Larry Burright

Larry Burright
Larry Burright
	Second baseman and shortstop
	Born: July 10, 1937 (age 86); Roseville, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 12, 1962, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
	April 18, 1964, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.205
Home runs	4
Runs scored	44
Teams
	Los Angeles Dodgers (1962); New York Mets (1963–1964);

Larry Allen Burright (born July 10, 1937) is a retired American professional baseball player. A utility

right-handed

was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).

Career

Born in Roseville, Illinois, Burright and his family eventually moved to Alhambra, California. He graduated from Mark Keppel High School and attended Fullerton College. In 1957, he signed with the Dodgers (then still in Brooklyn), and played five full seasons in their minor league organization.^[1]

In 1961, he

ninth inning of the decisive Game 3 of the 1962 National League tie-breaker series, which led to an insurance run in the Dodgers' 6–4 loss to the San Francisco Giants.^[2]^[3]

In the offseason, the Dodgers traded Burright, along with infielder

For the

at bats and was sent to the minors. He retired from baseball in 1965 at the age of 28 after failing to return to the big leagues.^[1]

During his MLB career, he amassed 73 hits, including eight

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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