts about 1946) 1946.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Jesse Burkett
Burkett, Jesse (1868-1953), American baseball player, a superb bunter and line-drive hitter for the Cleveland Spiders and the St. Louis Cardinals....
Jesse, in the Old Testament, father of King David and grandson of Boaz and Ruth.
Jesse lived in Bethlehem, in Judah, and was a farmer and breeder of...
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 Jesse Burkett - telegram.com
Flynn turned in another super effort yesterday, but Burkett was undone by a lack of hitting -- timely or otherwise -- as it lost to Waipio of Hawaii, 3-2, in a Pool A game.
Burkett will look to bust out of its extended hitting slump when it faces Midwest champion Webb City, Mo., at 8 tonight (ESPN) at the Vol.
That fired up the group of about 300 Burkett boosters who were seated together to the left of home plate.
www.telegram.com /static/burkett/081702.html   (784 words)

  
 Jesse Burkett Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Jesse Burkett was born on Friday, December 4, 1868, in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Burkett was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1890, with the New York Giants, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
Jesse Burkett's biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable) career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this Jesse Burkett baseball statistics page.
baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=burkeje01   (218 words)

  
 Jesse Burkett - telegram.com
WORCESTER-- The Jesse Burkett Little League All-Stars were treated to a heroes' homecoming yesterday, as thousands gathered at City Hall Plaza to celebrate their skill and sportsmanship before mobbing the 11- and 12-year-olds for autographs.
Jesse Burkett would be proud of the Little League team from Worcester's West Side that bears his name, winning those regional games in Bristol, Conn., and becoming the first Central Mass.
The third baseman for the Jesse Burkett Little League All-Stars walked into a room in Williamsport, Pa., where a conference call was being held, and heard his baseball cards come to life.
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 Autograph Analysis and Signing Habits of Hall of Fame Outfielder Jesse Cail ''The Crab'' Burkett
Jesse was especially sensitive to suggestions that he resembled Jack Glasscock and was prepared to fight anyone that referred to him as Jack's son.
Jesse, along with many of the star Spider players, was shifted to the St. Louis franchise in 1899 by owner Frank Robinson, who controlled both clubs.
Jesse returned to Worcester to coach for the next two seasons and continued to scout for the Giants into the 1940s.
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 Jesse Burkett | The BASEBALL Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Burkett was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Committee on Baseball Veterans in 1946.
Burkett pitched in 23 games and had a dismal 3-11 record with a 5.56 ERA.
Burkett, Ty Cobb, and Rogers Hornsby are the only players to hit.400 in a season three times.
www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/burkettjesse   (333 words)

  
 Jesse Burkett | BaseballLibrary.com
Burkett batted over.400 three times, a feat duplicated only by Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby.
The 5'8" 155-lb Burkett starred in the outfield for the Cleveland Spiders during the 1890s and was one of the players switched to St. Louis in 1899 when the Cleveland franchise was stripped.
Burkett will be voted in to the Hall of Fame in 1946 by the Vet's committee.
baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Burkett_Jesse.stm   (477 words)

  
 Jesse Burkett
The new occupant of the lofty pedestal along with Jesse is Rogers Hornsby, star of the St. Louis National League team, on which, by a coincidence, Burkett played when he made one of his.400 batting averages.
Burkett hit.421 in 1895 instead of the.423 he is usually credited with,.410 in 1896, both years as a member of the famous Tebeau Cleveland team,.402 in 1899 as a member of the same team which that year was transferred from Cleveland to St. Louis.
Jesse Burkett was born Dec. 4, 1868, at Wheeling, W. Va. He first played professionally in 1888 with the Scranton club of the Central league as a pitcher.
wheeling.weirton.lib.wv.us /people/others/burke03.htm   (801 words)

  
 2002 Little League® Baseball New England Region Tournament
Jesse Burkett (Massachusetts) 1, Portsmouth (New Hampshire) 0 (7 innings)
For the Jesse Burkett Little League all-star team from Worcester, Massachusetts, it was a dream come true.
Burkett reached the championship game by edging Portsmouth (New Hampshire) on Frank Flynn's no-hitter in the semifinal round, and Rhode Island's Portsmouth team squeaked past Orange (Connecticut) by the same score in the other semifinal.
www.unpage.org /newengland/ner-2002.htm   (881 words)

  
 Jesse Burkett   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jesse Cail Burkett (de diciembre el 4 de 1868 - de mayo el 27 de 1953), apodado cangrejo, era un jugador importante del béisbol de la liga al final del diecinueveavo siglo.
Burkett jugó a partir la 1890 a 1905, predominante como outfielder, y tenía una carrera que golpeaba realizada, smacking 200 golpes en una estación seis veces y golpeando el 400 excesivo tres veces.
Burkett fue elegido en el béisbol pasillo de la fama en 1946.
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/je/Jesse%20Burkett.htm   (124 words)

  
 HickokSports.com - Biography - Jesse Burkett
The 5-foot-8, 155-pound Burkett was a left-handed hitter and a skilled bunter.
Burkett jumped to the St. Louis AL team in 1902, but he was no longer the hitter he had been, largely because he didn't have the speed to get many bunt singles.
Burkett later managed several other minor league teams, coached baseball at Holy Cross College from 1917 through 1920, and served as a coach and scout for the New York Giants.
www.hickoksports.com /biograph/burkettj.shtml   (343 words)

  
 2004 Massachusetts State Little League® Tournament Results
Jesse Burkett Little League all-star team manager Wayne Loomer knew what brought his team to the brink of the Massachusetts state championship.
Jesse Burkett added a new ingredient to its formula in the state championship game: the long ball.
The mixture is well-established for Jesse Burkett, which in an eight-year span has won six district titles and reached the state championship game three times.
www.unpage.org /massachusetts/ma-2004.htm   (1473 words)

  
 Time Trail, West Virginia, December 1997 Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Burkett and his cousin Jack Glasscock, also inducted into the hall of fame, were natives of Wheeling.
Burkett and several teammates were later fined for precipitating a riot.
Burkett was one of the greatest bunters in the history of the game and his.339 lifetime batting average falls only one point shy of Lou Gehrig's career total.
www.wvculture.org /history/timetrl/ttdec.html   (6891 words)

  
 Jesse Burkett - telegram.com
The Jesse Burkett All-Stars instantly became our boys of summer with incredible wins and a few strokes of luck as they exhibited poise, skill and talent.
From the athletic prowess of Gordie Lockbaum, the big heart of diminutive Andy Fallon, the dedication of Micah Golshirazian to his faith and his base running, the Jesse Burkett team displayed a genuine innocence, a certain chemistry -- all of it captured on the national stage.
Lynn Legor, whose 11-year-old son Matthew plays in Burkett, said that being at the games early in the season and watching all of the Little Leaguers progress was a treat.
www.telegram.com /static/burkett/082502a.html   (636 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Collected Fictions
Collected Fictions first started in mid 03 when Jesse Burkett and brother Justin Burkett started playing together late nights.
Justin moved on to a new scene, but Jesse has taken the title of Collected Fictions and is keeping the spirit alive.
Jesse in december of 2004 changed the name from collected fictions to Cale.
www.purevolume.com /collectedfictions   (63 words)

  
 Wake, Eat, Sleep......and thats how it went   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jesse B's interpretation of "the last goodbye" by Hannah Osbourne (the most amazing red head ever known to the burkett youth)
HAHAHA, If you ever watched GI Joe when you were younger, do you remember the public service announcements after each episode that were like, Dont play with fire, stop drop and roll, dont play around open electric currents or somthin about electricity.
I put all 3 linkin park CD's into my 3 CD disk changer stereo this morning and have had it playing till now (about 9:15 till 12:02) I just shut that thing off cause my parents will be taking me to liz's house soon.
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 Jesse Burkett | National Baseball Hall of Fame
Displaying a serious demeanor which earned him the nickname “Crab,” Jesse Burkett compiled a.342 lifetime average, topping the.400 mark three times.
Playing in over 2,000 games in a career that spanned the 19th and 20th centuries, Burkett had 200-plus hits during six seasons, and totaled 2,872 hits, second only to Cap Anson during this period.
Tell someone about Jesse Burkett by sending a free Hall of Fame Digital Postcard.
www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/burkett_jesse.htm   (236 words)

  
 Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Page Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Lawrence Lee Burkett, Sr.
Jesse Earl Burkett, born 1887 in Troy, Ohio; died 1936 in Newport, Kentucky.
Burdett Earl Burkett, born December 09, 1910 in Piqua, Ohio; died December 31, 1984 in Leesburg, Florida; married Wilma Lee Losey November 02, 1935 in Newport, Kentucky.
Wilma Lee Losey, born March 28, 1917 in Osgood, Indiana; married Burdett Earl Burkett November 02, 1935 in Newport, Kentucky.
familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/b/u/r/Lawrence-L-Burkett/GENE1-0003.html   (184 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jesse Cail Burkett, baseball Hall of Famer and three-time.400 hitter, is considered the finest bunter in the history of the game.
The controversial Burkett, also known for his flowery disposition (thereby explaining his nickname of 'Crab') played for five teams in his 16-year career.
Burkett won batting titles in 1895 (.423), 1896 (.410) and 1901 (.376) and hit.402 in the 1899 season without winning the title.
www.assumption.edu /dept/Athletics/burkett/burkett.html   (411 words)

  
 Burkett Design   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Burkett in contact with the John Kerry campaign leade
Burkett 's book relied entirely on "easily obtained" milit 66: er Texas Army National Guard officer named Bill Burkett, initially misled a CBS producer about the sour
In the context of the applied arts, engineering, architecture and other such creative endeavours, design is both a noun and a verb.
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 Fifth Generation
James Carlos Burkett was able to aquire the Burkett Farm in Oklahoma during
University of Oklahoma in Norman is named after Jesse Burkett.
Jesse Carlos Burket was born on 27 Mar 1893.
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 The Baseball Guru OMI: The Crab Nobody Knows by Herb Rogoff AN ARTICLE FROM THE BASEBALL MAGAZINE: JULY 2004
Not only did Jesse Burkett hit over.400 three times in his career, he had a lifetime average of.341.
One of the forgotten men of baseball, he had as his nickname, “THE CRAB.” Besides hitting, nastiness seemed to be his forte.
Belligerent, ill tempered, Jesse Burkett managed to insult and foul-mouth most people he came in contact with.
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 Bookselling This Week: Books & Baseball -- Independent Bookstore Sponsored Team Makes It to U.S. Championship Game
Worcester, Massachusetts's Jesse Burkett Little League All-Stars took a remarkable ride all the way to the Little League World Series (LLWS) U.S. Championship before falling to the eventual LLWS champs.
The Jesse Burkett All-Stars went farther in the LLWS than any prior Worcester team, Abramoff said, winding up the tournament in fourth place.
Without question, because of the sheer number of games played, advancing to the championship is a daunting task for any team.
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 Jesse Burkett - telegram.com
Also, the team will travel by limousine to Boston Wednesday to ring the closing bell at the Boston Stock Exchange before heading out to Fenway Park for VIP treatment at the Red Sox-Yankees game.
If the Burkett All-Stars accept all the invitations coming their way, they will be a busy bunch indeed.
According to the league, the team has been invited to meet with the governor at 4:30 p.m.
www.telegram.com /static/burkett/082702.html   (256 words)

  
 Jesse Burkett Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Ghosts in the Gallery at Cooperstown: 16 Little-Known Members of the Hall of Fame is the latest book by SABR member David Fleitz, and is published by McFarland.
It contains detailed biographies of Jesse Burkett and 15 other obscure Hall of Famers.
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org.
www.baseball-reference.com /b/burkeje01.shtml   (651 words)

  
 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE JESSE BURKETT LITTLE LEAGUE ALL STARS ANDY FALLON, DAN RICE, KURT SABACINSKI, JOE PETRY, MATT ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
During a time when the sports headlines are dominated by things like revenue sharing and luxury taxes and salary caps, they reminded all of us why we fell in love with the game of baseball.
Speaker, the Jesse Burkett All-Star Team reminded us of the sheer joy that can come from doing your best, playing hard, playing fair and playing as a team.
Speaker, it is with tremendous pride that I recognize the exceptional players, coaches, parents, family members and other supporters of the Jesse Burkett All-Star Team for a remarkable run to the Little League World Series.
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 Bob Burkett   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bob is a shortened version of the name Robert.
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 Wheeling baseball: Ohio (Tri-State) League schedule for 1888; Jesse Burkett joins Scranton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jesse Burkett leaves Saturday for Scranton, Pa., with which club he has signed as a pitcher for the season.
Jess has several good curves, and is an all around good ball player.
Service provided by the staff of the Ohio County Public Library in partnership with and partially funded by Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation.
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 Jesse Burkett Bibliography | BaseballLibrary.com
The Baseball Index contains the following references for further reading material on Jesse Burkett (OF 1890-1905 Giants, Cleveland, Cardinals, Browns, Red Sox):
Jesse Burkett by Allen, Lee And Tom Meany
Burkett, Jesse Cail "The Crab" by Olmsted, Frank J. Book Section
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/sabr/tbi/B/Burkett_Jesse.tbi.stm   (567 words)

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