Burt Hooton

Pitcher, Baseball Player

1950 –

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Who is Burt Hooton?

Burt Carlton Hooton, nicknamed "Happy", is an American former right-handed starting pitcher and former coach in Major League Baseball. He won 151 games over a 15-year career, mostly with the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Hooton's career began auspiciously with a no-hitter in his fourth major league game for the Cubs, but he gained perhaps his widest recognition for his several playoff performances with the Dodgers. His only All-Star appearance was in 1981, when he also was named the NLCS Most Valuable Player on the way to helping the Dodgers to a World Series championship with four postseason wins in five appearances.

He is currently the pitching coach of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the Class-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

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Born
Feb 7, 1950
Greenville
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Education
  • University of Texas at Austin
Lived in
  • Greenville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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