Joe Burke (baseball executive)
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| Born | Joseph Roy Burke December 8, 1923 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | May 12, 1992 (aged 68) Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Baseball executive |
| Years active | 1948–1992 |
Joseph Roy Burke (December 8, 1923 – May 12, 1992) was an American front office executive in Major League Baseball who served as general manager or club president of the Kansas City Royals for almost 18 years during the most successful period in that expansion team's early history.
Burke was executive vice president and general manager of the Royals from the middle of the
Before coming to Kansas City, Burke had been a member of the front office of the
In June
Burke became the Royals' second club president after the 1981 season, succeeding owner Ewing Kauffman, and his top assistant, John Schuerholz, was promoted to general manager. Like Herzog, Schuerholz would also be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (in 2017, for his later success as GM of the Atlanta Braves).
Burke died of lymphatic cancer in Kansas City, Kansas, at age 68.
References
- Obituary, The Washington Post, May 14, 1992.
- Obituary, The New York Times, May 14, 1992.
- Baseball America Executive Database.
- U.S. Public Records Index Vol. I
- Kentucky Birth Index 1911-1999