Bill Burbach

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William David Burbach (August 22, 1947 – July 20, 2022) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees from 1969 to 1971. Listed at Script error: No such module "convert"., Script error: No such module "convert"., Burbach batted and threw right handed. He was born in Dickeyville, Wisconsin, and attended Iowa University.[1]

The Yankees selected Burbach in the first round, 19th pick of the 1965 MLB Draft. He spent four years in the Minor Leagues before joining the big team.

Burbach posted a 6–11 record with a 4.48 ERA in 37 pitching appearances for the Yankees, 28 of them starts including a shutout. Afterwards, he pitched in the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins Minor League systems in 1971 and 1972.[1]

Overall, Burbach went 38–54 with a 3.69 ERA in 162 minor league games. In between, he played winter ball with the Cardenales de Lara club of the Venezuelan League in the 1971–72 season.[2]

Burbach died July 20, 2022, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton, Tennessee.[3]

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