MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Burleson ends up at .188 in 16 games with Cardinals

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com ST. LOUIS — Alec Burleson, a high school baseball star at East Lincoln High, was not on the wild-card playoff roster for the St. Louis Cardinals. Philadelphia knocked host St. Louis out of the post season with wins of 6-3 and 3-0 over the weekend. The Phillies begin a best-of-five series against the Braves in Atlanta …

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Burleson goes 0-for-3, hitting .133 for St. Louis

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com ST. LOUIS — Alec Burleson was not in the lineup on Friday night for the St. Louis Cardinals but got into his fifth big league game on Thursday night. The Cincinnati Reds nipped the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Thursday, 3-2, when Burleson batted seventh in the order and went 0-for-3. A former star at East …

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Burleson collects second major league hit in Cards’ victory

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com ST. LOUIS — Alec Burleson collected his second major league hit on Wednesday night as the St. Louis Cardinals edged visiting Milwaukee 4-1. Burleson, a high school star at East Lincoln and college star at East Carolina, went 1-for-3 while batting eighth in the Cardinals’ batting order — one spot behind Albert Pujols. Pujols was the …

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Cards win as Burleson gets first big-league hit

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PITTSBURGH — Former East Lincoln High star Alec Burleson — playing in his third major league game for the St. Louis Cardinals — got his first hit in a 5-4 victory on Sunday over the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Burleson was the designated hitter, batting ninth, and he singled to center field in the eighth inning against …