Bobby Burke

American baseball player (1907-1971)

Baseball player
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
Teams
  • Washington Senators (1927–1935)
  • Philadelphia Phillies (1937)
Career highlights and awards
  • Pitched a no-hitter on August 8, 1931

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]

See also

References

  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.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
  • Bobby Burke at Find a Grave
Preceded by
Wes Ferrell
 No-hitter pitcher
August 8, 1931 		Succeeded by
Paul Dean


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