Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 06, 2007
Burdette Passes

Lew Burdette died earlier today:

Burdette's greatest success came in the 1957 Series when he went 3-0 with an 0.67 ERA while pitching three complete games against the New York Yankees. He capped his performance with a seven-hit shutout in Game 7 at Yankee Stadium, finishing off a run of 24 straight scoreless innings.

"I have a boatload of memories about Lew Burdette," commissioner Bud Selig told The Associated Press by telephone from Milwaukee, where he grew up rooting for the Braves. "I think what I remember most was that he was a tremendous competitor. He pitched in pain, he pitched to win.

"Winning that Game 7 at Yankee Stadium, 5-0, Eddie Mathews fielding Moose Skowron's smash and stepping on third base for the final out. What a day that was," he said. "I kept in touch with him. He came back here quite a lot. The last time I saw him was at Warren Spahn's funeral."

My thoughts go out to his family and friends.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:55 PM | Deaths | TrackBack (0)
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