Mike Burke Baseball player

Michael E. Burke (1854 – June 9, 1889) was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly shortstop for the 1879 Cincinnati Reds of the National League. In 28 games, he had 26 hits in 117 at bats for a .222 batting average, scored 13 Runs, and hit three doubles. He died at the age of 34 or 35 in Albany, New York, and is interred at St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands, New York.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Burke Michael E.
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1854
Birth place
New York
Date of deathJune 09, 1889
Place of death
New York

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Baseball player

Career startMay 01, 1879
Career endJuly 19, 1879
batting sideRight
former teams
Cincinnati Reds (1876–80)
position
Shortstop
teams
Cincinnati Reds (1876–80)
throwing sideRight

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