Tim Burke (baseball)
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| Tim Burke | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 19, 1959 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 8, 1985, for the Montreal Expos | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 22, 1992, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 49–33 |
| Earned run average | 2.72 |
| Strikeouts | 444 |
| Saves | 102 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Timothy Phillip Burke (born February 19, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, and New York Yankees. He batted and threw right-handed. Between 1987 and 1988, he briefly had the lowest career earned run average for a relief pitcher,[1] and his career earned run average of 2.72 is lower than all Hall of Famer relief pitchers except for Mariano Rivera and Hoyt Wilhelm.
Career
Drafted by the
saves in 498 games pitched, all but two out of the bullpen. He led the National League
in appearances in 1985, with 78. He was selected to the National League All-star team in 1989.
Personal
Along with his wife, Christine, Burke adopted two orphan children from
born-again Christian
, he retired from baseball in 1993 in order to help raise his four adopted children. In 1994 he authored the book Major League Dad: The Moving Story of an All-Star Pitcher Who Gave up Baseball for His Family.
In 1995, Burke appeared in the
Geoff Moore & the Distance music video for the song "Home Run".[citation needed
]
References
- ^ "MLB Career Relief Pitcher ERA Leaders (1935-2020)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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