1929
Born June 20, 1929
Blairs, VA, USA
Wally Burnette Notable
b. June 20, 1929 · Kansas City Athletics 1956–1958
Wally Burnette played 1956 to 1958 for the Kansas City Athletics as a pitcher.
He went 14 and 21 with a 3.56 earned run average, pitching 262.7 innings in 68 games. He struck out 122 and threw 1 shutout. Across 68 games he batted .143, with 11 hits and 3 runs.
He was born in Blairs, VA, USA on June 20, 1929, and died on February 12, 2003. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | KCA | 18 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .051 |
| 1957 | KCA | 38 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .250 |
| 1958 | KCA | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 68 | 77 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .143 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | KCA | 6 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 121.1 | 115 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 2.89 |
| 1957 | KCA | 7 | 12 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 113.0 | 115 | 54 | 44 | 57 | 4.30 |
| 1958 | KCA | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 28.1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3.49 |
| Career | — | 14 | 21 | 68 | 27 | 1 | 262.2 | 259 | 104 | 97 | 122 | 3.56 |
On this day & linked events
2003