Wally Burnette
Baseball Player
1929 – 2003
Who was Wally Burnette?
Wallace Harper Burnette was an American professional baseball player who pitched for the Kansas City Athletics from 1956-1958. He was born in Blairs, Virginia.
In three seasons, he compiled a win-loss record of 14–21, appeared in 68 games, started 27 games, completing 5 games and once pitching a shutout, pitched 262.7 innings, walked 122, struck out 122, gave up 259 hits, and had a career ERA of 3.65. His key pitch was his knuckleball.
Burnette was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Yankees, but was traded to Kansas City for future Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda on July 11, 1956.
Burnette's daughter said of him:
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- Born
- Jun 20, 1929
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 12, 2003
Danville
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on July 23, 2013
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