Bobby Burke

This article is about the baseball player. For the association footballer, see Bobby Burke (footballer). For the professional wrestler with the ring name, see Bobby Kay.

Bobby Burke
Pitcher
Born: (1907-01-23)January 23, 1907
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Died: February 8, 1971(1971-02-08) (aged 64)
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 16, 1927, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
May 4, 1937, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record38–46
Earned run average4.28
Strikeouts299
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

Robert James Burke (January 23, 1907 – February 8, 1971) was an American pitcher for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies.

Burke helped the Senators win the 1933 American League Pennant.

In 10 seasons Burke had a 38–46 win–loss record, appearing in 254 games, starting 88 of them, pitching 27 complete games, tossing 4 shutouts, finishing 93 games, earning 5 saves, 9182⁄3 innings pitched, allowing 926 hits, allowing 506 runs (437 earned), surrendering 35 home runs, walking 360, striking our 299, hitting 24 batsmen, 16 wild pitches, facing 3,985 batters, 3 balks and a 4.28 ERA.

On August 8, 1931, while with the Senators, Burke no-hit the Boston Red Sox 5–0 at Griffith Stadium. It was the last no-hitter by a Washington-area Major League Baseball team until Jordan Zimmermann on September 28, 2014.[1]

Burke died on February 8, 1971, aged 64.[2]

  1. ^ "Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 0". retrosheet.org. August 8, 1931. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Wolf, Gregory H. "Bobby Burke". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved August 6, 2020.