| Jack Burdock | |
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| Second baseman | |
| Born: April 1852 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: November 27, 1931 (aged 79) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 2, 1872, for the Brooklyn Atlantics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 23, 1891, for the Brooklyn Grooms | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .250 |
| Home runs | 18 |
| Runs batted in | 501 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
John Joseph Burdock (April 1852 – November 27, 1931), nicknamed "Black Jack", was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for several teams over a 20-year playing career. Burdock was known as a skilled fielder, and he recorded the first known out on a major-league hidden ball trick. He was player-manager for the 1883 Boston Beaneaters when they won a league pennant.
By the late 1880s, Burdock struggled with injuries and alcoholism, and he was released by Boston during the 1888 season. He was signed by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for the rest of that year, was out of baseball for the next two seasons, and retired after playing part of the 1891 season with Brooklyn.