Bob Burda
| Bob Burda | ||
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Runs batted in | 78 | |
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Edward Robert Burda (born July 16, 1938) is an American former
MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1962, 1971), San Francisco Giants (1965–1966, 1969–1970), Milwaukee Brewers (1970) and Boston Red Sox
(1972). He batted and threw left-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall, and weighed 174 pounds (79 kg) during his active career.
Born in
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
. He spent 15 seasons (1958–1972) in professional baseball after signing with his original organization, the Cardinals. Of his seven big-league seasons, the last four were spent exclusively at the MLB level.
As a major leaguer, Burda collected 142 career
.Best season
- 1971 with the Cardinals: Hit .296 and led National League with 14 pinch-hits
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Bob Burda - Baseballbiography.com
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
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