Lew Burdette

Lew Burdette
Burdette in 1954
Pitcher
Born: (1926-11-22)November 22, 1926 Nitro, West Virginia, U.S.
Died: February 6, 2007(2007-02-06) (aged 80) Winter Garden, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 26, 1950, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
July 16, 1967, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	203–144
Earned run average	3.66
Strikeouts	1,074
Teams
New York Yankees (1950) Boston / Milwaukee Braves (1951–1963) St. Louis Cardinals (1963–1964) Chicago Cubs (1964–1965) Philadelphia Phillies (1965) California Angels (1966–1967)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1957, 1959) World Series champion (1957) World Series MVP (1957) NL wins leader (1959) NL ERA leader (1956) Pitched a no-hitter on August 18, 1960 Braves Hall of Fame American Family Field Walk of Fame

Selva Lewis Burdette, Jr. (November 22, 1926 – February 6, 2007) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Boston / Milwaukee Braves.^[1] The team's top right-hander during its years in Milwaukee, he was the Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series, leading the franchise to its first championship in 43 years, and the only title in Milwaukee history.^[2] An outstanding control pitcher, his career average of 1.84 walks per nine innings pitched places him behind only Robin Roberts (1.73), Greg Maddux (1.80), Carl Hubbell, (1.82) and Juan Marichal (1.82) among pitchers with at least 3,000 innings since 1920.