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Bill Burwell Notable

b. March 27, 1895 · St. Louis Browns 1920–1921, Pittsburgh Pirates 1928

Bill Burwell divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Browns from 1920, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1928.

He went 9 and 8 with a 4.37 earned run average, pitching 218.3 innings in 70 games. He struck out 49. Across 72 games he batted .197, with 15 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.

He was born in Jarbalo, KS, USA on March 27, 1895, and died on June 11, 1973. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1920 SLB 354247 200 1180 .167
1921 SLB 332536 100 3110 .240
1928 PIT 4912 000 0010 .222
Career 7276815 300 42100 .197

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1920 SLB 64332 4113.1133 4642303.65
1921 SLB 24333 284.1102 4829175.12
1928 PIT 1041 020.218 12825.23
Career 98706 6218.1253 1067949 4.37

On this day & linked events

1895

Born March 27, 1895

Jarbalo, KS, USA

1973

Died June 11, 1973