Britt Burns Position: Pitcher Bats: Left • Throws: Left 6-5, 215lb (196cm, 97kg) Born: June 8, 1959 in Houston, TX Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Huffman HS (Birmingham, AL). High School: Huffman HS (Birmingham, AL) Debut: August 5, 1978 (14,060th in major league history) vs. DET 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L…
On March 21, 1986 — The New York Yankees announce that their most celebrated off-season acquisition, 26-year-old pitcher Britt Burns, will not pitch at all this season because of a chronic deteriorating hip condition. He will never pitch again in the major leagues. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources & Links [et_pb_signup provider=”getresponse” getresponse_list=”Thomas Hannon|zs45L” success_action=”redirect” success_redirect_url=”https://thisdayinbaseball.com/join-the-community/” success_redirect_query=”on|off|off|off|off” title=”Baseball…