Lew Burdette
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title:
Lew Burdette
text:
Selva Lewis Burdette, Jr. was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Boston / Milwaukee Braves. The team's top right-hander during its years in Milwaukee, he was the Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series, leading the franchise to its first championship in 43 years, and the only title in Milwaukee history. An outstanding control pitcher, his career average of 1.84 walks per nine innings pitched places him behind only Robin Roberts (
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American baseball player (1926–2007)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Burdette
date created:
2005-02-13T05:32:16Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T05:59:31Z
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