Joe Burns (infielder)

{{short description|American baseball player (1916-1974)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Joe Burns

| team = Philadelphia Athletics

| number = 22

| position = Third baseman, right fielder, and second baseman

| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|06|17}}

| birth_place = Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|06|24|1916|06|17}}

| death_place = Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = April 24

| debutyear = 1943

| debutteam = Boston Braves

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = September 27

| finalyear = 1945

| finalteam = Philadelphia Athletics

| statyear = 1945

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .230

| stat2label = Hits

| stat2value = 69

| stat3label = Home runs

| stat3value = 2

| stat4label = Runs batted in

| stat4value = 16

| stat5label = Stolen bases

| stat5value = 2

| teams = * Boston Braves ({{baseball year|1943}})

• Philadelphia Athletics ({{baseball year|1944}}–{{baseball year|1945}})

}}

Joseph James Burns (June 17, 1916 – June 24, 1974) was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Boston Braves during the {{Baseball year|1943}} season and the Philadelphia Athletics during the {{Baseball year|1944}} and {{Baseball year|1945}} seasons.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burnsjo03.shtml Career statistics and history] at [https://www.baseball-reference.com Baseball-Reference.com]