Britt Burns

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Robert Britt Burns was born on June 8, 1959 in Houston, Texas. He was a Major League Baseball player from 1978 until 1985, pitching for the Chicago White Sox compiling a career mark of 70 wins and 60 losses with a 3.66 ERA.

He was discovered by Chicago Tribune book critic Bob Cromie while pitching in Birmingham, Alabama in 1978. He made his debut later that season at the age of 19. Burns did not become as full time major leaguer until 1980 when he won 15 games. In 1983 he helped the White Sox into the ALCS against the Baltimore Orioles, pitching 9 1/3 innings before surrendering a home run to Tito Landrum in the fourth and final game of the series.

1985 would prove to be a bittersweet year for Burns as he won 18 games for Chicago, but was traded on December 12 with Glen Braxton and Mike Soper to the New York Yankees for Ron Hassey and Joe Cowley. Sadly he would never pitch an innning for New York, or any other team, as his career came to a premature end due to a chronic, degenerative hip condition.

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