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Mike Burke Stats & Facts

ByTom December 29, 2018December 29, 2018

Mike Burke Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Weight: 190 Born: , 1854 in , NY USA Died: 6 9 1889 in Albany, NY USA Debut: 1879-05-01 Last Game: 1879-07-19 Full Name: Michael E. Burke

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Bowie Kuhn is named commissioner of Baseball

ByThis Day in Baseball February 4, 1969February 2, 2024

On February 4, 1969, 42-year-old Bowie Kuhn is named commissioner, succeeding Spike Eckert. Kuhn receives a one-year contract paying him $100,000. Major league owners turned to Kuhn after failing to agree on either of two other candidates, Mike Burke of the New York Yankees and Charles Feeney of the San Francisco Giants. The early favorite,…

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