Pat Burke (baseball)
Encyclopedia
Patrick Edward "Pat" Burke (May 13, 1901 - July 7, 1965) was a Major League Baseball
third baseman
who played in one game on September 23, with the St. Louis Browns
. In that game, Burke pinch hit
for regular third baseman Gene Robertson
, and went 0-3 with a run batted in
.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
who played in one game on September 23, with the St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
. In that game, Burke pinch hit
Pinch hitter
In baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter. Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead ; the manager may use any player that has not yet entered the game as a substitute...
for regular third baseman Gene Robertson
Gene Robertson
Eugene Edward Robertson , was a professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves.-External links:...
, and went 0-3 with a run batted in
Run batted in
Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...
.