- Britt Burns
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=Silver
bgcolor2=Black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Britt Burns
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1959|6|8
debutdate=August 5
debutyear=1978
debutteam=Chicago White Sox
finaldate=September 30
finalyear=1985
finalteam=Chicago White Sox
stat1label=Record
stat1value=70-60
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.66
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=734
teams =
*Chicago White Sox (by|1978-by|1985)
highlights =
*All-Star (AL): 1981Robert Britt Burns (born on
June 8 1959 inHouston ,Texas ) is a formerMajor League Baseball pitcher from 1978 until 1985, pitching for theChicago White Sox compiling a career mark of 70 wins and 60 losses with a 3.66 ERA.Burns pitched for Huffman High School in
Birmingham, Alabama from 1975 to 1977. When he graduated, he held the state record for career victories with 35 against only 2 losses (a record that stood for over 12 years), and as of 2008, still holds the single season record for lowest earned run average after posting a 0.00 in 1977. [ [http://www.ahsaa.com/records/baseball.asp AHSAA Baseball Records] , retrieved on April 03, 2008] . He was discovered byChicago Tribune book critic Bob Cromie while pitching in Birmingham in 1978. He made his debut later that season at the age of 19. Burns did not become as full time major leaguer until 1980 when he won 15 games. In 1983 he helped the White Sox into the ALCS against theBaltimore Orioles , pitching 9 1/3 innings before surrendering a home run toTito Landrum in the fourth and final game of the series.1985 would prove to be a bittersweet year for Burns as he won 18 games for Chicago, but was traded on December 12 with Glen Braxton and Mike Soper to the
New York Yankees forRon Hassey and Joe Cowley. A chronic, degenerative hip condition, however, put Burns' career on hold before he could ever pitch for New York. After years of rehab, he attempted a comeback in 1990, making four unsuccessful minor-league starts before finally retiring as a player.Burns is currently the minor league pitching coordinator for his hometown
Houston Astros .References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=b/burnsbr01
ee also
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Chicago White Sox all-time roster
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