Sid Burston
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Sid Burston
Birthdate:
Sept. 10, 1939 (82 y, 11 m, 4 d)
Born In:
Newcastle, NSW, AUS
Nationality:
Australian
Position:
C
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
6'3"/256
Entry:
1958 Draft - Round: 2, Overall: 12, Team: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1967 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
All-Star 1972 St. George (SBC)
1971 Western Suburbs (SBC)
1970 Western Suburbs (SBC)
1968 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
1967 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
1966 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
1965 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
1964 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
1963 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
1961 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
Gold Glove 1963 - C Manly-Warringah (SBC)
1962 - C Manly-Warringah (SBC)
Silver Slugger 1968 - C Manly-Warringah (SBC)
1967 - C Manly-Warringah (SBC)
1964 - C Manly-Warringah (SBC)
Batter of the Month Dec 1966 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
Nov 1964 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
Mar 1964 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
Player of the Week Feb 12, 1973 St. George (SBC)
Mar 8, 1971 Western Suburbs (SBC)
Nov 14, 1966 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
Nov 7, 1966 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
Dec 23, 1963 Manly-Warringah (SBC)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink12
Grey Ink115
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1962 126 1
1964 126 2
1969 126 1
1970 126 1
Year PA Rank
1964 556 8
1967 552 9
Year AB Rank
1964 512 9
1966 496 8
1967 499 6
Year Hits Rank
1962 145 10
1963 165 5
1964 161 7
1965 149 10
1966 171 5
1967 157 2
1968 152 7
Year TB Rank
1963 271 4
1964 260 4
1965 235 9
1966 280 1
1967 278 2
Year 2B Rank
1961 30 6
1962 28 10
1966 37 4
1967 37 2
Year HR Rank
1964 25 8
1966 24 9
1967 28 6
1971 26 10
Year RBI Rank
1963 114 2
1964 110 1
1965 99 5
1966 108 1
1967 97 3
1970 83 8
Year R Rank
1966 79 9
Year IBB Rank
1966 8 7
1968 9 3
1971 8 8
Year HBP Rank
1961 11 9
1967 11 2
1970 10 6
1972 11 4
Year SF Rank
1962 6 6
1963 7 3
1965 7 3
1966 7 4
1967 7 2
1968 9 2
1971 5 6
Year XBH Rank
1963 55 8
1966 61 3
1967 65 2
Year Avg Rank
1961 0.339 9
1963 0.335 8
1965 0.314 10
1966 0.345 4
1967 0.315 10
1968 0.328 6
Year OBP Rank
1966 0.394 9
Year SLG Rank
1963 0.550 6
1966 0.565 2
1967 0.557 5
Year ISO Rank
1966 0.220 10
1967 0.243 6
Year OPS Rank
1963 0.931 7
1966 0.959 3
1967 0.925 6
Year G Rank
1962 126 1
1963 126 4
1964 126 2
1966 126 1
1969 126 1
1970 126 1
1971 126 8
Year WAR Rank
1961 4.7 9
1963 5.8 5
1964 5.4 5
1965 5.1 5
1966 6.7 3
1967 6.1 2