Tim Burke

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#EE1422
bgcolor2=#083884
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Tim Burke
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1959|2|19
debutdate=April 8
debutyear=by|1985
debutteam=Montreal Expos
finaldate=September 22
finalyear=by|1992
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=Won-Loss Record
stat1value=49-33
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=2.72
stat3label=Saves
stat3value=102
teams=
*Montreal Expos (1985-1991)
*New York Mets (1991-1992)
*New York Yankees (1992)
highlights=
*All-Star (NL): 1989
*Led NL in games pitched (78, in 1985)

Timothy (Tim) Burke (born February 19, 1959 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos (1985-1991), New York Mets (1991-1992) and New York Yankees (1992). He batted and threw right-handed.

In an eight-season career, Burke posted a 49-33 record with a 2.72 ERA and 102 saves in 498 games pitched.

Burke is a born-again Christian who retired from baseball in 1993 in order to help raise his four adopted children. In 1994 Burke authored "Major League Dad: The Moving Story of an All-Star Pitcher Who Gave up Baseball for His Family." Along with wife Christine, he adopted two children from Korea, one from Vietnam and one from Guatemala with the assistance of International Children Services in Eugene, Oregon.

Fact

*Burke holds the distinction of being one of the few players ever to be involved in a trade between the two New York baseball fanchises when he was dealt from the Mets to the Yankees for Lee Guetterman.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burketi01.shtml Baseball Reference] - career statistics and analysis

Leaving Major Leagues to Be With Adopted ChildrenCanada AM - CTV Television. Toronto: Jun 8, 1994.