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Lew Burdette

Birthdate:

11/22/1926

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 190 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Nitro, WV, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

A well worked moundstay Selva Lewis Burdette was a big star pitcher with the Milwaukee Brewers, helping them win two straight NL pennants, 1957-58, and one 1957 World Series Title. In the 1957 World Series against the New York Yankees, Lew Burdette tossed 3 complete game wins, all games were 7-hitters and two were shutouts. Included in those wins were a string of 24 consecutive scoreless innings and his era was a mere 0.67 for the 3 games. Lew Burdette was chosen the 1957 World Series MVP.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1950	NYY (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.75
1951	BSN (NL)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	6	4	3	0	5	0	1	1	1	0	6.23
1952	BSN (NL)	45	9	6	11	7	5	0	137.0	138	58	55	8	47	0	47	2	2	2	3.61
1953	MLN (NL)	46	13	15	5	8	6	1	175.0	177	73	63	7	56	0	58	1	5	0	3.24
1954	MLN (NL)	38	32	15	14	0	13	4	238.0	224	87	73	17	62	0	79	1	4	0	2.76
1955	MLN (NL)	42	33	13	8	0	11	2	230.0	253	114	103	25	73	9	70	3	6	1	4.03
1956	MLN (NL)	39	35	19	10	1	16	6	256.1	234	92	77	22	52	7	110	2	3	0	2.70
1957	MLN (NL)	37	33	17	9	0	14	1	256.2	260	117	106	25	59	8	78	2	2	0	3.72
1958	MLN (NL)	40	36	20	10	0	19	3	275.1	279	102	89	18	50	7	113	1	5	0	2.91
1959	MLN (NL)	41	39	21	15	1	20	4	289.2	312	144	131	38	38	3	105	2	1	0	4.07
1960	MLN (NL)	45	32	19	13	4	18	4	275.2	277	116	103	19	35	7	83	2	5	0	3.36
1961	MLN (NL)	40	36	18	11	0	14	3	272.1	295	131	121	31	33	3	92	1	3	1	4.00
1962	MLN (NL)	37	19	10	9	2	6	1	143.2	172	85	78	26	23	6	59	1	2	1	4.89
1963	MLN (NL)	15	13	6	5	0	4	1	84.0	71	40	34	15	24	4	28	0	1	0	3.64
1963	STL (NL)	21	14	3	8	2	3	0	98.0	106	50	41	6	16	2	45	0	7	0	3.77
1964	CHC (NL)	28	17	9	9	0	8	2	131.0	152	74	71	15	19	2	40	0	1	0	4.88
1964	STL (NL)	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	10.0	10	3	2	1	3	0	3	1	0	0	1.80
1965	PHI (NL)	19	9	3	3	0	1	1	70.2	95	50	43	5	17	2	23	1	5	0	5.48
1965	CHC (NL)	7	3	0	2	0	0	0	20.1	26	17	12	3	4	1	5	0	1	0	5.31
1966	CAL (AL)	54	0	7	2	5	0	0	79.2	80	32	30	4	12	2	27	2	1	2	3.39
1967	CAL (AL)	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	18.1	16	10	10	4	0	0	8	0	1	0	4.91
21 years		626	373	203	144	31	158	33	3067.1	3186	1400	1246	289	628	63	1074	23	56	7	3.66

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1950	NYY (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1951	BSN (NL)	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1952	BSN (NL)	45	35	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	8	0	0	0	1	6	0	.114	.205	SLG
1953	MLN (NL)	46	53	4	9	0	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	5	0	.170	.170	SLG
1954	MLN (NL)	39	79	3	7	1	0	0	4	1	14	0	0	0	2	5	2	.89	.119	SLG
1955	MLN (NL)	45	86	10	20	5	0	0	7	3	20	0	0	0	0	3	0	.233	.258	SLG
1956	MLN (NL)	45	86	9	16	1	0	0	8	2	16	0	0	0	1	11	2	.186	.209	SLG
1957	MLN (NL)	41	88	11	13	2	0	2	9	3	22	0	0	0	1	4	1	.148	.183	SLG
1958	MLN (NL)	47	99	11	24	1	1	3	15	3	24	0	0	0	1	5	0	.242	.272	SLG
1959	MLN (NL)	52	104	14	21	7	1	0	8	3	36	0	0	0	1	5	0	.202	.231	SLG
1960	MLN (NL)	46	91	11	16	3	0	2	4	7	22	0	0	0	1	2	1	.176	.240	SLG
1961	MLN (NL)	42	103	10	21	5	0	3	11	2	39	0	0	0	0	3	0	.204	.219	SLG
1962	MLN (NL)	39	51	6	9	0	0	0	1	1	17	0	0	0	1	2	0	.176	.208	SLG
1963	MLN (NL)	17	26	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	11	0	0	0	2	4	0	.38	.138	SLG
1963	STL (NL)	21	31	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	3	0	.97	.97	SLG
1964	STL (NL)	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1964	CHC (NL)	28	43	6	12	0	1	2	4	3	12	0	0	0	1	3	0	.279	.340	SLG
1965	CHC (NL)	8	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	SLG
1965	PHI (NL)	19	20	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	.300	.300	SLG
1966	CAL (AL)	54	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	SLG
1967	CAL (AL)	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
21 years		666	1011	101	185	27	4	12	75	32	271	2	0	0	12	63	6	.183	.216	.SLG

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