Dick Burwell Stats

Dick Burwell was born on Tuesday, January 23, 1940, in Alton, Illinois. Burwell was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1960, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Dick Burwell baseball stats page.

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Dick Burwell

Dick Burwell Autograph on a Shoe Box Heroes Baseball Card (#40)

Dick Burwell Autograph on a Shoe Box Heroes Baseball Card (#40)

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Birth Name:   Richard Matthew Burwell
Nickname:   Dick
Born On:   01-23-1940  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Alton, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-01-2023 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Scottsdale, Arizona
Cemetery:   Not Yet Determined
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-13-1960 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-17-1961
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Dick Burwell Pitching Stats

1960 20 Cubs 3 1 0 0 0 .000 5.59 0 0 0 9.2 44 11 6 6 2 7 0 1 1 1 0 -
1961 21 Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 .000 9.00 0 0 0 4.0 21 6 4 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 -
2 Years 5 1 0 0 0 .000 6.59 0 0 0 13.2 65 17 10 10 2 11 0 1 2 1 0 -

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Dick Burwell Hitting Stats

1960 20 Cubs 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
1961 21 Cubs 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2 Years 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250

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Dick Burwell Fielding Stats

1960 Cubs P 3 1 29 2 0.7 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.86
1961 Cubs P 2 0 12 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
P Totals 5 1 41 4 0.8 4 1 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.63
2 Years 5 1 41 4 0.8 4 1 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.63

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Dick Burwell Miscellaneous Stats

1960 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.14 0.93 6.52
1961 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.00
2 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.09 0.66 7.24

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Dick Burwell Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1960 Chicago Cubs 34 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago Cubs 34 Undetermined - -

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Richard Matthew Burwell was a Major League Baseball player with the Chicago Cubs (1960-1961). When Dick, his nickname, made it to the majors on September 13, 1960, he was the first pitcher from the city of Alton (Illinois) to reach the majors, joining two position players, third baseman Arch Reilly (1917) and left fielder Don Lenhardt (1950).

When Dick Burwell, pictured below, made his Major League debut on September 13, 1960, it was the first and only start of his big league career. That day, Burwell pitched five innings, gave up six runs on six hits, but didn't get a single strikeout. Ten days later (on September 23, 1960), pitching in relief, Dick struckout Julian Javier to end the inning and record the first and only strikeout in his big league career.

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Dick Burwell played in the Chicago Cubs organization until the spring of 1966, then went to work for Adolph Coors Company. Ten years later, he owned and operated Magic Valley Distributing, Inc., located in Twin Falls, Idaho, where he lived for the rest of his life. On Monday, May 1, 2023, Richard Matthew Burwell died. He was 83-years-old.