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Ray Burris
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-5, 200lb (196cm, 90kg)
Born: August 22, 1950 in Idabel, OK
Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, OK).
High School: Duke HS (Duke, OK)
School: Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, OK)
Debut: April 8, 1973 (13,349th in major league history)
vs. MON 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Last Game: September 27, 1987
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W
Full Name: Bertram Ray Burris
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Notable Events and Chronology for Ray Burris Career
Biography
After two years in the Cubs’ bullpen, Burris became Chicago’s ace starter in 1975, going 15-10 for a mediocre team and following with a 15-13, 3.11 record in 1976. He dropped to 14-16 in 1977 and 7-13 in 1978. He was traded to the Yankees for Dick Tidrow in May 1979 and was sold to the Mets that August; he spent time on the DL in both 1979 and 1980. He recovered to help the Expos to their only division title with a 9-7, 3.04 record during the strike- shortened 1981 season and pitched well in the LCS. He pitched a five-hit shutout to beat the Dodgers in Game Two and left Game Five tied 1-1, only to see Steve Rogers give up a ninth-inning HR to lose the game and the series. He had only one more winning season after that, going 13-10 for Oakland in 1984.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@
