A to Z Angels: Rick Burleson
By Brett Broden - AngelsWin.com Columnist
Name: Rick Burleson
Nickname: Rooster
Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Number(s): 7
Years Played As an Angel: 1981-1986
Angels’ Stats: .281 Avg., 244 hits, 39 2Bs, 75 RBIs
Career Stats: .273 Avg., 1401 hits, 256 2Bs, 449 RBIs How He Was Acquired: Traded in December 1980 from Boston (along with Butch Hobson) for Mark Clear, Carney Lansford and Rick Miller.
Why You Should Know Him: Burleson was one of the best defensive shortstops of his era, setting a major league record for double plays in a season by a shortstop with Boston in 1980, and a major league record for assists in a game (15 in 20 innings) with the Angels in 1982. Burleson was injured MORE
