John Burns

Deceased Person

1859 – 1919

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Who was John Burns?

John S. Burns was a professional baseball umpire, and the brother of Major League Baseball player Tom Burns.

Burns umpired 71 National League games in 1884, all of them as the home plate umpire.

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Born
1859
New Britain
Employment
  • National League
Died
Oct 7, 1919
Springfield

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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