Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)
Born: September 11, 1964 in Vicksburg, MS us
Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (20th) of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Ranger College (Ranger, TX).
High School: Everman HS (Everman, TX)
Schools: Paris Junior College (Paris, TX), Ranger College (Ranger, TX)
Debut: April 30, 1987 (Age 22-231d, 15,328th in major league history)
vs. SEA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: October 2, 2004 (Age 40-021d)
vs. BAL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season
Agents: Jim Turner
Full Name: Ellis Rena Burks
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Relatives: Cousin of Roosevelt Brown
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23 | BOS | AL | ALCS | OAK | L | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 | .235 | .294 | .529 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 | -2.5% | ||
| 1990 | 25 | BOS | AL | ALCS | OAK | L | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .313 | .400 | .713 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 | -0.7% | 0.500 | 0.000 |
| 1993 | 28 | CHW | AL | ALCS | TOR | L | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .304 | .407 | .478 | .886 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | -2.9% | 3.040 | 0.332 |
| 1995 | 30 | COL | NL | NLDS | ATL | L | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .286 | .500 | .786 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 2.1% | ||
| 2000 | 35 | SFG | NL | NLDS | NYM | L | 4 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .231 | .412 | .538 | .950 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 1.1% | ||
| 2001 | 36 | CLE | AL | ALDS | SEA | L | 5 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .316 | .350 | .526 | .876 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -0.8% |