Larry Burright
| Larry Burright | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Second baseman and shortstop | |
| Born: July 10, 1937 Roseville, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 12, 1962, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 18, 1964, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .205 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs scored | 44 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Larry Allen Burright (born July 10, 1937) is a retired American professional baseball player. A utility middle infielder, he appeared in 159 games in Major League Baseball between 1962 and 1964 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. Burright threw and batted right-handed was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
Career
[edit]Born in Roseville, Illinois, Burright and his family eventually moved to Alhambra, California. He graduated from Mark Keppel High School and attended Fullerton College. In 1957, he signed with the Dodgers (then still in Brooklyn), and played five full seasons in their minor league organization.[1]
In 1961, he hit .291 in Double-A and was called up to the major league club in 1962. Burright started 69 games at second base for the 1962 Dodgers, essentially playing the position when the versatile Jim Gilliam moved over to third base. But Burright batted only .205 in 276 plate appearances and committed a costly error in the ninth inning of the decisive Game 3 of the 1962 National League tie-breaker series, which led to an insurance run in the Dodgers' 6–4 loss to the San Francisco Giants.[2][3]
In the offseason, the Dodgers traded Burright, along with infielder Tim Harkness, to the Mets in a multi-player offseason deal for relief pitcher Bob Miller.[4]
For the 1963 Mets, he hit only .220 in 41 games, eventually losing the regular job to rookie Ron Hunt, and spent much of the campaign with the minor league Buffalo Bisons. The following year, he made the 1964 Mets coming out of spring training, but went hitless in seven early-season at bats and was sent to the minors. He retired from baseball in 1965 at the age of 28 after failing to return to the big leagues.[1]
During his MLB career, he amassed 73 hits, including eight doubles, six triples and four home runs.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Larry Burright Minor League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score: October 3, 1962". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Otto, Tim. "October 2, 1962: The Giants Win the Pennant, Part Two!". Society for American Baseball Research.
- ^ "Larry Burright Trades and Transactions". Baseball Almanac.
- ^ "Larry Burright Career Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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