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Edward Robert Burda
San Francisco Giants
First Base-Outfield
Born: July 16, 1938, St. Louis, MO
Signed: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before 1958 season
Major League Teams: St. Louis Cardinals 1962; San Francisco Giants 1965-66, 1969-70; Milwaukee Brewers 1970; St. Louis Cardinals 1971; Boston Red Sox 1972
Originally signed by the Cardinals, Bob Burda appeared sporadically in the majors between 1962 and 1966, before earning more regular playing time beginning in 1969. Burda hit .071 (1 for 14) in his initial call-up by the Cardinals in August 1962, and he'd not return to the majors until 1965 with the Giants. He'd again see limited action for two seasons before spending all of 1967 and 1968 back in the minor leagues. Burda came up to stay in 1969, batting .230 as a back-up first baseman, outfielder and left-handed bat off the bench. After half a season in Milwaukee in 1970, Burda went back to the Cardinals for the 1971 season and he'd find success as a pinch-hitter. Burda batted .292 that year in the pinch, going 14 for 48 with a home run and eight RBIs. His final big league action came with the Red Sox in 1972.
For his career, Burda batted .224 with 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 78 RBIs.
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
Similar to my strategy from March, I wanted to focus on accumulating commons and having found success with Uncle Dick's Cards before, I didn't mess around and headed right for the neon green binders. I pulled 145 cards from the binder containing cards 301 to the end of the set, stopping when I reached 500. This card was the 68th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me less than $1.
The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
Despite playing in parts of three prior seasons, and appearing in 75 major league games, this is Burda's rookie card. Rather than print all of Burda's statistics going back to the 1958 season, Topps condenses his numbers to just his major league output, leaving a lot of real estate for the write-up and the cartoon. Both highlight his success, and logevity, in the minor leagues.
Accuracy Index: Burda's card scores a +5.
1969 Season
Burda's best season statistically, he batted .230 with six home runs and 27 RBIs mainly as a bat off the bench for the second place Giants. He made 23 starts all season - nine at first base and right field, occasionally spelling Willie McCovey (#440) and Bobby Bonds (#630), and five in right field.
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First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #392
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4): 1969-72
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1972 Topps #734
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 16 in the Beckett online database as of 9/2/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
#391 Ray Culp - Boston Red Sox / #393 Gene Brabender - Baltimore Orioles
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