MLB year, he batted a combined .258 over 53 games. In 1896, Burns' contract was purchased by the minor-league Newark Colts. The Colts won the Atlantic League with an 82–61 record, two games above the Hartford Bluebirds, as Burns batted .378. The next season, Burns served as a player-coach for the Bluebirds, where he led the team in doubles and batting average. In 1901, his final managerial year, he managed the Portland, Maine team of the New England League. After retiring from baseball, Burns lived in Brooklyn until his death on November 11, 1928. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, New Jersey. See also List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle References General Specific External links , or Retrosheet 1864 births 1928 deaths 19th-century baseball players American people of Irish descent Baltimore Orioles (AA) players Baseball players from Philadelphia Brooklyn Bridegrooms players Brooklyn Grooms players Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery (North Arlington, New Jersey) Grand Rapids Gold Bugs players Grand Rapids Rippers players Harrisburg (minor league baseball) players Hartford Bluebirds players Major League Baseball right fielders Minor league baseball managers National League home run champions National League RBI champions New York Giants (NL) players Newark Colts players Newark Domestics players Newark Little Giants players Wilmington Quicksteps (minor league) players Wilmington Quicksteps players