Paul Robert Burris was a Major League Baseball

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 catcher

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. Burris originally signed as a free agent

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 in 1942 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1947, he was selected in the Minor League Draft by the Boston Braves. Burris would play at the Major League level with the team in 1948, 1950, and in 1952. He remained with the organization through its move to Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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 to become the Milwaukee Braves.