Lew Burdette was born on Monday, November 22, 1926, in Nitro, West Virginia. Burdette was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 26, 1950, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lew Burdette baseball stats page.
"I make my living off the hungriness of the hitters," Lew Burdette used to say. That was when he was beating the Yankees for the Milwaukee Braves in Game 2, 5 and Game 7 of the 1957 World Series. By hungriness he meant eagerness to kill pitches chosen to be not killable." - Koppett, Leonard. Seattle Post Intelligencer Writer. The Thinking Fan: Playoff pitching proves point. 8 November 2001.
Lew BurdetteLew Burdette Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#310 | Checklist) |
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Lew BurdetteLew Burdette Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1950 | 24 | Yankees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1951 | 25 | Braves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1952 | 26 | Braves | 45 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 3.61 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 137.0 | 579 | 138 | 55 | 58 | 8 | 47 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
1953 | 27 | Braves | 46 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 3.24 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 175.0 | 741 | 177 | 63 | 73 | 7 | 56 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
1954 | 28 | Braves | 38 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 2.76 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 238.0 | 974 | 224 | 73 | 87 | 17 | 62 | 9 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1955 | 29 | Braves | 42 | 33 | 4 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 4.03 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 230.0 | 1,001 | 253 | 103 | 114 | 25 | 73 | 9 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
1956 | 30 | Braves | 39 | 35 | 2 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 2.70 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 256.1 | 1,035 | 234 | 77 | 92 | 22 | 52 | 7 | 110 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1957 | 31 | Braves | 37 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.72 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 256.2 | 1,067 | 260 | 106 | 117 | 25 | 59 | 8 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1958 | 32 | Braves | 40 | 36 | 2 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2.91 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 275.1 | 1,122 | 279 | 89 | 102 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 113 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
1959 | 33 | Braves | 41 | 39 | 2 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 4.07 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 289.2 | 1,193 | 312 | 131 | 144 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 105 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1960 | 34 | Braves | 45 | 32 | 9 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 3.36 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 275.2 | 1,117 | 277 | 103 | 116 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 83 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
1961 | 35 | Braves | 40 | 36 | 4 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 4.00 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 272.1 | 1,126 | 295 | 121 | 131 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
1962 | 36 | Braves | 37 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.89 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 143.2 | 611 | 172 | 78 | 85 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
1963 | 37 | Braves | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.64 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 84.0 | 342 | 71 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1963 | 37 | Cardinals | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3.77 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 98.0 | 416 | 106 | 41 | 50 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - |
1964 | 38 | Cardinals | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1964 | 38 | Cubs | 28 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.88 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 131.0 | 549 | 152 | 71 | 74 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1965 | 39 | Cubs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 93 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1965 | 39 | Phillies | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70.2 | 319 | 95 | 43 | 50 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
1966 | 40 | Angels | 54 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3.39 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 79.2 | 317 | 80 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
1967 | 41 | Angels | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.1 | 71 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
18 Years | 626 | 373 | 128 | 203 | 144 | .585 | 3.66 | 158 | 33 | 31 | 3,067.1 | 12,745 | 3,186 | 1,246 | 1,400 | 289 | 628 | 85 | 1,074 | 23 | 56 | 7 | - |
Lew BurdetteLew Burdette Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1950 | 24 | Yankees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1951 | 25 | Braves | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1952 | 26 | Braves | 45 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .114 | .205 | .114 |
1953 | 27 | Braves | 46 | 53 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .170 | .170 |
1954 | 28 | Braves | 39 | 79 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .089 | .119 | .101 |
1955 | 29 | Braves | 45 | 86 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .258 | .291 |
1956 | 30 | Braves | 45 | 86 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .186 | .209 | .198 |
1957 | 31 | Braves | 41 | 88 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .148 | .183 | .239 |
1958 | 32 | Braves | 47 | 99 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .242 | .272 | .364 |
1959 | 33 | Braves | 52 | 104 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .202 | .231 | .288 |
1960 | 34 | Braves | 46 | 91 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .176 | .240 | .275 |
1961 | 35 | Braves | 42 | 103 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .219 | .340 |
1962 | 36 | Braves | 39 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .176 | .208 | .176 |
1963 | 37 | Braves | 17 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .038 | .138 | .115 |
1963 | 37 | Cardinals | 21 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .097 | .129 |
1964 | 38 | Cardinals | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1964 | 38 | Cubs | 28 | 43 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .340 | .465 |
1965 | 39 | Cubs | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 |
1965 | 39 | Phillies | 19 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .300 |
1966 | 40 | Angels | 54 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
1967 | 41 | Angels | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
18 Years | 666 | 1,011 | 101 | 185 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 75 | 32 | 0 | 271 | 63 | 6 | 12 | 14 | .183 | .216 | .253 |
Lew BurdetteLew Burdette Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1950 Yankees | P | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
1951 Braves | P | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
1952 Braves | P | 45 | 9 | 411 | 41 | 0.9 | 40 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.63 |
1953 Braves | P | 46 | 13 | 525 | 48 | 1.0 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.42 |
1954 Braves | P | 38 | 32 | 714 | 71 | 1.9 | 67 | 17 | 50 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.53 |
1955 Braves | P | 42 | 33 | 690 | 68 | 1.6 | 66 | 19 | 47 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.58 |
1956 Braves | P | 39 | 35 | 769 | 67 | 1.7 | 66 | 19 | 47 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.32 |
1957 Braves | P | 37 | 33 | 770 | 76 | 2.1 | 72 | 21 | 51 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.52 |
1958 Braves | P | 40 | 36 | 826 | 78 | 2.0 | 77 | 25 | 52 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.52 |
1959 Braves | P | 41 | 39 | 869 | 69 | 1.7 | 68 | 22 | 46 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.11 |
1960 Braves | P | 45 | 32 | 827 | 100 | 2.2 | 98 | 29 | 69 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 3.20 |
1961 Braves | P | 40 | 36 | 817 | 86 | 2.2 | 85 | 26 | 59 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.81 |
1962 Braves | P | 37 | 19 | 431 | 46 | 1.2 | 44 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.76 |
1963 Braves | P | 15 | 13 | 252 | 26 | 1.7 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 2.46 |
1963 Cardinals | P | 21 | 14 | 294 | 20 | 1.0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.65 |
1964 Cardinals | P | 8 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1964 Cubs | P | 28 | 17 | 393 | 43 | 1.5 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.95 |
1965 Cubs | P | 7 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.21 |
1965 Phillies | P | 19 | 9 | 212 | 16 | 0.8 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.04 |
1966 Angels | P | 54 | 0 | 239 | 20 | 0.4 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.03 |
1967 Angels | P | 19 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 626 | 373 | 9,202 | 889 | 1.4 | 862 | 243 | 619 | 27 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.53 | |
18 Years | 626 | 373 | 9,202 | 889 | 1.4 | 862 | 243 | 619 | 27 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.53 |
Lew BurdetteLew Burdette Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1950 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1951 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.20 | 2.08 | 10.39 |
1952 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 3.09 |
1953 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.1 | 53.0 | 1.04 | 2.98 | 2.88 |
1954 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.6 | 19.8 | 1.27 | 2.99 | 2.34 |
1955 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 12.3 | 0.96 | 2.74 | 2.86 |
1956 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.4 | 10.8 | 2.12 | 3.86 | 1.83 |
1957 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | n/a | 44.0 | 4.0 | 9.8 | 1.32 | 2.74 | 2.07 |
1958 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 33.0 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 2.26 | 3.69 | 1.63 |
1959 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 13.0 | 2.76 | 3.26 | 1.18 |
1960 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 45.5 | 4.1 | 22.8 | 2.37 | 2.71 | 1.14 |
1961 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 34.3 | 2.6 | 9.4 | 2.79 | 3.04 | 1.09 |
1962 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 51.0 | 2.57 | 3.70 | 1.44 |
1963 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 26.0 | 1.17 | 3.00 | 2.57 |
1963 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 31.0 | 2.81 | 4.13 | 1.47 |
1964 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 2.70 |
1964 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 21.5 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 2.11 | 2.75 | 1.31 |
1965 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.25 | 2.21 | 1.77 |
1965 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1.35 | 2.93 | 2.17 |
1966 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 3.05 | 1.36 |
1967 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.93 | 0.00 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
18 Years | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 40 | n/a | 84.3 | 3.7 | 13.5 | 1.71 | 3.15 | 1.84 |
Lew BurdetteLew Burdette Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1950 New York Yankees | 27 | $5,000.00 | - | - |
1951 Boston Braves | 33 | $5,000.00 | - | - |
1952 Boston Braves | 33 | $6,000.00 | - | - |
1953 Milwaukee Braves | 33 | $8,500.00 | - | - |
1954 Milwaukee Braves | 33 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
1955 Milwaukee Braves | 33 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
1956 Milwaukee Braves | 33 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
1957 Milwaukee Braves | 33 | $25,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1958 Milwaukee Braves | 33 | $35,000.00 | - | Stats |
1959 Milwaukee Braves | 33 | $45,000.00 | Stats | - |
1960 Milwaukee Braves | 33 | $47,500.00 | - | - |
1961 Milwaukee Braves | 33 | $49,000.00 | - | - |
1962 Milwaukee Braves | 33 | $55,000.00 | - | - |
1963 Milwaukee Braves | 33 | $50,000.00 | - | - |
1963 St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1964 St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1964 Chicago Cubs | 33 | " " | - | - |
1965 Chicago Cubs | 33 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1965 Philadelphia Phillies | 30 | " " | - | - |
1966 California Angels | 32 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1967 California Angels | 32 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
Lew Burdette Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Selva Lewis Burdette was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Yankees (1950), Boston Braves (1951-1952), Milwaukee Braves (1953-1963), St. Louis Cardinals (1963-1964), Chicago Cubs (1964-1965), Philadelphia Phillies (1965), and California Angels (1966-1967). Lew, his nickname, was a two-time All-Star (1957, 1959) who led the league in shutouts twice (1956, 1959), wins and games started (1959), and an ERA Championship (1956). The two-time back-to-back twenty-wins twirler (1958-1959) had SEVERAL memorable highlights during his eighteen year career:
Lew Burdette Rookie Card | 1952 Bowman Baseball Card (#244 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
On May 26, 1959, Harvey Haddix pitched – what some historians believe was the greatest game in baseball history – a twelve-inning perfect game, but lost the contest in the thirteenth inning. His opponent that historic day, Lew Burdette, scattered twelve hits across thirteen frames, but did not surrender a single run, and ended the day pitching a 1–0 shutout. The media called it the greatest game ever, so Burdette often quipped, "I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest pitcher."
Lew Burdette No-Hitter | Corpus Christi Caller | 19 August 1960 | Page 1DBaseball Almanac Research Library
On August 18, 1960, Lew Burdette doubled in the eighth inning, then scored the only run of the day when Bull Bruton doubled him home. Earlier, in the fifth frame, Burdette plunked Tony Gonzalez, but finished the day without surrendering a single hit, facing exactly twenty-seven batters, a near-perfect game, just the second no-hitter tossed by a Milwaukee Braves pitcher.
Lew Burdette | 1957 World Series | MLB Properties, LLC.
Today, complete games are rare. Shutouts, even more rare. Burdette started 373 games in his career, stayed on the mound through the last batter 158 times (including seven extra inning complete games), and totally shutout the opposing team 33 times. However, he is often remembered for his performance during the 1957 World Series, where he started three games (Game 2, Game 5, Game 7), completed every one of them, won all of them, and shutout the defending world-champion New York Yankees twice, including Game 7 in Yankee Stadium. Burdette, the first player in Braves history to win the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, passed away on February 6, 2007, in Winter Garden, Florida. The Braves Hall of Fame member (Class of 2001) was 80 years old.