Tim Burke (baseball)

This article is about the Major League Baseball player. For other persons of same name, see Tim Burke (disambiguation).

Tim Burke
Pitcher
Born: (1959-02-19) February 19, 1959 Omaha, Nebraska
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 1985, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1992, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	49–33
Earned run average	2.72
Strikeouts	444
Saves	102
Teams
Montreal Expos (1985–1991) New York Mets (1991–1992) New York Yankees (1992)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1989)

Timothy Phillip Burke (born February 19, 1959) is a retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, and New York Yankees. He batted and threw right-handed.

Career

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in round two of the 1980 MLB draft, Burke was traded to the Expos for outfielder Pat Rooney. In an eight-season career, Burke posted a 49–33 record with a 2.72 ERA and 102 saves in 498 games pitched. He led the National League in appearances in 1985, with 78. He was selected to the National League All-star team in 1989.

Personal

Along with wife Christine, Burke adopted two orphan children from Korea, one from Vietnam, and one from Guatemala with the assistance of International Children Services in Eugene, Oregon. A born-again Christian, Burke retired from baseball in 1993 in order to help raise his four adopted children. In 1994 he authored the book Major League Dad: The Moving Story of an All-Star Pitcher Who Gave up Baseball for His Family.

In 1995, Burke appeared in the Geoff Moore & the Distance music video for the song "Home Run".

Burke currently resides in Littleton, Colorado.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)