Lew Burdette
[edit] Biography
Born on November 22, 1926 in Nitro, West Virginia, Lew Burdette (Selva Lewis Burdette) played for the New York Yankees, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and California Angels over the course of his 18 year career. Burdette broke into the bigs on September 26, 1950 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 3.61 ERA in 137 innings pitched in 1952, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Lew Burdette's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1958, when he posted a 2.91 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 113 batters. However, others believe that it was 1956, when he posted a 2.70 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 110 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1950
| NY
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.75
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| BOS
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.23
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.1
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| 45
| 9
| 6
| 11
| 3.61
| 47
| 58
| 55
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 137
| 138
| 8
| 47
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 46
| 13
| 15
| 5
| 3.24
| 58
| 73
| 63
| 6
| 1
| 8
| 175
| 177
| 7
| 56
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 38
| 32
| 15
| 14
| 2.76
| 79
| 87
| 73
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 238
| 224
| 17
| 62
| 7
| 1
| 4
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| 42
| 33
| 13
| 8
| 4.03
| 70
| 114
| 103
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 230
| 253
| 25
| 73
| 9
| 3
| 6
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 39
| 35
| 19
| 10
| 2.70
| 110
| 92
| 77
| 16
| 6
| 1
| 256.1
| 234
| 22
| 52
| 7
| 2
| 3
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 37
| 33
| 17
| 9
| 3.72
| 78
| 117
| 106
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 256.2
| 260
| 25
| 59
| 8
| 2
| 2
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 40
| 36
| 20
| 10
| 2.91
| 113
| 102
| 89
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 275.1
| 279
| 18
| 50
| 7
| 1
| 5
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 41
| 39
| 21
| 15
| 4.07
| 105
| 144
| 131
| 20
| 4
| 1
| 289.2
| 312
| 38
| 38
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 45
| 32
| 19
| 13
| 3.36
| 83
| 116
| 103
| 18
| 4
| 4
| 275.2
| 277
| 19
| 35
| 7
| 2
| 5
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 40
| 36
| 18
| 11
| 4.00
| 92
| 131
| 121
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 272.1
| 295
| 31
| 33
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 37
| 19
| 10
| 9
| 4.89
| 59
| 85
| 78
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 143.2
| 172
| 26
| 23
| 6
| 1
| 2
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| 21
| 14
| 3
| 8
| 3.77
| 45
| 50
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 98
| 106
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 7
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 15
| 13
| 6
| 5
| 3.64
| 28
| 40
| 34
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 84
| 71
| 15
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| TOT
| N
| 36
| 27
| 9
| 13
| 3.71
| 73
| 90
| 75
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 182
| 177
| 21
| 40
| 6
| 0
| 8
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.80
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 28
| 17
| 9
| 9
| 4.88
| 40
| 74
| 71
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 131
| 152
| 15
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| TOT
| N
| 36
| 17
| 10
| 9
| 4.66
| 43
| 77
| 73
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 141
| 162
| 16
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| 19
| 9
| 3
| 3
| 5.48
| 23
| 50
| 43
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 70.2
| 95
| 5
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 5
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 5.31
| 5
| 17
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20.1
| 26
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| TOT
| N
| 26
| 12
| 3
| 5
| 5.44
| 28
| 67
| 55
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 91
| 121
| 8
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 6
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| 54
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 3.39
| 27
| 32
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 79.2
| 80
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4.91
| 8
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 18.1
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 551
| 373
| 195
| 142
| 3.65
| 1039
| 1357
| 1205
| 158
| 33
| 25
| 2968
| 3087
| 281
| 616
| 68
| 21
| 54
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 75
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 3.71
| 35
| 43
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 99.1
| 99
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 626
| 373
| 203
| 144
| 3.66
| 1074
| 1400
| 1246
| 158
| 33
| 31
| 3067.1
| 3186
| 289
| 628
| 70
| 23
| 56
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| NY
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| BOS
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 29
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| P
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 37
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| P
| 38
| 32
| 238
| 17
| 49
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| .943
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 47
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 48
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| P
| 37
| 33
| 256.2
| 22
| 53
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| .949
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| P
| 40
| 36
| 275.1
| 27
| 53
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 0
| .988
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| P
| 41
| 39
| 289.2
| 21
| 47
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| .986
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| P
| 45
| 32
| 275.2
| 31
| 68
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| .980
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| P
| 40
| 36
| 272.1
| 27
| 60
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 7
| 0
| .989
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| P
| 37
| 19
| 143.2
| 8
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| .953
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| P
| 21
| 14
| 98.1
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| P
| 15
| 13
| 84.1
| 7
| 15
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| .880
|
| 1963
| TOT
| N
| P
| 36
| 27
| 182.2
| 11
| 27
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| .884
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| P
| 28
| 17
| 131
| 10
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| TOT
| N
| P
| 36
| 17
| 141
| 10
| 36
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| P
| 19
| 9
| 70.2
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| P
| 7
| 3
| 20.1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| TOT
| N
| P
| 26
| 12
| 91
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| P
| 54
| 0
| 79.2
| 8
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .905
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 18.1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 626
| 283
| 2264
| 245
| 622
| 27
| 55
| 0
| 6
| 51
| 46
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1950
| NY
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| BOS
| N
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| 45
| 35
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .114
| .205
| .114
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 46
| 53
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .170
| .170
| .170
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 39
| 79
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .089
| .119
| .101
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| 45
| 86
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 7
| .233
| .258
| .291
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 45
| 86
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 8
| .186
| .209
| .198
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 41
| 88
| 11
| 13
| 2
| 9
| .148
| .183
| .239
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 47
| 99
| 11
| 24
| 3
| 15
| .242
| .272
| .364
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 24
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 52
| 104
| 14
| 21
| 0
| 8
| .202
| .231
| .288
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 36
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 46
| 91
| 11
| 16
| 2
| 4
| .176
| .240
| .275
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 42
| 103
| 10
| 21
| 3
| 11
| .204
| .219
| .340
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 39
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 39
| 51
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .176
| .208
| .176
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| STL
| N
| 21
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .097
| .097
| .129
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 17
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .038
| .138
| .115
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| TOT
| N
| 38
| 57
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .070
| .117
| .123
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 17
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 28
| 43
| 6
| 12
| 2
| 4
| .279
| .340
| .465
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| TOT
| N
| 36
| 44
| 6
| 12
| 2
| 4
| .273
| .333
| .455
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| 19
| 20
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .300
| .300
| .300
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| TOT
| N
| 27
| 26
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .308
| .308
| .346
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| 54
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 591
| 1003
| 101
| 184
| 12
| 74
| .183
| .217
| .254
| 27
| 4
| 32
| 268
| 12
| 63
| 2
| 0
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 75
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 666
| 1011
| 101
| 185
| 12
| 75
| .183
| .216
| .253
| 27
| 4
| 32
| 271
| 12
| 63
| 2
| 0
| 14
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (April 6, 1947).
- Traded by New York Yankees with $50000 to Boston Braves in exchange for Johnny Sain (August 29, 1951).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Gene Oliver and Bob Sadowski (June 15, 1963).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Glen Hobbie (June 2, 1964).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies (May 30, 1965).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 13, 1965).
- Signed by California Angels (November 29, 1965).
- Released by California Angels (September 23, 1967).
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